So was Inzaghi to be fair. Like I said he was good, but never close to the level of Elkjær.
Rasmus Højlund
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What the feck
For sure.
The lad who tore up the Euros last time out, and scored that brilliant freekick against England, has given me pause. After that tourny I went and watched his videos at Sampdoria, I think, and he looked great there too! I was convinced he could be great for us.
But now he is struggling to get unstuck from Brentford's bench and I haven't seen or heard his name mentioned in a quite a long time.
I think he's just a bad fit for the Prem and Brentford in particular, lacking pace and power. He'd be better off as a #10 in a team playing an orthodox 4-2-3-1. Would be decent at Brighton in the role Lallana is playing. Brentford could use the money towards a serious bid for an Eriksen replacement who's a level above Jensen, which is what Damsgaard is supposed to be (and was for Denmark) but he seems to lack the ability to win 2nd balls that defines Brentford. Someone like Kudus could become a proper star at Brentford and if they paid Ajax 25 M and gave him a nice 45M type release clause it could suit everyone involved.
He was injured for almost a year with some very complicated issues. Will take time for him to get back to his best.
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Nothing to do with the PL. He was really good the year before the Euros with Sampdoria. But he got injured right after he came back from the Euros, and his last season with Sampdoria was almost a sabbatical one…
He got a very aggressive form of arthritis. It took him a long time to fully recover… I doubt he will ever get back his pre-injury level (the pace and acceleration he had), but he can be a really decent player with his creativity. Lalla is the right benchmark IMO.
Yeah, but Lallana is also a player who needed the right fit, even in his prime. Could play in a 4 out wide, but not a 5 since he always lacked explosiveness, and then he could play centrally, but not in a 2.
That sucks for the lad. Injuries are the worst.
If he plays all over Europe they'll call him Erasmus Højlund 
I disagree. Don't think he ever had great pace or acceleration. Certainly not compared to traditionel PL wingers. That being said, I'm also surprised he hasn't featured more for Brentford. Hard to tell how much is due to the athritis.
Just read an interview with Højlund where he admits he's a huge United fan. He's an interesting one because his skillset is comparable to that of Haaland's - even if he's far from his level. Hope we're monitoring him. In general, I would just love for us to sign more young players with potential for relatively low fees and loan them back to their clubs.
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Potato twitter footage is all I could find but... fecking roadrunner.
tearing Lazio a new one at the minute
Yeah that is some insane pace.
He doesn't strike me as capable of reaching great heights scoring-wise. Haaland was already a freak in that domain at a very young age... But Højlund looks better gifted technically.
Probably not. Very few probably will tbf. Haaland's instincts are insane. But look at the clip above from today's game. His build and pace remind me more of Haaland than any other player I can think of.
Thats an impressive burst of pace.
The new Lewandolski with more pace after the latest game
Was that Lazio player raising his hand for offside?!
Ok so this is a super lazy comparison and just a throwaway comment...but the next Kasper Dolberg?
Dolberg is neither particularly fast nor strong. He also doesn't seem to have the right attitude to move to the next level. IMO Højlund is already the better player and should start in the national team.Was that Lazio player raising his hand for offside?!
Ok so this is a super lazy comparison and just a throwaway comment...but the next Kasper Dolberg?
Hope it works out for him and your national team.
Only reason I said it was because Dolberg was seen as the next big thing at Ajax and he did look decently good. I'm basing this on highlights and forum comments though, so don't mind me.
Another goal and another great performance. 19 years old.. Very hight potential. It makes much more sense to buy him (and move Rashford to the center) than to spend more than 100 million on Osimhen, Vlahovic and other good but overrated CF.
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Hat-trick tonight versus Finland. Showed great instincts and movement in the box for the goals. Quoting myself here because he reminds me more and more of Haaland every time I watch him - even if he's still far from his level.
Boy got talent. Reminds me of Falcao.
Hat-trick in his first start for Denmark. Clearly gonna be better than Haaland, and without the HGH facial features.
Didn't even know about him. Seems like Rasmus is done staying in the shadows.
Imagine Eriksen was there to assist him ? boy oh boy
Watched a decent amount of Atlanta highlights this season due to Lookman and he has good instincts, is technical and fast. But still very raw, probably needs another 2 or so seasons to develop his skills.
Which reminds me - Lookman is someone clubs surely will be looking at. He's been on a tear this season with some great goals and assists.
Which reminds me - Lookman is someone clubs surely will be looking at. He's been on a tear this season with some great goals and assists.
First hat-trick on our national team since M Laudrup I believe.
Rasmus looks like a real special talent.
Heard from my good friend who’s a scout at a top club, apparently Newcastle have been in for a while and have some sort of agreement in place.
Just off the top of my head, I’m pretty sure Bendtner scored one against USA some years ago. That was in a friendly though - might be the first in a competitive game since Laudrup.
Edit: And Eriksen scored one in the WC playoff game away to Ireland.
ah yes true. Still its very impressive to do this in his first full debut.
I mean, is he gonna be worse than Weghorst?
Sign the guy
Sign the guy
Good movement for the first to move the defender out of the way, good instincts for the second and decent composure for the third. Keep it up, Rasmus.
Is that our criteria now?