Of all the ones that moved they kind of all been meh so far except Ekitike. 9 goals in all comps compared to 6 for Gyokeres.

Who was probably 4th or 5th choice from the fans. Even players we were linked with in the past like Cunha has just 1 goal all season.

But I do think if we are going to play with Gyokeres we need to play with Odegaard and Trossard.

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Posted by cwil177

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Posted on 12/14/25 at 4:30 pm to texastiger38

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The real problem with him is that he cannot generate chances for himself. Completely reliant on service, and he is often not in the right place when he needs to be.

When was the last time we had a forward who did this? Wolcott?

Quote from Arteta after the game yesterday:

After the wolves game, regarding Gyokeres needing to contribute more whilst also requiring service, Arteta said: "It's a collaboration between the two. He was in a lot of really good positions and the ball didn't get into the area quick enough, sharp enough or just with the precision that is required for a No.9 to score the goal. But his work rate and intentions were there and we need to keep insisting."

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Posted by dgnx6

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Posted on 12/14/25 at 4:31 pm to tigerfan88

Yeah I watched that game, Palace had plenty of opportunities to score just didn’t take them.

There was the ball to Pino where he hit the cross bar and I just want us to pass more like that.

We’ve done it once and it was the Merino pass in the NLD.

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Posted by texastiger38

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Posted on 12/14/25 at 8:49 pm to cwil177

Jesus. Havertz at times.

Folks like to say the service sucks, but Vik sucks at ball retention and doing anything but shoot.

And if you want to argue, watch a few clips of Ekitike. You'll come away thinking that we should have spent the extra $25M

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