Mins per goal almost identical to Solanke last season though & surprisingly has a better shot accuracy.
Conversion a lot lower though as Nunez is wild at times, well most of the time.
19 G/A for Nunez (2045mins) - 11 goals / 8 assists
22 G/A for Solanke (3333mins) - 19 goals / 8 assists
Liverpool with 2.08XG per game.
Bournmouth with 1.51XG per game.
Essentially Solanke played 50% more mins but in a team that created a third less XG and the stats are similar.
But alas stats are sometimes meaningless, as well the eye test, Nunez is absolute shite, and Solanke is somewhat average but tidy.
Thanks for that, informative.
I've said before, stats should be viewed alongside what you see as they only really tell part of the story.
I did post a few days ago that I was one of those who would have viewed Solanke as a meh signing, but then I watched a few of Bournemouth's games (the beauty of having footyful) and began revising my opinion on him. Since Ireola came in, Bournemouth have played in a similar fashion to us, and Solanke has been a big part of that. He's technically proficient, with the odd bit of excellent thrown in. He's strong with his back to goal, and has enough raw pace that he'll hold his own in a footrace. He shows intelligence in his movement relative to those around him, and can stretch the pitch wide when required, as his movement across the frontline is very good.
And as you said yourself, his conversion rate is pretty good now he's playing in a more attack minded set up. His xG was 19.6, so he was pretty much on par.
£65M is definitely overpaying, but we all have our opinions on just how much that overpay is. Personally, I think it's around £15M too high, but so be it. If he's the right player for us then that extra £15M is a sound investment.
I like the look of this boy, and I think he'll thrive with us, but only time will tell on that.
