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Player Dominic Solanke

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Evanilson, who Bournemouth bought as a replacement is better than Solanke. I said this a long time ago.

Solanke is okay, and in fact good, but he can't cope with being our first choice striker and needs to be replaced if we stay up but should be the boss if we go down.

Either way we need 4 strikers next season, all a bit different, and one must live and breathe goals.
 
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Notabadsquad said:
Evanilson, who Bournemouth bought as a replacement is better than Solanke. I said this a long time ago.

Solanke is okay, and in fact good, but he can't cope with being our first choice striker and needs to be replaced if we stay up but should be the boss if we go down.

Either way we need 4 strikers next season, all a but different, and one must live and breathe goals.
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Evanilson still hasn't bettered Solanke's 19 goal prem season in 23/24 for the same club btw

Edit he has 16 goals in 62 Prem games ffs lol
 
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Matt1882 said:
I can't really fathom why Richarlison isn't our 1st choice CF in this situation.
He's far more or a battler.
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Richarlison would be my first choice if we had a functioning balanced team that could feed him in the box with regularity.

Unfortunately we don’t have that. Solanke is the better player when it comes to holding up the ball, running the channels and linking up with others.

Richarlison could never set up that Xavi 1st half chance.
 
Shadydan said:
Evanilson still hasn't bettered Solanke's 19 goal prem season in 23/24 for the same club btw

Edit he has 16 goals in 62 Prem games ffs lol
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Solanke is not better in my opinion. You rate Solanke. Many don't.

I'm not saying buy Evanilson but neither did Bournemouth spend 65 million pounds in acquiring him.

Part of why we are where are. Dumbed down on quality, and Solanke was never/is not the answer.
 
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Notabadsquad said:
Solanke is not better in my opinion. You rate Solanke. Many don't.

I'm not saying buy Evsnilaon but neither did Biyrnemiyth spend 65 million pounds in acquiring him.

Part of why we arecwhere are. Dumbed down in quality.
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I don't actually 'rate' Solanke he is pretty average, I do think he's better than Richy and think he gets a hard time due to his price tag (which was his release clause) that isn’t his fault and the fact that his name isn't Harry Kane.

I watched him at Bournemouth when he scored all those goals and he typically had players surrounding him and wide men feeding him with crosses, one of his strengths is heading and I can't remember many headed goals he's scored since he's been with us for example?

Evanilson passes the eye test but he drifts in and out of games and he's inconsistent, he would 100% not be doing a better job if he was here by the way...Bournemouth actually create and support their strikers more than us and his scoring rate of 1 in 4 is bad but no ones bats an eye lid because it's Bournemouth, that scoring rate would be worse if he playes for us.
 
I thought Solanke was excellent for a spell under ange and actually made that system work without a particularly high goal tally. This year since he's come back he's been fucking awful. Yeah he had a couple of nice bits of play but he has zero goal threat. Richarlison lacks what Solanke has but his positioning and goal threat is far far better.
 
I like Solanke. He’s a focal point. He’s technically a good footballer levels above Richie in that aspect. The ball normally sticks to him and he’s good at linking up

Need to get players running beyond him. Need wingers to beat people and deliver consistent crosses and score themselves. Any good target man would struggle in this team.
 
Notabadsquad said:
Evanilson, who Bournemouth bought as a replacement is better than Solanke. I said this a long time ago.

Solanke is okay, and in fact good, but he can't cope with being our first choice striker and needs to be replaced if we stay up but should be the boss if we go down.

Either way we need 4 strikers next season, all a but different, and one must live and breathe goals.
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Evanilson would be shocking for us.

Bournemouth have a dynamic, well structured team and we don’t. It’s really that simple.
 
Shadydan said:
I don't actually 'rate' Solanke he is pretty average, I do think he's better than Richy and think he gets a hard time due to his price tag (which was his release clause) that isn’t his fault and the fact that his name isn't Harry Kane.

I watched him at Bournemouth when he scored all those goals and he typically had players surrounding him and wide men feeding him with crosses, one of his strengths is heading and I can't remember many headed goals he's scored since he's been with us for example?

Evanilson passes the eye test but he drifts in and out of games and he's inconsistent, he would 100% not be doing a better job if he was here by the way...Bournemouth actually create and support their strikers more than us and his scoring rate of 1 in 4 is bad but no ones bats an eye lid because it's Bournemouth, that scoring rate would be worse if he playes for us.
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I'm coming back to this.
 
TeamSpirit™ said:
Evanilson would be shocking for us.

Bournemouth have a dynamic, well structured team and we don’t. It’s really that simple.
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I haven't said we should sign him. I said I think he is better. As you say, simple.

And if we do go down this season, we need both types, also a striker who is pacey and separately a sh!t house type, very nuch in your Chris Wood mould.

You see these kind of things are clear to me as far as the Championship is concerned. I just pray they are to those who matter most.
 
Shadydan said:
I don't actually 'rate' Solanke he is pretty average, I do think he's better than Richy and think he gets a hard time due to his price tag (which was his release clause) that isn’t his fault and the fact that his name isn't Harry Kane.

I watched him at Bournemouth when he scored all those goals and he typically had players surrounding him and wide men feeding him with crosses, one of his strengths is heading and I can't remember many headed goals he's scored since he's been with us for example?

Evanilson passes the eye test but he drifts in and out of games and he's inconsistent, he would 100% not be doing a better job if he was here by the way...Bournemouth actually create and support their strikers more than us and his scoring rate of 1 in 4 is bad but no ones bats an eye lid because it's Bournemouth, that scoring rate would be worse if he playes for us.
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Okay, on Solanke, and although I have mentioned his cost, that's not my issue.

It's simply that he was brought in to be our main striker, and for that accolade he hasn't got the all round qualities. Mind, goalscoring desire and no one great strength. Then you would rightly say who has - I don't know, but not Solanke.

I don't believe it's just a matter of how many chances we create for Solanke, but it's something that is likeky to go untested.

On Evanmison, I am not saying he a world beaters or any such thing but what I have noticed is that when he is involved he always looks lively and combative, and for a relatively small bloke he has a fantastic leap on him.

As for goalscoring ratios, I haven't talked goals. I just feel Solanke offers us nothing more than Evanilson would, and as I say if we go down, I would have both on board, so someone of an Evanildon type as he won't be leaving Bournemouth.

If we stay up, then Solanke must either be replaced or demoted to 2nd striker status, and I stand by my view that his signing is indicative of our mediocrity when talking the 4/5 key roles in a team. Romero and Van De Ven, let's say Gallagher, Vicario and Solanke. The spine positions. Hmmmmmm.....
 
TeamSpirit™ said:
Richarlison would be my first choice if we had a functioning balanced team that could feed him in the box with regularity.

Unfortunately we don’t have that. Solanke is the better player when it comes to holding up the ball, running the channels and linking up with others.

Richarlison could never set up that Xavi 1st half chance.
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Solanke has played the full 90 minutes of our last 4 successive games, and I can't think of one useful contribution.
Not one.
 
Notabadsquad said:
Okay, on Solanke, and although I have mentioned his cost, that's not my issue.

It's simply that he was brought in to be our main striker, and for that accolade he hasn't got the all round qualities. Mind, goalscoring desire and no one great strength. Then you would rightly say who has - I don't know, but not Solanke.

I don't believe it's just a matter of how many chances we create for Solanke, but it's something that is likeky to go untested.

On Evanmison, I am not saying he a world beaters or any such thing but what I have noticed is that when he is involved he always looks lively and combative, and for a relatively small bloke he has a fantastic leap on him.

As for goalscoring ratios, I haven't talked goals. I just feel Solanke offers us nothing more than Evanilson would, and as I say if we go down, I would have both on board, so someone of an Evanildon type as he won't be leaving Bournemouth.

If we stay up, then Solanke must either be replaced or demoted to 2nd striker status, and I stand by my view that his signing is indicative of our mediocrity when talking the 4/5 key roles in a team. Romero and Van De Ven, let's say Gallagher, Vicario and Solanke. The spine positions. Hmmmmmm.....
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Goals is the main currency of a striker mate, thats literally what they get judged on, not sure how you can quantify a striker as better than the other if theyre not hitting goals at the same rate?

How much have you watched Evanilson? Even Boyrnemouth fans will tell you he doesn't bring more than Solanke, he has a better touch and hold up play but he drifts in and out of games, the architectual MOTD player.

We have this debate all the time, you're going to struggle to get better than Solanke who we can attract realistically because the striker market is dead, people keep talking about how much we have to move Solanke on but no one ever gives me any names who we can replace him with.

This is the problem, people moan about our striking options but the whole reason we are here along with a host of other clubs is because the options on the market are meh, if you sell him fine but you're likely swapping meh for meh.
 
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Shadydan said:
Goals is the main currency of a striker mate, thats literally what they get judged on, not sure how you can quantify a striker as better than the other if theyre not hitting goals at the same rate?

How much have you watched Evanilson? Even Boyrnemouth fans will tell you he doesn't bring more than Solanke, he has a better touch and hold up play but he drifts in and out of games, the architectual MOTD player.

We have this debate all the time, you're going to struggle to get better than Solanke who we can attract realistically because the striker market is dead, people keep talking about how much we have to move Solanke on but no one ever gives me any names who we can replace him with.

This is the problem, people moan about ojr striking options but the whole reason we are hear along with a host of other clubs is because the options on the market are meh, if you sell him fine but you're likely swapping meh for meh.
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I have said ny bit on this. I respect your opinion. Mine is different. Onto the next debating point.
 
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