Yeah Cavani is a bit of a Rooney. His great work-rate makes him the easy victim to put out wide if you need to put one striker out of position.
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A reference from the player himself.. Do some digging you will find the evidence.
Well partially as a result of that... Partially because zlatan and Suarez are better players as well
great player though and would be a fantastic addition (and play centrally) for most teams
I am not passing my judgement on one game.. Look at the way all these sides you mentioned line up including Napoli and tell me how his role was or is for him to do the dirty work..
I am not bashing his ability but will not glorify his game into something its not.. If you've looked at the players I mentioned including Bellamy (yeah, laughable), look at what they have in common. Then you'll get my argument.
His role was not to do the dirty work for those teams, in the same way it is not Suarez' or Bellamys or any of the other players, it is just a positive facet of their game.
Maybe Cavani doesn't do it to the extent those players did, but he does do it.
One poster said Cavani has over 50 goals and assists for 3 seasons in a row now. I know that I'd rather have that than someone who works hard like Bellamy. In fact I'd think that record is better than Aguero and Suarez over the last 3 seasons aswell, but that is just off the top of my head. I havent checked that.
The two games against Chelsea were terrible for him. I hope Chelsea sign him as another dud to add to their ranks.
I really think from your posts that you don't know what sort of player he is. He reminds me so much of Rooney in that they are one of the rare few world class ones that do the "dirty jobs" as a striker.
Understandable.... Each to their own.
I dont get it. There is almost no other top-CF who works as hard for the team as Cavani. Suarez is more skillful, but he certainly doesnt put in a shift like Cavani does. Same goes for Aguero.
To be honest, I havent see to much from Cavani since he joined PSG, just because I dont watch their games; he could be shit for them. They didnt need him in the first place and Blanc certainly doesnt get the best out of him.
To be honest, I havent see to much from Cavani since he joined PSG, just because I dont watch their games; he could be shit for them. They didnt need him in the first place and Blanc certainly doesnt get the best out of him.
He's been struggling since his return from injury and the fact he was clearly unsettled for missing out on the semis can explain in someway his shit match. He's a much better player in reality.
Hasn't he been struggling both because he's played out of position and because he's going through a rather public divorce?
The beauty of football we all have an opinion... The dirty work wasn't in reference to his defensive input.... I don't talk class in football coz the margins are tinier than people are made to believe, it takes the right set up or favourable tactics to make one individual to look a footballing god..
I like Cavani as a striker when he plays off defenders lapses in concentration but not when he is expected to be imposing as a player.. Clear enough?
What a load of drivel. The reason he wasn't banging them in as much as Forlán or Suárez (other than exceptional form from each at WC and Copa) was that Tabárez somehwat sacrificed him in a team-oriented role and he rolled up his sleeves and gave it his best shot despite it meaning he would not shine brightly and be more underrated.
Did you follow the qualifiers in South America at all? Uruguay wouldn't have qualified without him. When the chips were down, after 2 points from 18 and needing to go on a winning run at the end, he provided the winner in 3 out of 4 must-win games. Suárez, in the form of his life, delivered the other but it was Cavani that turned the tide back in June and kept the momentum going all the way to edging Argentina.
1. He is off form
2. You are mistaking mentality and "performing when it matters" with playmaking. Forlán and Suárez could indeed single-handedly turn a game on its head in a way Cavani can't. In order to make his impact Cavani needs the team around him to function well and service him, Forlán and Suárez don't. For all his hard work and defensive graft, he is not one who will drop deep and make something happen out of nowhere. It doesn't make Cavani mentally weak, just a different kind of player.
If we were looking to replace Rooney with a forward, Cavani would be the closest player in terms of style. Although, I doubt we are looking for Rooney replacements anyway.
I hate the OP in this thread, jars me whenever I see it.
Benzema IMO would be much more apt.
I have no link to the infamous 'Boss' btw
That username.
Cavani's ability to work the channels, drop deep and his high work rate makes him similar to Rooney. Benzema doesn't really do those things.
In the hypothetical scenario that he leaves, why does Rooney need to be replaced? 1 position, 3 strikers. Why complicate it again by getting a top striker in?
Did he score a hattrick against an English team a few years back? , i sure it was him and along with Lavezzi, torned them a new one? I am sure it was Cavani, but my brain is so foggy it keep telling me it was someone else!
Don't even know why you're linked to him, you need to spend all your money on your defence and midfield.
You're either thinking of the Chelsea 3-1 where he scored once, or mixing him up with Falcao who tore Chelsea a new one with a hat trick.Did he score a hattrick against an English team a few years back? , i sure it was him and along with Lavezzi, torned them a new one? I am sure it was Cavani, but my brain is so foggy it keep telling me it was someone else!
I was just saying if we were going to replace him with a striker of similar traits, Cavani would probably be top of the list.
We are stocked in that position though, yes.
True but thats been the case for the last 2 years instead we chose to buy Kagawa, Van Persie and Mata, so you never know.
Hopefully nothing to it.
3rd highest goalscorer in Ligue 1, dedpite playing out wide and not the main man. If an offer came in for hin, I am sure he will consider it as he is not settled. We are linked with him for some reason, very strange. These are strong rumours and top Journalists back them up. Imagine what Moyes would if done with him with our crossing.
This his latest goal:
This goal just shows his quality.
This his latest goal:
This goal just shows his quality.
I get the impression that if he didn't have such glorious hair and cool name, he would still be in Serie A and not rated this highly
He scored 78 league goals in 108 appearances so even though he doesn't look upto much when i watch him that output does not lie and you can see why he went to PSG in a big money move.
Haha you must've not watched in him in serie A then. He was phenomenal. 104 goals in 138 for Napoli, 29 in 51 for PSG. Those numbers are impressive, almost mirror Falcao's record in Europe alone, even though overall both careers Falcao has the more deadly strike rate but not by much. He's also a freekick specialist. The guy is highly rated and its just.
Yet he failed to make an impact in the Champions League (yeah he scored a couple against Anderlecht and Olympiakos but that's about it) and missed countless sitters in the World cup. I don't think he has lived up to his price tag at all yet. And his Serie A record does look good but the level of the League dropped massively in the last few years. I mean even Luca Toni managed to score 20 odd goals there last season.
His recent form hasn't been great, but he's right up there with Falcao. 29 goals in 50 for PSG is still a great return no matter how you look at it. The serie A isn't what it used to be indeed, but it still imports some very good players. As for goals and levels of competition, La Liga forwards especially those from any of the big teams score shitloads of goals so that argument is null.
It was the manner of his movement and finishing though. It wasn't just luck or bad defending.
Giroud finished top scorer in Ligue 1. I think that tells you all you need to know about the level of defending in France. I just don't see what's so impressive about Cavani.
Giroud scored 22 goals and had 10 assists at Arsenal last season. He obviously has something to him...
Giroud is quite underrated I think.
He is. He isn't top class but he is a good player.
Yep, he might not be the greatest of finishers but he's very good at bringing others into play.
You wouldn't be calling him underrated if you had to watch him play all season. Getting a bit off topic anyway.
Yet Giroud scored 20 plus goals and got double figures in assists in one of the toughest leagues in world football. Also, perhaps you wouldn't be calling Cavani underrated if you watched him all season. Seems you're in the business of underrating players. Cavani is a world class striker, one of the best, it doesn't matter what league he plays in.
Take a little time out of your life to watch these goals, consider his stats (104 in 138 for Napoli, 29 in 51 for PSG) and tell me this isn't a top player.
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Terrible decision to go play with Ibrahimovic at PSG because they dont fit together at all. Still a world class player though.
Giroud is not underrated.
He's underrated the most by Arsenal fans themselves.