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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Just looked at the original Soldado thread for a laugh.

All the excitement and people praying we'd sign him juxtaposed with the last page "I think he's actually one of our worst ever strikers"

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dustybin said:
Semenyo link definitely, would have been happy with him or Eze as they both have real quality on the ball. I’d probably have Semenyo as the top pick as he’s younger and great off the ball as well.

Not a fan of judging players on compilations but as you posted that kudus one a lot of those clips cut out after he’s beaten one player(he’s losing it after)and the majority of the others are him running with the ball infield with his head down. Is he more a natural winger than Eze then if that’s your after. He’s more likely to get in Maddison’s way than Eze because hes head down and holds onto the ball way too long and he’s massively lacking football intelligence.
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I think all that can be refined by Frank and coaching staff though, I think his future lies as a winger, he's 24 so he's the right age to improve.
 
ThePreacher said:
What if Frank doesn't see that position and needing reinforcement?

Clearly we need a positional player such as Kudus more than Eze?

What's the point in spending money on the latest shiny player, if he's surplus to positional requirement?
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We are excellent at ignoring costly but attainable footballers in favour of "positional priorities".

It just so happens that our positional priorities also coincide with being worse players on lower wages.

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Steed_Train said:
Just looked at the original Soldado thread for a laugh.

All the excitement and people praying we'd sign him juxtaposed with the last page "I think he's actually one of our worst ever strikers"

:levystare:
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That was a real shame. He had a good attitude and what made it worse was how much everyone was rooting for him, but he just had bad luck followed by mental blocks or something. Tragic comedy.

Seeing his struggle, I was reminded of moving from my local town basketball to city college basketball. I went from one of the tallest in my local league (6'1" / 185cm) to one of the shortest (average was about 6'3" / 190cm). It was a really humbling experience and knocked my confidence and enthusiasm. Unless you have some combination of blistering pace, unique physicality, height, game awareness or tekkers*, then you're not going to make it in the PL.

* I was a good 'finisher', but that's it.
 
TottsAmazeballs said:
That was a real shame. He had a good attitude and what made it worse was how much everyone was rooting for him, but he just had bad luck followed by mental blocks or something. Tragic comedy.

Seeing his struggle, I was reminded of moving from my local town basketball to city college basketball. I went from one of the tallest in my local league (6'1" / 185cm) to one of the shortest (average was about 6'3" / 190cm). It was a really humbling experience and knocked my confidence and enthusiasm. Unless you have some combination of blistering pace, unique physicality, height, game awareness or tekkers*, then you're not going to make it in the PL.

* I was a good 'finisher', but that's it.
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I don't think it was an ability thing - he just didn't suit AVB's style, which - a bit like Ange - never really played to the strengths of a striker that was running behind, beating lines, or sliding in for a finish.

Once he'd been battered by a few months of that, he just seemed to question himself and over-think things. Just like Werner, it seems like it sets in like concrete for some players - like they've killed the part of their brain that did stuff without thinking once they took over it
 
McCOYS said:
It's not really that difficult a skill to learn, I was crap at football when I played for a crap local team at his age but I could still put in a half decent cross some of the time. It's bizarre that he's so poor at it, should be a box standard skill for any outfield professional footballer in any league to have mastered, even as a child in an academy. It doesn't have to be Hoddle like pinpoint accuracy to get the ball near where there's a teammate.
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I agree with you. It's quite weird. My boy (aged 11) is very good at it (and deadballs), but I could think of a couple of his friends who are actually further on generally, who would fluff far more crosses/corners/free kicks. Spatial awareness.
 
Norwegian Jim said:
I agree that Solanke is better than no striker, but I don't think he's a great signing. But again, it's our squad strength compared to our rivals that matter, not whether or not we have marginally improved or not the last two years.
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I think people will be surprised what Frank can get out of Solanke. Not sure Ange ever really set the team up for him to be a success to be honest.
 
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