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Actually it's LG.He's going to be great in our new Samsung Arena !
Actually it's LG.He's going to be great in our new Samsung Arena !
£10 to SC says he doesn't.I'm willing to entertain a little wager than son starts a game for us in the next 3 games.
Chadli had a productive season last year. I don't see him getting dropped. Eriksen has played on the left and Kane can drop deep. I hope to see some flexibility from our forward players. If Son can finish, we might have a front four who all offer a goal threat.Chadli played most games in preseason on the right with oduwa on the left. Poch wants them to interchange.
It will be intersting to see where he plays, maybe he could go left wing as has been said to be better side for him and Chadli switch to the right?
Chadli played most games in preseason on the right with oduwa on the left. Poch wants them to interchange.
Exactly - And Son is capable of interchanging too.
Look at Chadli and Kanes heat maps from Everton...... they are all across the front line - Kane a little higher up more often but coming just as deep for the ball as Nacer.
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And Son's for the first 60 at Bayer L. vs Hoffenhiem in Aug - pretty much a similar pattern to Nacer
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Here is his heatmap vs Bayern last season in a 2-0 victory - again plenty of movement across the front positions.
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I've warned people several times already, but I'm going to mention it again: he is going to be out of position being played as a right-wing forward in our side. Notice how all three of his goals were with his right foot today. Playing on the right in a very physical and fast league, where defenders don't give you any space, will make him have to use his left foot far more. Yes, he is capable of striking the ball with his left foot, but he is a much better striker of the ball with his right, so in my opinion, we won't get the best out of him unless he's on the left. Of course, there are issues there with what you do with Chadli, but I'd personally like to see a Son/Eriksen/Lamela trio behind Kane at some point this season.
Also, considering the amount of football he's played in the last two years, I don't want to see him anywhere near playing lone striker in cup matches, on top of starting league matches on the wing. Firstly, he's not suited for the role. Secondly, this guy's minutes need to be managed carefully. He's hardly had any break in the last two seasons, with Leverkusen playing him big minutes, plus the World Cup, plus the Asian Cup during the Bundesliga's winter break. We'll need him fresh for the latter part of the season, which is when I expect him to start showing his quality.
Of the 21 goals he scored for BL in the last two years 10 were with his right, 10 with his left and 1 i believe was with his head.
In 2013/2014 he was actually more prolific with his left than with his right so i think you might be doing him an injustice with your comment there.
Not sure why people aren't excited by this signing.
Who isn't excited by this signing?
If you mean people complaining about Levy's deadline day, I think most people who 'aren't excited' in your terms simply don't share your opinion of Son as a potential lone striker - aside from that he's very exciting signing and I haven't seen many people state otherwise? Really hope he doesn't have to go through the usual quarantine period for new signings under Poch..
Son is not going to be a bench warmer. He is not here to back up Kane. He is essentially our Jay Rodriguez.Would hope he isn't a lone striker, wouldn't want to waste 20 odd million on a bench warmer.
Flexibility is the future
Nope. Only played 2 or 3 there in the last 2 years (25 games) and not always as a lone forward.Pretty sure he's plays as a Striker for South Korea, he's their main man.
I taught english at the university level for 8 years. he sounds very capable in english. his choice of vocabulary and fluency (a few pauses excepted) show that he's comfortable in english. i'd even say he spoke english while in germany for the most part.