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Striker performance expectations

How do you think each will deal with the expectations on them this season ??

Soldado obviously comes as NEW STRIKER. He has to deliver.

Defoe IMHO will give a good season.
He appears to accept he will never be the main man, and perhaps we'll get a whole season out of him by playing him less and managing his injury.

Which leaves us Ade the facehugger.
He is no longer the main man up front.
Will he accept this and put in a shift in the cause of the squad and give us a performance like 2011/12, or will we get a repeat of last season ??

posted on 1/8/13

Doovde, you have to factor in injuries.
That aside, I want the group to get as much game time as possible.

So if Soldado can get his hat-tricks within the first 60 mins of a game, Defoe can have a 30 min run-out.

posted on 1/8/13

going on the past/history...

defo will score summat sick like 10/12 then spend the rest of the season offside.....

soldado has to be given so leeway.....but wld be 'triffic if he cld hit the ground running....

ade....meh.....history tells us......imo...he's not keen on not being seen as the main man........

posted on 1/8/13

Anyone think there is 35+ goals for any given pair, or 45+ in total ??

posted on 1/8/13

honestly....no....

but i know very lil about soldado.....

but that requires say....anywhere from 15/20 from ade and JD.....erm...not for me.

posted on 1/8/13

To get 76 pts, we need one or both of :

1. A GD in the 30s
2. Conceding less than 40

Given the events of this week, IMHO you can rule out #2. So ...

posted on 1/8/13

Facehugger I love how you have same fascination of the Alien films as I do Rdbd

posted on 1/8/13

The analogy is perfect.
One he signs for a club you cannot remove him without seriously damaging the 'host' .

posted on 1/8/13

And be careful because of his acid blood

posted on 1/8/13

The Ade blood burns thru the floor and drips onto your wage money.

posted on 1/8/13

Soldado will hit a screamer and/or hat trick against Palace, then not score for another 10 games and everyone will write him off. Then he'll get a tap in/deflection, get his confidence and then start banging them in.

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