DiamondGooner wrote:Cripps wrote:That's why we need a striker who doesn't just rely on service and can produce something on their own.
Had we got Suarez, we'd be in the CL quarters right now and be champions of England already
Great post.
I hate it when people harp on about service, the only time a striker has to rely so much on others is when he can't do fk all himself.
If we have a striker who can dribble and run with ball to feet that cuts his need for service in half automatically.
We don't even need World class, players like Sturridge are good enough and fit the bill mobility wise yet we can't even get those players.
Suarez had his service cut the first time we played Liverpool. He did f**k all.
We let everyone run through us the second time we played them, he still didnt score.
Third time we played them, we did better choking service, but he got more of the ball so we defended better.
No one gave a shit about Sturridge or Suarez when Liverpool signed them, im sure we can find players who no one gives a shit about who turn out to be good, so people then give a shit about them.
Its the way of the world.
Kompany was a name that floated about before being signed, now he is hailed as one of the best in the world.
Koscielny was a nobody..
Vermaelen wasnt exactly on top of people's Xmas list.
Ox and Walcott were just some over hyped kids at the time.
Vieira was literally unknown, probably only to Milan fanatics that would know their reserves/youths.
Henry was probably only really known in France.
Did anyone have detailed knowledge of Petit?
We havent always bought Ozil's, but there will always be an unwanted, washed up Mertesacker or an unknown Ljungberg, or an unloved Bergkamp floating about to buy, we just need to go out and f***ing grab him.