Robert Jarvis
Player Valuation: £35m
Moyes tactics seem to consist of playing 4-5-1 or 4-4-1-1 very rarely does he adopt 4-4-2. This means club needs a striker capable of playing that role of lonesome scorer. He needs IMO to have some pace, good control, be able to put himself about and score goals. The last one of course depends on the ball service.
So regarding our strikers past and present but leaving out Anichebe and Vaughan because they were home grown.
Johnson - quite fast but utterly lightweight, apparently signed on the basis of number of goals scored at his previous club. However half of those were penalties so does not say much for open play scoring. He seemed to do okay at first but really did go off and his shortcomings came to the fore. Not really a success at Fulham either.
Beattie - Similar to Johnson but was never a player for the lone striker role more of an old fashioned inside forward. Okay poked a few goals in but quite definitely was not a success here or for that matter in any of his subsequent clubs.
Yakubu - Started off very well but then came that injury. I feel though that those areas which pissed off the Boro fans are coming out in games since returning from injury. Lazy, does not like to chase but could be largely down to injury after effects.
Jo - Only on loan thank goddness. As a striker awful. Hope he does go back.
Saha - Took a chance on him and came good. A class player and a goal scorer. Seemed to be able to take on the lone striker role quite well. But looks like his day are numbered.
In summary of this no doubt you will like to add but IMO Moyes does not seem to be able to pick out decent strikers unlike his ability to find defenders. We need TBH some one like Torres, Drogba and if we had not had that problem Rooney would still be here and filling that role. I look now at the strikers we are being linked to and they don't seem to meet upto the needs of a lonesome striker either, one can't say we go cheap look how much Yak cost!
Moyes record on strikers is quite definitely poor.
So regarding our strikers past and present but leaving out Anichebe and Vaughan because they were home grown.
Johnson - quite fast but utterly lightweight, apparently signed on the basis of number of goals scored at his previous club. However half of those were penalties so does not say much for open play scoring. He seemed to do okay at first but really did go off and his shortcomings came to the fore. Not really a success at Fulham either.
Beattie - Similar to Johnson but was never a player for the lone striker role more of an old fashioned inside forward. Okay poked a few goals in but quite definitely was not a success here or for that matter in any of his subsequent clubs.
Yakubu - Started off very well but then came that injury. I feel though that those areas which pissed off the Boro fans are coming out in games since returning from injury. Lazy, does not like to chase but could be largely down to injury after effects.
Jo - Only on loan thank goddness. As a striker awful. Hope he does go back.
Saha - Took a chance on him and came good. A class player and a goal scorer. Seemed to be able to take on the lone striker role quite well. But looks like his day are numbered.
In summary of this no doubt you will like to add but IMO Moyes does not seem to be able to pick out decent strikers unlike his ability to find defenders. We need TBH some one like Torres, Drogba and if we had not had that problem Rooney would still be here and filling that role. I look now at the strikers we are being linked to and they don't seem to meet upto the needs of a lonesome striker either, one can't say we go cheap look how much Yak cost!
Moyes record on strikers is quite definitely poor.
