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After finishing 16th and 17th we will need an extreme clearout!
And not only regarding injury-prone-guys.
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After finishing 16th and 17th we will need an extreme clearout!
And not only regarding injury-prone-guys.
His goal comes with us flooding the box, 6 players in there! Richy, VDV, Pal, Danso, Bentancur and RKM...that's how you use Richy, his head is like a magnet when its chaos in the box and the balls put in with quality. He's never going to be a silky player who gets his head up and plays some elegant football, he's a chaos merchant who needs crosses and chaos.
If you have Richy and you play him, you have to do this, nothing wrong with it at all, get the job done how you can. Solanke isnt scoring that as he doesnt have the desire to get onto crosses, does not have the bravery for that. Richy doesn't keep his eyes off the ball, he's not bothered about the keeper taking his head off, his eyes are on the prize.
If you have Richy and you play him, you have to do this, nothing wrong with it at all, get the job done how you can. Solanke isnt scoring that as he doesnt have the desire to get onto crosses, does not have the bravery for that. Richy doesn't keep his eyes off the ball, he's not bothered about the keeper taking his head off, his eyes are on the prize.
Was thinking the same thing, that’s the vision I have when I think Richi will be useful for us , get crosses in , get some chaos around the box , give him time to think and he’s useless .
Get whatever we can for him. We won’t improve ever if we keep relying on players like him. I’m glad he scored yesterday and he might be the guy that keeps us up with his goals but he’s not good enough.
Keeping Richy over Solanke just puts a ceiling on the capability of the overall team imo.
Sure he gets the goals - which is why he's a solid mid-table striker - but he hurts our overall game and against good teams having a striker like Richy giving the ball away constantly kills you (as we've seen multiple times in the past few years).
That's ultimately why De Zerbi has picked Solanke and will always go for Solanke over Richy in the long run imo. Richy might get you goals but Solanke gives the team the potential of achieving greater. Richy's better in a relegation battle, but Solanke can be part of a better collective unit.
(And no, I don't think Solanke's that good - but he is a competent, technical footballer in a way Rich never will be).
Sure he gets the goals - which is why he's a solid mid-table striker - but he hurts our overall game and against good teams having a striker like Richy giving the ball away constantly kills you (as we've seen multiple times in the past few years).
That's ultimately why De Zerbi has picked Solanke and will always go for Solanke over Richy in the long run imo. Richy might get you goals but Solanke gives the team the potential of achieving greater. Richy's better in a relegation battle, but Solanke can be part of a better collective unit.
(And no, I don't think Solanke's that good - but he is a competent, technical footballer in a way Rich never will be).
Solanke lacks what Richy has and Richy lacks what Solanke has, neither are good enough for top level football, neither are great finishers with their feet either which is rather important for strikers lol.
It's a tough one though, as there's the biggest drought for quality strikers as there's ever been in the game. Hopefully, Kane wins the CL this year and the World Cup, and he will be satisfied and will want to come home to get Shearer’s record...we can hope, cant we, lol.
As a backup 9 hes fine, it's also a weapon to bring on if chasing a goal and going to flood the box and get the ball in there. Depends what RDZ wants doesn't it, the board have no choice but to let him have the keys to the place anyway as they have proven to be seriously incompetent.
Really don't like the idea of offering Rich a new deal. I like him as a bloke and he can score goals but he just feels symbolic of our mediocrity these past few years.
Giving someone like Rich a new deal just feels a bit like giving up to me tbh. We should be aspiring to better and he turns 29 next week. Last chance to get anything like a decent fee.
Giving someone like Rich a new deal just feels a bit like giving up to me tbh. We should be aspiring to better and he turns 29 next week. Last chance to get anything like a decent fee.
Neither are great - but Richy brings more .
Solanke is a dream for defenders to play against - because he has so little to game:
Can't shoot from not close rage
No pace - can't beat a man
Not good in the air
yes - Ricky has an erratic first touch - but he is better at everything else. And looks and is more dangerous.
Please show me the last time Richy scored from range or beat a man with pace. He's much better with his head, though, I'll give you that.
Like 90% of Richy's goals are first time finishes. If he has to take more than 1 touch (i.e. not close range) he doesn't score.
I don't even particularly like Solanke, but he's got a better first touch, better control, better link-up, better vision - he's just a better footballer.
Richy's great at poaching, scoring headers and the occasional wonder-volley...and falling on the floor a lot. That's basically his entire game.
He's got 10 goals and 4 assists in a dysfunctional side. Keeping him as a squad option means the money that would be spent on a replacement can go towards a bigger signing for the first team.
Well we'll see what De Zerbi thinks. I suspect the fact he's chosen Solanke over Rich at every available opportunity gives a hint at the type of player he wants as a 9, but maybe Rich's goals will change his mind.
First game of the season - and against Woolwich spring to mind.
If Solanke had good vision he would get assists.
Neither are good enough - But Ricky wins because Solanke is lacking in the things that make a good striker.
Heading and shooting. And he does not have the instinct. Or it appears the hunger
2 goals vs Burnley were incredible but were both dead centre of the box - hardly long range finishes. The Arse goal was admittedly the long range finish of all long range finishes but kind of the exception that proves the rule - a once in a career goal.
Anyway, let's agree to disagree. Both are flawed strikers in different ways, I just think it's a natural time to part ways with Rich.
Fuck me!! Do we never fucking learn. Entertaining keeping or offering a new contract to Richarlison is just plain stupid. We will never improve with type of player. Hopefully the people in charge don’t think like some of our fans but I don’t trust those idiots.
Even as a back up it’s ludicrous. Make Solanke the back up and go try get someone who can improve us in how we are going to play. Richarlison is a clogger who makes everything untidy and stop start. Solanke is much better but injury prone this season but I’d rather him as our back up.
Even as a back up it’s ludicrous. Make Solanke the back up and go try get someone who can improve us in how we are going to play. Richarlison is a clogger who makes everything untidy and stop start. Solanke is much better but injury prone this season but I’d rather him as our back up.
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If he gets a new contract somebody needs shooting. And I don’t give a flying fuck if he scores in every game left.
We are in a relegation battle because of spunking money on rubbish players like this. Never forget that.
The more important question is do we trust Lange or whoever it will be in charge to find 2 better strikers to replace Solanke and Richy.
What do we do with Lankshear?
What do we do with Lankshear?
I’d probably give Lankshear one more loan at a Champ club going for promotion. Sure plenty will want him. Then decided next summer
Correct. I don't.