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The impending forward crisis

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It all goes back to not recruiting properly Maupay was never the profile of forward we needed we needed either someone good in the air who could be a target man or someone with pace and threat he has neither. He would be ok as a squad option if you had two fit target men but we have one and he's rarely fit
 
It all goes back to not recruiting properly Maupay was never the profile of forward we needed we needed either someone good in the air who could be a target man or someone with pace and threat he has neither. He would be ok as a squad option if you had two fit target men but we have one and he's rarely fit
FIFTEEN MILLION POUNDS !!!

Out of contract in the summer.
Deemed surplus to requirements at Brighton.
Zero footballing attributes that could ever function in a Lampard system.

So of course, with Cheque in hand. Thellwell grabs his speedo's and dives head first to the bottom of the Barrell..
 
FIFTEEN MILLION POUNDS !!!

Out of contract in the summer.
Deemed surplus to requirements at Brighton.
Zero footballing attributes that could ever function in a Lampard system.

So of course, with Cheque in hand. Thellwell grabs his speedo's and dives head first to the bottom of the Barrell..
He clearly wasn't first choice or even second or third or fourth. Very poor. And could cost us.
 
He clearly wasn't first choice or even second or third or fourth. Very poor. And could cost us.
I expect kev is thinking the same thing.
He's still stuck in his office ( head in hands ) baffled at how he travelled down to Brighton to sign Trossard and came back with Maupay ?
 

Keane upfront! I'm going to will it into existence.
You know what’s really funny. He is actually one of the best finishers at the club. He started as striker. You watch the training videos when the strikers and wingers are practicing finishing, he always comes 2nd or 3rd. Plus a lot the players say he is great finisher. Hence the goal against palace. So I’m with you Keane up top in the derby. Hatrick hero
 
You know what’s really funny. He is actually one of the best finishers at the club. He started as striker. You watch the training videos when the strikers and wingers are practicing finishing, he always comes 2nd or 3rd. Plus a lot the players say he is great finisher. Hence the goal against palace. So I’m with you Keane up top in the derby. Hatrick hero
Given his record slotting into his own net just stick him down the other end and tell him to keep doing what he’s doing.
 
Warhurst done the same job and done it well... just think football has moved on from the days of throwing the big lumps up top.. but he wouldn't do worse in a Dyche set up than Maupay on his own
 

If DCL has no bad tear he has to get in that Leeds game at least.

It really is time though to get Simms game time and also start thinking about Gray as a false nine or Onana as a CF.

This club is pathetic. They sabotaged their own new manager and handed him a mountain to climb.
 
We can't risk changing the set up from Saturday, that solid structure is what gave us a foot hole in the game. The fact that Dyche went straight for Maupay on sat probably gives us his answer.
Though I wouldn't be Surprised if Maups was replaced by half time just to keep us 11 players on the pitch..

We don't really know how Simms looks in training, cos you would naturally think Dyche would want to go with the height option..
 
Why are we as a fan base so dismissive of tall strikers/target men?

I’ve lost count, this season, of how many times I’ve watched De Bruyne whip in a cross from the wing for Haaland to score from. I absolutely love a good whipped in cross for an advancing striker to get his head on.

We talk like it’s beneath us for some reason, same with Dyche‘s tactics/style. It’s all part of the game. They are all viable ways to play the game.
 

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