• Dear Guest, Please note that adult content is not permitted on this forum. We have had our Google ads disabled at times due to some posts that were found from some time ago. Please do not post adult content and if you see any already on the forum, please report the post so that we can deal with it. Adult content is allowed in the glory hole - you will have to request permission to access it. Thanks, scara

Dominic Solanke

Bedfordspurs said:
It’s the Italian league which is poor
And the CL which again…. Is poor
You think he would do it here with the way defenders manage strikers here
I’m not convinced
His is his XG that much better than the goals he has scored ??
He has scored 6 goals what I just checked
That xG number doesn’t add up
Click to expand...

So you are narrowing it down to Centre Forwards that have only score 0.5 GPG in the Prem? Are Haaland or Kane avalible?
 
ricky2tricky4city said:
The bigger problem in my eyes is game strategy.
The way we want to play, and more specifically, how we want our centre forward to pay, is drastically different when comparing a marmoush to Solanke.

So even if Solanke comes into a bit of form, if he then gets injured, we are back to square one, figuring out how it all works with Marmoush. (And vice versa ).

Without Richie in the squad, who could do a rough interpretation of Solanke, and the punting on of Lankshear (who I now think would have got minutes this season, after thinking there wasn't much chance of that without European games), we are left in a pickle. I'm sure in training they don't want to work on two systems depending on who is CF this week?

Fwiw I don't think RDZ wants a focal point striker anyway. He wants a mobile mover, an integrator with the other 3 forwards. I believe he thinks Marmoush can be that, but a Joao Pedro/Ekitike type, possibly why we want Kroupi, is his ideal imo.

(Thinking about it, I think Gakpo would have been a good signing, especially for this season, and this issue)
Click to expand...
I don't think we are playing any differently depending on the striker. What has a bigger impact is whether Madison has been available.or not. When he has been, it's meant that we have a player available to play in that pocket of space in behind their midfield but in front of the defenders. Hes someone who can receive the ball in there and distribute, sometimes just keeping it moving but often pushing it to the wings in between the lines. it helps keep the defenders pinned because at that point they don't know which direction the ball is going in.

If we are going to play someone with Marmoush's attributes as the striker he needs consistent passes between the lines to run on to. We just haven't been able to do that this season with the lack of a reliable fit and available AM. I'd even say unless we get someone borderline world class the structural issues with regards to the connection between midfield and attack would still be present. Yes they might have scored more goals individually, but structurally we have had a (temporary) problem. The lack of an AM has actually been the biggest issue we've had all season for me.

I don't know if it will every truly work for Marmoush but I do see that he will need Maddison, Xavi or Kulu behind him feeding the ball between the lines. With Solanke I have no belief it will work in any circumstance, be ause he's not an in the last shoulder type and he's feet and brain are too slow to read a situation and react preemptively. I looked back at his 20 goal season highlights and there were a lot of happenstance finishes, the ball fell to his feet a lot and he finished, a few chances that he ran on to but not much that looked like the football we play and chances that would come about in this system imo.
 
Bedfordspurs said:
He is also one who misses chances
Is he scoring because he plays for a top side rather he is a top player
That’s the key
Click to expand...
I've said it before about Laturo Martinez. He's either the best brick striker in the world or he's the worst top striker. He's an enigma and I truly wouldn't want him here, I could almost guarantee it wouldn't work.
 
Bishop said:
I've said it before about Laturo Martinez. He's either the best brick striker in the world or he's the worst top striker. He's an enigma and I truly wouldn't want him here, I could almost guarantee it wouldn't work.
Click to expand...

However, at whatever club he's been at or at international level he is one of those geniune 1 in 2 strikers. They are a really rare breed.

I bet if you looked closely, you could see a bunch of sitters Harry's missed. Even more if your name is Sonny.

For me, I wanted this guy 3 or 4 years ago. Such a shame we'd now be looking as he heads into his thirties.
 
Bishop said:
I've said it before about Laturo Martinez. He's either the best brick striker in the world or he's the worst top striker. He's an enigma and I truly wouldn't want him here, I could almost guarantee it wouldn't work.
Click to expand...
That’s a great way to describe him
When I’ve watched him he has never stood out
Yet he has scored goals
Odd pkayer
And I think in this league which is miles better and tougher than any other now he would not succeed
 
Muttley said:
However, at whatever club he's been at or at international level he is one of those geniune 1 in 2 strikers. They are a really rare breed.

I bet if you looked closely, you could see a bunch of sitters Harry's missed. Even more if your name is Sonny.

For me, I wanted this guy 3 or 4 years ago. Such a shame we'd now be looking as he heads into his thirties.
Click to expand...
You're right that many miss chances but this guy, I've just seen miss way too many easily finishable chances. It works out alright at Inter because he usually gets a number of them. At Spurs that overall team superiority would be somewhat reduced making his glaring misses a bit more of a problem.

If we had gone for him like you say 3 or 4 years ago I'd have a little more hope (but even then I'd expect it to fail 😆). There's just something a little bit brick about him. Obviously not in the Solanke type way who has few redeemable qualities. I think just find Martinez infuriating because he's so close to great but then absolutely abject in the same moment.
 
robp135 said:
I posted the links.



Other than Haaland or Kane who would that be?
Click to expand...
I’d look at Germany, France and the championship over Italy
The link you posted is either very wrong or from a different year (your stats are 3 years ago)
He has scored 6 goals so can’t have an xG that high
There is a reason no one has gone for him
 
Last edited:
Hopefully club can do similar research

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back