Quote from: cdbullyweefan on April 05, 2021, 03:26:53 PMRaphinha has the same number of goals as AEG from more games. Not that goals are the be all and end all, but he doesn't seem a massive upgrade on what we have based on those figures. I think if you want a player who is already significantly better than what we have (Grealish excepted), you would have to spend a fortune. Obviously you could always buy someone young and cheaper in the hope that he develops into that sort of quality but we don't always have the most patient fanbase.Raphinha has 6 goals and 6 assists.Trez has 2 goals and 1 assistEl Ghazi has 6 goals and 0 assists.Raphinha then, is either scoring or setting up a goal 1 game in 2 on average. Which is much better than any of our wingers.
Raphinha has the same number of goals as AEG from more games. Not that goals are the be all and end all, but he doesn't seem a massive upgrade on what we have based on those figures. I think if you want a player who is already significantly better than what we have (Grealish excepted), you would have to spend a fortune. Obviously you could always buy someone young and cheaper in the hope that he develops into that sort of quality but we don't always have the most patient fanbase.
Quote from: Risso on April 05, 2021, 03:38:41 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on April 05, 2021, 03:26:53 PMRaphinha has the same number of goals as AEG from more games. Not that goals are the be all and end all, but he doesn't seem a massive upgrade on what we have based on those figures. I think if you want a player who is already significantly better than what we have (Grealish excepted), you would have to spend a fortune. Obviously you could always buy someone young and cheaper in the hope that he develops into that sort of quality but we don't always have the most patient fanbase.Raphinha has 6 goals and 6 assists.Trez has 2 goals and 1 assistEl Ghazi has 6 goals and 0 assists.Raphinha then, is either scoring or setting up a goal 1 game in 2 on average. Which is much better than any of our wingers.If he played for us, you'd be moaning.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on April 05, 2021, 03:46:50 PMQuote from: Risso on April 05, 2021, 03:38:41 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on April 05, 2021, 03:26:53 PMRaphinha has the same number of goals as AEG from more games. Not that goals are the be all and end all, but he doesn't seem a massive upgrade on what we have based on those figures. I think if you want a player who is already significantly better than what we have (Grealish excepted), you would have to spend a fortune. Obviously you could always buy someone young and cheaper in the hope that he develops into that sort of quality but we don't always have the most patient fanbase.Raphinha has 6 goals and 6 assists.Trez has 2 goals and 1 assistEl Ghazi has 6 goals and 0 assists.Raphinha then, is either scoring or setting up a goal 1 game in 2 on average. Which is much better than any of our wingers.If he played for us, you'd be moaning.I imagine fans of every club complain about the inconsistency of their wingers. Because by the very nature of the position wingers are not fully involved as they occupy on side of the pitch or the other. They are provided the least amount of space on the pitch to work with, and the better they are the more likely they are to double teamed. I would put my money on some entitled wankers even complaining about Messi over the years.
Agreed. We had plenty of people moaning about Ashley Young and he was basically fantastic. Still, I'm not saying we can't upgrade the wingers we have, just that to find (at least) one that is more consistent would be very expensive or a gamble.Traore is good enough I reckon, at least for the squad. If we were able to sign a megastar I would reluctantly allow one of AEG or Trezagoal to leave, but would wish them all the best for their efforts here. If we qualify for Europe, you could make a case for signing someone amazing and still keeping all three.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on April 05, 2021, 03:46:50 PMQuote from: Risso on April 05, 2021, 03:38:41 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on April 05, 2021, 03:26:53 PMRaphinha has the same number of goals as AEG from more games. Not that goals are the be all and end all, but he doesn't seem a massive upgrade on what we have based on those figures. I think if you want a player who is already significantly better than what we have (Grealish excepted), you would have to spend a fortune. Obviously you could always buy someone young and cheaper in the hope that he develops into that sort of quality but we don't always have the most patient fanbase.Raphinha has 6 goals and 6 assists.Trez has 2 goals and 1 assistEl Ghazi has 6 goals and 0 assists.Raphinha then, is either scoring or setting up a goal 1 game in 2 on average. Which is much better than any of our wingers.If he played for us, you'd be moaning.Why? He's miles better than any of our wide players who aren't Jack. You haven't half been talking out of your arse for a couple of days now, what's up?
As his biggest critic I thought he played well. My only gripe is usually he throws himself down at the slightest touch, today he was too honest in staying on his feet.
AEG has gone up a gear this year - even with his recent dip in form. But he'll have been at the club three years this summer and might feel the time is right for another challenge. He could easily play for one of the big sides in a less demanding league; back in Holland or Portugal say, and get Champions League football to boot.