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I agree with the first part of your statement!His celebration is so cringeworthy I’m glad he went elsewhere
I agree with the first part of your statement!His celebration is so cringeworthy I’m glad he went elsewhere
Regardless of whether we managed to get this guy or not, it's absolute madness that a team who got into the Champions League final last season is 39 hours away from playing the last 4 months of their season without a single recognised striker. Fucking baffling.
You'd hope the club at least has a 4th or 5th choice option on the backburner as an emergency option. Even someone like Glen Murray on loan would be better than having no-one up front for the next couple of months (although we'd be the laughing stock of the league for a few weeks).Regardless of whether we managed to get this guy or not, it's absolute madness that a team who got into the Champions League final last season is 39 hours away from playing the last 4 months of their season without a single recognised striker. Fucking baffling.
I thought he was a better option than Willian Jose, but can’t say I’m devastated if we have missed out. He’d have been a ‘nice to have’ option, not a ‘must have’.
Just hope we have someone else in mind who fits Mourinho’s needs, and doesn’t scream ‘Plan C panic signing’.
The key will be what Mourinho wants from a forward. The other possible candidates appear to be
Willian Jose - who I’m not convinced by. He looks like a slightly more skilled Llorente. Big, doesn’t appear the most mobile, but at least appears to have a decent shot on him and not just a header of the ball.
Paco Alcacer - arguably the most mobile of those linked. Does he have the ability to be a focal striker? Not the biggest, but then again City manage fine with Aguero as their main CF.
Wout Weghorst - not heard of him till yesterday. Looks very Llorente like, albeit seems to have more of a work ethic.
Olivier Giroud - this looks like Saha mk2. A Prem proven CF, currently out of favor, but very short term. Works hard, can be a bully, but not the most mobile
Have I missed anyone? Could there be someone as yet mentioned. There was talk of a change of style, all about fast transitions, that’s why I’ve placed emphasis on mobility.
VWeghorst replaced Janssen at Alkmaar, that's all I know about him
Do they have history? How weird!Slightly bizarre passing comment on the Guardian's transfer round up:
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Krzysztof Piatek is moving from AC Milan to Hertha Berlin. Spurs had been interested, apparently, but there were concerns about how well he’d gel with Serge Aurier.