Edin Dzeko (continued)

[Chippy_boy]

he'll be off in the summer, hoping once Aguero is back, dzeko will be 4th choice behind Serg, Jovetic and Negredo. Those 3 are a mile and above better than Dzeko.

Serg and Negredo are. Who knows with Jovetic, far too early to tell and also - from what I can gather - he's not so much of an out and out striker. The one thing about Edin (when in form, and god knows when we will see that again) is he knows where the onion bag is. A sort of anti-silva, if you like.

 

[JasminBosnia]

His finishing was very poor but he played good when dropping deep, had numerous of passes onto flanks, towards Navas and Kolarov. First touch and hold up was OK. Some mentioned the chance when he could pass to Silva, the shot went couple of yards wide not in the top tier.

Game was won in the midfield, I was shocked when I seen DM instead of Milner (or Rodwell) in the first 11. Kolarov had several great crosses, Nasty was wasteful, Vinnie and Zaba was below par, Hart did OK. Yaya and Silva couldn't do much and Negredo was poor. Navas was the best player in blue and hazard on the pitch last night. Jovetic has shown some quality, he should start vs Norwich.

 

[BurnCK]

Some of Dzeko's finishing is down right awful. He's the last person I'd want a crucial chance falling to. How he managed to stay on the field is beyond me...

 

[Stretford Born Blue]

Didn't wear his shooting boots again did he.....Same at Spurs although he scored, seems the signal from his brain doesn't reach his feet in time to put the shoot into practice. Don't get me wrong, I like him generally, but he is one of the weaknesses in the team.

 

[citijin]

i heard some championship team is interested in dzeko... they have free seats on the bench.

 

[Matty]

when are we selling dzeko?

I think there's a decent chance (well, more than decent if I'm honest) that we'll sell him in the Summer. He'll only have 12 months left on his contract and his style really doesn't suit the way in which we're trying to play. I think we'll need to replace him with another striker (I don't think Aguero, Negredo, Jovetic on their own is enough, and I doubt Guidetti will be trusted to carry too much of the weight, if any) but both parties would probably benefit from a passing of the ways. You'd suspect Dortmund may well view him as a good replacement for the departing Lewandowski, but there's no certainty there. Maybe we'd look at Mario Mandzukic as his place in Bayern's lineup must be under threat from the aforementioned Lewandowski next season, although whether he'd suit our style either is debatable.

 

[citijin]

when are we selling dzeko?

I think there's a decent chance (well, more than decent if I'm honest) that we'll sell him in the Summer. He'll only have 12 months left on his contract and his style really doesn't suit the way in which we're trying to play. I think we'll need to replace him with another striker (I don't think Aguero, Negredo, Jovetic on their own is enough, and I doubt Guidetti will be trusted to carry too much of the weight, if any) but both parties would probably benefit from a passing of the ways. You'd suspect Dortmund may well view him as a good replacement for the departing Lewandowski, but there's no certainty there. Maybe we'd look at Mario Mandzukic as his place in Bayern's lineup must be under threat from the aforementioned Lewandowski next season, although whether he'd suit our style either is debatable.

Dortmund to buy dzeko .... hahaha hahahaha

 

[Matty]

when are we selling dzeko?

I think there's a decent chance (well, more than decent if I'm honest) that we'll sell him in the Summer. He'll only have 12 months left on his contract and his style really doesn't suit the way in which we're trying to play. I think we'll need to replace him with another striker (I don't think Aguero, Negredo, Jovetic on their own is enough, and I doubt Guidetti will be trusted to carry too much of the weight, if any) but both parties would probably benefit from a passing of the ways. You'd suspect Dortmund may well view him as a good replacement for the departing Lewandowski, but there's no certainty there. Maybe we'd look at Mario Mandzukic as his place in Bayern's lineup must be under threat from the aforementioned Lewandowski next season, although whether he'd suit our style either is debatable.

Dortmund to buy dzeko .... hahaha hahahaha

It's certainly a possibility, they clearly have a need for a new striker, Dzeko has a history with the Bundesliga, experience of Champion's League football etc. He's not as good as Lewandowski, but Dortmund won't be able to find someone who is and also falls within their budget.

 

[FredTilson]

I think there's a decent chance (well, more than decent if I'm honest) that we'll sell him in the Summer. He'll only have 12 months left on his contract and his style really doesn't suit the way in which we're trying to play. I think we'll need to replace him with another striker (I don't think Aguero, Negredo, Jovetic on their own is enough, and I doubt Guidetti will be trusted to carry too much of the weight, if any) but both parties would probably benefit from a passing of the ways. You'd suspect Dortmund may well view him as a good replacement for the departing Lewandowski, but there's no certainty there. Maybe we'd look at Mario Mandzukic as his place in Bayern's lineup must be under threat from the aforementioned Lewandowski next season, although whether he'd suit our style either is debatable.

Dortmund to buy dzeko .... hahaha hahahaha

It's certainly a possibility, they clearly have a need for a new striker, Dzeko has a history with the Bundesliga, experience of Champion's League football etc. He's not as good as Lewandowski, but Dortmund won't be able to find someone who is and also falls within their budget.

He's very unsuitable for Dortmund's style. They rely on their striker to provide lightning fast transition from the midfield to attack, Dzeko would be one of the worst strikers for that.

 

[Matty]

Dortmund to buy dzeko .... hahaha hahahaha

It's certainly a possibility, they clearly have a need for a new striker, Dzeko has a history with the Bundesliga, experience of Champion's League football etc. He's not as good as Lewandowski, but Dortmund won't be able to find someone who is and also falls within their budget.

He's very unsuitable for Dortmund's style. They rely on their striker to provide lightning fast transition from the midfield to attack, Dzeko would be one of the worst strikers for that.

Yeah, there's certainly a question mark around his suitability for their specific tactical approach. You have to ask yourself though, given Dortmund's budgetary constraints, the extortionate cost of strikers in the current market, and Dzeko's relatively sensible asking price (we can't demand too much with only 12 months left on his contract, maybe Negredo type money £16m with add ons) would Dortmund be willing to take him on in the hope they can rekindle his fire and adapt him to their gameplan? He'd get more regular starts, which would help with his confidence and potentially his quality would improve with it too.

Dortmund could go an entirely different way of course, but there have been rumours in the past that they wanted him, and they certainly need someone in the summer.

 

[Yates]

With the formation we are now playing, we really haven't replaced Carlos Tevez. Dzeko is simply not good enough. It's highlighted even more when you see the impeccable touch and movement from the likes of Aguero, Nasri and Silva. Dzeko is more of a hazard to the style of play than a contribution. On his day he came be an asset but they are too few and far between for a title challenging side.

 

[TCIB]

With the formation we are now playing, we really haven't replaced Carlos Tevez. Dzeko is simply not good enough. It's highlighted even more when you see the impeccable touch and movement from the likes of Aguero, Nasri and Silva. Dzeko is more of a hazard to the style of play than a contribution. On his day he came be an asset but they are too few and far between for a title challenging side.

A fair assesment, his touch is unlikely to get better which is a shame.

Welcome to the forum Yates, enjoy the ride mate :)

 

[2sheikhs]

Without taking last nights game into isolation, you can't really blame Dzeko for the way he's playing. He's looking at our 2 first choice strikers with 20 odd goals each and probably feels like he's being left behind. He often says in post match interviews that it's all about the team when asked about a goal he may have scored. It's not though. How many times this season has he had the option to play in an unmarked team mate, yet elected to take a wild swing at it? It's understandable that he doesn't want to be seen as 3rd choice but his actions now are costing us.

 

[super_city_si]

Without taking last nights game into isolation, you can't really blame Dzeko for the way he's playing. He's looking at our 2 first choice strikers with 20 odd goals each and probably feels like he's being left behind. He often says in post match interviews that it's all about the team when asked about a goal he may have scored. It's not though. How many times this season has he had the option to play in an unmarked team mate, yet elected to take a wild swing at it? It's understandable that he doesn't want to be seen as 3rd choice but his actions now are costing us.

If he finished his chances he would have the same. Too often he just twats it as hard as he can and the ball balloons in to the stand.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Right from the very start of his career with us, it was clear that he's a player that thrives on game time and building his confidence. When he is playing and confident, he is an excellent striker. He has two good feet and an instinctive eye for goal. He can turn in an instant inside the box and find the net with either foot. In a word, he can be lethal, as we saw in the Spurs 5-1 away a couple of seasons ago.

Unfortunately, we haven't seen him in that mode for some time and his composure in front of goal at the moment is down the toilet. Perhaps he does feel under enormous pressure to perform, given we have 3 other top strikers. Whatever the reason, it just isn't working right now, notwithstanding his contributing a goal here and there.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Right from the very start of his career with us, it was clear that he's a player that thrives on game time and building his confidence. When he is playing and confident, he is an excellent striker. He has two good feet and an instinctive eye for goal. He can turn in an instant inside the box and find the net with either foot. In a word, he can be lethal, as we saw in the Spurs 5-1 away a couple of seasons ago.

Unfortunately, we haven't seen him in that mode for some time and his composure in front of goal at the moment is down the toilet. Perhaps he does feel under enormous pressure to perform, given we have 3 other top strikers. Whatever the reason, it just isn't working right now, notwithstanding his contributing a goal here and there.

I'd love to see the minutes that all three have played in total. I bet that after Sergios injuries are taken into account, that Edin isn't too far behind Sergio in terms of minutes played.

Main gripe with me is the same that it has been for 2 seasons, too many moves break down when the ball comes into his feet, his awareness his poor but i also appreciate that the way we play doesn't suit his game, which is why I think he will be gone in the summer.

 

[JasminBosnia]

I think there's a decent chance (well, more than decent if I'm honest) that we'll sell him in the Summer. He'll only have 12 months left on his contract and his style really doesn't suit the way in which we're trying to play. I think we'll need to replace him with another striker (I don't think Aguero, Negredo, Jovetic on their own is enough, and I doubt Guidetti will be trusted to carry too much of the weight, if any) but both parties would probably benefit from a passing of the ways. You'd suspect Dortmund may well view him as a good replacement for the departing Lewandowski, but there's no certainty there. Maybe we'd look at Mario Mandzukic as his place in Bayern's lineup must be under threat from the aforementioned Lewandowski next season, although whether he'd suit our style either is debatable.

Dortmund to buy dzeko .... hahaha hahahaha

It's certainly a possibility, they clearly have a need for a new striker, Dzeko has a history with the Bundesliga, experience of Champion's League football etc. He's not as good as Lewandowski, but Dortmund won't be able to find someone who is and also falls within their budget.

I admire you.
You have some phenomenal control of your tempers! Two great posts as a response to wanker who is making fun of your player. Quality.<br /><br />-- Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:33 pm --<br /><br />

Dortmund to buy dzeko .... hahaha hahahaha

It's certainly a possibility, they clearly have a need for a new striker, Dzeko has a history with the Bundesliga, experience of Champion's League football etc. He's not as good as Lewandowski, but Dortmund won't be able to find someone who is and also falls within their budget.

He's very unsuitable for Dortmund's style. They rely on their striker to provide lightning fast transition from the midfield to attack, Dzeko would be one of the worst strikers for that.

Fred,

Do you watch bundesliga on regular basis? Did you watch Edin whilst he played there? It's totally opposite style of football there bar Bayern.

 

[Yates]

With the formation we are now playing, we really haven't replaced Carlos Tevez. Dzeko is simply not good enough. It's highlighted even more when you see the impeccable touch and movement from the likes of Aguero, Nasri and Silva. Dzeko is more of a hazard to the style of play than a contribution. On his day he came be an asset but they are too few and far between for a title challenging side.

A fair assesment, his touch is unlikely to get better which is a shame.

Welcome to the forum Yates, enjoy the ride mate :)

Cheers mate, I look forward to it :). I've actually been on the site for around 2 years but couldn't sign in and realised I hadn't verified my previous account so had to make a new one haha

 

[citijin]

Dortmund to buy dzeko .... hahaha hahahaha

It's certainly a possibility, they clearly have a need for a new striker, Dzeko has a history with the Bundesliga, experience of Champion's League football etc. He's not as good as Lewandowski, but Dortmund won't be able to find someone who is and also falls within their budget.

I admire you.
You have some phenomenal control of your tempers! Two great posts as a response to wanker who is making fun of your player. Quality.

-- Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:33 pm --

It's certainly a possibility, they clearly have a need for a new striker, Dzeko has a history with the Bundesliga, experience of Champion's League football etc. He's not as good as Lewandowski, but Dortmund won't be able to find someone who is and also falls within their budget.

He's very unsuitable for Dortmund's style. They rely on their striker to provide lightning fast transition from the midfield to attack, Dzeko would be one of the worst strikers for that.

Fred,

Do you watch bundesliga on regular basis? Did you watch Edin whilst he played there? It's totally opposite style of football there bar Bayern.

Jasmin, dzeko will play in the Bosnian league next year. they will be happy to have him there, i am sure :)

 

[FMercury]

Can't wait for Dzeko to leave your pathetic club. Instant fans, instant club... no history - someone should chain you to the Championship where you naturally belong.

Come on Chelsea!