Folarin Balogun: Balogone

[GoonerJeeves]

Eddie’s playing style reminds me of Kevin Phillips, pretty pure poacher. Great playing next to Niall Quinn but not necessarily one to lead the line solo in modern football. Flo looks much more suited.

That's why we should bring back Giroud.

 

[Geofranco]

Do we? I don’t feel like we have any coming through atm, but I do agree with the rest.

Balogun, Biereth, Edwards, Omari Benjamin. They all look pretty promising, but breaking through as a striker is way more difficult than as a winger, fullback or attacking mid.

 

[MutableEarth]

He's done it again.

5 goals in 6 now.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Goal every game for him now he having great month

 

[NieThePiet]

Special talent.

 

[luigicalzone]

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Balogun, Biereth, Edwards, Omari Benjamin. They all look pretty promising, but breaking through as a striker is way more difficult than as a winger, fullback or attacking mid.

True. I think Kevin Campbell and Andy Cole still stand as the best our academy has produced in terms of strikers.

 

[TheGreatWright8]

Go on

 

[MutableEarth]

Must be said though - this Reims team are rubbish. Some decent players but they cannot hold a lead to save their lives.

 

[ArsenesCoatMaker]

Is it illegal to get into a defensive position in Ligue 1?

 

[Rex Stone]

That defending

 

[MutableEarth]

That defending

It was a really funny game. Lens had just gone down to 10 men at this point and they were still going for it . They ended up getting a draw. Ligue 1 is fun ngl.

 

[Trilly]

Can’t teach composure.

There’s certain things to look out for with young talents and that’s one of them.

 

[AbouCuéllar]

Can’t teach composure.

Vinicius?

 

[Trilly]

Vinicius?

Idk

 

[AbouCuéllar]

Idk

Me either tbh haha.

I dunno, think we've had this discussion before, I think everything can be improved to some extent but usually not quite to the extent people think. But things related to confidence like composure maybe can be improved more...though I guess I agree that there are certain players whose quality on the ball and composure with it you can't teach and those lacking it who will never have it. Dunno.

I think the hardest things to teach might be teaching someone to be a natural central midfielder or a natural 9 or a natural CB. Those things you either are or you aren't, IMO, you have it in your DNA from your automatisms since before you had a single hair on your balls.

 

[Hunta]

20 ligue 1 goals should be his aim. He’s more than good enough.

5 in 6.

This league might be easier than the Bumdesliga.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Think he'll easily get 20 if he does continue. With Eddie and Jesus i find it difficult he'll have place here unfortunately specially if Eddie continues his development but at least it'll open possibilities to get 30m if Edu does his job.

 

[Rasmi]

Think he'll easily get 20 if he does continue. With Eddie and Jesus i find it difficult he'll have place here unfortunately specially if Eddie continues his development but at least it'll open possibilities to get 30m if Edu does his job.

30 million lol? The guy struggled in the championship last season and had a freakish start in ligue 1. This isn’t his real level

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

30 million lol? The guy struggled in the championship last season and had a freakish start in ligue 1. This isn’t his real level

Look at the market these days first it's inflated if he scores 20 goals in top level league plus the availability of good Strikers around Europe is beyond joke we'll get good fee definitely more than 25M.