Big night for Gyokeres tonight

[Rich]

He is complete sh*te. Is the Portuguese league really so bad that a spastic like him can score over 50 goals?

What I don?t understand is that Sporting must be the best or near the best side in Portugal. Yet 90% of his goals are him sprinting into acres (like an entire half of a football pitch) of space and ****ing it past a keeper (zero finesse). P

So yes; I think your point is valid but it?s clear that he will never be a top player for any side that faces low blocks. Never.

[John Bunnell]

People trying to justify him by saying "oh he draws players to him" does he fek we need Havertz back asap he draws players to him AND he can control a ball.

[Peter]

I like him, always have; reminds me of Paul Mariner.

Could do with one or two more goals though, of course. Like Mariner.

I don't mind a striker who doesn't score. As long as you don't expect him to be scoring.

Expected goals, if you will

[Peter]

People trying to justify him by saying "oh he draws players to him" does he fek we need Havertz back asap he draws players to him AND he can control a ball.

Yes, maybe.

Wouldn't have made any difference to us tonight. Ball was nowhere near the forward line in that second half.

[Rich]

I don't mind a striker who doesn't score. As long as you don't expect him to be scoring.

Expected goals, if you will

I see Berta is already after a new striker in summer. Gyokeres to Saudi or France

[redgunamo]

I don't mind a striker who doesn't score. As long as you don't expect him to be scoring.

Expected goals, if you will

Just to wind up John and Rich; the fact that he doesn't actually score the goals we want him to, or indeed any goals at all really, is genius. Imagine defenders expending all that energy on a non-goal threat, leaving everybody else free to push us clear at the top of the table.

I don't know if you've ever kept score in a village cricket match but it really upsets them when commentators say "out without troubling the scorers". There's actually no little toil involved for them when a batsman gets out for nought.

Our opponents must be kicking themselves

[Peter]

Just to wind up John and Rich; the fact that he doesn't actually score the goals we want him to, or indeed any goals at all really, is genius. Imagine defenders expending all that energy on a non-goal threat, leaving everybody else free to push us clear at the top of the table.

I don't know if you've ever kept score in a village cricket match but it really upsets them when commentators say "out without troubling the scorers". There's actually no little toil involved for them when a batsman gets out for nought.

Our opponents must be kicking themselves

Perhaps we need a third category after goals and assists- yards of space created.

Gyokeres certainly makes plenty of runs. Maybe he should try batting for England.....

[redgunamo]

Perhaps we need a third category after goals and assists- yards of space created.

Gyokeres certainly makes plenty of runs. Maybe he should try batting for England.....

England should certainly try it. The day they work out he's actually a busted flush, goalshy and couldn't hit a barn door is the day he gets the space and time to start scoring regularly.

The whole Premier League must think Haaland is rubbish

[Peter]

England should certainly try it. The day they work out he's actually a busted flush, goalshy and couldn't hit a barn door is the day he gets the space and time to start scoring regularly.

The whole Premier League must think Haaland is rubbish

Gyokeres isn't the problem.

We just need courage. We were edgy tonight and we let Liverpool irritate us. Van Dijk starting a fight in the first half over us not knocking the ball out for Frimpong, rather than actually bothering to go and check whether he was ok. He really got Rice rattled.

This is going to take focus and cool heads. In other words, we are ****ed

[Rich]

Gyokeres isn't the problem.

We just need courage. We were edgy tonight and we let Liverpool irritate us. Van Dijk starting a fight in the first half over us not knocking the ball out for Frimpong, rather than actually bothering to go and check whether he was ok. He really got Rice rattled.

This is going to take focus and cool heads. In other words, we are ****ed

I?d take Nketiah for Gyokeres. Less wages, also makes runs and is wonderful finisher. He has the added bonus of being able to control a ball, pass a ball, hold a ball up, head a ball and indeed even run with the ball to some extent.

Finishing and runs off the ball aside; Gyokeres has none of the above (to the required level at least).

When is Kai fit again?

[7sisters]

I?d take Nketiah for Gyokeres. Less wages, also makes runs and is wonderful finisher. He has the added bonus of being able to control a ball, pass a ball, hold a ball up, head a ball and indeed even run with the ball to some extent.

Finishing and runs off the ball aside; Gyokeres has none of the above (to the required level at least).

When is Kai fit again?

Vlahovic is out of contract at the end of the season. ***Free Strikers***

[PSRB]

I?d take Nketiah for Gyokeres. Less wages, also makes runs and is wonderful finisher. He has the added bonus of being able to control a ball, pass a ball, hold a ball up, head a ball and indeed even run with the ball to some extent.

Finishing and runs off the ball aside; Gyokeres has none of the above (to the required level at least).

When is Kai fit again?

Reckon he'll play against Portsmouth, thank ****

[Peter]

Reckon he'll play against Portsmouth, thank ****

Don't tell me you have given up on Vik as well

[7sisters]

Don't tell me you have given up on Vik as well

I think it?s a real shame we can?t make more of Madueke. He terrorises defenders in those one on ones.

[PSRB]

I think it?s a real shame we can?t make more of Madueke. He terrorises defenders in those one on ones.

So was Saka, then we stopped giving him the ball.