He's not left footed though
)Really feels a similar player to Rashford, even down to the "oh he can possibly play striker".
His finish for the offside goal was kind of more like a top class striker than you'd see from Rashford. He'd fallen flat on face with an opening just before that so when he went through I thought he was going to feck it up but it was a beautiful chipped finish.
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Yeah saw this. £25.7m in January as they need to get rid.
Hmm. Raphinha level passing (who is the Brazilian winger Bruno) but his [Gakpo’s] dribbling percentages look very good. Added to the fact he’s not built like a twink like the other two mentioned, I think he’d be fine.From what i've seen and read about him he's basically thedutchBruno Fernandes olandese (sorry, @Cheimoon
Which is high praise, but also, Mancunian together have the OG Bruno Fernandes, so it seems kinda pointless
I’m far from sold on him but a punt at that price looks like a no brainer at a time where we’re very short of options
So did Sancho's at Dortmund. Thing is, anybody watching Sancho play could see he wasn't really a dribbler, he lacked the kind of elite burst needed to be effective. Most of his dribbling was either to keep possession - avoiding pressure - or in transition situations where he had a running start against a back-pedaling defender in open space. Gakpo is the same. His passing and crossing are great so he projects as a high level creator off of those - like Sancho - but he's also a high volume player, like Bruno, someone who is effective because he monopolizes so much of his team's attacking play
Yeah I've said before he looks like Rashford with more technique in front of goal but a bit less explosiveness.
Rashford is pretty shit down the middle. Most of his goals come from the left channels.
That would be awful. Rashford is not a CF. At least not a good one anyway.
He doesn't play up front, his hold up and link up look average in the few time I've watched him.
I think that’s the beauty of his fee and versatility. We can do both.
All for it in that case. Just as long as it isn't used as a penny pinching exercise by the Glazers.
Of course. Ten Hag needs to be backed. If he sees Gakpo as a fit I’m all for it.
We need to replace Martial and Ronaldo. £25m seems a great deal allowing us to bring in an Osimhen this summer. Plus we know ETH rates him.
Not sure we’ll replace Martial. Ronaldo is gone though but given we lost Cavani and Greenwood from the forwards there’s still scope to add two new ones whilst retaining the others.
Absolutely!
Always been a huge Martial fan and I think we may keep him around without renewing his contract but realistically unless he proves his fitness post World Cup we shouldn’t be planning with him - him being fit should be considered a nice bonus.
I'm hopeful that Gakpo can be converted into a centre forward. An Osimhen or Kane type in the summer would leave us in a good position.
There was rumor present somewhere in September, club will take it easy in winter after heavy spending in the summer. Still a rumor, but it could be also educated guess after last winter was ignored.
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It is assumed that Gakpo can transition into a centre forward.
Sure but it is also assumed Gakpo is heavily involved in goalscoring chances even without being considered centre forward, which could also help the team, for reasonable price of course.
Well United and Ten Hag openly like the player and by all accounts were close to signing him this summer. It also seems he turned down a move elsewhere and there’s talk that’s as United will be back in for him.
