Folarin Balogun: Baloguns Blazing

[MutableEarth]

Missed a golden chance at the end there. Unlucky. He's otherwise done a fantastic job with the goalscoring chances he's had. Finishing at his amount of xG.

 

[pigge]

Just noticed 5 of his goals are from penalties, makes it a bit less amazing, still good though.
If we get a good offer like 60-70 mil it will be hard not to sell probably.

Would be stupid to sell for 35 mil

 

[Mitch]

Why sell? Give Balogun his chance to show what he can do for us.

 

[MutableEarth]

Just noticed 5 of his goals are from penalties, makes it a bit less amazing, still good though.
If we get a good offer like 60-70 mil it will be hard not to sell probably.

Would be stupid to sell for 35 mil

In his defence, he won those pens himself. Contrarily, I actually don't rate him as a penalty taker. Far better from open play.

 

[pigge]

In his defence, he won those pens himself. Contrarily, I actually don't rate him as a penalty taker. Far better from open play.

Interesting, I haven't watched him except for highlights so take my points with a grain of salt.
Wouldn't say he seems very exceptional in the highlights though. More a finisher and get behind the lines than a Jesus kind of player from the very limited of what i've seen

 

[say yes]

Next step is probably a loan to the Prem.

 

[GunnerBP]

Needs to sign a new contract before going on loan.

I thought he just signed a new contract. Didn't he sign a new contract at the same time that Nketiah did?

 

[TinFish]

A London Prem club on loan would be ideal. Crystal Palace I think.

 

[Blankety Blank]

A London Prem club on loan would be ideal. Crystal Palace I think.

Palace can then loan Edouard back to some poxy French club where he will probably score shedloads.

 

[<<reed>>]

Why sell? Give Balogun his chance to show what he can do for us.

He isn't called Gabriel Baloguninho and Edu didn't buy him for 45m for Flamengo, so AM don't rate him.

 

[TheDrunkenMaster]

I doubt he will be here next year he doesn’t seems to be the kind of player that will be happy sitting on the bench here. I’ve also watched him now a few times he doesn’t seem to contribute much in the build up, isn’t the most clinical and complains a lot when his teammates don’t look out for him at every possibility.

 

[El Duderino]

@Rex Bezos Milan offer Leão in return for him and cash.

Do you take it?

 

[El Duderino]

I doubt he will be here next year he doesn’t seems to be the kind of player that will be happy sitting on the bench here. I’ve also watched him now a few times he doesn’t seem to contribute much in the build up, isn’t the most clinical and complains a lot when his teammates don’t look out for him at every possibility.

Regardless of him being happy or not to be on the bench, you don't stunt development like that by making him play less football.

Needs to find a club that's better than where he is at, but not so much to the point where he won't start.

After another 12 you make a decision on him or Eddie and take it from there.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

He isn't called Gabriel Baloguninho and Edu didn't buy him for 45m for Flamengo, so AM don't rate him.

A-M really only have 5 letters on their keyboard.

 

[Riou]

Great to see how well he's doing, one of our best loans...even if we end up selling him, he's put us in a great position to get full value...hope we can get him a Prem loan next season though, one where he is starting every week.

Checked the game to see if his team won and saw that Alexis Sanchez actually scored twice to win it 2-1 for Marseille...i remember that guy...

 

[Trilly]

A club where he'd be behind at least two players (Jesus and Trossard) and possibly a third. It's very easy for people to sit there and say bring him back but he has had a taste of starting and scoring, being adored by fans and having his name written all over the papers. Coming back here to sit on the bench isn't going to interest him.

I’m sure he’d want us to give him a chance to see where he can get to in the rotation. He’s back himself to get ahead of ESR and Eddie in the rotation and I wouldn’t mind giving him a season or two to do that. If he wants to leave after that then fair enough.

Martinelli is our only outlet player at the moment, Balogun could be a genuine alternative in that role.

17 league goals at this age is scary. The upside of Balogun has to be explored imo.

 

[TheDrunkenMaster]

Regardless of him being happy or not to be on the bench, you don't stunt development like that by making him play less football.

Needs to find a club that's better than where he is at, but not so much to the point where he won't start.

After another 12 you make a decision on him or Eddie and take it from there.

He’s been at the club since 2011 they should know by now if he’s good enough or not. If he isn’t the club should cash in on him in the summer, one poor loan and his value decrease’s badly.

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Ashley Barnes is 33, I could see Balogun doing well for Burnley next year.

 

[TromsoGooner]

He seems to be getting off a huge amount of shots every game. 5 yesterday,think he had 11 a few weeks ago. Maybe he is a bit too eager to shoot sometimes and obviously the PL is something else but that is always a very good sign for a striker

 

[El Duderino]

He’s been at the club since 2011 they should know by now if he’s good enough or not. If he isn’t the club should cash in on him in the summer, one poor loan and his value decrease’s badly.

Player development is not a linear curve?

Bunch of guys who had just as much promise are having bad times out on loan.

Plus the whole reason of loaning him again is to build on this. He doesn't have to get the same numbers for it to be a success.

10+ goals on a tougher league could be huge for him.

Ligue Un is not the best barometer for those kinds of stats.