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I don't reckon there's a simple answer to that (entirely reasonable) question. As long as we have wide forwards who come in off the wing and go for goal, it may well be that another Bobby-type player would be favourite. Interestingly though, Slot arrived with a rep as someone who likes his wingers to get chalk on their boots, so I can't help wondering whether he might want to transition in that direction and, if he does, signing someone like Sesko predominantly for the future might make sense.
 
Judge Jules said:
I don't reckon there's a simple answer to that (entirely reasonable) question. As long as we have wide forwards who come in off the wing and go for goal, it may well be that another Bobby-type player would be favourite. Interestingly though, Slot arrived with a rep as someone who likes his wingers to get chalk on their boots, so I can't help wondering whether he might want to transition in that direction and, if he does, signing someone like Sesko predominantly for the future might make sense.
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I ask that because there’s a lot of stuff going round at the minute about “where have all the strikers gone?” - like there aren’t (m)any great CfF’s about at this moment in time - if you compare to yesteryear’s.

When you think of some of the forwards we’ve seen over the last 30 years and you look around now… it’s sparse - loads of great attacking wide forwards (not wingers) - but even deep lying strikers appear to be in short supply.

Theory is, I suppose, modern tactics have coached the “strikerness” out of them by focusing on coming deep to bulk up midfield and link play against just hanging them in.

Haaland is the best example of the modern striker malaise - all about scoring… but when that’s not working you’d be better playing with a traffic cone up front, it’d offer more.
 
Except that Isak is of the same age, signed in the same season, cheaper, playing in a weaker team, would have easily signed for us, and is tearing it up in the league.

We bought the wrong striker. We could have won the league with Isak last season.

Hindsight.
 
Why not give Danns the last 20 minutes of games and build him up this way? We know he is clinical. Jota works better of the bench and we have Cheesie on the bench too to try. There are options we can look internally and in the summer buy FWDs if needed
 
bluebell said:
Why not give Danns the last 20 minutes of games and build him up this way? We know he is clinical. Jota works better of the bench and we have Cheesie on the bench too to try. There are options we can look internally and in the summer buy FWDs if needed
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There’s no point having Chiesa on the bench when Salah is playing because there’s no way he gets taken off.
 
MomoWASright said:
There’s no point having Chiesa on the bench when Salah is playing because there’s no way he gets taken off.
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I thought the thing with Chiesa last night was probably more about the intensity of the game. It was fast-moving and quite frantic for the last 20 minutes. I think Chiesa is going to work best against teams that will give hime time and space, like Accrington did, and that wasn't happening last night. He's clearly got ability, I just don't think he's going to make it here because I don't think he'll adapt to the pace of (most of) the games we play.
And I get what you mean about Mo. He was gash for most of the game last night but came to life a bit when Diogo came on. But you're right, I don't see him getting subbed off for Chiesa, especially if we're chasing the game, so the question is perhaps whether Chiesa can play alongside him, perhaps as a more central attacker or as a 10, or maybe Chiesa is just there in case Mo gets injured.
 
Beamrider said:
I thought the thing with Chiesa last night was probably more about the intensity of the game. It was fast-moving and quite frantic for the last 20 minutes. I think Chiesa is going to work best against teams that will give hime time and space, like Accrington did, and that wasn't happening last night. He's clearly got ability, I just don't think he's going to make it here because I don't think he'll adapt to the pace of (most of) the games we play.
And I get what you mean about Mo. He was gash for most of the game last night but came to life a bit when Diogo came on. But you're right, I don't see him getting subbed off for Chiesa, especially if we're chasing the game, so the question is perhaps whether Chiesa can play alongside him, perhaps as a more central attacker or as a 10, or maybe Chiesa is just there in case Mo gets injured.
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You’re not suggesting we swap one wide forward to play up front for another?

Things did happen when Jota came on. It’s like the team cranked it up to 11. Mo ended up with more chances to mess up.
 
MomoWASright said:
You’re not suggesting we swap one wide forward to play up front for another?

Things did happen when Jota came on. It’s like the team cranked it up to 11. Mo ended up with more chances to mess up.
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No, Jota should start as often as he can manage physically, and I'd like to see Danns given more time as a late sub to see if he can do it against stronger opposition than he has played against so far.
I'm just saying that if Chiesa is going to play, then it's either a game against lesser opposition where Mo is rested, when Mo is injured or in another position. He's not going to oust a fit Mo in a big game.
 
There must be a young 17 yo R9 hiding somewhere in Brazil.

We've just got to find him before anyone does.

Gosh, I really miss those proper no 9's of yesteryears.
 
darkstarexodus said:

View: https://x.com/LFC_Lucas_/status/1879597195671834648?t=IwrPeX1bVzT1gSORwrveQA&s=19

Thread listing a number of attacking options, some of whom are the usual candidates.

I've previously said that I'm unconvinced by Jonathan David based on his play for the Canadian national side but I've not watched him for Lille and his stats hold up. He's out of contract in the summer, so fee in January would be more reasonable.
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I'd have to question to what extent those stats put him in the frame for LFC given the league he plays in. Not saying "do not want" necessarily but I'd need some convincing.
 
If David was available on a free, I would not be against a new CF coming in who would probably be suitable as a rotation/back up. We need some changes around the squad and he ticks some boxes and would allow more investment elsewhere.

I guess the CL game next week will be like a job interview for him.
 
darkstarexodus said:

View: https://x.com/LFC_Lucas_/status/1879597195671834648?t=IwrPeX1bVzT1gSORwrveQA&s=19

Thread listing a number of attacking options, some of whom are the usual candidates.

I've previously said that I'm unconvinced by Jonathan David based on his play for the Canadian national side but I've not watched him for Lille and his stats hold up. He's out of contract in the summer, so fee in January would be more reasonable.
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Openda and Davids but only if we sell Darwin and Diaz.
 
darkstarexodus said:

View: https://x.com/LFC_Lucas_/status/1879597195671834648?t=IwrPeX1bVzT1gSORwrveQA&s=19

Thread listing a number of attacking options, some of whom are the usual candidates.

I've previously said that I'm unconvinced by Jonathan David based on his play for the Canadian national side but I've not watched him for Lille and his stats hold up. He's out of contract in the summer, so fee in January would be more reasonable.
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I like 3 or 4 of those options.

David, Openda, Pedro and Sesko. One of those. I'd like Isak and Duran, but the fee would be astronomical

Hell, osimhen on loan for 6 months and then one of those.

I just really would like someone to rely less on nunez
 
Judge Jules said:
I'd have to question to what extent those stats put him in the frame for LFC given the league he plays in. Not saying "do not want" necessarily but I'd need some convincing.
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Very fair perspective and I put it forward solely from the viewpoint of who can we get now at a price our owners might see as value.

Osimhen on a loan also sounds good. No idea about long term success but has to be better than Darwin for the run-in this season.
 
players we might target in the window like we’re not already halfway through it

we’re doing nothing unless there’s a fire sale or a falling out
 
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