Alexander Isak

[spacecadet]

Offside more than Jesus

Is that possibly, Blue?

 

[Fordyboy46]

Offside more than Jesus

Or more than Vardy

 

[Keeper!]

He’s a good striker in a good team, who knows how to make a run and knows where the goal is.

As is Ollie Watkins, Kai Havertz, Cody Gakpo, Mohammed Salah, and any number of others.

Players who score will always be feted, but of most importance is putting the right KIND of striker into a team that suits that team. That’s where Isak shines and Haaland struggles, yet he has two Golden Boots in his first two seasons, so…

"He’s a good striker in a good team"

He is an outstanding striker and is getting better and better.

 

[Fordyboy46]

He is excellent, fucked up on that ridiculous chip though against the rags, don't know what he was thinking. Him and Haaland up top if we ever decided to play 442 would be mint

 

[Craig]

Set up is different now though and Erling in a team that had a prime KDB, David Silva would score even more? Of course Sergio was a much better footballer but Erling in a service striker and that has stopped due to injuries and confidence of the team.

Not disputing the team has gone backwards hugely but he’s still been getting plenty of good chances in a lot of games. Juve, Palace, Spurs, Everton and Leicester.

Agree he’d have scored frightening amounts in our prime attacking team from a few years ago. Was just making the point you can go purely off goals as there is little doubt prime Tevez would improve our current team if he was our main striker.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

"He’s a good striker in a good team"

He is an outstanding striker and is getting better and better.

I’m not going to argue the difference, especially when I think highly of him. However, if you made me pick one, I’d pick Erling.

 

[richards30]

Not disputing the team has gone backwards hugely but he’s still been getting plenty of good chances in a lot of games. Juve, Palace, Spurs, Everton and Leicester.

Agree he’d have scored frightening amounts in our prime attacking team from a few years ago. Was just making the point you can go purely off goals as there is little doubt prime Tevez would improve our current team if he was our main striker.

Confidence imo mate, the group are struggling but if you could get a Wirtz or Musiala in and some fresh new hungry blood he would be flying again imo. Teams used to take us on back in the day hence more space but now all sit back and either counter attack or settle for a point. Different times and eras , even Foden has been AWFUL all season so far but Erling is the one getting consistently questioned?

 

[Craig]

Confidence imo mate, the group are struggling but if you could get a Wirtz or Musiala in and some fresh new hungry blood he would be flying again imo. Teams used to take us on back in the day hence more space but now all sit back and either counter attack or settle for a point. Different times and eras , even Foden has been AWFUL all season so far but Erling is the one getting consistently questioned?

I don’t think many teams have taken us or apart from Liverpool for years. Maybe the first season we won the league under Pep but since then 90 odd percent have parked the bus. We just played quicker and had better players to open them up.

Agree Foden has been poor along with many others. I don’t think there is anything to question with Haaland as such. He’s an unbelievable goal scorer but won’t contribute much else so really needs to have great players around him in this league to get him the service he needs. Was digging Germany obviously because teams sit back far less apart from against Bayern.

 

[better dead than red]

Would anyone swap,very much doubt many teams in the world would . Therefore how can he be better ?

What are you talking about? I never said Isak was better than Erling? My point, and it should have been clear, was Haaland doesn't "piss all over Isak."

Erling isn't so much better than Isak that he makes Isak look average to below average.

 

[super_city_si]

He's two behind, yes. But look at how many matches of the 19 Prem games, so far, Erling has failed to score this season. It's more than Isak. A lot more.

I believe Isak has scored in 12/19. Erling has made a living of multiple goal games in comfortable wins but not scored in a number of matches.

I know Haaland is amongst the top in the world. So, don't come at me about this, though I know many will anyway. My point is Erling doesn't "piss all over," Isak.

Yes. There are a number of factors at play as to why Haaland doesn't score sometimes. However, you completely belittling Isak makes you look ignorant.

Maybe a little strong in my response, I do think Isak is a good striker but he’s a level below Haaland.

People wanting to swap based on a mini slump, after seeing Haaland break records for us is crazy. Isak has never put up numbers anywhere near Haaland