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Roberto Soldado
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Charlie Austin.
And are the big boys sniffing around him then?
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Andy Thompson
Fair enough. I would actually like to see us bring in BOTH Austin and Berahino as I think they have different attributes. I see Austin as a player who could play as a number 9 instead of Kane, whereas Berahino could play alongside Kane as a 9, 10 or even as wide forward.
The fact that we could probably get Austin and Berahino for a combined amount similar to what Liverpool paid for Benteke makes it even better business IMO.
I think if Ade & Bobby are gone, we need two ..
Why would Austin (a player who plays in the same position as Kane) fit in alongside Kane better than someone who already has a good bit of experience in successfully playing alongside Kane and is used to playing either side of a player like Kane?
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Neil Sullivan
Are we changing formations then? I wouldnt think we would all of a sudden start playing with 2 strikers.
Even if we do, would they be such a brilliant pairing anyway? I doubt it, they are to similar.
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Neil Sullivan
No i agree, if we were going to go with 2 then Kane & Berahino would be the best pairing. Austin would be good as an alternative to Kane, however are we gonna pay £15m + wages for someone who will be 2nd choice?
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Paul Walsh
He finds it hard to score in his own thread. Poor chap.
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Jimmy McCormick
How about Darren Bent? He's England and had a good season once.
Soldado already gets discussed in the Townsend thread, since he is now going to be our new winger, haha. When that fails watch out for his name getting mentioned in the Lloris thread, for when we will try him in goal the season after...
Why would we change formations to play with wingers just to include Soldado?
If he's to play anywhere other than striker I'd expect it to be as an inside forward.
We wouldn't. Kane up top with Austin on the bench as back up. SB is a striker too so no difference between him and Austin I happen to think Austin is better.
Berahino often plays as an inside forward and could play instead of Lamela or Chadli whilst being capable of playing backup to Kane.
AFAIK Austin has never played anywhere other than striker. So there's a huge amount of difference - it's about far more than just who you think makes a better striker.
There is a difference though. Berahino can also play on the wings, so will get a lot more game-time than Austin would. And the wings aren't exactly our strongest position either. In fact, if we were to buy a striker like Austin, then we still need to buy a winger as well imo. Berahino however can solve both those problem areas.
That are the positions he plays in... he made quite a few appearances on the wings, it's certainly an option.
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