robp135
Gerry Armstrong
Saudis are being massively impacted financially by the Iran war and their own battle with the Houthis. Lots of players looking to leave as its not safe.
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Dominic Solanke
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Saudis are being massively impacted financially by the Iran war and their own battle with the Houthis. Lots of players looking to leave as its not safe.
Bedfordspurs
Osvaldo Ardiles
Don’t think that would be anywhere near a players mind of their still getting £500k tax free and have Saudi security
But what do I know
robp135
Gerry Armstrong
The Saudi clubs are not going to be getting the same level of investment as they were previously. Paticuarly the PIF clubs. So they are going to be looking to cut costs.
Bedfordspurs
Osvaldo Ardiles
Will be interesting to see if there is an exodus
Kandi1977
Sonny Walters
He's getting better and better. Might well be the new Vialli for Italy. I like him! Big, strong and fast and has been hitting the net increasingly more often during the last seasons. I'd rather sign someone who does decent numbers over an extended period, than flavor of the last 6 months, like Krouipi.
ricky2tricky4city
David Ginola
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)
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)
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Goalscorers, who would suit being the tip of our 4-2-3-1 system
robp135
Gerry Armstrong
Still makes no sense.
robp135
Gerry Armstrong
How do you class Kroupi and flavor of the month but Esposito is not?
robp135
Gerry Armstrong
If Inter Milan have Esposito I think we should make an attempt to sign Martinez or Thuram. Martinez will be huge money but for 2-3 seasons he’s virtually guaranteed to be a 20+ goal a season striker. Thuram will be a good signing as well and should cost less in wages and fee.
Bedfordspurs
Osvaldo Ardiles
Always think Martinez misses chances he should score and suits highlights
Also think CBs here would live to rough him up
Could be wrong but never seen the hype
robp135
Gerry Armstrong
He is a prolific goal scorer.
Bedfordspurs
Osvaldo Ardiles
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
glorygloryeze
Nayim
Good point. I like him as a striker but he'd fail i think here in our current situation/set-up. He's the type of striker that would have done well with us when we still had Kane and Son and a more reliably creative midfield. He's kill it if he was to join that lot down the road
Bedfordspurs
Osvaldo Ardiles
I don’t know if he is good or not
Sounds daft I know
Unless you see a player play at varying levels and leagues it’s hard to tell
Inter are so dominant in a weak Italian league and stands out there. Would he do it here
Why has no one gone for him you have to wonder
robp135
Gerry Armstrong
He is one of the best performers against XG of strikers in top leagues and in UCL.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Do older forwards ever arrive in the EPL and do well? There's just been so many Falcao type signings who have arrived after they've lost the intensity they'd need to be able to settle.
Martinez is exactly the same age as Solanke, who everyone seems to agree is now physically past it.
Martinez is exactly the same age as Solanke, who everyone seems to agree is now physically past it.
robp135
Gerry Armstrong
Bedfordspurs
Osvaldo Ardiles
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
Bedfordspurs
Osvaldo Ardiles
Falcao is a great comparison of style of player