He’s a skilful forward, great finisher and in my opinion, a better player than Odsonne Édouard who took over the mantle from him at the hoops (now at palace) when Dembele left for Lyon. Not sure on his injury record but it might be a bit chequered
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Baggzio
Player Valuation: £15m
I don't know the lad and that video there a few pages back don't look great at all. That being said he's played for his country, is only just 24 and has quadrupled his value in the last year. Calvert Lewin was only about 23 or 24 himself when he kicked on and started looking like a proper PL standard player, in fairness the club might be looking at this lad and seeing a similar potential rise.
At a few million and already an international it's almost assured that we wouldn't lose money on him if we did move him on in future anyway, think a signing like him that's perhaps a gamble in terms of ability is a smart one, especially if the club is after perhaps a more versatile forward player alongside him.
38 draws would have had us staying up last season to be fair so that's not entirely accurate.
…often the manager/DoF are looking for a type of player to fit the system they want to play. Rondon is clearly not that type.
Folk understandably get caught up on goal ratio, but initially they will think pace, athleticism, aggression and decent quality. A player who looks to get behind the opposition, run the channels and stretch defenders. The goals will look after themselves.
Runub
Player Valuation: £50m
Be ace that. 38 0-0 draws. Stay up and create history
MisterJ
Player Valuation: £20m
Don't think the RS have a playmaker either, their midfield exists just to win the ball back and give it to the forwards. Their creativity comes from their full backs.
Seems to work for them
Can I remind you that we haven’t actually got a striker and lost our opening game of the season.
It’s like my old nana used to always say:
No strikers = No goals. No goals = No Wins. No Wins = Not enough points.
No strikers = No goals. No goals = No Wins. No Wins = Not enough points.
Wild hes only 26. I remember a lot wanting us to take a punt on him before he went to Celtic, feels like decades ago. Clearly a skillful player, but as you say, I know hes missed a mentionable amount of games for Lyon. For the right price, Id still be all for giving him a shot here. He would be giving DCL a run for his money in a way Rondon never could, and be a more than decent player to have around.
Blue Roo
Player Valuation: £15m
Now Mane's gone (and without a playmaker) they will struggle to keep up with City...hopefully
When so many people said we didn’t have a pot and we’ve bought Onana is pretty mental.
By all accounts we’re getting one and have made a few very good signings that clearly improve us without throwing cash around like we were before
Yes we lost our first game of the season, I’d take us not having all our signings until a bit further in so we don’t blow stupid amounts of money we can’t afford. Look at Villa who we’re playing Saturday. They spent loads and got beat by Bournemouth opening day.
Yarrgh
Player Valuation: £70m
37 points left to play for this season then. UTFT!
Marius57
Player Valuation: £50m
Have to go for it next season now.Be ace that. 38 0-0 draws. Stay up and create history
But it's fine, 35 0-0 draws would have done it last season. Can afford to lose another 2.
I remember my nan in her final days talking to me about the days when we won trophies, I mean that was followed by a few days of her calling me by the wrong name and offering to wank me off, bless her.
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