- Feb 21, 2006
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I know this has been said before but do the majority on here agree that we lack that game changer type of player with a bit of pace and trickery? That and/or a better back-up striker mabye with some pace.
For me, today’s game completely highlighted this. We were solid for the most part but without Kane, if Son isn’t on form we have very few players who can beat a man with a bit of pace and trickery and magic to open up teams in these tight big games. Chelsea have Hazard,Willian and Pedro, Lpool have Salah,Coutiniho and Mane, City have Sane,Aguero,Jesus,Sterling,Silva,KDB, Man.U don’t actually have that many which is why today’s game was so close BUT they do have Lukaku,Rashford,Pogba,mikerteryan AND Martial off the bench who won the game. Dare I say it we could do with that Bale type!
We have 4 top draw attacking players: Kane,Alli,Son,Eriksen but Alli not really consistent enough and only Son and Kane can really beat a man and score a goal or create a chance.
For me we lost today because we still lack this type of player. Also imagine if we’d been able to bring on Batsuayi instead of Llorente, I’m pretty sure his pace and movement would’ve given their defence something to think about as opposed to an ageing slow Llorente.
Really disappointing today as a draw would’ve been ok but losing again and again not really looking like scoring is not good enough if we really believe we want to and can win this league.
Poch has taken us so far but until we add 1-2 players like this I think we will fall short of the title.
Thoughts? Is this the answer, is it a lack of belief, it’s so hard to see us being so close but yet still actually not good enough to win a league or trophy. People keep saying how good we are but I think we are just not quite there yet to be honest.
For me, today’s game completely highlighted this. We were solid for the most part but without Kane, if Son isn’t on form we have very few players who can beat a man with a bit of pace and trickery and magic to open up teams in these tight big games. Chelsea have Hazard,Willian and Pedro, Lpool have Salah,Coutiniho and Mane, City have Sane,Aguero,Jesus,Sterling,Silva,KDB, Man.U don’t actually have that many which is why today’s game was so close BUT they do have Lukaku,Rashford,Pogba,mikerteryan AND Martial off the bench who won the game. Dare I say it we could do with that Bale type!
We have 4 top draw attacking players: Kane,Alli,Son,Eriksen but Alli not really consistent enough and only Son and Kane can really beat a man and score a goal or create a chance.
For me we lost today because we still lack this type of player. Also imagine if we’d been able to bring on Batsuayi instead of Llorente, I’m pretty sure his pace and movement would’ve given their defence something to think about as opposed to an ageing slow Llorente.
Really disappointing today as a draw would’ve been ok but losing again and again not really looking like scoring is not good enough if we really believe we want to and can win this league.
Poch has taken us so far but until we add 1-2 players like this I think we will fall short of the title.
Thoughts? Is this the answer, is it a lack of belief, it’s so hard to see us being so close but yet still actually not good enough to win a league or trophy. People keep saying how good we are but I think we are just not quite there yet to be honest.