Quote from: The Edge on September 17, 2022, 03:20:51 PMOk for all those picking apart my comment I say this. Watkins is not a goalscorer. Simple. How many one on one's have we seen him fluff? He had two away at City last season which would of seen us go 3 or 4 nil up against one of the best sides on the planet. I'm aware of inflation so the 40mil Liverpool paid for Salah would be more than that today. But he was still a relatively cheap player inthe scheme of things and if we are serious about challenging at the top end that's precisely what we should be trying to emulate. I can't understand why people are arguing against it. Again, if it's so easy why isn't everyone in the league doing it? Salah joined a side in the Champions League for a fee 5 years ago that is still more than we've ever paid for a player. Those are the reasons i'm saying it's not easy. No one is saying they wouldn't like an upgrade on Watkins, but it's not as easy as you are trying to make out.
Ok for all those picking apart my comment I say this. Watkins is not a goalscorer. Simple. How many one on one's have we seen him fluff? He had two away at City last season which would of seen us go 3 or 4 nil up against one of the best sides on the planet. I'm aware of inflation so the 40mil Liverpool paid for Salah would be more than that today. But he was still a relatively cheap player inthe scheme of things and if we are serious about challenging at the top end that's precisely what we should be trying to emulate. I can't understand why people are arguing against it.
From the little we’ve seen of him, I think we have the answer if given the chance, Archer.
Ings looks like he would struggle to keep up with a conga line in an old folks home.
Quote from: Skerra on September 17, 2022, 05:11:50 PMFrom the little we’ve seen of him, I think we have the answer if given the chance, Archer.That would be awesome. They seem reluctant to give him his chance though for some reason.
Quote from: The Edge on September 17, 2022, 05:28:05 PMQuote from: Skerra on September 17, 2022, 05:11:50 PMFrom the little we’ve seen of him, I think we have the answer if given the chance, Archer.That would be awesome. They seem reluctant to give him his chance though for some reason.Perhaps it's because he's not ready or not good enough, yet. Players who don't play are always better than those in the team. Incredibly there's still some who think Guilbert should be playing.Appreciate we won't know about Archer until we try. But you can imagine what would happen if he played a couple of games & missed some chances. I don't see Archer as a No 9 & I don't think Gerrard is in the position to take the risk.
Quote from: john2710 on September 17, 2022, 06:46:15 PMQuote from: The Edge on September 17, 2022, 05:28:05 PMQuote from: Skerra on September 17, 2022, 05:11:50 PMFrom the little we’ve seen of him, I think we have the answer if given the chance, Archer.That would be awesome. They seem reluctant to give him his chance though for some reason.Perhaps it's because he's not ready or not good enough, yet. Players who don't play are always better than those in the team. Incredibly there's still some who think Guilbert should be playing.Appreciate we won't know about Archer until we try. But you can imagine what would happen if he played a couple of games & missed some chances. I don't see Archer as a No 9 & I don't think Gerrard is in the position to take the risk.Giving Archer his first start in the PL is a huge call for the manager. They have to be certain that he's ready. As fans we're all praying for one of our own to step up and be "the man" but we have to trust the judgement of those who are paid to make that call. Wouldn't it be amazing to watch his debut at Villa Park and for him to go on to a stellar career and be able to tell our kids and grandkids "I was there?"
I'd rather we stopped gambling on players who might be alright and signed that Juventus bloke Monty recommended. Have forgotten his name but think he's from one of the Balkan countries.
Dušan Vlahović, Juventus to Aston Villa. Here we go!
The only players to score more than 15 league goals last season were Kane, Son, Salah, Mane and Ronaldo. That's why it isn't easy.