Cenk Tosun

[mikey_blue]

There's no better feeling in football than when your team signs some exotic foreign footballer with a decent YouTube clip that you know fuck all about. It's sheer excitement. Unfortunately, it's 6 months down the line and that feeling has transitioned into the realisation you've signed the Turkish/ German version of Grant Holt that counts the most.

[D15TIN]

There's no better feeling in football than when your team signs some exotic foreign footballer with a decent YouTube clip that you know fuck all about. It's sheer excitement. Unfortunately, it's 6 months down the line and that feeling has transitioned into the realisation you've signed the Turkish/ German version of Grant Holt that counts the most.

Don't remember Grant Holt scoring 4 in the champions league like ha, think this fella will turn out good - given the correct service

[brap2]

given the correct service

Gulp

[Lxxx]

It is interesting to see how much stick our last number 9 is getting after his dream move. Same issues from the fans he had here, same goal gluts/droughts, same timing and importance of his goals, same work-rate discrepancy from game to game...

All any fan wants from their striker is consistency of performance and if the new lad can put in a physical shift every game and bring others into play this team will look a lot different offensively if it allows other players to have a platform to build on in the final third.

[blue slug]

Any new striker will struggle to score in this team we hardly create any chances

[Macca77]

He's already better then Sandro and Niasse combined

And that Kane lad at Spurs

[mikey_blue]

He's already better then Sandro and Niasse combined

And that Kane lad at Spurs

Harry "4 Season Fluke" Kane.

[Simon Paul]

Harry "4 Season Fluke" Kane.

I know he scores goals and creates goals, but I don't like him as a player

I have no idea why as I really liked Lukaku when he was with us

[Makis]

Gulp

That's a new nickname, but I'll just keep calling him Siggy.

[Lxxx]

Any new striker will struggle to score in this team we hardly create any chances

Is it chicken or egg scenario though. Do we fail to create chances because we don’t have a striker good enough for this level to lead the line and provide a platform to build an attack?

[brap2]

Is it chicken or egg scenario though. Do we fail to create chances because we don’t have a striker good enough for this level to lead the line and provide a platform to build an attack?

No I don’t think so really, it will contribute but not for me.

We struggle to make chances because we lack the kind of midfield that can build sustained pressure in the final third, we lack bombastic 1-v-1 attackers who can commit players or attack space, we lack a deep playmaker and a 10 who can turn passive possession into incisive possession, and finally yeah we lack a decent striker who carries threat inside the penalty box.

I imagine what will happen with this lad is we’ll spank it towards the corner flag and hope his quality is enough to get us near the box.

[MexicanToffee]

If Rooney, Sigurdsson and Bolasie can provide some service then I can see no reason why this guy will not continue to hit the back of the net consistently. Might just provide the just the right ingredient that sparks the next development of Calvert-Lewin...fingers crossed.

[Lxxx]

No I don’t think so really, it will contribute but not for me.

We struggle to make chances because we lack the kind of midfield that can build sustained pressure in the final third, we lack bombastic 1-v-1 attackers who can commit players or attack space, we lack a deep playmaker and a 10 who can turn passive possession into incisive possession, and finally yeah we lack a decent striker who carries threat inside the penalty box.

I imagine what will happen with this lad is we’ll spank it towards the corner flag and hope his quality is enough to get us near the box.

Of course we lack quality pretty much all around the park but we've not done atrocious for goals so far, 9th highest and 9th in the league so we're on par, with a young lad up top who is woefully short of the quality and influence we need.
Sigurdsson built his career by playing off a physical front man and the defence has been under constant pressure since day one this season as every clearance comes straight back at them, as DCL gets bullied most games and isn't experienced enough to buy a cheap free kick to relieve the pressure.
I'm not saying there would be a marked improvement in our position and we do still need an overhaul but you can see what Koeman was aiming for when he chased Giroud for so long with players like Bolasie, Rooney, Sig and Klaassan bought to provide a foil for a strong target man.

[brap2]

Don’t disagree with that tbf mate, will be interesting to see what happens.

Always imagine Koemans masterplan was a big 9 with goalscorers off him, might see it in action if tosun is like that.

[everton1952]

Can't accuse Everton of inertia, and the window hasn't opened yet. Who next will it be? This is better than clocking down the minutes before the end of the transfer window. This should be interesting.