Youngsters On Loan Watch

[Rasmi]

Biereth 2 goals today to put Sturm first in the table, 1 point ahead of RB Salzburg, who play later today. Might be able to lift a trophy in Austria. The next two games will be against Salzburg, first in the league, where the winner will lead the table. After that in the Cup semifinals, the winner will be favourite to win the final as well. Going to be very hard, but who knows.

I still don't think he's at the level to make an impact for Arsenal next season. 15 million could be possible if he's sold. That's around the same as the last two strikers that were sold by Sturm Graz in the last two summers (Emegha and Hojlund).
A buyback would be good, he's certainly got potential and especially a nose for goals.

Selling him would be mistake imo. It’s funny those 3 strikers are born within few days of each other. He turned 21 last month and has missed quite a bit of football due to injuries. If you watch him closely he is made for PL football. He has great combination of size, technique and work rate.

 

[drippin]

Would be more smart to get him a loan in a Big 5 league, think he could score there 10+ goals and we would get more than 15m.

He himself said in an interview, that he wanted to join them permanently, but Arsenal didn't allow it.

He was bought in 2021 from Fulham, so doesn't likely have a big affection for the club. We should expect him wanting to move permanently next summer, and not renew.

 

[froehlix]

Selling him would be mistake imo. It’s funny those 3 strikers are born within few days of each other. He turned 21 last month and has missed quite a bit of football due to injuries. If you watch him closely he is made for PL football. He has great combination of size, technique and work rate.

That's definitely true. Emegha is just a freak physically and is a fun but frustating player, but Biereth definitely has a higher ceiling than him.
I just don't know if he can translate his qualities to the PL, especially for a title challenging side. Hojlund looked even better than him, while being two years younger back then.
Hojlund looked like Haaland Mk2, while Biereth looks promising, but so did the likes of Daka and Hwang in Austria.

 

[lazyfreak]

He himself said in an interview, that he wanted to join them permanently, but Arsenal didn't allow it.

He was bought in 2021 from Fulham, so doesn't likely have a big affection for the club. We should expect him wanting to move permanently next summer, and not renew.

He didn't say he wanted it, but rather he was open to it. I think he'll be given a chance at least. It'd be stupid of the club not to. I mean you don't recall a player who's doing well to send him on loan again and even blocking a permanent move just to sell him at the end of the loan? He gives you what Nketiah does plus a bit more.

 

[drippin]

He didn't say he wanted it, but rather he was open to it. I think he'll be given a chance at least. It'd be stupid of the club not to. I mean you don't recall a player who's doing well to send him on loan again and even blocking a permanent move just to sell him at the end of the loan? He gives you what Nketiah does plus a bit more.

Arsenal will very likely have Havertz, Jesus and Trossard for false 9 next season. Plus strong rumours of another one.

So no, I can't see him staying. It was a good move for him. It will bring a nice profit for the club. Arsenal is a title challenger.

 

[froehlix]

Biereth has the chance to win silverware with Sturm Graz after beating Red Bull Salzburg away 4:3 in the Austrian Cup Semifinal. He had a really good game with some Alexis-esque pressing situations (not him pressing headlessly and alone, but like sprinting across the field). Also was able to get a nice assist.

The final will be against Rapid Vienna, as it was last year, where Sturm will be favourites. Last year Okonkwo won the Austrian Cup with Sturm.

 

[Tomb Bombadil]

Why is Patino not playing anymore?

Not even 90min in the last 14 games.

 

[MutableEarth]

Why is Patino not playing anymore?

Not even 90min in the last 14 games.

Fallen well out of favour. Just think as much as he's tenacious, he really lacks athleticism at the top level.

 

[Tomb Bombadil]

Fallen well out of favour. Just think as much as he's tenacious, he really lacks athleticism at the top level.

And why not bring him on as a sub, when you are loosing?

 

[MutableEarth]

And why not bring him on as a sub, when you are loosing?

The manager just don't like him tbh and I don't think there's much Patino can do to change the manager's mind. Since they changed manager, he hasn't been starting regularly - you know how it is with Championship managers and loanees sometimes. They'll default to the more experienced option every time. With that said, you can see sometimes Patino gets turned really easily in the midfield because he lacks that acceleration at the top level, for all his smarts.

 

[froehlix]

Quoting my post from last year:

Following up my last post in this thread:
Okonkwo won a title!

In what has been one of the biggest matchups in Austria (since RB Salzburg started to win almost all titles due to an even bigger monopoly in talent than Man City could dream of) Sturm Graz has won the Austrian Cup against Rapid Vienna with a 2:0 win in the final! This has been by far the biggest game concerning supporter groups in recent history in Austria.

[...]

Fast forward a year: the same can be said for Mika Biereth Only difference is the Final ending 2:1 today.

This year the Final was kinda overshadowed (from a Sturm supporter's view at least) by the fact that we lead the league by 3 points ahead of RB Salzburg, with 3 games to go. So winning the double is a a real possibility, and arguably winning the league is the priority.

Biereth has slowed down the goal scoring side of his game, after a strong start in Austria. He has also missed an absolute sitter 1 on 1 with the keeper last weekend against Salzburg, which would have made it 3:0. The game ended 2:2, so instead of a possible 6 point gap, now we are 3 points clear.

3 big games coming up, where good performances of Biereth will be needed. Winning the league would be quite the sensation. He will definitely help with his strengths in pressing and hold up play, let's hope he will get back to score some goals again as well.