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We definitely overpaid for Soldado. He can have all the flicks and good link play in the world, but if you continue missing clearcut chances week in week out and scoring only 3 times in open play the entire season, youre not worth rm26mil.
Even if some will defend him by saying townsend didn't feed him or he didnt get much service, we paid 26mil for him FFS. At that price you would expect him to be able to MAKE his own chances! He wasn't bought for that kind of game you say? His 26mil was foro the goal poacher instincts you say? Then FFS score those clearcut chances!!
You see there is absolutely no way you can defend him, whichever angle you look at it from.
He's not the first big signing to have a poor first season and he'll not be the last.
I think that's harsh, especially when you consider our problems with creating enough clear cut chances under AVB.
I'm still backing him to come good.
If its still the same story well into next season, well then it might be time to start conceding that it isn't going to work out but until then he'll certainly have my full support.