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Julian Alvarez | Signs for City (see main forum)
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jimmy blue shoes
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We had Pablo Zabaleta,
We had Kun Aguero too,
Now we've got Julian Alverez,
He's our Argentinian blue.
Our Argentinian blue is coming after you,
Our Argies still coming after you!
We had Kun Aguero too,
Now we've got Julian Alverez,
He's our Argentinian blue.
Our Argentinian blue is coming after you,
Our Argies still coming after you!
mosssideblue
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Why 18 months?Don’t think it matters if doesn’t sign before end of the window seeing he won’t be seeing him for at least 18 months.
Why 18 months?
August next year start of season 22/23
kun
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That would be the start of the 23/24 seasonAugust next year start of season 22/23
Don’t think it matters if doesn’t sign before end of the window seeing he won’t be seeing him for at least 18 months.
It does for River, his contract is running out.
Cobwebcat
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I don't think there's one that is too similar to Julian, but f I had to choose one it would be the most obvious: Gabriel Jesus. A "smallish" center forward that is versatile enough to play any attacking position.
I do think Julian is more clinical as a finisher and hopefully that bridges the difference between a good serviceable squad memeber as is Jesus, and a future star, which is what I think Julian has the potential of becoming.
The thing with Álvarez is that, at first glance, he doesn't wow you with anything:
-He isn't the fastest guy around, but most times than not, will win a race vs the defender. He has a special knack for stealing the ball off goalkeepers and defenders, as I'm sure you would have seen in some of those youtube videos. It's almost as if rivals don't expect him to be quick enough to get to them but he presses the turbo midrun and nabs an out of the ordinary number of balls from opposing keepers and center backs.
-He also doesn't have the flashiest of dribbling techniques, as I'm sure some of you also might have noticed from the video. It looks kind of clumsy, sometimes it seems like the ball gets too far from him, but the kid never loses control of the ball and always seems to get where he wants to.
-The one thing that does stand out is his accuracy to hit it between the posts. I don't have it at hand but there's a stat out there that shows that the dude has an abnormal rate of shots on target. The keeper might save it, but Julian doesn't send it wide or above. And I don't know if it's still the case, but at some point last season he was the player with the most goals outside the box in the World behind Messi.
Interesting.
I noticed two things about him one positive one negative.
The negative is that he doesn’t have above average pace but then again neither did Kun really.
However the thing that really struck me as being different to almost all strikers was the quickness in shooting. Where most would take a touch he hits it straight away giving the keeper no chance to set himself. It’s just bang goal.
It does for River, his contract is running out.
Yeah but we know river plate knows it’s going to eventually going to get done so no rush! That’s why I said it doesn’t matter if doesn’t get done in this window they will be still working on the deal to be done.
remember arthur mann
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If it's not on the official site............Has he pissing signed yet?
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