Gonzalo Higuain

[BlueAnorak]

Higuain isn't good enough.

 

[markbmcfc]

Higuain isn't good enough.

 

[bluegonads]

Higuain isn't good enough to [play CB or CM.

there, that sounds more like it

 

[LoveCity]

Higuain isn't good enough.

So he's good enough for Real Madrid but not us?

Benzema may be first choice at Real but Mourinho played Higuain 35 times in La Liga (18 starts, 17 goals) and 52 times in all competitions (31 starts, 26 goals). Higuain is easily good enough for us, he is more clinical than any of our strikers and I'm convinced that Mancini wants a clinical striker, hence the chase for RvP that seems to confuse a lot of people... but shouldn't when you look at the sheer volume of chances we missed last season that Mancini repeatedly said frustrated him in post-match interviews.

 

[EaglesFan]

2007– Now Real Madrid 162 Apps (91) Goals.

2009 – Now Argentina 25 Apps (13) Goals.

Not too shabby a record there I think you have just grown rather fond of Edin.

So how is that "much better" than:

Edin Dzeko

206 appearances = 110 goals (Wolfsburg + City)
46 appearances = 22 goals (Bosnian national team)

I'm struggling to find Higuain "much better" statistically like some people are making him out to be??

+ Higuain didnt have a chance to go against EPL centre backs...:-)
Guaranteed his "touch" would suffer a bit in EPL :-)

Some people would be up for dissapointment...book it.

If a player is a significant improvement over Dzeko (which Higuain is clearly NOT) - then great - GET HIM...otherwise - no thanks.

If we're talking stats, then Edin's are far better than even RVP's and on that basis we should not be selling any of our forwards and trying to bring others in.

Well, if you ask me we SHOULDNT...we had the best strike-force in EPL - and I would not mess with that unless new guy will be CLEAR UPGRADE (RVP, Ibrahimovic, Falcao, etc.).

Since none of those "big shots" appear available - you really want to fuck with your strikeforce, which is really YOUNG and has potential for more improvement...to do what - bring another "needs a year of adjustment" in??

Nah, Mancini knows what he's doing...if we bring a striker it will be someone GREAT...otherwise - it will be the same 4 as last year...you watch.

 

[Ntini77]

I'd prefer van Persie. Better footballer.

 

[taconinja]

yeah 103 goals in 220 matches is shockingly poor really

He didn't say shockingly poor, he said overrated & I agree with him. Tevez is a class above.

He said somewhat overrated to put it mildly if we have to be pedantic over it

I dont think he is overrated at all as I dont think he is rated up with the top players
He is however a goalscorer and he does that fantastically well especially if you take his younger formative years he is right up there with the best in goals to game ratios.

Well if you want me to be blunt, there are several players including two at our own club already who I think would score more if they happened to play in the crap Spanish La Liga for one of the best teams in the world with the excellent attacking support from midfield which he receives regularly. There. That's it. He's overrated in my opinion because so far I haven't seen him do it when it isn't a stroll in the park. So yes when i say he's overrated, I'm putting it mildly because I have no idea how he would handle an actually competitive league.

 

[BillyShears]

Nah, Mancini knows what he's doing...if we bring a striker it will be someone GREAT...otherwise - it will be the same 4 as last year...you watch.

That's actually the point i'm making, I don't see us trading forwards this summer UNLESS a crazy good offer comes in. Therefore I think the likelihood of us signing Higuain or RVP are slim at present.

 

[didactic]

So how is that "much better" than:

Edin Dzeko

206 appearances = 110 goals (Wolfsburg + City)
46 appearances = 22 goals (Bosnian national team)

I'm struggling to find Higuain "much better" statistically like some people are making him out to be??

+ Higuain didnt have a chance to go against EPL centre backs...:-)
Guaranteed his "touch" would suffer a bit in EPL :-)

Some people would be up for dissapointment...book it.

If a player is a significant improvement over Dzeko (which Higuain is clearly NOT) - then great - GET HIM...otherwise - no thanks.

If we're talking stats, then Edin's are far better than even RVP's and on that basis we should not be selling any of our forwards and trying to bring others in.

Well, if you ask me we SHOULDNT...we had the best strike-force in EPL - and I would not mess with that unless new guy will be CLEAR UPGRADE (RVP, Ibrahimovic, Falcao, etc.).

Since none of those "big shots" appear available - you really want to fuck with your strikeforce, which is really YOUNG and has potential for more improvement...to do what - bring another "needs a year of adjustment" in??

Nah, Mancini knows what he's doing...if we bring a striker it will be someone GREAT...otherwise - it will be the same 4 as last year...you watch.

Only Ibra is better than Higuain.

 

[robbieh]

Seen a lot of Higuain for Madrid and I would say that he is a better finisher than any of our current four. Even though Kun scores a lot I wouldn't describe him as clinical.

Gonzalo however doesn't make goals for himself like Kun, Balo and Carlos do.