Bony (Season long loan at Stoke - Official)

[pudge]

Kelechi and Sterling. Hence why I gave 3 names. Amongst them 3, I think will be fine.

We have three strikers at the moment, giving a different three names doesn't add anything to any depth discussion which is what referencing a possible injuries implies.

Before the season I was one to say relying Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho would be dangerous. We've seen Aguero go down for long spells, Bony get injured and be rather wank and to then put pressure on a 19 year old and/or a 21 year old winger to be our strikers and do the hardest thing in football (put the ball in the back of the net) and propel a team chasing 4 trophies is not ideal at all.

Before the season it was constant "Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho is enough" now most want Bony gone or dropped and now you've said Sterling will be enough with the other two. We need a quality striker if we let Bony go.

Even with Pep coming in Bayern have Muller and Lewandowski, 2 great strikers as well as depth and versatility.

 

[Dax777]

Sterling can't be relied on like a striker as he doesn't score enough,naco is to young to lead the line,with our defence we need to score 2 or 3 so letting bony go would be extremely stupid

Your opinion. He has shown a higher level of Accuracy than Bony. That suggests you might be wrong. Besides, he doesn't need to score 20. 7 goals between now and the end of the season will be enough. I think he can easily achieve this.

 

[kaz7]

Your opinion. He has shown a higher level of Accuracy than Bony. That suggests you might be wrong. Besides, he doesn't need to score 20. 7 goals between now and the end of the season will be enough. I think he can easily achieve this.

Of course it's my opinion and i maintain we are short enough of goals with sergio out to not warrant getting rid of a striker
Don't let your dislike of Bony cloud your judgement,we are in 4 competitions still and what you suggest is in no way practical

 

[waspish]

You ask yourself this if we have to rely on Bony to win us a game near the ends of season when it matters would he? I'm more inclined to think Nacho would personally I'd cut out losses and get rid.

 

[bluemonkey71]

No idea why we bought him in the first place

 

[Dax777]

We have three strikers at the moment, giving a different three names doesn't add anything to any depth discussion which is what referencing a possible injuries implies.

Before the season I was one to say relying Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho would be dangerous. We've seen Aguero go down for long spells, Bony get injured and be rather wank and to then put pressure on a 19 year old and/or a 21 year old winger to be our strikers and do the hardest thing in football (put the ball in the back of the net) and propel a team chasing 4 trophies is not ideal at all.

Before the season it was constant "Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho is enough" now most want Bony gone or dropped and now you've said Sterling will be enough with the other two. We need a quality striker if we let Bony go.

Even with Pep coming in Bayern have Muller and Lewandowski, 2 great strikers as well as depth and versatility.

I disagree. I think with about 30 more games to go, assuming Aguero is full go for 15 - 20 of them, Sterling and Kelechi can handle 10 to 15 as the main striker.

The truth is we are in bad shape if Aguero goes down, regardless of whether we keep Bony or not. Even if we buy another striker, if he is not of Aguero's quality then it won't matter, he either would have a hard time fitting in and thus would be no better than Bony. Whom I think is inferior to Sterling or Nacho because they fit the squad better.

So buying is not the answer. And if Sterling and Nacho perform better for us, then what's the point of holding on to Bony if another team wants him for 20 million?

Hence why I've concluded we are better off with Aguero and Kelechi, with Sterling as emergency.

By the way, in regards to your Bayern pont, they have 1 striker, Lewandoski. Mueller is a mid who can fill in, just like Sterling.

We don't need another striker, and even if we got one, said striker is unlikely to help us.

 

[Thenumber1blue]

No idea why we bought him in the first place

Me either,I was saying this before we bought him.Someone described him as perfect for us,WTF !

 

[waspish]

We have played with Zero strikers and had a great record, not about getting a new striker it's about cutting your losses and giving Nacho more game time.

 

[Dax777]

Of course it's my opinion and i maintain we are short enough of goals with sergio out to not warrant getting rid of a striker
Don't let your dislike of Bony cloud your judgement,we are in 4 competitions still and what you suggest is in no way practical

I don't dislike Bony at all. I'm okay with keeping him. And if I were the coach, I'll play him ahead of Sterling and Kelechi just like Manuel is doing. That's called common sense. But the truth is the 2 younger guys have been more effective when playing the striker role.
So I wouldn't be any more worried selling Bony. Without a firing Aguero, we are probably screwed anyway, and having Bony or not doesn't change that. So if that's the case, I'd rather sell him for a decent fee if it came in, and get the precocious youngster some more playing and development time.

It's a win win really. Both short and long-term

 

[pudge]

I disagree. I think with about 30 more games to go, assuming Aguero is full go for 15 - 20 of them, Sterling and Kelechi can handle 10 to 15 as the main striker.

The truth is we are in bad shape if Aguero goes down, regardless of whether we keep Bony or not. Even if we buy another striker, if he is not of Aguero's quality then it won't matter, he either would have a hard time fitting in and thus would be no better than Bony. Whom I think is inferior to Sterling or Nacho because they fit the squad better.

So buying is not the answer. And if Sterling and Nacho perform better for us, then what's the point of holding on to Bony if another team wants him for 20 million?

Hence why I've concluded we are better off with Aguero and Kelechi, with Sterling as emergency.

By the way, in regards to your Bayern pont, they have 1 striker, Lewandoski. Mueller is a mid who can fill in, just like Sterling.

We don't need another striker, and even if we got one, said striker is unlikely to help us.

Utter shite.

Dzeko is not of Aguero's quality but he certainly mattered to every honour this club has won in the past 5 years. Negredo is not of Aguero's quality but he certainly mattered to the double we won in his season here. That point is ridiculous.

"Ifs and buts" with Iheanacho and certainly Sterling as a striker. Especially at a club with the pressures of ours. Someone asked why we don't do what the likes of Spurs have with Alli and that's because of expectation and pressure. We're in 4 competitions now and for the foreseeable and distant future will constantly be at this point of each season and as of right now having a temperamental finisher in Sterling, a 19 year old who yes has shown good glimpses and an injury prone Aguero is not ideal or "fine". Even with those we have supplying the chances, Kev's created more chances away from home but has considerably more assists at home. Why that would suddenly change with Sterling up front instead of a recognized striker I don't know.

If Bony goes, we need a replacement striker. One accustomed to the role of such. Muller isn't exactly a Sterling being lumped up front on occasion is he?

6 months ago it was "Aguero, Bony and Iheanacho are enough" and now it's seemingly not. Yet promoting a winger to the strikers role is.