GDeep™
League is very weak
He’s been involved in every league game, started 22 of them too. 1 goal.What worries me is he's basically been frozen out of the team for the whole season so remains to be seen if he'd be at his 18/19 level.
He’s been involved in every league game, started 22 of them too. 1 goal.What worries me is he's basically been frozen out of the team for the whole season so remains to be seen if he'd be at his 18/19 level.
He’s been involved in every league game, started 22 of them too. 1 goal.
In terms of goals, even his best season isn’t that impressive, 7 goals. 16 goals in 4 seasons while in the PL.So do you judge him on his worst season or his best season? There is something called middle ground.
not sure he has enough about him for me to get excited.
Interesting, nobody is saying “let’s sign Fraser because he’s fantastic and will improve us”, “let’s sign Fraser because he’ll push us to top 4”, “wow, great footballer” etc.
All I’m hearing is how he’s free, decent, has resale value etc.
I mean he’s so good no top club has signed him despite him running his deal down, isn’t even now being linked to top clubs etc. Just Arsenal because he’s free.
Nobody would want him if we had to pay any sort of fee.
That changes things actually, though he was benched regularly this season for some reason. Still, for a depth signing (which this would be, we've show we'll spend big on key signings) still think this would be good business.In terms of goals, even his best season isn’t that impressive, 7 goals. 16 goals in 4 seasons while in the PL.
Good little footballer, not sure he has enough about him for me to get excited.
In terms of goals, even his best season isn’t that impressive, 7 goals. 16 goals in 4 seasons while in the PL.
Good little footballer, not sure he has enough about him for me to get excited.
I'd like Jota, think he has the ability to go a step up but it would be ridiculously irresponsible to go into a season with Martinelli as our first choice CF. Look how Man Utd have struggled since selling Lukaku and they have Rashford, Martial and Greenwood who are all capable of playing through the middle.
That's very far fetched and going with Martinelli as the starting striker would be a disaster. We need at least one senior striker going into next season if we sell both Auba and Laca.Its time for project youth 2.0. We simply do not have the money to replace Auba. I'd also argue that United have goal scorers. Its just that their full backs and midfield are poor. We have the full backs, our primary problem is the midfield.
Its also about a power play in Europe. We used to be the number 1 club for young players. Currently its Dortmund and Leipzig leading the way, but they buy players and sell them on for profit. We need to buy players, develop them, make them fall in love with the club, win things with them and keep them through their prime .
Martinelli may develop into a world class striker that eventually will go to Real Madrid. However it needs to be a Hazard situation not an Anelka. He needs to go when he is 27, so we have his best years. If we give him the chance now to be the striker for Arsenal at the age of 19, every single young player in the world will look at our club. Every young player will see Saka and Martinelli playing and think if I go to Arsenal, they will play me.
The problem of our team is the soft centre. Guendouzi and Torreira simply do not win you a football match. Xhaka and Ceballos are more of the same. We need a massive shake up in that area. Saliba is our jewel so we need to surround him with what he needs to flourish. That isn't a Pau Torres, Diop or Upamecano next to him. It's an experienced defender.
Martinelli needs balls into the box, Pepe needs an overlapping full back, Saka needs the ball in 1v1 situations. All of those things are dependant on a midfield. We need a late runner into the box to draw the attention away from Martinelli. A genuine goalscoring midfielder who can shoot from the edge of the box, dribble and interchange with Pepe is a must. We need power in central areas. We also need technical quality. 3 players in midfield will change this club, not another 50 million pound striker.
Guys like Jovic, Dembele & Eduourd just don't seem to cut it for me.
Leipzig and Dortmund youngsters don't start every game bar exceptional player and are surrounded with quality seniors.
Guys like Jovic, Dembele & Eduourd just don't seem to cut it for me.
Osimhen is an option. He is raw and erratic but he caused Chelsea aloft of problems. Pace
, power, good in the air and back to goal. Also at a more reasonable price.