Supermonkey92 1,428 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Kepa Azpi Rudiger Luiz Alonso Jorginho Kante Kovacic Pedro Higuain Hazard That will best arsenal and a spurs without Kane & Son. Top 4 may not be lost. Just having hazard on the left again will do wonders! This loan is great because we get our playmaker back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I like this signing very much, he'll give us goals at rate Morata and Giroud can only dream of. However, what I have never understood about Sarri's obsession with Higuain is that the man is quite slow. You'd think a slow striker wouldn't fit well into the vertical tiki-taka aka Sarriball that relies so much on runs behind the defensive line. Are Higuian's movement and runs so intelligent and is his linkup so good that it compensates for his lack of speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vybzkartel 284 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, !Hazard! said: I like this signing very much, he'll give us goals at rate Morata and Giroud can only dream of. However, what I have never understood about Sarri's obsession with Higuain is that the man is quite slow. You'd think a slow striker wouldn't fit well into the vertical tiki-taka aka Sarriball that relies so much on runs behind the defensive line. Are Higuian's movement and runs so intelligent and is his linkup so good that it compensates for his lack of speed? When you keep the ball as much as we do movement is more important than speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,621 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 nice job marina, even if sucks this is the best possible deal we could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, !Hazard! said: I like this signing very much, he'll give us goals at rate Morata and Giroud can only dream of. However, what I have never understood about Sarri's obsession with Higuain is that the man is quite slow. You'd think a slow striker wouldn't fit well into the vertical tiki-taka aka Sarriball that relies so much on runs behind the defensive line. Are Higuian's movement and runs so intelligent and is his linkup so good that it compensates for his lack of speed? I don't think he's slow like somebody like Giroud is, but on the other end of the spectrum he isn't going to get the ball 40 yards out and beat the defenders for pace. His movement off the ball though has always been good and i think has made him look deceptively quicker than he likely is and helps him get the initial couple of yards. His positioning around the box has always also been strong, especially compared to the likes of Morata and Giroud - he'll look for dangerous spaces to get into when in the box which the rest of our players seem incapable of at times. And one of the biggest positives is he will fight and work for everything. I believe after 18 months of Morata being generally poor overall and pathetically feeble, he'll get huge support from the fans just by doing the things that Morata isn't willing to do. His passion and desire leading the line should be a breath of fresh air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Can't really argue with a 6 month deal. Hope he hits the ground running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Special Juan said: Its done. please don't give him any ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Not news to add, since it's covered. But, Pedulla.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Just get this thing done so we have a striker for Arsenal game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, communicate said: Just get this thing done so we have a striker for Arsenal game Do you think he'd start, even if he came in tomorrow, 2 days before the match? Personally, I doubt it, maybe on the bench. I think Anelka was on the bench in his first match which was a day or 2 after his transfer, but we had an injury crisis, IIRC. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vesper 30,224 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Gonzalo Higuain is just another Alvaro Morata per these shocking stats https://www.chelsea-news.co/2019/01/image-gonzalo-higuain-just-another-alvaro-morata-per-shocking-stats/ Chelsea are making attempts to sign Gonzalo Higuain from Serie A, and although Blues fans may be excited by that prospect, the Juventus striker is not an upgrade on Alvaro Morata. According to WhoScored, Chelsea will only be getting a striker hitting similar numbers to the player they are keen to move on. Both players have below 10 goals this season in their league campaigns and Europa League combined. In fact, Morata goes 168 minutes per goal as compared to Higuain’s 216.3 minutes before finding the back of the net this season. It’s understandable that Sarri wants his former red-hot striker to join him in England, but his days of scoring record-breaking 36 goals in a single season are over. Here’s the full comparison between the two stars by WhoScored. snip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said: Do you think he'd start, even if he came in tomorrow, 2 days before the match? Personally, I doubt it, maybe on the bench. I think Anelka was on the bench in his first match which was a day or 2 after his transfer, but we had an injury crisis, IIRC. We'll see. Ummm We got injury and striker crisis! Lets just keep all we got crossed we are doing everything possible to get ourselves a shit hot permanent striker and Higs can be backup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Unionjack said: Ummm We got injury and striker crisis! Lets just keep all we got crossed we are doing everything possible to get ourselves a shit hot permanent striker and Higs can be backup! Well....we technically have 2 strikers and Hazard who's been playing F9. I think when Anelka came, Pizarro started that match, I think? C'mon, it's not that bad right now. I think we'll go in for a new striker in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said: C'mon, it's not that bad right now. I think we'll go in for a new striker in the summer. I'm pleased that you're content mate. I want to see us dominate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Just now, Unionjack said: I'm pleased that you're content mate. I want to see us dominate. I'd like to see that too. It's just really hard to get an important player like a striker (who must be scoring at his current club) mid-season. This is a stop-gap, and Marina did a good job with the deal in light of that (IMO). Never say never, but I'd be shocked if we got another striker in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 32 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said: Do you think he'd start, even if he came in tomorrow, 2 days before the match? Personally, I doubt it, maybe on the bench. I think Anelka was on the bench in his first match which was a day or 2 after his transfer, but we had an injury crisis, IIRC. We'll see. At best he probably will be on the bench. But at least we have goalscoring punch off the bench. Tbh I haven't watched Higuain in years. Maybe wc final was the last time I watched him play for 90 minutes. I can't really judge his game at all. Anyone here follow serie A? Will he cope with the physicality of EPL? Based on YouTube video, he does not look fast nor super technical. So he need to be at least strong enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valdo 583 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1073350/Chelsea-transfer-news-Tottenham-Gonzalo-Higuain-gossip-rumours?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterVerstuurd vanaf mijn F5121 met Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Sideshow Luiz said: I'd like to see that too. It's just really hard to get an important player like a striker (who must be scoring at his current club) mid-season. This is a stop-gap, and Marina did a good job with the deal in light of that (IMO). Never say never, but I'd be shocked if we got another striker in. Never say never as Dickens told us! Milan takes Piatek The Mickey Mousers and Spuds are after Jovic and Werner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Just now, Unionjack said: Never say never as Dickens told us! Milan takes Piatek The Mickey Mousers and Spuds are after Jovic and Werner. I forgot about Spurs, they actually need a striker right now. But, could they get a big name in? Someone who knows they will be a back up for the foreseeable future. Maybe we can get Spurs to fly them over and do the medical for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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