Because that's useful when we have 70% possession?
Llorente has the same issues as Benteke. He's a perfect forward for a 4-4-2 team that plays on the break and has a Defoe next to him and two touchline hugging wingers. He's not suited to a fluid, high tempo passing and possession side
What good is 70% possession if you can't unlock Burnley's defense with your high tempo passing?
He'll be pulling his hair out.Completely sensible buy, experienced player who has won world cup. Scored 15 goals last year, Obvious Option B
25Mil for Janssen at this point seems very very good money, the percentage would say he is more likely to be mediocre than be a world beater.
Last 10mins id far far rather fancy Llorente than Janssen next week
Plus this could send Conte over the edge if we pulled it off
Moves at the same pace as you I imagine
He'll be pulling his hair out.
What is an immobile target man going to do? He needs Dawson hoofs to head on to Defoe. Not Eriksen and Alli trying to pick out his snail pace runs.
Scores a lot of headers but Im not sure its fair just to say he is justa big man up top.
All goals last season, decide for yourself:
Personally I think there are a few Kaneesque goals in there, and that he appears to be an excellent striker in the box (particularly a crowded one), something that could be a real use to us when teams park the bus.
Scores a lot of headers but Im not sure its fair just to say he is justa big man up top.
All goals last season, decide for yourself:
Personally I think there are a few Kaneesque goals in there, and that he appears to be an excellent striker in the box (particularly a crowded one), something that could be a real use to us when teams park the bus.
When we were linked to him many years back I always thought Llorente was a not quite as good Berbatov - is he now just a big man up top?
If they really wanted Aurier I'm sure they could have got involved much earlier. Not sure why they left it so late, but then again looks like we are doing something similar with Llorente.Especially after we put the clause in Auriers Deal, and looks like Barkley wants us as well.
And when Eriksen and Alli are having no success picking out runs with intricate passing? I didn't say we should sign him to play in this system, it's stupid to even consider it... I said it would be good to have OPTIONS.
He doesn't really solve our issue, which is not having pace or dribblers up front outside of Son (and Lamela, if he ever returns to fitness) - but I agree, there are some decent finishes in there. Safe to say we know what we'll be getting from him if this one goes through, though - he isn't being signed because of his tap-ins and finishes in the box, he's being signed because he's a physical unit we can lob crosses at, a la Giroud.
Selling Janssen for £25m would be incredible business after last season.
I like him, and I do hope for him to come good, but it would undeiably be an absolute steal to shift him for a profit at this point.
And to replace him with a wily old player who knows where the goal is, for £15m (peanuts in this market) is the icing on the cake