Delap by miles. But he was half the price and is far younger.
Who’s worse: Delap vs Gyökeres
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Gyokeres has been underwhelming given the hype but you don't need to force the narrative by trying to compare him with Liam Delap. I'd wager there's better footballers than Delap in this thread 
Yes but watch the spin on the ball, unless your saying delap is able to get there before it hits the floor it’s still going to ping out like a rugby ball bounce and he still needs to collect it turn and shoot by which time the keeper is back on his line.
(Ps I think delap is shit)
Delap then Gyokeres then Watkins this summer. What a grim list of targets. Thankfully we missed out on all three.
He absolutely can get there before it hits the floor & has a chance to just nod it in but decides to stick up his hand instead and claim a goal, then even when he waits, a touch and quick shot also means a goal (0:09 in the vid).
After dallying like an absolute moron he he has a simple pass to 41 for a certain goal, fecks that too, then even when he’s fecked all of that and let the keeper get completely back and let a defender block the pass, he makes an absolute hash of trying to dribble around him.
It’s like he did everything in slow motion.
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Delap will end up being just as good of a PL player if not much better than what Gyokeres
is offering now He's versatile, he's homegrown, most likely low-ish wages. He's costing much less. It's a decent punt for any club but he does seem like a bit of a knob and this was too big of a move. If he was the main striker here instead of Sesko or even Rasmus I'd have been worried and we'd be worse off at this point in the season. Delap was always a project and is struggling. Gyokeres was bought as the finished product and is doing below average
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SO glad we got Sesko instead of Delap ,Watkins & Gyokeres. Don't get me wrong ,Sesko ain't the finished article but looks far more promising than the aforementioned.
He was asked afterwards and he basically said he thought the ball was over the line and he waited for the whistle to confirm the goal. Bit stupid as you're taught as a kid to play to the whistle.
The answer is yes.
Just imagine, if we had won the EL, we could have ended up with both :/
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Just imagine, if we had won the EL, we could have ended up with both :/
Amorim's silent domination foundations.
Man had a vision all along. Our struggle wasn't in vain like he said, the good times are coming.
What a thought. Our striker run would have been: Højlund, Gyökeres, Delap as our striker sequence.
Delap by far.
Even though Gyokeres hasn't lived up to hype and his price tag, he's clearly not been as bad as Delap.
One has 13 goals and the other has 2 goals this season.
One has 13 goals and the other has 2 goals this season.
Delap looks like one of the worst strikers I have seen in the PL since joining Chelsea. Dude barely looks like a championship player.
Exactly. Gyokeres will end the season with 20+ goals. And whilst it’s not the 30-40 that Arsenal fans hoped for, it’s not in any way an awful return. I wonder how many Utd players will outscore Gyokeres. I’d guess about 8 or 10 players will outscore Delap.
Delap was the better signing, financially speaking, as he'll have some resale value. Gyokeres is the better player. Neither are good enough to lead the line for a top 6 club.
It is a bit like asking who is the better player: Dan James or Mason Mount. James was the better signing, as we signed him on the cheap. Mount is a better player. Neither were good enough to start for United.
It is a bit like asking who is the better player: Dan James or Mason Mount. James was the better signing, as we signed him on the cheap. Mount is a better player. Neither were good enough to start for United.
The amount of time he wanted on that rebound is Sunday league speed of thought.
He's a striker with an open goal. Tap it in with your head or take a touch and tap it in. Do not: take time to let it bounce, stop and turn to control it, think for a moment and then make a decision that's poorly executed.
In terms of non-penalty goals in the Premier League, Bruno and Mbeumo will outscore Gyökeres. Cunha and Sesko are also level with Gyökeres for non-penalty goals (6).
4 United players who are either level with Gyökeres or outscoring him for non-penalty goals is pretty significant considering the vastly different expectations Arsenal and United had entering into this season.
Gyokeres also has a lot less space to work in considering how low teams defend against us vs teams against United.
He has 5g/a in 6 games in the CL where he has a lot more space to operate in.
It's very hard to compare these things like for like.
You do have a point there - teams do sit deeper vs Arsenal than they do vs United. However, I wasn't the poster who first compared Gyökeres' goal record to United players as a marker of how well he's performing. Once that can of worms get opened, it's fair game.
A striker like Delap needs a lot of games to be at his very best like last season. He’ll never get that with Joao Pedro in the team who’s naturally just more skillful.
Gyokeres on the other hand has had those minutes, and still doesn’t show much.
Gyokeres on the other hand has had those minutes, and still doesn’t show much.
Completely forgot Delap even existed.
Who won the battle between the two today then?
Delap looks like a Championship player, does Gyökeres?
Delap looks like a Championship player, does Gyökeres?
Thought Delap looked a lot better than Gyokeres in his cameo. Gyokeres had several one on ones with Chelsea players that were just embarrassing. Every single one he just ran straight into them.Who won the battle between the two today then?
Delap looks like a Championship player, does Gyökeres?
Yeah, the way he tries to jink inside to open up a shot on his right foot is so cumbersome it’s genuinely cringey. Like watching someone who won a competition. But maybe it works against (some) Portugese centre backs?
And Tottenham's