Re: John Guidetti: 17 goals and 5 assists in 15 for Feyenoord
With our current striker setup it only needs one injury or suspension (or player being rested) for a 4th striker to get on the bench. Considering Balotelli is often suspended and all three of our strikers have had injuries this season, a fourth striker would probably already have around 20 appearances for us this season. Jo - 23 appearances for us last season.
And who is to say he couldn't knock Dzeko out of the first team? Dzeko has had long patches of very poor form that a fourth striker could have exploited to get himself in the first team. Obviously we have no idea how well Guidetti will perform in the Premier League yet but if we don't try him we'd be making a huge mistake - it is no coincidence that Arsenal and Bayern are seriously looking at him, their scouts are good at recognising attacking talent.
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:Mancini has been under too much pressure to risk playing youngsters on a regular basis.
It disappoints me a bit that we seem to just drop them in for 5 mins here and there and the odd carling cup game.
I cant see the pressure getting any less and I cant see Guidetti being happy with the odd carling cup game and stint on the bench so it becomes a problem for both.
The best option for me would be for him to be given an extended contract and maybe loan him to a club in a more competitive league with a buy out fee agreed in advance.
With our current striker setup it only needs one injury or suspension (or player being rested) for a 4th striker to get on the bench. Considering Balotelli is often suspended and all three of our strikers have had injuries this season, a fourth striker would probably already have around 20 appearances for us this season. Jo - 23 appearances for us last season.
And who is to say he couldn't knock Dzeko out of the first team? Dzeko has had long patches of very poor form that a fourth striker could have exploited to get himself in the first team. Obviously we have no idea how well Guidetti will perform in the Premier League yet but if we don't try him we'd be making a huge mistake - it is no coincidence that Arsenal and Bayern are seriously looking at him, their scouts are good at recognising attacking talent.