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The Mount goal really resonated with me that's what I want a United Number 9 to be able to do. Rasmus is not capable of that sadly.
His value increased massively at the time of our purchase because clubs were looking for the next Haaland
No. Clubs will always pay big money for a striker who might be the next big thing. It has nothing to do with a daft superficial similarity.I said this at the time. I don’t think we go for him at all if Haaland didn’t exist.
I repeat myself, but why do people keep saying that, when one of his best moments for us was outpacing VdV?If Van den Ven plays, he’s toasted toast.
Because regression and a lack of conviction is clearly apparent.I repeat myself, but why do people keep saying that, when one of his best moments for us was outpacing VdV?
No. Clubs will always pay big money for a striker who might be the next big thing. It has nothing to do with a daft superficial similarity.
Big money was paid for Nunez, Ramos, Vlahovic, Osimhen, Isak, Kolo Muani, Jovic - mostly on the idea of potential. Some worked out, most didn't. Hojlund isn't any different.
I think the inclusion of Lukaku kind of goes against your point. Different clubs have paid good money for him multiple times both before and after the emergence of Haaland.Haaland changed the profile of what top clubs were looking at. It’s not superficial and has nothing to do with their similar hair. I believe that if Haaland hadn’t come along, top clubs would have continued to seek mire rounded strikers than Hojlund. Players like Lukaku had fallen out of fashion with the best clubs, strikers didn’t need to put up stupid numbers as such, teams wanted players who could score and do a bit of everything. Then Haaland broke the scale, and I think teams wanted to speculate that Hojlund could be the next one.
If there was no Haaland, he’d have been seen as too limited for the top teams. That’s my suspicion anyway.
Yea I agree, though I think we could have gotten him a little cheaper.No. Clubs will always pay big money for a striker who might be the next big thing. It has nothing to do with a daft superficial similarity.
Big money was paid for Nunez, Ramos, Vlahovic, Osimhen, Isak, Kolo Muani, Jovic - mostly on the idea of potential. Some worked out, most didn't. Hojlund isn't any different.
I think this is a reasonable opinion, and I think teams will start to move away from the idea.Haaland changed the profile of what top clubs were looking at. It’s not superficial and has nothing to do with their similar hair. I believe that if Haaland hadn’t come along, top clubs would have continued to seek mire rounded strikers than Hojlund. Players like Lukaku had fallen out of fashion with the best clubs, strikers didn’t need to put up stupid numbers as such, teams wanted players who could score and do a bit of everything. Then Haaland broke the scale, and I think teams wanted to speculate that Hojlund could be the next one.
If there was no Haaland, he’d have been seen as too limited for the top teams. That’s my suspicion anyway.
I think the inclusion of Lukaku kind of goes against your point. Different clubs have paid good money for him multiple times both before and after the emergence of Haaland.
20 years before that, both Juve and Milan paid massive money for Pippo Inzaghi who basically couldn't do anything else with a football other than poke it into the net. I think clubs have always been willing to spend on players they think will be able to score, even if they don't offer much else.
No he’s never scored a header for usJust saw the Jiminez goal for Fulham against Everton, a towering header and thought there's just no chance Hojlund ever scores a goal like that.
And then I thought actually has Hojlund ever even scored a header for us?
Has he? I can't think of one.
He scored one in the Champions League last season.No he’s never scored a header for us
Sorry, was referring only to Premier leagueHe scored one in the Champions League last season.
Yeah, it also wasn’t a header that really showcased him being strong in the air. It’s not like he had to beat a man or be accurate. More like a headed tap in.Sorry, was referring only to Premier league
Mentioned this yesterday. Once Amad had beaten his man, he was clearly looking for Hojlund to attack the space in behind the defender. In fact, he seems to point to direct Hojlund to the space. But Mr ‘I don’t get service’ just did not show the right instinct, and by the time he started moving, Amad had basically given up and moved on to Mount.
Mentioned this yesterday. Once Amad had beaten his man, he was clearly looking for Hojlund to attack the space in behind the defender. In fact, he seems to point to direct Hojlund to the space. But Mr ‘I don’t get service’ just did not show the right instinct, and by the time he started moving, Amad had basically given up and moved on to Mount.
also just showing how important a wingback in Amorim’s system. Any decent attackingWingback instead of Amass, it would be another goal.
I was meaning to post about this incident the other night as an example of Hojlund's terrible movement.
I could see it at the time and was shouting at Hojlund to make the f**king run through the gap on the right and Amad will play you in. Then Amad literally starts pointing at where he wants Hojlund to run. Hojlund eventually makes the run he should have made 3-5 business days earlier, by which time the chance to play him in is gone, and Amad has to play it to Mount instead.
I also posted a few days ago about the chance he butchered in the 1st half where if he took a touch on his right, he'd have had a chance to shoot at goal on his right. Instead he tries to control the ball (badly) on his left, back into where all the Bilbao defenders were, and the chance is gone.
He just has such terrible technique, movement and attacking instinct.
It was a clear one on one with Gk if player could control it well and just twat it. Even though i don’t really rate them as wingback, i expect even Dalot or Maz would score. But they have to get into that position first.Arguably also shows the folly in it. Ideally, that flick from Mount should be going to a player in the mould of Rashford, who would be expected to score there. I can’t think of many ‘decent attacking wing backs’ who you generally ‘expect to score’ in promising situations. It’s more of a hope/pleasantly surprised - but there are few who I would say I ‘expect to score’ in the manner I would if a decent attacking left winger was receiving the ball instead of Amass.
It was a clear one on one with Gk if player could control it well and just twat it. Even though i don’t really rate them as wingback, i expect even Dalot or Maz would score. But they have to get into that position first.
Yeah. Probably i was being harsh on young Amass. But i actually don’t have any expectation on him this season.Dalot maybe. Maz has yet to score a goal for us, and most full backs fail to take the majority of presentable chances that fall to them. I think you underestimate the difficulty of such situations for players without those instincts and temperament.
Ayd Heaven knows he's miserable nowObviously this is an attempt to identify the club with another Manchester icon and so we find Rasmus attempting to invoke the classic Morrissey pose of 1984 but failing due to looking altogether too butch. I still expect to see some merchandise in the club shop imminently with The Smiths branding, "Marcus, it was really nothing" on the front of a shirt, a poster of an Onana howler with "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" emblazoned upon it. There is really no limit to the commercial potential.
Yeah. Probably i was being harsh on young Amass. But i actually don’t have any expectation on him this season.
It should fall on player like Rashford, but it’s not gonna happen on this system. I just want to emphasize the importance of having attacking wingback on Amorim’s. He could a winger ala Amad or just fullback ala Marcelo.
Mentioned this yesterday. Once Amad had beaten his man, he was clearly looking for Hojlund to attack the space in behind the defender. In fact, he seems to point to direct Hojlund to the space. But Mr ‘I don’t get service’ just did not show the right instinct, and by the time he started moving, Amad had basically given up and moved on to Mount.
EasilyThe worst striker the club has ever had.
Worse than ManuchoThe worst striker the club has ever had.