16 Feb 2015 10:34:41
Patrick Bamford - a lot of posters are suggesting he should be our 3rd striker next season - I can't see it myself - his workrate is suspect and I'm not sure his best position is as a striker.
Bertrand Troare is the player I would bring in as 3rd striker - he has been playing striker for Vitesse and has scored 9 in 22 (try to catch his goal over the weekend - a beaut).
Also, good to see Chalobah doing well on loan, as is Alex Davey at Scunthorpe (the new JT?). And Atsu was named Player of the Tournament at the African Nations - hope he gets some games at Everton.
Yes prop 99% of people on here read the loan report but people suggest bamford for 3rd striker as he is doing it in the chapionship a imhp a harder league than dutch prem
Traore is a midfielder!
Mn - The last few months at Vitesse he has been playing as a striker and doing very well by all accounts. I still think his future is playing as a right sided attacking midfielder.
I see Traore more as a 5th choice AM, and Bamford as a possibility for 3rd choice.
But guys, Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Contract up in the summer and loves Jose Mourinho, plus would give him his chance in EPL, as well as massive income from popularity and the shirts he sells.
Ed002, any chance?
{Ed002's Note - He is not out of contract in the summer.}
I for one have been calling for bamford to be 3rd striker. His finishing is great so learning from the likes of costa regarding movement would do him good. But saying this another year loan would do him great, I just don't want to see chelsea spend £20m on someone like icardi thus hindering the likes of bamford and solanke. What a lot of fans would like to see I'm sure is the inclusion a lot more of promising young players like baker, loftus cheek etc.
16 Feb 2015 18:36:42
I'll be kind of interested to see what happens at striker over the summer. Drogba will be retired or gone and it sounds like Remy will be on his way out. Obviously it always looks nice when you promote an academy kid. One name that intrigues me is Aubamayang. We were interested in him in the past but I'm not sure if that interest is still there in addition and there's a lot up in the air at Dortmund presently.
Bamford is a striker, I am not sure he would fit into Mourinho's tactics since he would probably ask him to play outer midfielder. If we start playing with two strikers he might become second choice. Although I like Bamford.
We're going to need to sign a striker regardless of who we promote from our youth players. With Drogba retiring and Remy likely to leave, I don't see JM sticking with just Costa and Bamford/Traore/etc. I'd wanted us to sign Aubameyang last season, and I think he'd be a great addition still. Guess we'll just have to see closer to the time.
Ings anyone?