Transfer Rumours Summer 2021 Transfer Rumours

After watching Mbabu the other day for Switzerland can we have him?

 

It's a cracking course and the club house offers a lovely view.

 

Another player that Newcastle let slip through their fingers, to go along with Ivan Toney and Adam Armstrong. And to think I get upset about Harrison Reed.

 

Played there many times in the 70s, great memories.

 

Strikers with very average scoring records? I think we’re okay for them.

 

Add Florian Thauvin to the list. Looked totally out of his depth with Newcastle, has had a very productive several years for Marseille.

 

Roberto Firmino has a poor scoring record to be fair.

 

I have no idea about him and would certainly concur on your point regarding having had a fair share of average scorers on our books, but l think you are being a little kind using the term 'average'.

 

Not606 golfing outing anyone? Never played there but would fancy a chance!

 

Yes he has but Liverpool have world class wide players, we certainly haven’t got any to put it politely

 

Surely that makes his figures seem even worse. Should be getting 20+ a season playing up front for Liverpool.

 

You all forget, we have Shane Long.

10/10 for effort
10/10 for running
2/10 for scoring

 

Not sure what your point is, Liverpool can afford to have a low scoring but creative striker in their front line as his oppo’s do the scoring, Saints have relied on Ings scoring as our wide attackers are pretty useless at actually putting the ball in the net

 

And Firmino had 7 assists last season, which only JWP equalled at Saints.

 

I guess his point is that having better players around him should lead to better chances, and a higher frequency of chances, coming Firmino's way. Rather than feeding off scraps. Not to mention keeping the opposition defenders distracted by those other quality attackers.

But the counter argument is that Liverpool are not Man City. Playing alongside De Bruyne and co, even Shane Long would rack up the goals (but he'd still miss more!). They put chances on a plate. But at Liverpool, Salah passes to no-one. And as a consequence, Mane has started doing likewise. It's pretty clear that neither is on the other's Xmas card list.

 

My point is that - despite Firmino’s low number of goals - he is still an excellent player, and does a lot to improve the effect of the attacking players around him.

Basically, don’t just judge a striker on his ‘goals scored’ stat.

 

pretty good place to start though

 

2!? Wow, that’s generous!

 

average of 7+ which for a striker would normally mean fairly consistent at scoring.

I would give
9/10 for effort
5/10 for running into blind alleys as defenders are not as worried by him now as previously
1/20 for scoring
so basically 14.5 from 30. and even that seems a lot.

 

I had some great times running around it in the middle of the night on ecstasy as a teenager.