ETH reached a CL semi final with Tadic as a flase 9 and DVB as a shadow striker. So its not like hes not done it before.
Who potentially replaces Ronaldo?
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Nkunku
Or Bruno
Doesn't mean it's a good idea week in week out for us in the PL. VDB has not even shown he's a competent footballer for us nevermind putting him up as a central part of our attacking threat this season.
Mbappe is finished. Only interested in football manager now.
Dirk Kuyt would be good
You're right, DVB has proven nothing so far and relying on him would be a huge risk. But on the other hand - he hasn't actually been played in anything resembling his preffered position / system.
He's a proper system player, bought to what, play backup to a complete maveric in Bruno? It was a really, really stupid signing. Though his best hope at a resurgence is somehow finding himself again under the manager who made him perform so well in the first place, who understands what he needs to thrive.
To be super clear - I don't rate DVB at all on current evidence. He's been shite. But he hasn't been given anything resembling a fair chance to shine, like many of our current players, is what I'm saying.
I expect many players will look 100% improved under ETH.
The answer is already out there. We will go all in on convincing eriksen. Eriksen can play that false 9 role, similar to tadic. We will us martial as backup and hope he works out. Dvb to cover bruno
Do a deal with Napoli for Victor Osimhen, use Ronnie to get the fee down
Rashford and Martial, for sure.
And yet somehow we scored way more goals the season before he returned. 73 goals in prem in 20-21 vs 57 in 21-22.
Another player with an eye for a goal would certainly help us but we don’t need to panic and change our transferplans to get a super expensive striker or two
I don't like the idea but I think it's possible we bring Greenwood back into the team if he's not charged / convicted.
Kane?
If Chelsea want Ronaldo could include Broja in any deal. ETH likes a target man so he might cause a meltdown by going for someone like Weghorst.
We don’t have funds for options like Omishen/Nkunku and even fees for likes of Etitike and Scamacca are crazy. Striker market is tough and be very easy to panic and blow a fortune on someone.
We don’t have funds for options like Omishen/Nkunku and even fees for likes of Etitike and Scamacca are crazy. Striker market is tough and be very easy to panic and blow a fortune on someone.
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Oh how I wish we could have signed Haaland.
Point proved. We did that with several other players, not a single striker. And most of them are not available or in horrible form.
So Ronaldo goes then we need two more attackers minimum. Like I said.
I'd rather we go bust and City's owners buy us and make us their third team
Belotti is going on a free I believe? Would be an option as a classic Target Man type on a free. Dybala also, who seems like an accident waiting to happen, but who knows? Maybe he'd be keen to be our leading man.
Hlozek I think will be fantastic in a couple of years. Looks lined up to be Schicks replacement I guess?
Schick, Isak, Osimhen, Scamacca - All surely hugely overpriced. The Nunez deal will only have made this worse.
Jonathan David, Moussa Dembele - Perhaps Ligue Un would be better value?
It's a real head scratcher.
Edit:Forgot about Diaby. I think he'd be a good option, depending on cost.
Hlozek I think will be fantastic in a couple of years. Looks lined up to be Schicks replacement I guess?
Schick, Isak, Osimhen, Scamacca - All surely hugely overpriced. The Nunez deal will only have made this worse.
Jonathan David, Moussa Dembele - Perhaps Ligue Un would be better value?
It's a real head scratcher.
Edit:Forgot about Diaby. I think he'd be a good option, depending on cost.
Won't join a team in Europa League, also have concerns about his age too. We have really fecked up letting the scousers take Nunez now.
Not a chance in a million years
Very talented but Martinez has already done a Van Gaal and advised him not to move with the World Cup coming up.
DCL, Everton already sold Richarlison, he’s a decent striker and Everton have ffp problems
It's besides the point. Our squad is awful and is getting worse player for player.
We are also keeping all the worst players as they have nowhere better to go
DCL is not a decent striker. He's injury prone, finished the season with less goals than both Demarai Gray and Andros Townsend, and his team barely avoided relegation. Can people please stop suggesting him?
Just seen your location- you clearly must have seen a lot of Oshimen for the National side. Can you give a bit of insight into him and why you don't rate him? I'm sure I saw someone comparing him to Eto'o earlier in this thread and I was getting hyped on him then!
no chance he comes here. He will want to be competitive and play CL.
What's happening with Jovic these days?
Seriously, would anybody consider Belotti? He's free.
As a backup maybe but Belotti can't be our 1st choice striker. It's not even like he's young. He got 8 goals last season, 13 goals the season before. Belotti should only be a consideration if we get our 1st choice striker and decide we could use another backup striker for squad depth.
Nkunku
Oshimen
Can't really think of another striker than is physical and fast enough to be a real force for us.
Nunez was the one.
Oshimen
Can't really think of another striker than is physical and fast enough to be a real force for us.
Nunez was the one.
Going to Fiorentina i believe
Just sign Dybala on a free.
Got exactly the same horrible feeling as well just like we didn't the first time round
No player is irreplacable and as good as he was at points last season, I would ssay this goes for 37year old Ronaldo too. Still a great player, one of very very few who could claim to be any more than embarrasing last season in all honesty, but this is 37year old ROnaldo still.
One name I see mentioend a bit is Omishen who I cant comment on as not really seen. Other mentioning the likes of Antony.
For me firstly, forget replacing ROnaldo the legend and Ronaldo the player. The most important thing is we need to replace a STRIKER, especially as the only geniune long term replacement we are quite possibly losing too in Greenwood.
Martial forget about, Rashford isnt a striker and again he isnt the answer on the wing let alone up front.
We simply wont have a single striker, we need two! Is the discussion viable when we havent even signed a ventral midfielder yet and are so far not even heavily linked with a defensive one.
We probably need to sign two and wont sign one. Personally of the players I do know, none of the names mentioned a lot are the answer, people like Schik as a second option isnt bad.
I would go for two younger players myself with huge potential. Said a million times and rarely see anybody mention him.... Amine Giouri should be signed regardleess of Ronaldo going or not, for me a potential superstar.
The other one is also French. Ekitike looks a little gangly, a little raw, but I think there is huge potential and ability about him, not to the same level, but he does remind me of a youner Henry
One name I see mentioend a bit is Omishen who I cant comment on as not really seen. Other mentioning the likes of Antony.
For me firstly, forget replacing ROnaldo the legend and Ronaldo the player. The most important thing is we need to replace a STRIKER, especially as the only geniune long term replacement we are quite possibly losing too in Greenwood.
Martial forget about, Rashford isnt a striker and again he isnt the answer on the wing let alone up front.
We simply wont have a single striker, we need two! Is the discussion viable when we havent even signed a ventral midfielder yet and are so far not even heavily linked with a defensive one.
We probably need to sign two and wont sign one. Personally of the players I do know, none of the names mentioned a lot are the answer, people like Schik as a second option isnt bad.
I would go for two younger players myself with huge potential. Said a million times and rarely see anybody mention him.... Amine Giouri should be signed regardleess of Ronaldo going or not, for me a potential superstar.
The other one is also French. Ekitike looks a little gangly, a little raw, but I think there is huge potential and ability about him, not to the same level, but he does remind me of a youner Henry
Only him, Osmihen and maybe David (not seen enough) would excite me, no chance of Neymar signing
Why does Bissouma get a clean slate from you but Greenwood (if he's found not guilty) doesn't?
Bail literally just extended a few days ago with no confirmed end date...! There has to be one, but strange its not been confirmed.
Either way the recent extension is enough to mean we have to plan without him
Yeah signing two options sounds appealing but like you say probably won't even sign one
I'd play Fernandes as a false 9 with Sancho/Rashford and Antony overlapping him from the wide areas. We've been linked with Eriksen who's predominantly a CAM anyway.