Norwich City vs Sheffield Utd(home) Saturday 20th January.

[morty]

Perhaps we're ahead of the curve and nobody will have strikers in 2019.

The false 9 nearly worked in the first leg against Chelsea....

 

[Number 9]

The false 9 nearly worked in the first leg against Chelsea....

I resent your implications that I'm a false 9

 

[morty]

I resent your implications that I'm a false 9

 

[GJP]

Murphy and Watkins just aint strikers. Not at this level with this way of playing. We arent blessed with width either so moving Murphy central would be criminal.

We should have been getting a striker in before we sold Jerome. As soon as we knew Pritchard was off. Which was probably december.

No other club in the league is lacking in the striking department to the extent we are. Im not sure what part of the plan that is but it aint the best bit of it.

Yup. Sheff Utd started with Clarke & Wilson and had Donaldson & Sharp on the bench.

All guys who can score goals at this level.

 

[morty]

I wouldn't have thought will never have more than two proper strikers and maybe one youth while we play a system that only primarily employs one striker at a time.

 

[GJP]

Sad times.

 

[hogesar]

I wouldn't have thought will never have more than two proper strikers and maybe one youth while we play a system that only primarily employs one striker at a time.

I was relatively happy going into the season with Jerome and Oliviera with Watkins behind.

However, those who criticised and said we needed another have turned out to be absolutely correct.

Now having only one is pretty criminal and a False 9 in the championship? Uhh no.

 

[morty]

I was relatively happy going into the season with Jerome and Oliviera with Watkins behind.

However, those who criticised and said we needed another have turned out to be absolutely correct.

Now having only one is pretty criminal and a False 9 in the championship? Uhh no.

Nah I disagree. We don't need three strikers, just two that are competitive.

 

[hogesar]

Nah I disagree. We don't need three strikers, just two that are competitive.

Personally think the first half of this season is all the evidence you need that we required a third choice lol.

If we had two exceptional strikers then maybe not but thats never been the case.

 

[morty]

Personally think the first half of this season is all the evidence you need that we required a third choice lol.

If we had two exceptional strikers then maybe not but thats never been the case.

Just two effective strikers would have done, they don't have to be exceptional.....

 

[GJP]

It's alright saying we don't need more than 2 strikers for this system but this system doesn't look like it has many goals in it. More strikers = more options.

We are just going to be far too predictable and easy to play against. Which has already been the case.

 

[morty]

It's alright saying we don't need more than 2 strikers for this system but this system doesn't look like it has many goals in it. More strikers = more options.

We are just going to be far too predictable and easy to play against. Which has already been the case.

You mean other than the 8 from Murphy and the 8 from Maddison?

 

[GJP]

11 league goals. Don't excite me much.

 

[morty]

11 league goals. Don't excite me much.

The point is that there are goals from all over the team, not just the striker. I doubt very much we'll find a striker for this system that will get us 20 in a season.

 

[GJP]

Like any team. Just like any other team.

We just score less in total than most.

 

[Dubai Mark]

I understand and reluctantly accept that our current way of playing can certainly reduce the number of goals expected from a loan striker. However when you do play this system there is more reason to have the right striker and also to have options on the bench for when you need a plan B....we have neither right now.