Bernard is really, really fast.
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Bernard is really, really fast.
You could argue having a striker that aids 3-4 other players scoring lots rather than himself minimises the negative impact of an injury to said striker.
Lukaku injured and we hardly ever scored.
Lukaku injured and we hardly ever scored.
BernieH
Player Valuation: £35m
I think some people need to get realistic, 20 goal strikers in todays market are going to be 100m+, not one striker in the league with 3/4 games left has scored 20 goals, expecting DCL to suddenly do that is not really realistic.
He offers so much more, teams like us who don't have world class strikers very often need to share the burden and we are set up to do so.
He offers so much more, teams like us who don't have world class strikers very often need to share the burden and we are set up to do so.
Walsall Blue
Player Valuation: £6m
No disrespect to anyone who can't afford or get to the games, but on TV you can't appreciate how hard Dom works. If he can work on his finishing add a bit more composure final ball etc he will be a dam good front man. Keep it up lad.
There is no need to make Lukaku the standard bearer of what our primary striker should be. Lukaku had goals in him, no doubt, but he has massive holes in his game. He can slot. He's a big unit. He's fast.
He's also made of flubber and his depth perception on long balls is so weirdly bad. A big unit like him should dominate...he more often than not fails in those 1 v 1 scenarios.
Loved Rom when he was in his best form.
So often his strengths were never realized because his best is a very narrow window.
Dom is growing each game and I like what I see a lot. If our other forwards are producing 30 goals between them, there is no need for a 20+ goal scorer from his position. He is a handful to defend.
He's also made of flubber and his depth perception on long balls is so weirdly bad. A big unit like him should dominate...he more often than not fails in those 1 v 1 scenarios.
Loved Rom when he was in his best form.
So often his strengths were never realized because his best is a very narrow window.
Dom is growing each game and I like what I see a lot. If our other forwards are producing 30 goals between them, there is no need for a 20+ goal scorer from his position. He is a handful to defend.
Steve Wigan
Player Valuation: £35m
His best game for Everton was against,I think,Arsenal, when Martinez cleverly started him on the right wing,completely bamboozling the Arsenal defence. I remember Lukaku cutting inside and hitting a screamer.
Hence why we must make a decision to build a team with a hard working goal shy striker or a goal scorer ? I prefer the latter
Steve Wigan
Player Valuation: £35m
We have two players who have scored over a dozen each this season, and we are certainly in the top half of the league in goals scored. Who told you we can't afford a striker,or anyone? We have money available, but not for a wasteful Koemanesq scenario
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Jimmy Grimble
Player Valuation: £20m
That's the bit we are getting now. Would be nice to see a bit more Mountfield/Lescott from the cb's, but Digne chips in. Siggy and Richy have good stats. DCL scores now & then.. Of course I would like to see DCL bag a few more, but overall I am really impressed with his progress this year. Really puts himself about. Gives us a good chance to win 2nd ball. Works really hard. He's becoming a very important cog in the wheel, which he wasn't at the the start of the season. I'm still all for bringing in another striker next year and getting shut of Oumar and Cenk, who just aren't good enough, but Dom is of an age where he can get even better.
Would we have won 4-0 on Sunday if we had Lukaku and they had Dom?
That arsenal had a goal scoring striker . You’re saying not all successful teams require goal scoring strikers and mentioned bergkamp , but he was playing with Ian Wright who is second only to Henry as their all time goal scorer
BernieH
Player Valuation: £35m
Exactly, we share the goals about. DCL allows more space for Gylfi and Richarlison, he holds it up, makes runs to open space and he wins headers. I hope he can add another 10 goals a season but it's not everything. generally only CL teams have a 20 goal striker.
Nobody told me we couldn't afford a striker but if you think we are spending that amount of money on one position I think you're kidding yourself.
I have heard people say that sharp was the best striker around with his back to goal, DCL isn’t although still improving and sharp wasn’t playing lone striker and had two top notch wingers scoring as well as a strike partner. We have two players on 13 and 14 goals and are miles away from even the top 6. We need a goal scoring striker mate that’s it
He didn’t do it every week but to say he’s never bullied cb is wrong . He has turned many Fb and slotted and used his powerful running to score goals
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