[NSC] Eddie nkitiah

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Hugo Rune

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Shades of Rhian Brewster to me but without the successful spell in the Championship. I’m not against the signing, but he wouldn’t necessarily have been my first choice.

Agree. A gamble for a young player whom might not be good enough for a few years. Everyone and then, a Big Six will let a quality striker go, I remember Chelsea selling Lukaku and Citeh selling Strurridge. But it’s quite rare. I think Balogun was the one they wanted to keep.
 




DarrenFreemansPerm

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My guess would be that Nketiah wouldn’t be deployed as the main striker, I could very well imagine he’d be wide of a front 3 with Trossard perhaps moving to the right. After some thought that could be a move that makes sense, we need more goals from midfield and our wide players, Eddie can provide some assists and chip in with 5 or 6 goals that could be very beneficial. He does seem to have a lot of pace, something we’re criminally short of.
 


redoubtable seagull

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100% this.

I’ve seen a fair bit of him what with the Mrs being Arsenal and yes he’s good, quick, intelligent and has something about him but being asked to be the main man in a lower Prem team with all the pressure that brings is very different to coming on for 20 minutes here and there when the game is won for a team usually in the top six. Vastly different.

See also Rhian Brewster.

Whilst I agree with all that but he is 22 now and does have PL experience with about 40 appearances under his belt and a few PL goals (most off the bench no doubt). Brewster on the other hand, had never played a PL game for Liverpool and was signed by the Blades at the age of 20. That was a far greater transfer risk and I don’t think he scored a PL goal.
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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Agree. A gamble for a young player whom might not be good enough for a few years. Everyone and then, a Big Six will let a quality striker go, I remember Chelsea selling Lukaku and Citeh selling Strurridge. But it’s quite rare. I think Balogun was the one they wanted to keep.

Chelsea dropped a real clanger as it was them who took Sturridge from City and then offloaded him themselves, they did but Torres though who scored 20 goals in 110 games :lol:
 
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Stat Brother

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My guess would be that Nketiah wouldn’t be deployed as the main striker, I could very well imagine he’d be wide of a front 3 with Trossard perhaps moving to the right. After some thought that could be a move that makes sense, we need more goals from midfield and our wide players, Eddie can provide some assists and chip in with 5 or 6 goals that could be very beneficial. He does seem to have a lot of pace, something we’re criminally short of.

For about 10 minutes until GPott finds any excuse to change everything making it all about him.
 








The Fits

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I’m beginning to think our only hope for more goals this season is Trosaard improving his returns and Mwepu. I just don’t see our strikers, or any incoming striker, making the slightest bit of difference. But, one or two of our midfielders could score 6-10 goals.
 








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If you like, I think he’s a very good manager who current has a disgustingly imbalanced squad bereft of pace and goals.

His 5th window.

The Emperor is getting undressed.
 


um bongo molongo

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My guess would be that Nketiah wouldn’t be deployed as the main striker, I could very well imagine he’d be wide of a front 3 with Trossard perhaps moving to the right. After some thought that could be a move that makes sense, we need more goals from midfield and our wide players, Eddie can provide some assists and chip in with 5 or 6 goals that could be very beneficial. He does seem to have a lot of pace, something we’re criminally short of.

In my wildest dreams this would happen, as we’d also sign a #9 (Edouard or Nunez). Would be transformational in terms of pace and finishing ability in our front line. But then I woke up, and accepted it’s another year of what we’ve got isn’t it?
 






um bongo molongo

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His 5th window.

The Emperor is getting undressed.

Based on who we’re linked to, it seems he’s identified the right issues (forward players needed with pace and finishing ability, and LWB / RWB). He isn’t accountable for signing the players, that’s the recruitment team not the Head Coach. I don’t pretend that’s easy, but equally it’s not Potter’s fault if they fail to recruit what he’s asked for.
 




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