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Get Ivan Toney and we win the league

Great result and top of the league! Fantastic.

BUT....for too many games, I am noticing a bad trend of lacking ruthlessness up top. Saka and Martinelli are not as prolific this year and neither is Odegaard. Jesus we know is not the best goal scorer and Nketiah is..well Nketiah.

I firmly believe that if we keep our core 16 players fit (starting 11 plus Partey, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Nelson, Trossard) from January on AND bring in an Ivan Toney, we win the league. We create chances but we miss too many and need someone capable of banging them in. Toney still has a good 3 or 4 years at the very highest level and if a deal can be don for less than 70m, I'd get him.

Thought?

posted on 23/12/23

City win the league. It’s a battle for second.

posted on 23/12/23

what a player Ivan Toney has become whilst he's been suspended

posted on 23/12/23

You would have to be very lucky not to pick up injuries, so the idea of keeping 16 players fit seems a bit far fetched - before you even consider some of those named!!
We were short in defence even before the Timber injury, so think we need cover there.
Raya, Zinchenko, White - too many liabilities in the team imo.

posted on 23/12/23

Part of the play for the wide players is to get crosses/cut backs into the box and we just don't have that natural goal scorer/poacher who are effevtive at making runs into the box.

posted on 24/12/23

comment by Christopher huffing glou (U20930)
posted 3 hours, 26 minutes ago
what a player Ivan Toney has become whilst he's been suspended
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Um this is the same Toney who has been banging them in for the past few years right? Or are you thinking of another???

posted on 24/12/23

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 25 minutes ago
You would have to be very lucky not to pick up injuries, so the idea of keeping 16 players fit seems a bit far fetched - before you even consider some of those named!!
We were short in defence even before the Timber injury, so think we need cover there.
Raya, Zinchenko, White - too many liabilities in the team imo.
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I guess when I say fit, I mean no long term injuries. Like if Rice picks up a 3 week knock, Partey must be fit and in form. Or if Martinelli is out for 2 weeks, Trossard is ready etc. What we can't have happening is Rice and Partey out at the same time...or Jesus and Trossard. Of one of Gabriel and Saliba is out for a significant time, we are done for.

posted on 24/12/23

comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Christopher huffing glou (U20930)
posted 3 hours, 26 minutes ago
what a player Ivan Toney has become whilst he's been suspended
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Um this is the same Toney who has been banging them in for the past few years right? Or are you thinking of another???
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This thread is kind of silly though. Toney's done very well for Brentford but then so did Raya.. and he's not even available to play till the end of January. After 8 months out you have to think he'll take a few weeks training then a few more weeks to get match sharp.

I hope you blow £70m on him. Guirassy is available for 15m and is in great form right now. I know who I'd rather sign

posted on 24/12/23

comment by Bãleš left boot (U22081)
posted 43 minutes ago
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Christopher huffing glou (U20930)
posted 3 hours, 26 minutes ago
what a player Ivan Toney has become whilst he's been suspended
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Um this is the same Toney who has been banging them in for the past few years right? Or are you thinking of another???
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This thread is kind of silly though. Toney's done very well for Brentford but then so did Raya.. and he's not even available to play till the end of January. After 8 months out you have to think he'll take a few weeks training then a few more weeks to get match sharp.

I hope you blow £70m on him. Guirassy is available for 15m and is in great form right now. I know who I'd rather sign
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The guy with the 1 in 2 strike rate in the prem presumably rather than the 27 year old who has finally had a good start to a season.

Guirassy is this years Onana by the look of it. Clearly not a particularly good player but getting hyped regardless.

posted on 24/12/23

Dont bet on Ivan Toney

posted on 24/12/23

They'd both be a gamble tbf.

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