Yup I’d say if goons get raphina then that is a better purchase for them than us getting rich. Yes he works hard but we need some magic not a bloody work horse. I don’t get this fascination with Rich. His numbers arnt that great for the amount of money wanted. I know we play counter but surely we want to be dominating teams and that’s where the extra skil level of raphina comes in.
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Surely just bcos a player works his socks if doesn’t mean we splunk £60M on a player who runs around a lot. When we are the counter and his passing is going to the oppo will everyone still be saying we needed a work horse. I’d rather give a youth player to work their socks off. We need quality and that is raphina all day long.
Jesus never got a run of games though because of the quality City have. Any player needs runs of games to show their best, and Jesus has always struck me as one of those confidence kind of players. If he goes there and they make him their main man up top and play him centrally I have no doubts whatsoever he would score 15+ goals over a season, injuries permitting. They have different strengths as Lacazette is more of a hold the ball up and link play type of player, but if I was choosing one for us I'd take Jesus all day, every day. He's just a better all round player and more versatile.
He was getting games but didnt get guaranteed starter all the time because he wasnt producing , liability and inconsistent and Pep like Conte doesnt stand for that. Imagine only scoring anaverage of 10 league goals a season for 6 years in that team (circa 170/180 pl games), with all the chances they create, then take into fact his figures could potentially be artificially boosted because he plays for man city who basically win 2 trophies a year .
Plus he is not a ST or main goal scorer and that is not his forte in his own admission he wants to be wide , confirmed by Brazil coach interview with Tim Vickery, very interesting listen
He was getting games but didnt get guaranteed starter all the time because he wasnt producing , liability and inconsistent and Pep like Conte doesnt stand for that. Imagine only scoring anaverage of 10 league goals a season for 6 years in that team (circa 170/180 pl games), with all the chances they create, then take into fact his figures could potentially be artificially boosted because he plays for man city who basically win 2 trophies a year .
Plus he is not a ST or main goal scorer and that is not his forte in his own admission he wants to be wide , confirmed by Brazil coach interview with Tim Vickery, very interesting listen
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Yea Neto is also top drawer. I’d go for him and raphina far more technical quality. Neves stores dues down but would love him as well.
Because Reggie absolutely 100% can not defend.
I agree he's better going forward though.
Tim Vickery is the same guy who was puzzled as to why City decided to buy Fernandinho over Paulinho.
Your right everyone would be saying goons are getting a clogger. I doubt anyone would say we are missing out and that we are buying a far superior player.
Yeah but we all get one.
I thought Andy Reid had more technical ability than Ronaldinho
TBF he admitted he was totally wrong on Paulinho and did some analysis on why he was useless in the prem.
Saka was their top PL goalscorer last season with eleven and i think that included two pens, with seven assists. There is no way that Jesus will score twenty PL goals next season, no way.
Pep isn't that stupid.
But he is directly quoting the Brazilian Manager, so not based on his opinion
Conte seems happy with Bissouma, Hojberg. Bentancur and Skipp. Solid if unspectacular, but a strong base to allow the front 3 and wingbacks to go and cause mayhem
He has scored fifty eight goals in six seasons for Pep.
I understand his time on the pitch was limited, but come on twenty a season goalscorer?
Interestingly in his 238 starts he was subbed off 59mtimes or two in every ten starts, hardly encouraging?
Bollocks if he is.
We're going to be loaning him out each year for the rest of his contract aren't we
Or just pay him 50M to FO
Jensen was a really nice, cuddly player, not unlike Soldado and Pav.
Perhaps signing a cunt (N'Dombele aside) wouldn't be a bad idea for once.