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You want to disagree over the list, that's fine but for the record, I never said anything about poacher being a negative. I did not say anything about poaching as a skill, only about it as a striker type. Those are two different things.

How do you define poacher? Because by poacher, I mean the striker doesn't get involved in any of the buildup play and focuses only on scoring inside the six-yard box or the box in general. Almost all, if not all, the players you mentioned there are certainly not that, IMO.

Batshuayi in a nutshell.

When Spurs wanted to buy Fernando Morientes about 15 years ago... (story from The Athletic)

He turns 36 in September...

Alcacer did well but only in the initial months, before he was tossed aside. There was no guarantee Batshuayi will succeed had he stayed there in the longer term. He just had a purple patch like some players tend to when they go to a new club. There is a reason why pure goal poachers like Mario Gomez don't exist at the highest level anymore because managers, teams need more from their striker these days than just putting the ball into the net.

If you're talking about Goals and Assists, then that is obvious. But ultimately, both are different type of players. It just depends on how Lampard plan to use Kante in the long run. If not, sell him and buy a more traditional defensive midfielder.

That they did but there was no guarantee Batshuayi would have been successful in the longer term. He did well in the few months he was there, just like Alcacer did initially. IIRC, only Crystal Palace, who we loaned Batshuayi to, was open to taking him with the last few years, which says a lot.

That is if Lampard permanently puts him there. Otherwise, I doubt it going by his comments.

For all the talk of Kante, I highly doubt we will sell him, unless a club decide to offer 100 million+ for him, which may force the club to think. We just gave him a new contract not too long ago and Lampard has praised him to the heavens at every opportunity.

That is debatable especially when Batshuayi has practically been rejected by so many managers in the last few years. Conte, Sarri, Marcelino, Favre, Lampard. A sign that he is simply not good enough for any club that has big ambition.

Good luck trying to get that price reduced with Marina in charge.

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You had to go to the Morata route, don't you? One thing Werner has over Morata is that he's a lot mentally stronger and that is already a BIG plus. Plus, Morata has scored only 80 goals in 11 seasons (ELEVEN!) of top flight football while Werner has scored 106 goals in 7 seasons, with 92 of those coming in the last 4 seasons with RB Leipzig. Inclined to agree with you otherwise. He could perhaps do with simpler finishes at times I think, like go for placement shots instead of going for power shots for example. But IF all goes well, he'll play under a manager who knows a thing or two about finishing chances. So, that might well help.

In your opinion, why do you think he misses so many clear chances? Is it a mental thing or a technique thing or bit of both?