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The problem we have with this thought process is that we can do it with any player.
Helps when the only game plan Frank had was give the ball to Kudus. I don't like his game at all, he's greedy, slows things down, and doesn't know when to pass the ball. It's not a priority for this summer, but if we see the same as last season, we need an upgrade there too.
Yeah you're the biggest Kudus doubter on the forum (which is fine). Personally I think you underrate him and, while he's far from perfect, offers a lot of good qualities too (hold up play, 1v1 dribbling, unpredictability). The second Kudus got injured our results fell of a cliff - he was carrying our attack in the first 1/3 of the season before his form dropped a bit and teams doubled up on him.
You're not a baleba?
100% If he is only up against 1 defender and our other wing is just as tricky, then we'll put the defs on the back foot and give our runners room to play. Especially useful when they aren't elite at taking players on.
Yeah, while he's brainless at times and can hold onto the ball too long, he's literally one of the best 1v1 dribblers in Europe. With a functional system and an attacking coach, I think he'll be a very useful option to have in the squad. His ball retention alone makes him extremely useful - other teams just can't get it off him when he shields it.
Yeah, when we had odobert on the other wing, we spent more time in their half, even under Frank. such a shame RDZ had to finish the season with 9 players.
Reminds me of shaqiri and bale shaqiri for the build and bale for explosive runs i would get him and savinho for 80 mill our wings sorted theb. Munoz is easily gettable for us osasuna are shite
| Starts | Tackles | Take-ons | Forward passes | Through balls | |
| Bentancur | 23 | 56 | 19 | 241 | 3 |
| Baleba | 23 | 37 | 12 | 152 | 2 |
| Palhinha | 23 | 110 | 10 | 314 | 1 |
| Anderson | 37 | 103 | 50 | 809 | 8 |
| Wharton | 29 | 70 | 15 | 452 | 20 |
| Hackney | 38 | 68 | 56 | 805 | 9 |
| Scott | 34 | 60 | 29 | 353 | 9 |
| Garner | 38 | 120 | 16 | 579 | 10 |
Great comparison.
While it obviously helps, I don't think you even need an elite number 9 to do well in the PL these days. Woolwich won the league with Gyokeres, who got the same number of non-penalty goals as Rich. Sunderland and Brighton finished in Europe with the likes of Welbeck and Brobbey leading the line, and, while Sesko had his moments, United didn't exactly have a convincing number 9 this season and finished 3rd.
This is better than 99% of the ITKs and journos going at the moment… Herc and Trix eat your heart out
I personally really rate Baleba and would love for it to happen, even moreso now.
