Sindarin 30 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Always weirds me out this... I remember Heskey getting slaughtered for '' being useless '' but there is more to being a forward than goals, especially in this day and age of how the game is played. On the other hand, Boyd used to get slaughtered for doing nothing but score goals. A fickle game this football lark. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, Sindarin said: Always weirds me out this... I remember Heskey getting slaughtered for '' being useless '' but there is more to being a forward than goals, especially in this day and age of how the game is played. On the other hand, Boyd used to get slaughtered for doing nothing but score goals. A fickle game this football lark. If an attacking player ain't gonna score a lotta goals himself, he better have some pretty damned good assist stats.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,188 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Just now, Darthter said: If an attacking player ain't gonna score a lotta goals himself, he better have some pretty damned good assist stats.... Morelos has a fairly good balance between the respectable numbers of goals and assists. We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that he is a very good young centre forward. If he was to stay and be interested, I'd take him as our main man up top. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,611 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Darthter said: If an attacking player ain't gonna score a lotta goals himself, he better have some pretty damned good assist stats.... Or perhaps just contribute to the effectiveness of the team? Why would Juventus sign Llorente if he's not going to score goals or assist? Why would Real Madrid want Morata back for £30M? Because they help the team function, and give another option up front. An attacking player doesn't need to score or assist to be an important member of the team. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,188 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rousseau said: ........An attacking player doesn't need to score or assist to be an important member of the team. Name a couple that have been such for us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,611 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, buster. said: Name a couple that have been such for us. Lafferty is the most recent that comes to mind. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,611 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, Rousseau said: Lafferty is the most recent that comes to mind. 14 minutes ago, buster. said: Name a couple that have been such for us. Cousin and Darcheville too didn't contribute many goals, but were important players for Walter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,611 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 We still need another goalscorer to challenge Morelos. I think the 4LHAD guys were saying there will be a permanent striker signed? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,188 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Rousseau said: Lafferty is the most recent that comes to mind. He was good for closing out league titles but otherwise an expensive luxury. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,611 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 minute ago, buster. said: He was good for closing out league titles but otherwise an expensive luxury. I'm not sure I'd ever call a player "good for closing out league titles" a "luxury"... He played a lot of games for us, so Walter mustn't have thought so. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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