Big night for Gyokeres tonight

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Originally Posted by Peter

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 :-)

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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 :-)

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

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 :-)

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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.....

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Originally Posted by Peter

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.....

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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 :-)

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

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 :-)

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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 :-)

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Originally Posted by Peter

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 :-)

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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?

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Originally Posted by Rich

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?

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

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Originally Posted by Rich

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?

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

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Originally Posted by PSRB

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

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

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Originally Posted by Peter

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

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

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Originally Posted by 7sisters

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

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