During his time at Everton, he'd whack the ball past the full back and run on to it - not the strongest so he'd either win a fowl or get past and knock it in.
I am not saying that Landon is a bad player, by any extent. But they want too much for him, and his wages seem to be higher than what he's actually worth.
This was his game in previous years - I'll be honest, sure. But his assist record in the last few years has increased and increased and increased.
His assists these past few years in MLS are increasingly NOT about pace - and you also saw that when he played with us in the spring:
1) pinpoint through ball to Anichebe
2) backwards pass to Straq
3) two pinpoint crosses to Fellaini and Straq
That isn't whacking the ball past the fullback and running onto it.
Since I watch him every week in MLS I can tell you - his assists more and more are all about off the ball movement and combination play. With that said, he operates best running into space. But to say he has poor ball handling - that's not quite accurate.
Yes, I'm biased. But it doesn't mean that I can't use the play I watch week in week out as examples to refute your claims.
If you want to tell me you don't want him for other reasons go ahead, but telling me he's "too old." Well, you can argue against that easily.
Also, we do not know his price. Why are you assuming it's exorbitant? And his wages are PEANUTS compared to other EPL players. How are they higher than he's worth? He makes less than some squad players in the EPL. His current salary is $2 million.
