GaudinoMotors
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I know it's sacrilegeous but time to start the process or resign ourselves to the usual months without a main striker when most needed.
New striker?
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I'll repeat on here what I said in the other thread:
I believe our lack of clinical edge is more down to mentality than lack of ability or personnel. When the team was pumped up for games from 17-19 we very often found a way to break through, even the apparently "awful" finishers like Sterling and Jesus were popping up with good and important goals. Liverpool have done it a load of times themselves these past two years, but the second they won the title and their heads dropped they started to struggle to find the breakthrough as often all of a sudden. This season De Bruyne has had a better mentality than anyone and I don't think it's a coincidence that he's often the guy creating or scoring with something out of nothing to give us a chance to not lose (often in vain).
So basically we probably need someone for depth sake, but it's not a quality issue.
I believe our lack of clinical edge is more down to mentality than lack of ability or personnel. When the team was pumped up for games from 17-19 we very often found a way to break through, even the apparently "awful" finishers like Sterling and Jesus were popping up with good and important goals. Liverpool have done it a load of times themselves these past two years, but the second they won the title and their heads dropped they started to struggle to find the breakthrough as often all of a sudden. This season De Bruyne has had a better mentality than anyone and I don't think it's a coincidence that he's often the guy creating or scoring with something out of nothing to give us a chance to not lose (often in vain).
So basically we probably need someone for depth sake, but it's not a quality issue.
King KdB of Belgium
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With only Sergio and Jesus as our two main strikers. Should Pep be looking to bring in another striker to help them. Maybe some one around the age of 28/29yrs old. I was thinking maybe Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona, or maybe Danny Ings from Southampton. Either would give us a deeper squad depth with strikers.
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The problem is you are wanting to bring in top quality strikers (or Danny Ings) but ask them to sit on the bench for long periods of each game. It is why Dzeko left when he did
Man_City_Loyal
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Younger striker be better. Or bring up one of the young team.
PannickAtTheDisco
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Delap will be promoted.
I'm With Stupid
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The key is having players that can play multiple positions. We do have a 3rd choice striker. It's Sterling. If you were going to bring someone else in, it should be someone like Aubameyang who can play wide or through the middle and still score.
Danny Ings ....that would be a real kick in the teeth to Delap & co
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I thought we had just recalled Jamie Tartt from AFC Richmond :)
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Until we sell him for peanuts.
2 years if he gets given the chance
What's this based on?
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Bobby Heaton Moor
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Cheeky bid for Cristiano?
Delap can improve on his game as he has age on his side but he can definitely finish. Also has pace as well. I probably sound like a broken record now as I’ve been advocating for him on BM for a bit but it’d be nice to see him get some games in the upcoming season.