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Bullard and Altidore

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jdeezy said:
I don't think his strike rate at Hull is a fair reflection of his scoring abilities. Having watched many of their games, they were just horrendous. Jozy I believe led Hull in assists, caused havoc for defenders, earned a ridiculous amount of fouls, free kicks, penalties, etc. He still needs work, no doubt. But don't think for a second he's a 1 goal in 28 games type of player.

He led U.S. in WC Qualifying goals this cycle (more than Donovan, Dempsey, Michael Bradley...all of whom started & played the entire cycle). He wasn't involved as much in some early cupcake games (like an 8-0 Bardados thrashing, for one). Kind of like your early Liechtenstein matches. Let's also not forget he was 17/18 when he broke into the team. And he did score against a full strength Spain in the semifinal, their first loss in 2 trillion games or whatever ridiculous streak it was.

http://usa.worldfootball.net/torjaeger/wm-quali-concacaf-2010/

More important than his scoring at Hull, imo, was his improved touch, holdup play, passing, etc. If you've watch him this year, you can see he's made a lot of progress in areas where he NEEDED to improve. He's growing into his freakish body & developing an all around game. The scoring will come. And he's an absolute handful for defenders, keeping them on their heels, drawing fouls, & opening space for others. But he's not JUST a holdup type. He's much quicker than typical target strikers & has some 1v1 ability. As a matter of fact, he may be best as a 2nd striker playing off a target.

Don't think this kid won't come good. He will. Do I think he's the right guy for Everton right now? No. He's no Saha or Yak, that's for sure. Vic? I actually like the guy, but in 2 years (Vic's age) if Jozy hasn't surpassed Vic's current level, count me as one who'd be surprised. And, if Vic & Vaughan (or even 1 of them) were to leave this summer, you could do a lot worse for backup strikers. Jozy wants to stay in the Premier League & will be keen to find another loan deal, this time w/ a better team. If you could secure a similar loan w/ option to buy from Villarreal, could be good business. I think the option was at 5/6 mil? Not saying he'll ever reach his full potential, but if he does, he'll be worth a lot more than that. And what would you have to lose? Let's be honest, freebies/loans are going to play a big role in Davey's dealings. Then again, add Beckford into the mix & (barring injury) I think there siimply won't be enough room for him. And right now he needs playing time to develop.

I think he'll either return to Villarreal, or find another loan w/ a lower level EPL team. But eventually he could be a great pickup. Remember, he was on the field for Landon's farewell game where LD scored & Jack picked him up to chants of USA USA!! And the US team is a very close group, unlike other national teams. These guys stick together & rely on each other overseas. The fact that Moyes & the club in general are so highly regarded within U.S. circles - or in circles everywhere, for that matter - can only bode well for the future.

Keep an eye on this one though.
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yep. yep. yep. yep. yep. and yep.
 
I may be a biased yank, but if you want to buy an American attacker not named Landon, you should go after Dempsey, not Altidore. He was good today and could play in several different positions on your team. As for Altidore, he needs to play at a lower level and develop some before he can be of use to a big club like Everton.
 
BobLoblaw said:
I may be a biased yank, but if you want to buy an American attacker not named Landon, you should go after Dempsey, not Altidore. He was good today and could play in several different positions on your team. As for Altidore, he needs to play at a lower level and develop some before he can be of use to a big club like Everton.
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Agree Dempsey is much closer to Everton quality today. I think he could slot in very easily. But I was really just trying to make a point about Jozy being nowhere near the poor scoring striker his Hull stats may suggest, highlighting that since he'll be looking for a loan could be good free business, & that his potential (while still only that, potential) is ridiculous. So don't be so quick to write him off at 20. If he went back to Villarreal & combined some of the physical holdup play he learned this year w/ some new sexy Spanish technical moves, then he could develop into very very good striker for the future. And since Moyes already looked into a loan deal for him at one point (rumored) I just hope, if & when he does make good, Everton will be back in the mix.
 


Dempsey good player but Moyes has already ran rule over him. Really isn't what we need. Bullard cracking player in his day but sadly his day is fadeing. We have to think goals. We pass the ball around like Barca but we are suspect to the fast break and sadly to many draws in the run in. That is what is most apparent to me it can be totally frustrating. We need to have the killer instinct today for instance we should have had four and game over.
The key for me is keep Peanut and if we are lucky get Landon for another loan then job done. We were behind the eight ball losing seven early on this year. If get off to a fast start then we will fighting for a champions league place.
 

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