Agree we need another striker AND Origi. But for trying to justify Origi's early arrival to all and sundry on here I'd leave it Barney. I still haven't stopped laughing at the Sturridge vs Welbeck thread, that will take another 2 years before I can get it out of my mind completely.
Come on, he has 4 goals in 25 appearances and is on a 14 game goal scoring drought at a level comfortably lower than the Premier League. Personally, I didn't like the look of him at the World Cup. I think that we have good reason to be sceptical of his ability.
I didn't think he looked anything special at the World Cup either tbh. He was better than Lukaku but that doesn't really say much as Lukaku was terrible.
Yeah he's yet to impress me whenever I've seen him play. I've seen him 4 or 5 times for Lille this season as I streamed a few of their games because Marcos Lopes is on loan there and Origi has been anonymous in each match. Judging by his record, that seems to be the norm for him this year.
Pretty accurate I'd say. Not very bright and incredibly raw.
D'ohThat's from July.
That's twice as many as Lambert,Borini and Ballotelli have managed from open play in the league. He is a huge upgrade. Yawn.
Exactly. He's not The Answer but he's a better answer than we've currently got. Whenever I've seen Lille play they have been tumescent. Its like Moyes is somehow managing them in spirit.
This is the true, Lille have been terrible, absolute dogshite of a team this season so it's obviously not easy for a young player like him to carry them. I just don't know if the Liverpool context is favorable for him to perform well, there'll be so much on his shoulders from the go.
They've all been shite though. Two times shite is still shite. It's like multiplying zero.
sorry had to laugh at that.wow. I think these words get used far too often.
Origi has a ton of pace, he is incredibly quick. What he doesnt have is decent ball control when operating at pace. Wilson isnt as quick but his ball control at pace is much better. Origi I am sure will have a good first season when he does play for Liverpool but I think he will be worked out pretty quickly.
What ???? In what way is, his world class potential clear ?
What?!
Have you watched him play often?He's got the rare combination of skills that don't allow opponents to work out players quickly. He's not just quick, he also has great balance and great dribbling. His only problem is that he's the sort of player that is often misused in football. often teams will use such a player out wide when its clear daylight he's a center forward.
How many times have you seen him play? Because that is just... not true at all.I have seen him play enough times to know it is true. His ball control at pace simply falls apart. He beats players with pace but nothing else. Its extreme pace and it will cause people trouble the first times they deal with him. After that he will be found out.
He's not exactly Hazard but he's got more than enough tricks in his bag to go past defenders, not only his pace. I'd say his technical ability and first touch are rather good actually. His acceleration from from stand-stil is also very good. It's not because he just blasts past players because of his pace that he hasn't got any control over the ball. Of course it can improve, but to say he doesn't have it at all is a bit too far for me. If anything, it's only his finishing that needs to improve drastically. He's not your typical centre forward though, he needs freedom but that shouldn't be a problem at Liverpool.
Clear world class potential?
Is that a guess based on other fast strikers? Original has excellent technical ability and can run with the ball fine.
He's much worse than Scholesy. Scholesy had odd opinions and stuck to his guns but this guy is on a whole 'nother level. He thinks of himself as a football visionary and a scholar. Scholesy was just the former.
There is more to controlling a ball at pace than just dribbling fast. His control at mid pace is fine but then most players look technically proficient at mid pace. Its when having to operate under pressure and at pace that players show their abilities.
The new David Bellion more likely.
In 17 games, he has scored 3 times, assisted twice, and averaged less than 2 shots per game over half a season. Doesn't sound like he has been much of a creative force.
