2Smokeyy
Standin' On Bihness! 💯
Country: England
Think he’ll remain deadly in the box for a couple years at least, what they’ll need to do is rely on him less and less to create his own chances and for others. You already see how the super athletic Nuno Mendes shut him down, soon that will be pretty much any decent fullback.
Finishing is the hardest thing to do though and they’ve got two more years of someone who can do that better than anyone in this league. Up to them to build the team around him and make the contract worth it.
This. The main issue is without one of the best passers of the ball we’ve ever seen in the PL no longer playing behind him then surely that’ll have some impact on his numbers.
Once his numbers drop then there will be all sorts of questions particularly by the media about his new deal. For me it’s a good deal with all things considered as replacing him in this market would have cost significant amount.
And on TAA - people will only realise his true worth from his position when he moves to Real Madrid. The way the English media have focused on the defensive side of his game when he’s elite going forward has always been a bit ridiculous imo.