Pagh Wraith
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Having strikers who cant finish doesnt make them challengers. Doesnt matter how high their XG is
Ehm, they are outperforming their xG by quite a bit.
Having strikers who cant finish doesnt make them challengers. Doesnt matter how high their XG is
I do, he hides from the ball, can't manipulate it at all. They desperately need to partner Rice with someone better than what they are throwing next to him.You clearly don't watch him enough. Probably buy into the media stance of him being just another Fellaini cos he can head the ball.
Cliche as this sounds I'd be more worried if he wasn't getting the chances.
Lampard isn't using him properly, he's playing him a hug the touchline winger when he should be tucking in right behind Tammy.
Don't tell anyone, we want to be under the radar.We are a better team than City and Chelsea this season.
He didn’t. Roman’s money speaksI still can't believe he fell into our lap like this, collosal.
Werner and Havertz have the same problem : you don't really know how to use them in a team because they have talent but can't find a specific position on the pitch. It'd take a genious coach to make something out of 2 players like that in the same team.
That’s like hiding a submarine in the seaDon't tell anyone, we want to be under the radar.
This win is on the pair of them. FaultlessStill waiting for him to collapse under the huge PL pressure because he played in a farmers league for 8 years.
2nd best defense in PL, playing with Zuma.
You can see that Zouma is the player Jose bought before that awful injuryThis win is on the pair of them. Faultless
Giroud should be nowhere near our first XI. Lampard playing him over Tammy on the basis of 4 goals against Sevilla's B team has been ludicrously stupid. We are so so so much worse out of possession with Giroud in the team.
Let’s offer him the Utd job then eh?It was classic Moyes away from home against a big side to be honest.
Neat and tidy but no threat and then by the end they're comfortably beaten. He's been watching games like this for 20 years from the sidelines.
You're telling me United, City or even Liverpool couldn't match whatever we pay him?He didn’t. Roman’s money speaks
ExactlyJust as well you aint a gambler then..
Once he hits a purple patch is not enough for such a big signing and of course to lead the line. Even if he doesn’t lead the line and plays from the sides, I still feel Chelsea have better options. Not convinced of him at all. I know he has age on his side but I feel technically he’s not all that great. May have a decent shot but is wasteful.I think Werner is going through a bad patch but he still keeps trying and getting chances once he hits a purple patch he will score many goals.
He didn’t. Roman’s money speaks
Werner is just average. It has nothing to do with luck.When your confidence is in the gutter, luck seems to go out of the window.
Long term like a lot of teams you need a top striker but for this season I think Giroud is the best you've got especially with the crosses you put in
Werner and Havertz have the same problem : you don't really know how to use them in a team because they have talent but can't find a specific position on the pitch. It'd take a genious coach to make something out of 2 players like that in the same team.
“It’s not yet what I imagined myself. I am always ambitious and set myself high standards. I want to score goals and take responsibility, like I did in Leipzig.
“I now play a completely different position than at RB. I came through the middle, out of the attacking midfield. With Julian Nagelsmann I even played as an 8 sometimes. This is of course something completely different now, I have to find myself again here.
“I’ve played good games here on the left and on the right wing, but I’ve never been able to radiate the goal danger that distinguished me from the centre at Leipzig.
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When is ziyech returning?The team is going through a funny period. Creating chances usually isn't a problem for this team. I'm sure the attack will start clicking again, perhaps upon Ziyech's return?
And they have strikers who cant score so what is it worth?Ehm, they are outperforming their xG by quite a bit.
When is ziyech returning?
I’m saying we weren’t going to and he probably wanted London anyway.You're telling me United, City or even Liverpool couldn't match whatever we pay him?
I could see him knocking in hat tricks once his confidence is up.Once he hits a purple patch is not enough for such a big signing and of course to lead the line. Even if he doesn’t lead the line and plays from the sides, I still feel Chelsea have better options. Not convinced of him at all. I know he has age on his side but I feel technically he’s not all that great. May have a decent shot but is wasteful.
We'll have to agree to disagree then. He's been West Ham's best player this season. He's partly the reason why Rice and West Ham are looking as good as they are under Moyes. He may not be the greatest on the ball but the guy is a colossus defensively and is a true box to box player. He has an unrivaled engine, powerful driving forward, and is a tough no nonsense tackler at the back. Oh and he's a beast aerially - in both boxes. There's a reason why Bayern are sniffing around him. I would certainly take him at United over Matic.I do, he hides from the ball, can't manipulate it at all. They desperately need to partner Rice with someone better than what they are throwing next to him.
When is ziyech returning?
So happy for him. Was a horrible injury. The loans at stoke and everton did him good. But hes gone up a level this season hes got a freak of nature alongside him must be said.You can see that Zouma is the player Jose bought before that awful injury
I can see him ending up like Soldado. I don’t really rate Havertz that much from what I’ve seen of him.I could see him knocking in hat tricks once his confidence is up.
Bayern won't sign him, I can promise you that much. Rice has been there best player. Look, he has his uses but he's no player for a big side. Not good enough on the ball. We'll agree to disagree I guess.We'll have to agree to disagree then. He's been West Ham's best player this season. He's partly the reason why Rice and West Ham are looking as good as they are under Moyes. He may not be the greatest on the ball but the guy is a colossus defensively and is a true box to box player. He has an unrivaled engine, powerful driving forward, and is a tough no nonsense tackler at the back. Oh and he's a beast aerially - in both boxes. There's a reason why Bayern are sniffing around him. I would certainly take him at United over Matic.
Reportedly he was in contention to make the bench today. Might feature against Arsenal or if not he should be back by early January.
Thanks. He will solve your creative issues and the lad is an amazing goal scorer too. You guys will be fine once he returns.He's back in training, so either the Arsenal game or the game after vs Villa.
Thanks. He will solve your creative issues and the lad is an amazing goal scorer too. You guys will be fine once he returns.
Told the lot on here that he was better than Maguire when we signed Harry and practically got cyber bullied. Wonder if the same opinions are still held.So happy for him. Was a horrible injury. The loans at stoke and everton did him good. But hes gone up a level this season hes got a freak of nature alongside him must be said.
Think it’s too early to write any of them off, but yeah Havertz hasn’t impressed me at all.I can see him ending up like Soldado. I don’t really rate Havertz that much from what I’ve seen of him.
And they have strikers who cant score so what is it worth?
Its not even just this season, we had this exact same discussion last year when you told me Chelsea would stay above us due to XG.
Is a keeper not part of the team then?And both strikers are outperforming their metrics as well so that statement is not true. It's only Werner who is on a bad run at the moment but he is not deployed as a striker. Not that either of these stats tell us a whole lot at this point. The overall teams metrics do however. It is why anyone who is half-paying attention to data would have known that Spurs are nowhere near the top teams even before their last three results.
And last season I think it was pretty clear that apart from some bad luck it was the goalkeeper who was holding them back. Post-shot analysis shows that Kepa cost them 10 goals compared to an average keeper (not even a good one). There is no doubt in my mind that Chelsea are a stronger side than United. Last season and this season even more so.
Neither are going to win the title. Liverpool are strong favourites with the points advantage they have over City. City are a strange one, had them down as favourites before the season but they seem to be playing a lot more conservatively this season.
And both strikers are outperforming their metrics as well so that statement is not true. It's only Werner who is on a bad run at the moment but he is not deployed as a striker. Not that either of these stats tell us a whole lot at this point. The overall teams metrics do however. It is why anyone who is half-paying attention to data would have known that Spurs are nowhere near the top teams even before their last three results.
And last season I think it was pretty clear that apart from some bad luck it was the goalkeeper who was holding them back. Post-shot analysis shows that Kepa cost them 10 goals compared to an average keeper (not even a good one). There is no doubt in my mind that Chelsea are a stronger side than United. Last season and this season even more so.
Neither are going to win the title. Liverpool are strong favourites with the points advantage they have over City. City are a strange one, had them down as favourites before the season but they seem to be playing a lot more conservatively this season.
Havertz needs to hit the gym room, then get played centrally and he could figure it out. He's got a lot of ability.Think it’s too early to write any of them off, but yeah Havertz hasn’t impressed me at all.