If we thinking of signing him as a free agent we might as well sign Jonathan David who is way better than this guy.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Set to leave Everton on free transfer
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Is this a game "lets find and sign a striker who scored less goals in PL than Hojlund"?
Please no.
Sander Berge
This is my take.
I honestly thought he was about to explode around that time - a 15-goal season, followed by a 21-goal season, led the line well, was superb in the air, didn’t seemed dazed by playing international football.
Then seemed to be constantly injured, and even when he did play he rarely scored; that’s a pretty fatal combination.
I can see the appeal, just as loads of managers thought they could be the one to get Ravel Morrison to be as good for them as he’d always threatened to be, a fit and firing Calvert-Lewin would be a fine player.
But even if he’s fit, he doesn’t look particularly good anymore.
According to the athletic he's been the most underperforming player when xG is taken into account.
Feel like Juve probably have done it.
I find it exceedingly strange that this post has taken off following on from a single story from TBRFootball, who from a cursory glance appear to be somewhere between IndyKaila and reading the tea leaves on the scale of credibility.
Yeah he's never had a season in his top-flight career where he hasn't undered it.
Seems a crazy stat. I wonder if there's any other forwards out there who can match it (not Darwin or N.Jackson, they were the first two I checked)
That's some record. All kinds of players with long and illustrious careers of spaffing chances don't come anywhere close... Werner, Sterling, Welbeck, nobody's getting near 25. Havertz is Gerd Muller in comparison.Yeah he's never had a season in his top-flight career where he hasn't undered it.
Seems a crazy stat. I wonder if there's any other forwards out there who can match it (not Darwin or N.Jackson, they were the first two I checked)
Eddie Nketiah looks on pace to go somewhere close, but he'd need to find maybe 3-5 more seasons of somehow both being shit and getting first choice striker minutes in the Prem...
I did find one, though...
No thank you xx
DCL is a better player. Smith in the Butt role was septic. Excuse any puns
Fair. Maybe there’s still a decent squad player in there and then after that, who knows
Good post. He’d still be our best forward in the post Zlatan era thoughThat's some record. All kinds of players with long and illustrious careers of spaffing chances don't come anywhere close... Werner, Sterling, Welbeck, nobody's getting near 25. Havertz is Gerd Muller in comparison.
Eddie Nketiah looks on pace to go somewhere close, but he'd need to find maybe 3-5 more seasons of somehow both being shit and getting first choice striker minutes in the Prem...
I did find one, though...
No
Kinell! Nfw!
Good in the air but one of the worst finishers of the ball for a striker I've ever seen. Doesn't make the right runs either.
Honestly unless you're planning on playing long ball to the striker it would be a massive swerve.
Honestly unless you're planning on playing long ball to the striker it would be a massive swerve.
Just keep Hoijlund. Apparently the stats even back that up somehow 
Smith was doing ok until the dirty scousers broke his leg
Thought he was superb in the match where we pummelled Roma
That's fair. Wasn't too up to date regarding his current fitness level. Assumed a bit too much he was a returning player, but if it's more Shaw or Mount like, then it's a bad idea, of course.
I do think a back up is needed, though, and rather a relatively sub par one for a year (that could pretty much only surprise us positively) than no one. But while I am looking for a non-starter, I do agree in this case that his signing would be a non-starter.
My memory is hazy. I remember him being scrappy and having the same Rooney inside of the foot switch the to the wings over and over. I thought he was really aggressive but not top. Viduka and Kewel and Milner were better players than him.
Since XG is also a bit of finding yourself in the right positions, how does his amount of XG compare to other strikers? It doesn't look too high, but based on minutes and such I wonder if it would show that while his finishing isn't great, he looks decent at finding himself in those positions?
Kinda like how Ronaldo didn't always have the greatest conversion (only by comparison to other top strikers), but his XG was so much above everyone else due to his positioning/instinct (and boosted by being the main focus, when seeing post-Benzema's goal scores) that he became the top goal scorer of all time.
I’d agree with that. Viduka and Kewell did well for Leeds. But smith was a solid player. Just not a mark hughes or Andy Cole for United. In midfield he was ok if partnered with the right person just not top class. A good squad player really
Joyce reporting in The Times the same.
Basically confirmed he's leaving us now.
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Fine pick up on a free. He might get his mojo back!
It all started going downhill for him when he left the house in his dressing gown
Good signing if we're trying to seal mid-table mediocrity.
No no no
Dude looks ridiculous when not in his football-kit
This
I'll be really interested to see who picks him up. He will likely be wanting c. 100k in wages.
He probably won't get that anywhere
Don't underestimate the daftness of football clubs.
I mean Saudi sure. I don't think any of the top clubs offer it to him though. Maybe United? But Dorgu just came in on like 40k a week or so, it looks like we are shifting a bit. There's space for a Wilson at that wage who is stil very good when fit but DCL was a crock and now he can't hit a barn door, I don't think anyone punts on him unless it's a cheap deal..
West Ham, Newcastle and Forest were all PL clubs that were apparently keeping an eye on him.
Wilson's dogshit now, he'd be lucky to find another PL team never mind 100k a week
If we sell or loan Hojlund, I honestly don't think he'd be a terrible back up option on a short contract (2+1 maybe) with wages at around 80k p/w.
Interesting how any players caught wearing a skirt are having their contracts torn up by their clubs this summer.
Man City just tied up the Cherki signing and on the same day Redcafe bumps a DLC.
Seriously, feck y'all.
Hmph
Seriously, feck y'all.
Hmph