Seems to off to the delight that is the Turkish league for a rather miserly £4m. Know he is a fairly b;ig earner, know he took a while to settle, only made 11 Prem but scored 3. But at least he showed some heart, passion and urgency (particularly in his return from injury/dropping). At least he looked dangerous (a little and miles more than anyone else we have on a flank cutting in; other than Super Tank who is more direct).
He ain't the best, don't get me wrong but he come much lauded and hardly been given a chance to perform in a non-performing team (I still cannot fathom how we finished 11th)
Freeing up wages and finance for strikers is one thing, but selling any creativity from the midfield/attacking areas is negating the edge ANY striker will give you, unless you adapt a Koeman style tactic (Barce) where attack and defence are the same animal and move together. Our current team is as stagnant and flowing as a slurry pit.
Yes we need a striker to score goals, Carroll and Sakho are, unfortunately it seems, write-offs but we really do need a creative unit of a midfield too. (A defence would be nice too but that seems way off the agenda)
He ain't the best, don't get me wrong but he come much lauded and hardly been given a chance to perform in a non-performing team (I still cannot fathom how we finished 11th)
Freeing up wages and finance for strikers is one thing, but selling any creativity from the midfield/attacking areas is negating the edge ANY striker will give you, unless you adapt a Koeman style tactic (Barce) where attack and defence are the same animal and move together. Our current team is as stagnant and flowing as a slurry pit.
Yes we need a striker to score goals, Carroll and Sakho are, unfortunately it seems, write-offs but we really do need a creative unit of a midfield too. (A defence would be nice too but that seems way off the agenda)