Good point.
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Only if we sign an actual specialist, I'm content with him being perm but we can't go into next season with him being a starter.
He's a confidence player and this should give him plenty of that. I would take him all day, every day as a squad player. He can frustrate but he always give you plenty of movement and lots of effort.
I think he can be more than a squad player.
THFC might be the club he was born to play for.
Hope so. The tools are there, other than his finishing which can be erratic. But the way I see it, defenders always know they've been in a game when he plays.
Depends on for what role you want to make it a perm move.
If we need 6 forwards for 3 positions we currently have:
Son
Deki
Richy
Johnson
Werner
Solomon
Then youngsters like Veliz, Scarlett, Parrott and the academy kids.
If we want to win titles, we need to improve on that first list of 6 so if you make Werner a permanent move we probably need to move 1 or 2 of them on before we can bring in another front line forward.
CF market is slim pickings IMO, so.... Ideal world:
ST: Son / Rich / Veliz
LW: NEW / + 1 of Solomon or Werner
RW: NEW / BJ
+ Kulu as utility man.
......Although that CF bloke at Sporting could be worth the gamble.
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I look at like this
CF- Son, Richy
RW Johnson, Kulu
Postecoglou first change in this game was Johnson for Bentancur which bought Kulu inside as an 8/10
Kulu has probably spent 30% of his time under Postecoglou as a midfielder either as Maddison understudy or alternative 8
Leaves some room for RW
LW Werner, Solomon
Werner has had a decent start and I think with more confidence he could be very good for us. Solomon has been unlucky with injury but will find himself the one who needs to prove a point.
I wouldn't play Sonny as a LW any more so that leaves plenty of room for us to sign a LW who can add depth at RW and if Solomon comes back well it only adds more depth.
If he’s prepared to take a sizable paycut then this is a nobrainer.
Trouble is what is his pay - many sites report £8.6m pa or £165k pw
But Sky thinks the deal if we sign him is a fee of £15.5m and wages of £4.3m pa or £82.5k pw
Timo Werner: Tottenham on brink of completing loan deal for RB Leipzig forward with option to buy
Former Chelsea forward Timo Werner had been linked with a move to Man Utd in the January transfer window but is now set to join Tottenham this month; Werner has scored two goals in eight Bundesliga appearances this season and is under contract with RB Leipzig until the summer of 2026
If true, £4.3m is halving his previous wages, but isn't that low either. and way above what Van de Ven is on (although he might well get a pay hike after this season)
On the other hand it could well be 'market rate', or even below, for a 'squad striker' in a top 6 PL side.
I guess the better question is who else is available in the summer, do we think he's a big upgrade and what are his wage expectations
I like Werner. That is all.
Genuinely seems like a nice guy and I think he’d be a very useful squad / rotation player.
Easily his best game for us so far.
Genuinely seems like a nice guy and I think he’d be a very useful squad / rotation player.
Easily his best game for us so far.
Good game today.
I'm not as pessimistic about him, but to your point on that breakaway once he got in close to the goalie he quickly ran himself out of options. Son, in that same situation, would have destroyed the goalie.
Didn’t he play a brilliant left foot cross today in the second half which nobody got on the end of?