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Would you be happy with him as solanke rotation if hypothetically we secured a winger too? I don't know the club's plans and not seen him play since frankfurtWe need a winger.
Would you be happy with him as solanke rotation if hypothetically we secured a winger too? I don't know the club's plans and not seen him play since frankfurtWe need a winger.
I suspect he'll slip on a ketchup spill in the canteen on his first day and be out for a year.- Will he be more available than Richarlison: Yes
If you told me the long term plan was to have Muani compete with Solanke, with a LW and RW also coming in the summer, then I may look at it more favourably.
To be fair to the club(and I’m Moaning left right and centre) , we have a back up striker, a very expensive one but he appears to be a complete crook.We need two wingers, but Solanke can’t be expected to keep putting in that type of energy every game and needs support.
I suspect he'll slip on a ketchup spill in the canteen on his first day and be out for a year.
Yeah I'm trying to see it this way.That will definitely be the plan. It seems we've been scouting 3 specific profiles over the past 6-9 months.
1. A marquee starting XI 1v1 winger, explosive type (Neto, Gittens, Bakayoko, Nico Williams)
2. A 10 rotation who can play wide (Eze, Baena, Buonanotte, Cherki, Doue)
3. A striker rotation who can play wide (Muani, Openda, Marmoush)
On no.1 we have Odobert and Moore back in a few weeks. Then Yang and hopefully Williams-Barnett on the horizon.
We are absolutely stacked with quality young winger prospects, so any winger we sign now has to be quite special or there's no point.
That player probably isn't available in January.
If we can solve no.3 whilst improving both our depth and the XI that's a great outcome imo.
Get the walking wounded back and let's go.
Would you be happy with him as solanke rotation if hypothetically we secured a winger too? I don't know the club's plans and not seen him play since frankfurt
Really? I have figured Richarlison is nailed on to be shifted out this summer.Only way we are getting another no9 is if Richarlison is sold - cant see it
So, a no, then?He’s certainly an awkward fit for us out wide so wether one considers him versatile or not I don’t see him as a wide option for us.
Problem with him at PSG, aside from serious inconsistency issues (I think he’s missed more big chances then any other player in the league this season) he was miss profiled. He isn’t a winger and he isn’t a classic 9. He’s a roaming CF who excels in fast transitional counter attacking football not in a more strict role in a high possession pass heavy system.
He has some very attractive skills and he’s fast but how Glasner got the best of him at Frankfurt was allowing him freedom to roam into the half spaces, plenty of space ahead of him to run into and fast ball movement. The Bundesliga in general is a very defensively open league at Muani really shone there as Glasner always looked to exploit the space. It was a perfect match. This wasn’t possession football with long periods of ball dominance.
As a finisher he can be erratic, lacking composure and at 26 he has really only had one stand out season. It was Kombouaré at Nantes who was credited with unlocking Muani (his only other double digit season) and he also utilised him as more a transition CF/attacker from what I recall which is what prompted Frankfurt to bring him in on a free.
Truth is PSG massively overpaid for him without understanding what type of CF he was or taking his history into context. In order to get the best of him you need to play to his strengths, something Deschamps prides himself on for France but I struggle a little to see the fit here as Ange isn’t that adaptable.
I also think you could make a strong argument for him being a second striker in a 2 up top rather than a lone CF or wide role. I think that would probably bring out the best of him as it would allow him more positional freedom.
What’s for sure is that he has looked a bad fit at PSG and has not been playing at his best. He’s openly talked about feeling more confident and happy when he was back in Germany.
That said as a half season loan without obligation and as long as we bring in a winger then I’d have no issue. Whilst I think he’d maybe struggle against a low block and isn’t necessarily a natural fit for our system I reckon on the break he’d excel so playing him against teams that allow space In behind could be a good option. I wouldn’t want to see him starting out wide as a touchline winger because it’s another square peg and to quote Glasner “He isn’t a wide player…Randal is an attacker who needs support. He can’t be isolated, otherwise, he can’t combine with the other players and use his speed” and even as a 9 I do wonder how well he’d adapt to our system.
Whilst he is a hard working clever attacker who can be deadly I think his lack positional definition has hindered him.
A lot of it would depend on him. If he can adjust and adapt to our ethos then he’d be a good addition but at 26 I’m yet to see anything from him that makes me think he can.
i think it's getting Randal in on loan with what they are hoping is an option with the looking at moving Richi in the summerOnly way we are getting another no9 is if Richarlison is sold - cant see it
Thanks for the write up. If we are honest, the attacking option will be someone who hasn't been mentioned if odobert and kinsky are anything to go byHe’s certainly an awkward fit for us out wide so wether one considers him versatile or not I don’t see him as a wide option for us.
Problem with him at PSG, aside from serious inconsistency issues (I think he’s missed more big chances then any other player in the league this season) he was miss profiled. He isn’t a winger and he isn’t a classic 9. He’s a roaming CF who excels in fast transitional counter attacking football not in a more strict role in a high possession pass heavy system.
He has some very attractive skills and he’s fast but how Glasner got the best of him at Frankfurt was allowing him freedom to roam into the half spaces, plenty of space ahead of him to run into and fast ball movement. The Bundesliga in general is a very defensively open league at Muani really shone there as Glasner always looked to exploit the space. It was a perfect match. This wasn’t possession football with long periods of ball dominance.
As a finisher he can be erratic, lacking composure and at 26 he has really only had one stand out season. It was Kombouaré at Nantes who was credited with unlocking Muani (his only other double digit season) and he also utilised him as more a transition CF/attacker from what I recall which is what prompted Frankfurt to bring him in on a free.
Truth is PSG massively overpaid for him without understanding what type of CF he was or taking his history into context. In order to get the best of him you need to play to his strengths, something Deschamps prides himself on for France but I struggle a little to see the fit here as Ange isn’t that adaptable.
I also think you could make a strong argument for him being a second striker in a 2 up top rather than a lone CF or wide role. I think that would probably bring out the best of him as it would allow him more positional freedom.
What’s for sure is that he has looked a bad fit at PSG and has not been playing at his best. He’s openly talked about feeling more confident and happy when he was back in Germany.
That said as a half season loan without obligation and as long as we bring in a winger then I’d have no issue. Whilst I think he’d maybe struggle against a low block and isn’t necessarily a natural fit for our system I reckon on the break he’d excel so playing him against teams that allow space In behind could be a good option. I wouldn’t want to see him starting out wide as a touchline winger because it’s another square peg and to quote Glasner “He isn’t a wide player…Randal is an attacker who needs support. He can’t be isolated, otherwise, he can’t combine with the other players and use his speed” and even as a 9 I do wonder how well he’d adapt to our system.
Whilst he is a hard working clever attacker who can be deadly I think his lack positional definition has hindered him.
A lot of it would depend on him. If he can adjust and adapt to our ethos then he’d be a good addition but at 26 I’m yet to see anything from him that makes me think he can.
They already know.I'll let the recruitment team know![]()
Can we?Get Kolo Muani in... and recall Solomon (short term option)
Don't knowCan we?
Yep, he’s been stealing a living since he joined us.To be fair to the club(and I’m Moaning left right and centre) , we have a back up striker, a very expensive one but he appears to be a complete crook.