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The all new Striker thread..

I know that it was only against Championship opposition (albeit the team at the top of the Championship) but was anyone other than me impressed at Charlie Austin's 2 goals for QPR last night? Two good goals and I thought the way he lost his marker for the second was excellent. Also showed fantastic work rate throughout the match.

I know it will be a tough deal for Levy to swallow due to him being in the last 6 months of his contract but he is good in the air, has two good feet, finds space, has great workrate and is a very good finisher. He is about as good a "Harry Kane lite" as we could get. With the added advantage that we know he can do it in the PL.
 
galeforce said:
warning, controversial suggestion coming

he's not a superstar, but he works his cobblers off and has the odd moment

he'd be cheap

won't mind sitting on the bench

won't fall out with anyone

Steven Naismith
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I thought the same (privately) in the summer.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I know that it was only against Championship opposition (albeit the team at the top of the Championship) but was anyone other than me impressed at Charlie Austin's 2 goals for QPR last night? Two good goals and I thought the way he lost his marker for the second was excellent. Also showed fantastic work rate throughout the match.

I know it will be a tough deal for Levy to swallow due to him being in the last 6 months of his contract but he is good in the air, has two good feet, finds space, has great workrate and is a very good finisher. He is about as good a "Harry Kane lite" as we could get. With the added advantage that we know he can do it in the PL.
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Would be a capable back up and alternative but not sexy enough for some and maybe doesn't have Enough scope for improvement for others
 
galeforce said:
warning, controversial suggestion coming

he's not a superstar, but he works his cobblers off and has the odd moment

he'd be cheap

won't mind sitting on the bench

won't fall out with anyone

Steven Naismith
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I don't think it's that controversial, but isn't he refusing to sign a new contract because he doesn't want to sit on the bench at Everton? I'd rather have Austin if he's the alternative.
 
galeforce said:
warning, controversial suggestion coming

he's not a superstar, but he works his cobblers off and has the odd moment

he'd be cheap

won't mind sitting on the bench

won't fall out with anyone

Steven Naismith
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You think he'd want to swap sitting on Everton's bench for sitting on ours (if he's lucky)?o_O
 
Isn't this where someone usually points out that Pienaar was a failure, therefore all future players coming from Everton will be failures or turn us down because of said failure? We can't sign anyone from USA, Japan or South Africa either.
 
glorygloryeze said:
Why?
And also why would he be better for us from the bench than for Everton?
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I have 10 good reasons

he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
London
Higher wages
did I mention he won't have to live in liverpool?

he seems to have fallen out of favour there, they have Lukaku and Kone, here he'd be natural relief for Kane and is a better deputy for that role than our other current forward options
 
galeforce said:
I have 10 good reasons

he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
he won't have to live in liverpool
London
Higher wages
did I mention he won't have to live in liverpool?

he seems to have fallen out of favour there, they have Lukaku and Kone, here he'd be natural relief for Kane and is a better deputy for that role than our other current forward options
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Lol, re Liverpool references.
What is it you see about his play that would make him a "natural relief for Kane"?
 
galeforce said:
much like Harry, he doesn't stop working, he'll drop deep, pull wide and chase everything

he won't give the opposition back line a break and he'll always be an out ball
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Hmm....ok. How is he in the air from what you've seen?
Also, how does he compare to Ayoze Perez at Saudi Sportswashing Machine in your opinion?
 
glorygloryeze said:
Hmm....ok. How is he in the air from what you've seen?
Also, how does he compare to Ayoze Perez at Saudi Sportswashing Machine in your opinion?
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i don't think he particularly strong in the air but we don't tend to play a lot of high balls to Kane either, we certainly shouldn't

more consistent than Perez imo, doesn't have the flair certainly but i'm not sure thats what we are looking for from a backup line leader

plus, he's seemingly available, i'm not sure Perez would be valued sensibly, the money they would want could get someone better
 
As a talking point, strikers that are not getting into other teams sides that could do a job for us but aren't exactly setting the world on fire.

Naismith - Everton
Jonathan Walters - Stoke
Rickie Lambert - West Brom
 
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