Is it time to get a big target man?

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Having a big guy who can head as well as pass would give us more options in attack. Defending in depth againdt us would then be a very risky occupation.
 
BlueAnorak said:
Having a big guy who can head as well as pass would give us more options in attack. Defending in depth againdt us would then be a very risky occupation.
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Would we have more points with a big man than we have now ? Doubt it so we don't need a big man we are doing just fine.
 
Spurs won't sell Kane to an English team unless it's for £1.4 billion.
 
There have been moments this season, but mainly last season, where I'd have liked to see Dzeko still playing for us, we some of the balls that KdB, the two Silva's, the fullbacks and Sane can put in, Dzeko would bag a hat full. However, we play a system which requires more than just being a target, it's all about fluidity really. I'm not saying big strikers can't offer that, but tall strikers with the quality that's required to play in our set up are in short supply. It'd be nice if we did have a big man to bring on when Plan A isn't working, but there isn't really a striker of that type out there at the moment that would be worth signing for us. That might change in the summer, depending on incomings/outgoings, but can't see us going for a big lump anytime soon.
 
A target man doesn’t have to be big.

Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Falcao are probably the three best headers of the ball I’ve ever seen and all good target and hold up men and none of them are over 6’0”. I don’t know why when someone says “target man” everyone thinks “oh for fuck’s sake, we don’t need Andy Carroll”

I know Kun scored two headers recently but he’s not reknowned for it, nor his hold up play. Having someone who can do that brings something else to the team.
 
I wouldn't say a target man is a necessary acquisition for us. Most target man that are available are hardly good playing the ball on their feet, which contradicts our playing style despite the different attacking dimension he offers.

Mind, when the club was already trying to instill possession football into the squad, our last 2 target men were Dzeko and Bony, both square pegs attempting to fit into round holes.
 
Seconds to go 2-2 v QPR - needed to score - we had the ball deep in our own half - did we lump it up to a target man ?
Did we feck.
Love the fact that even in that situation we passed the ball on the ground all the way into their box before scoring.

We didn't need a target man in that situation and we don't need one now.

ps - Dzeko wasn't used as a target man and probably that's why we never got the best out of him although I always liked him
 
Kane will probably cost 100M pounds which is higher than Bale's fee. I'd go for him if all our deficiencies(pivot, central defense) is sorted out and Aguero leaves.
 
Lewandowski would make us genuine CL contenders. Played with Pep, can play Tiki Taka and counter and always scores 30+ without sacrificing the output of the players around him.
 
A target man would only be good if he could fit into peps system and be much cheaper than the typical type of forward we've signed in the past, since there are basically none who'd be available at a price that wouldn't destroy us over FFP it's not an option in my opinion
 
jay laruja said:
Kane will probably cost 100M pounds which is higher than Bale's fee. I'd go for him if all our deficiencies(pivot, central defense) is sorted out and Aguero leaves.
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Kun is 30 this year and Jesus has a hell of a lot to learn yet. Kane, if not already, will be the best striker in the world and is only 24.
 
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