Viktor Gyokeres: Gyok Hard

[MikelHadADream]

Even if we would want to shift him he's on a 5 year contract for 200/250k a week I think? We might be in a bit of trouble here

My prediction is that given the cost, they give him another chance as Kai’s back up next season, and depending on how that goes, they keep him in that role or we see the perpetual loans to Italy and then an eventual cut price deal to Saudi or somewhere like that.

 

[ragnarock]

My prediction is that given the cost, they give him another chance as Kai’s back up next season, and depending on how that goes, they keep him in that role or we see the perpetual loans to Italy and then an eventual cut price deal to Saudi or somewhere like that.

Yeah can't see us selling him if there is not a super prospect to bring in (which is highly unlikely).
Kai isn't going anywhere unless someone comes in hard for him.

In the summer Gabby Jesus will have one year left on his deal. So last chance saloon to get something for him. Don't think we'll bring in a replacement for him unless some kind of hybrid guy.

My money is on Kai and Jokeres for next season

 

[ArsenesCoatMaker]

I do not rate Auba anywhere near Haaland and Mbappe tbf. Yes he was a great goal scorer but Haaland is generational in the same areas and Mbappe has far more to his game IMO.

How much would Auba score for this Man City side though, instead of the poor Arsenal side he joined? He'd obviously get way more service. He was on 10G 4A off his first 12 games as it was before the football terrorists took over, then went 22g 5A off 30 starts

 

[Kingslayer]

Gabriel bullied him in that match.

The clip that gets floated about was when we were 5-1 up in the 90th min, and he was 2v1 with acres of space ahead of him. Not really something to take that seriously.

Also it's Kiwior he's outpacing in that clip as Gabriel had been subbed off by then.

 

[ArsenesCoatMaker]

He's not going to be playing on the counter from his own half with Arsenal too much and he's not going to have half the pitch to build up a head of steam here either.

We are in our own half plenty to counter. It's just Arteta won't allow through balls that forwards can run onto. Everythings played to feet so Strikers can't get any space

 

[ArsenesCoatMaker]

Yeah can't see us selling him if there is not a super prospect to bring in (which is highly unlikely).
Kai isn't going anywhere unless someone comes in hard for him.

In the summer Gabby Jesus will have one year left on his deal. So last chance saloon to get something for him. Don't think we'll bring in a replacement for him unless some kind of hybrid guy.

My money is on Kai and Jokeres for next season

Why would you only want 2 strikers? We can get peanuts for Jesus, or play in rotation and off the bench, which would offer far more IMO

 

[Kuroske]

This guy has fumbled his career, has all the ingredients to have been a PL great but no one watches him play cos he was asking for 400k a week or something.

His agent damaged his career by providing poor advice, and Osimhen prioritised money over ambition. Ultimately, he is the only one to blame for failing to establish himself as one of the elite strikers in Europe.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Even if we would want to shift him he's on a 5 year contract for 200/250k a week I think? We might be in a bit of trouble here

Like Sterling sitting at home for years on the Xbox on 320K per week level of trouble?

Obviously, that is a little bit of humour, I meant PS5 of course.

 

[scytheavatar]

Even if we would want to shift him he's on a 5 year contract for 200/250k a week I think? We might be in a bit of trouble here

Striker market is dogshit, even nothing strikers are commanding a premium. If we offer Gyokeres to other clubs for 40M I bet there will be plenty of willing takers, paying way more and same salary for someone like Sesko or Ekitiké doesn't sound like a smarter option.

 

[balthazar]

still time to tempt Galatasaray with a swap deal. Gyok will score buckets in Turkey

 

[balthazar]

New big strikers this season

Ekitike
Woltemade
Sesko

Gyokares






Isak

 

[bakaboo]

His agent damaged his career by providing poor advice, and Osimhen prioritised money over ambition. Ultimately, he is the only one to blame for failing to establish himself as one of the elite strikers in Europe.

Osimhen prioritized $$$, maybe becos of his significant charity contribution. Got to ask any Nigerian for verification thou

 

[WesleyNHohfeld]

What a stupid signing that makes me angry every time I think about the opportunity cost. And he's probably on huge wages. Berta should be made to publicly apologize for this debacle.

 

[Aussie_gunner123]

I hope Arteta really doesn't screw Gyokeres up again now with Havertz back, if he puts Havertz straight back into the starting lineup over Gyokeres when fully fit I still don't understand why he doesn't plan to start playing without any striker. Havertz originally came in as a CAM type player. If he drops Gyokeres again I bet you we'll end up going back down before the end of the season like we have all years with Havertz main starter.

Even if he's plan is to play without a proper striker, a #9 type player, Gyokeres would still be the better player to start, he pushes forward well & he (Gyokeres) gets a few extra players onto him which leaves more guys free to share the goals around which we are doing. Reason Gyokeres can't score much though is because of our playing style, he's probably not allowed to get up to goals for tap ins across goals etc. With him starting we are getting the wins against the teams when they parked the bus back defending leaving a lot more guys free to get more goals against these teams.

 

[Big Poppa]

I hope Arteta really doesn't screw Gyokeres up again now with Havertz back, if he puts Havertz straight back into the starting lineup over Gyokeres when fully fit I still don't understand why he doesn't plan to start playing without any striker. Havertz originally came in as a CAM type player. If he drops Gyokeres again I bet you we'll end up going back down before the end of the season like we have all years with Havertz main starter.

Even if he's plan is to play without a proper striker, a #9 type player, Gyokeres would still be the better player to start, he pushes forward well & he (Gyokeres) gets a few extra players onto him which leaves more guys free to share the goals around which we are doing. Reason Gyokeres can't score much though is because of our playing style, he's probably not allowed to get up to goals for tap ins across goals etc. With him starting we are getting the wins against the teams when they parked the bus back defending leaving a lot more guys free to get more goals against these teams.

 

[scytheavatar]

I hope Arteta really doesn't screw Gyokeres up again now with Havertz back, if he puts Havertz straight back into the starting lineup over Gyokeres when fully fit I still don't understand why he doesn't plan to start playing without any striker. Havertz originally came in as a CAM type player. If he drops Gyokeres again I bet you we'll end up going back down before the end of the season like we have all years with Havertz main starter.

Even if he's plan is to play without a proper striker, a #9 type player, Gyokeres would still be the better player to start, he pushes forward well & he (Gyokeres) gets a few extra players onto him which leaves more guys free to share the goals around which we are doing. Reason Gyokeres can't score much though is because of our playing style, he's probably not allowed to get up to goals for tap ins across goals etc. With him starting we are getting the wins against the teams when they parked the bus back defending leaving a lot more guys free to get more goals against these teams.

The biggest issue with Gyokeres now is that he's NOT pushing forward well. He's basically playing like an Havertz rather than a "proper striker". There's no reason why Havertz is worse at "occupying" our opponent's defenders than Gyokeres.

 

[Aussie_gunner123]

The biggest issue with Gyokeres now is that he's NOT pushing forward well. He's basically playing like an Havertz rather than a "proper striker". There's no reason why Havertz is worse at "occupying" our opponent's defenders than Gyokeres.

Well then this time last season we were 2nd-4th place with Havèrtz, hes by himself & misses too many goals. We've got a proper striker, more defenders mark him leaves more players by themselves. They have shots themselves. Got more chances set pieces aswell compared to last season too.

 

[MikelHadADream]

Well then this time last season we were 2nd-4th place with Havèrtz, hes by himself & misses too many goals. We've got a proper striker, more defenders mark him leaves more players by themselves. They have shots themselves. Got more chances set pieces aswell compared to last season too.

The team in general was astronomically weaker last season than this season, and Kai still significantly outscored Gyok.

 

[Red London]

The team in general was astronomically weaker last season than this season, and Kai still significantly outscored Gyok.

Yeh you wonder if Havertz can get back to his form post Dubai the season before last in this team.

If we get that Havertz, we win the PL title this season.

We aren’t as swashbuckling attacking wise but we do have the control we had on teams and are generating more attacks than last season.

 

[MikelHadADream]

Yeh you wonder if Havertz can get back to his form post Dubai the season before last in this team.

If we get that Havertz, we win the PL title this season.

We aren’t as swashbuckling attacking wise but we do have the control we had on teams and are generating more attacks than last season.

Remains to be seen tbh. Guys been out for a year, quite unlikely he comes back to his best level. I’d ease him in very gently so he has the best possible chance of being 100% for March, April and May.