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I fear Amorim won't survive this summer despite being the man for the job. He just need time and some new signings Anytime a coach has finished below top 4 or going to miss out the Glazers have pulled the trigger. Moyes, Van gaal, Mourinho, Ole etc Erik Fa cup win bought him some grace from being sacked which Amorim Europa would have done had we won.

INEOS spent €245Million on transfers this season. Only Chelsea spent more money than us this season. They are already bringing in new players before the season even ends. Liverpool didn't give Slot a dime to spend this season and they are currently champions.

The way most of you just type without critical reasoning. Madrid is rushing to get players in because they have a tournament in June they're preparing for. They have only concluded Trent who Liverpool are not even allowing to participate in the club world club and Huijsen.

Cunha deal is already done, Delap relegation clause will kick in by the end of the season so we are waiting for that, Mbuemo or another attacker will still be added. At least 5 new players will join this team for next season.

This game is good preparation for Tottenham which explains why Amorim went full strength.
This is likely the team that will start on Wednesday.

chrisley024:
especially for Case, needs to stay fresh and requires one game/week

Casemiro didn't play last week.

odizeey:
Why are you talking as if 32 years old Salah doesn't have 28 goals in the epl this season

Osihmen was one player that gave his all in the AFCON. Osimhen brings more than goals to the team. He brings energy. There was one mad assist he gave in Napoli where he juggled the ball while defenders where around him. Player that turns up even when not scoring. That's the kind of player you are talking about. A striker that makes it easy for a team to score.

What's the connection between Salah and Osimhen?

He scored one goal at the AFCON. Stop trying to sugarcoat his performance with energy and passion.

I am still waiting for you to point out those decisive goals and big performances he delivers when it matters.

Going by his stats Osimhen is not an elite striker which explains why clubs are not willing to cave to his salary demands.

odizeey:
18, 10, 18, 31, and 17, 35 and counting

Goals that matters. Baba dey turn up where it matters.

Delap don score reach 13 goals for him career?

I can't believe you are comparing Osimhen to Delap. You see why we can't leave the trenches?

Let’s be clear this isn't about comparing Osimhen to anyone. I am simply highlighting his stats to determine if he truly qualifies as an elite striker. So far, his career reflects that of a solid 20 goal a season striker. Nothing extraordinary or mind blowing. Scoring 18, 10, or 17 goals in a season are for attacking midfielders and wingers not elite strikers.

Now, has he ever really shown up when it matters most? He was ordinary during the AFCON for Nigeria. Show me the goals and performances he has dropped when it really matters.

Whatever he's doing at turkey is irrelevant . This is a league where Enner Valencia, at 33, scored 29 league goals just two seasons ago, Icardi at 32 scored 25 last season. That puts things in perspective. Osimhen isn’t doing anything special there. He's doing the bare minimum.

Spending 75 million and handing out £300k a week for a striker putting up 18, 10, and 17 goals in all comps across seasons would be pure madness. No wonder no club is rushing to meet his demands.

odizeey:
Because na only league matches people dey play.
Na me tell Delap say make he no fit score for other games?

No doubt, he has prospects. If we get him, we must get someone with Osimhens experience along with him else it's failure. I might be wrong.

Even when you include all competitions, it doesn't look much better. He’s only hit 20+ goals in all comps once in a top five league. His season tallies? 18, 10, 18, 31, and 17. Those are Bruno Fernandes numbers talkless of an elite striker.

odizeey:
Whether Icardi score 25 or not is not my business.
Osimmhen has done it in france, italy and now turkey

Done it in France’? Bro, he scored 13 league goals in his only season there and two were penalties. By that logic, Delap’s already ‘done it’ in England.

Let’s be real Osimhen has only hit over 15 league goals once in Europe’s top five leagues, and that was in Italy. So let’s stop pretending he’s Harry Kane or Lewandowski.

How many goals do you think he would actually score for us in the Premier League?

ChristineC:
we also lack the right personnel in DM for this system. it's either too weak or too technically deficient.
these three positions if we must buy, then it should be with the intent of solving the problem immediately.

There are rumours that Amorim wants to keep Casemiro next season, and with Ugarte also staying, I doubt the club will prioritize signing a new DM. What’s certain is we are in the market for a goalkeeper. We have been linked with Milinkovic from Torino and Senne Lammens.

ChristineC:
i'm trying to understand what you were trying to prove. Bellingham had his best season last term aged 20, so I'm just scratching my head.

He claimed everyone could see how great Bellingham was at 16, so I just showed him the receipts proving that wasn’t the case."

larride:
Oshimen just broke a 24yrs record at Galatasary yesterday. 35 goals in 36 games.

At Delap age, Napoli bought Oshimen for 80m. E no go better for Delap.

He still has one less league goal than Icardi last season. Maybe we should buy Icardi for performing in turkey. I like Osimhen, but if he wants the move, he needs to lower his wage demands. Simple.

ChristineC:
what would Bellingham have done for Man United first team at 16?

That's not the point. I am not tagging you to antagonize by the way.

larride:
City is paying Marmoush more than 12m annually but no English club want to pay Oshimen that's far better than Oshimen 12m. If Una don deceive unaself finish, Una go talk wetin Una dey do

No one rates Oshimen that high that's why no one wants to pay such. It's that easy to understand and that's why he's currently in turkey. Maybe once in a while put on your thinking cap.

ChristineC:
we can have upgrades in some positions and there are positions we need QUALITY.
signings like Dorgu can work because it's a position where he can be allowed to make mistakes (and learn) that will not be costly in the grand scheme of things.
the team can use signings to raise the floor talent level but we just cannot score and the GK is full of school boy errors. we also lack the right personnel in DM for this system. it's either too weak or too technically deficient.
these three positions if we must buy, then it should be with the intent of solving the problem immediately.

You are right. I think the club wants to address the goals issue first with Cunha, delap and maybe Mbuemo then they would focus on other areas. Sales plus getting champions league will add more funds to upgrade the team.

larride:
How much City dey pay Marmoush? Make Una dey bobo unaself.

What's the relationship between Oshimen and marmoush? Some of you just like typing to argue.

odizeey:
Na lie. Everybody knew that Bellingham was good. His goal records speaks for him.
He just did not want to come to a bigger club at the time or something like that. Thank God he no even come.

Goal record at 16? Bro stop playing around.

patrickmuf:
Garner in the Championship will be rated higher.
When you say Bellingham is technically superb, what exactly do you mean? How is his passing? Dribbling? defending? And so on...

patrickmuf:
Nothing special in that kid from the clips I have watched and reviews. Garner and Levitt over him.

ChristineC:
anyone seen yet what the fuss is about Jude Bellingham?

iamoyindamola:
Ryan sessegnon 2.0

Leyqute:
Heck, I’d take Hannibal Mejbri over Jude Bellingham. Both 16 y o. Both midfielders. Bellingham is stronger but Mejbri is way more talented.

odizeey:
Na them sabi. Osimhen is tested and trusted. France, Italy, Turkey.

Under different conditions, whether rain or sunshine. Whether babe break him heart or not. Whether you pass or not, you go fill his impact.

Those are the players we should be going for. Not all these ones

He's only proven himself in Italy and that was for just one season. Let’s not forget, a 'finished' Icardi bagged 25 league goals in Turkey last year, so let’s not get carried away with performances there.

If he’s willing to lower his wages then no problem. Cunha, Delap and Mbuemo add goals to this team in all areas.

This was exactly how I was preaching the gospel of Bellingham at 16 and y’all swore Garner and Mejbri were levels above. Look at them now.

odizeey:
You won't get any proven striker for 30 million.

If the club is not ready to spend big and wisely in this transfer window then let her continue wallowing in mediocrity.

The club target is Cunha, Delap and one of Semenyo or Mbuemo.

odizeey:
Tomorrow you will now start attacking people that championed for Delap like your comrade is doing.

We don't have time for luxury. Bring proven players.

List those proven strikers you will get for 30million.

ChristineC:
small fish small pond pffft

Hojlund scored 10 goals last season without PK and a further 5 goals in the UCL, in an underperforming big club with all that spotlight and at a younger age too; even if we ignore the added pressure of a big transfer fee.
Hojlund is more tested on a bigger stage and more experienced than Delap. there's nothing Hojlund can learn from Delap and perhaps vice versa.
nothing suggests that we wouldn't see a bigger ghost. the guy on the table is not some exceptional youngster.

Holjund scored 10goals from 57 United league goals last season. That's just 17 percent of total goals, a far less than the 34% Delap did this season. Which by the way is Holjund best ever league season. Even at Atalanta he only scored 9 league goals in a free scoring team which shows his level. Delap has shown far more than Holjund ever did in a league season. I don't think any other player contributed more goals to their team than Delap. Even Salah 28goals was 33% of all Liverpool goals.

Just because you may not be aware of something doesn't mean others aren't.

Without the release clause delap would be worth at least 50 to 60Million.

TrebleChamp:
Looking at how Amorim tactics makes our striker isolated with our 2 wing forwards not running in the box but always playing wide, do you think Delap can succeed as a lone striker is this tactics against 2 central defenders? I prefer Osimhen as he ticks all boxes, but that doesn't mean he can't flop here due to the spiritual problem at the Club 😉.

Oshimen won't be bad but his wage demand is the stumbling block plus attitude. Delap will fit in with Amorim tactics well and for 30m is a steal.

CapitalCee:
2 of those goals are penalty oo, if na for Man U na 10 goals e for be, because Bruno no go allow am near any PK. Hojlund scored 10 in EPL in his first season, despite being out for long due to injuries

Delap scored 12goals for a team fighting for Relegation. A team that has scored only 35 goals this season meaning he has scored 34% of all their goals. In a team were he's getting more chances he's definitely getting at least 19 to 23.

It will be interesting if England calls Murphy.

CapitalCee:
To God who made me, he is better than Delap. We will waste 30m on that relegation fodder, then expect the coach to perform magic with a championship level player

LMAO....This season Jonathan has 16 league goals, 10 from open play and 6 from penalties. Delap has 12 league Goals, 10 from open play, 2 from penalties. Both have the same goals from open play and we haven't even factored team and league level into the equation.

Jonathan best season is 24 league goals in 2022 and ten of those 24 are from penalties meaning his goal tallies are mostly padded by the amount o penalties he takes and he won't get that here with Bruno being our penalty taker.

Delap for 30million is a screwed buy with no con attached.

nitrogen:
Hoping that we win Europa league. But it’s important to note that we struggle against EPL teams. Playing against Tottenham is just another EPL game.

Exactly my fears. We can't even win against any descent Epl team at home.

odizeey:
No be say na talk. We go beat them well.

Na them suppose dey fear. No be us.

Unbeaten in Europa. European final experience.

If them carry mind of EPL, e go make matters worst for them.

Unbeaten in Europa against non Epl teams. I don't think we need to be reminded of our record against Epl teams. We are definitely underdogs going into the final.

This is giving me deja Vu vibe of Chelsea vs city. Chelsea beat them in league, fa cup and In the champions league final. Tottenham will definitely approach the final with a sense of confidence that they can definitely beat us again.