[Albion] Back to the striker thing

[wellquickwoody]

An out an out striker, not winger come forward, the main goal threat. Not an ageing returnee, but an exciting signing that paid off. How long ago.

Let’s go backwards in our striker line up in recent years, year of squad inclusion/availability too.

2021

Tau
Zequiri

2020

Connolly
Welbeck

2019

Maupay
Trossard

2018

Andone

2017

Locadia

2016

Murray

2015

Baldock
Hemed
Zamora

2014

Mackail-Smith
O’Grady

2013

Ulloa

Recruitment team have not really covered themselves in glory since Leo have they? Only one reason we may be relegated, when will the message get through, or is Tony not ever going to recruit a proven goalscorer? And COVID type losses are a recent thing.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Of recent ones, Tross & Tau are attacking midfielders, not strikers.

Zeqiri & Connolly are young lads, they’ve got time to improve.

Maupay gets into fantastic positions and has good all round play but takes around 1-in-4 big chances.

Welbeck doesn’t seem like a natural striker to me.

We might need to grab someone in the next 4 days but it would be a hugely expensive gamble.

If not, it’s just a waiting game for our players to stop aiming for the keeper.

 

[moggy]

We’ve needed a striker for 2 years.
Why on earth are we still looking !!!

 

[usernamed]

I feel a bit differently about it. I’m actually of the opinion that for the first time in years we have options for the front three.

I completely understand the impatience regarding goals, but I can’t be the only person who watched that match yesterday and thinks that goals are going to come.

We’re having shots on target. Yes, they’re aimed right at the keeper, but we’re getting players in attacking positions who are getting shots away. Our attacking players seem a bit shell shocked by that atm, but the more this happens, the more confidence they’ll gain, the more likely they’ll be to slot them away.

I think Wellbeck when fit will score goals. I think Tau will score goals. If Andone can be rehabilitated I think he will score goals. Maupay will score goals, even Trossard (who is showing great movement with no end product reward) will score goals. I would have Connolly and Zequiri out on loan personally, I think they both need lots of game time at Championship level.

I know we can’t survive for ever with the promise of “jam tomorrow”, but I’m seeing a lot of good in what we’re doing.


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[doogie004]

Do u think mitrovic would of missed all the chances we had tonight ? I don’t think so


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[Uh_huh_him]

I feel a bit differently about it. I’m actually of the opinion that for the first time in years we have options for the front three.

I completely understand the impatience regarding goals, but I can’t be the only person who watched that match yesterday and thinks that goals are going to come.

We’re having shots on target. Yes, they’re aimed right at the keeper, but we’re getting players in attacking positions who are getting shots away. Our attacking players seem a bit shell shocked by that atm, but the more this happens, the more confidence they’ll gain, the more likely they’ll be to slot them away.

I think Wellbeck when fit will score goals. I think Tau will score goals. If Andone can be rehabilitated I think he will score goals. Maupay will score goals, even Trossard (who is showing great movement with no end product reward) will score goals. I would have Connolly and Zequiri out on loan personally, I think they both need lots of game time at Championship level.

I know we can’t survive for ever with the promise of “jam tomorrow”, but I’m seeing a lot of good in what we’re doing.


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Yeah all this.
Good post

In regards to the OP:
It suspect it is true that , with our approach play + Danny ings/Jamie Vardy, we would be in with a shot of europe this season.
But we don't have this mythical "proven" goalscorer. Which targets are you actually referring to?
With a £67m hole in the accounts, I wouldn't hold your breath.

We are playing better and better each game.
As other have said countless times, our results issue (prior to December) had more to do with goals conceded than it did goals scored.
Potter has solved that. Sanchez coming in has partly resolved that.

There's enough goals in the squad to keep us up.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Do u think mitrovic would of missed all the chances we had tonight ? I don’t think so


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Mitrovic?
Who can't even make the starting line up for the other team in the league who are unable to score?

 

[Icy Gull]

Do u think mitrovic would of missed all the chances we had tonight ? I don’t think so


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Do you mean no league goals since February 2020 Mitrovic? The same one? Then yes I’d say he had a very good chance of missing

 

[hoof hearted]

I feel they are going to see how Andone does on his return from injury before buying a new striker. t's a gamble as he probably won't feature only towards the end of the season. Otherwise they need to offload some players first, which isn't going to happen until the summer.

 

[The Fits]

I feel they are going to see how Andone does on his return from injury before buying a new striker. t's a gamble as he probably won't feature only towards the end of the season. Otherwise they need to offload some players first, which isn't going to happen until the summer.

He must be miles away from actually being match fit.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Do u think mitrovic would of missed all the chances we had tonight ? I don’t think so


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He’s a worse finisher than what we’ve got! Ask Fulham fans - they do not rate his finishing.

 

[Swansman]

Think there's plenty of decent strikers in that list even if it might lack that player. Murray did a decent job from what I've heard, Hemed was a pretty experienced player who would have been a decent signing for most Championship teams, Andone had made an impression in La Liga, Maupay has been relatively good in the PL... some of the guys I dont know enough about but the only one on the list who strikers me as a "wtf are you doing" signing is Locadia.

 

[southstandandy]

We’ve needed a striker for 2 years.
Why on earth are we still looking !!!

Still 3 days of the window left - plenty of time.

 

[blockhseagull]

Do u think mitrovic would of missed all the chances we had tonight ? I don’t think so


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He might have.

Sure I read he had one of the worst shots to goals ratio last time they were in the PL

 

[Frankworthington]

Still 3 days of the window left - plenty of time.

Get b.w.2 on it.He is in the know

 

[maltaseagull]

Of recent ones, Tross & Tau are attacking midfielders, not strikers.

Zeqiri & Connolly are young lads, they’ve got time to improve.

Maupay gets into fantastic positions and has good all round play but takes around 1-in-4 big chances.

Welbeck doesn’t seem like a natural striker to me.

We might need to grab someone in the next 4 days but it would be a hugely expensive gamble.

If not, it’s just a waiting game for our players to stop aiming for the keeper.

Surely they practice shooting or heading to the corners?

 

[Jim in the West]

I actually think Connolly is potentially an excellent striker. It was a real shame he was injured in the Wolves game, as he scored an instinctive goal, and his overhead kick was phenomenal. He looked to be in good form. Hopefully he'll be back for Spurs and go on a good run. Fingers crossed!

 

[zefarelly]

Still 3 days of the window left - plenty of time.

Its been 4 years, and we've never done it yet so don't get your hopes up.

Ulloa was a good signing. The last exciting striker/forward signing we made was Bobby Zamora . . . 21 years ago.

 

[blockhseagull]

Maupay is statically better than Mane, Bamford, Kane etc on shots to goal ratio so he isn’t more wasteful than most other PL strikers.

Our problem is that as a collective we are poor.

When Kane misses 3 sitters in a game, Son steps up and scores... when Mane misses Salah scores.

The responsibility on Maupay is far to high and when he misses a few no one else steps up and scores which brings the focus much more on him.

I’m not saying Maupay is an elite striker, but given some goals around him from midfield or elsewhere it might help him.

 

[zefarelly]

I actually think Connolly is potentially an excellent striker. It was a real shame he was injured in the Wolves game, as he scored an instinctive goal, and his overhead kick was phenomenal. He looked to be in good form. Hopefully he'll be back for Spurs and go on a good run. Fingers crossed!

I agree, there's more potential there and he's the only forward player we currently have in the squad who looks like a goal scorer. He needs to stay on his feet though, and a Welbeck or someone not vertically challenged to aid/support would make a massive difference, ie Zeqiri/Welbeck