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Ademola Lookman

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Because he's the only player we have that is two footed, pacey, able to go by players at ease, and clever enough to get into the box to both shoot and set up others. Basically he's the only player we have that even resembles the best modern day wingers a little bit and we've thrown that potential away for the "safe" options. I put safe in quotes because Walcott and Bolasie were both used over him because they had more tactical experience only for them to both not track back and cost us goals.
Is that apart from Richarlison? Lookman had one big flaw too...he didn’t what to play for the club.
 
I can pretty easily prove Bernard does most of his work outside the box. It isn't hard to see if you care to look.

I don't know why there has to be so much dishonestly about Bernard tbh. You can rate him without making him more than he is. He's a guy who links play and works hard but as a creator he's average and he doesn't add a goal threat.

Bernard: ~190 career club games 46 G / 58 A

Lookman: ~62 career club games 21 G / 9 assists

If Lookman carries on with those averages then he’s hardly a creator is he. I like the kid, I think he’s talented, no less talented than Dowell IMO, but he can’t show enough in training to get in ahead of Walcott and that says everything I need to know.
 

We better have a big % clause on his resale!

English premium anyone? Liverpool would have got £40m had they sold him. Really gutted about this one.
 
Do t be upset it's just my opinion ion as well, just think Lookman has flattered to deceive, great skill levels, but plays with his head down, now that's just my take on it

No worries.. not upset at all... only people I’m upset with is Silva and the preceding managers for not knowing how to manage a little upstart.. they better get used to it.. players are getting bigger egos ... can’t manage them like they were 20 years ago..
 
Michy Batshuayi went to Palace on loan; we could have got Tielemans in on loan to add some punch from in behind the strikers; Gabbiadini went to Napoli for £14M.

There were options.

So one that most people were against when the rumours were about, one who isn’t a striker & one who wasn’t a success in the pl.

You can see how people may disagree with you.

I don’t think there were the numbers available (for the right price) last season compared to this one. Granted I’m working from memory
 
Bernard: ~190 career club games 46 G / 58 A

Lookman: ~62 career club games 21 G / 9 assists

If Lookman carries on with those averages then he’s hardly a creator is he. I like the kid, I think he’s talented, no less talented than Dowell IMO, but he can’t show enough in training to get in ahead of Walcott and that says everything I need to know.
At that rate yes. But if you also start from his time on loan at RBL and go through today he's had 6 assists in 1200 league minutes so one every 200 minutes which is really quite good when you carry a goal threat as well.

You can't totally discount his time before that but given his age it is reasonable to look at the more recent evidence given he's probably still developing as a player. And the last 18 months have been in tougher leagues than a majority of what Bernard has done.
 

he can’t show enough in training to get in ahead of Walcott and that says everything I need to know.

.... if you believe that Silva has done the right thing picking Walcott ahead of Lookman in countless games where we had nothing to lose and nothing to gain, I’m really not sure what to say.
 
At that rate yes. But if you also start from his time on loan at RBL and go through today he's had 6 assists in 1200 league minutes so one every 200 minutes which is really quite good when you carry a goal threat as well.

You can't totally discount his time before that but given his age it is reasonable to look at the more recent evidence given he's probably still developing as a player. And the last 18 months have been in tougher leagues than a majority of what Bernard has done.

And he’s 20... and not the finished product.

Bernard is 26 and very much is.
 
Bernard averages a goal or an assist every 461.6 minutes

Lookman averages a goal or an assist every 118.5 minutes

Lookman is 6 years younger.

Incredibly bad business in the modern market to let him go for half what Chelsea have REJECTED for Hudson Odoi

the main difference here is Hudson-Odoi played in the 1st team of a top 4 team, and seriously looked the part. He took the chance when he got it, so that Sarri couldn't really drop him without incurring wrath of the fans.
Lookman NEVER took his chances when he had them. And he never impressed 4 different managers (5 with England) enough to be given any more. Amazing how all the expert, highly paid football coaches and managers don;t rate him that well. But no, they're wrong because you saw him do one decent dribble one time.
 
.... if you believe that Silva has done the right thing picking Walcott ahead of Lookman in countless games where we had nothing to lose and nothing to gain, I’m really not sure what to say.
Yeah I'll never understand why both Koeman and Silva refused to test the depths of the squad when we got to the point that top 4 and relegation were both not possible.
 

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