Twinport53 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pre-Leicester he was lethal. In Portugal, that's about as relevant as Mitrovic scoring goals for Anderlecht. This is the sort of stuff i'm talking about, a lot of the expectations are based on practically nothing. Just don't be surprised if you get disappointed is all i'm saying. He's record for Algeria is decent, like. But I understand the scepticism of his time at Sporting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Seemed like the best we could hope for unless we had about the £60 million to buy someone world class like. Much rather him than Locadia, Guido Carillo or Nicolai Jorgensen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pre-Leicester he was lethal. In Portugal, that's about as relevant as Mitrovic scoring goals for Anderlecht. This is the sort of stuff i'm talking about, a lot of the expectations are based on practically nothing. Just don't be surprised if you get disappointed is all i'm saying. He's record for Algeria is decent, like. But I understand the scepticism of his time at Sporting. Sure, me too. But like I said, unless we were going to sign someone with a great PL record we had to take some sort of risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 You are talking to the wrong guy if you bringing up International football tbh I hope he's fantastic, i just don't get the optimism based on his time in England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pre-Leicester he was lethal. If he’s hungry to prove himself and Rafa actually wanted him it could work out very well. Still riskier than spending £30m on someone guaranteed to score, but we knew that already. Was there even anyone available for £30m who could be guaranteed to score goals? We were quoted £20m for Jorgensen and he wasn't guaranteeing anything. Imo unless you're signing Lionel Messi there's no such thing as a player who will guarantee goals. There's a multitude of reasons why players might not hit form at a new club despite doing well for the former clubs. Messi is the only player in world football who transcends that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pre-Leicester he was lethal. If he’s hungry to prove himself and Rafa actually wanted him it could work out very well. Still riskier than spending £30m on someone guaranteed to score, but we knew that already. Was there even anyone available for £30m who could be guaranteed to score goals? We were quoted £20m for Jorgensen and he wasn't guaranteeing anything. Imo unless you're signing Lionel Messi there's no such thing as a player who will guarantee goals. There's a multitude of reasons why players might not hit form at a new club despite doing well for the former clubs. Messi is the only player in world football who transcends that. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 End of the day, if you are an opposing CB, would you rather play against Gayselu or 6"2, 14 stone, Slimani? He's presence alone means other teams actually have to be wary rather than comatosed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The biggest positive is if he wasn’t too far down Rafa’s list. Rafa will already know his game inside out and knowing exactly how to slot him in. Just a shame there’s so little time and so much at stake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pre-Leicester he was lethal. If he’s hungry to prove himself and Rafa actually wanted him it could work out very well. Still riskier than spending £30m on someone guaranteed to score, but we knew that already. Was there even anyone available for £30m who could be guaranteed to score goals? We were quoted £20m for Jorgensen and he wasn't guaranteeing anything. Imo unless you're signing Lionel Messi there's no such thing as a player who will guarantee goals. There's a multitude of reasons why players might not hit form at a new club despite doing well for the former clubs. Messi is the only player in world football who transcends that. The nearest you can get to guaranteed goals is someone who's done it in the Premier already. So we are talking Sturridge, Kane, Vardy and so on. Then at a lower level, you could go for Austin or Ings, players who have shown they can score goals in a limited period. Most strikers coming from abroad will have a question mark over them if their record is based on minor leagues. Maybe someone like Gameiro would be a good punt as the French league is pretty good defensively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pre-Leicester he was lethal. If he’s hungry to prove himself and Rafa actually wanted him it could work out very well. Still riskier than spending £30m on someone guaranteed to score, but we knew that already. Will £30m get you someone guaranteed to score? It's not much more than Slimani cost Leicester in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny1403 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 End of the day, if you are an opposing CB, would you rather play against Gayselu or 6"2, 14 stone, Slimani? He's presence alone means other teams actually have to be wary rather than comatosed. Any need for the homophobia? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I think he was combining Gayle and Joselu's names, not calling Joselu gay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I think he was combining Gayle and Joselu's names, not calling Joselu gay. Aye Although, Josele doesnt have quiet the same effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Homophobia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 End of the day, if you are an opposing CB, would you rather play against Gayselu or 6"2, 14 stone, Slimani? He's presence alone means other teams actually have to be wary rather than comatosed. Any need for the homophobia? Dude chill out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Imagine how shit an insult that would be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 End of the day, if you are an opposing CB, would you rather play against Gayselu or 6"2, 14 stone, Slimani? He's presence alone means other teams actually have to be wary rather than comatosed. Any need for the homophobia? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The biggest positive is if he wasn’t too far down Rafa’s list. Rafa will already know his game inside out and knowing exactly how to slot him in. Just a shame there’s so little time and so much at stake. We tried signing him under McClaren too. http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/newcastle-have-e20m-offer-rejected-for-islam-slimani/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Imagine how shit an insult that would be. Like when RTG called us Gaycastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Imagine how s*** an insult that would be. Like when RTG called us Gaycastle. I hope whoever said that wasn’t a grown adult Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Imagine how s*** an insult that would be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Know nowt of him, but he cannot be worse than Joselu. He needs to start scoring goals though or improve our attacking play massively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Fwiw, Leicester fans rate him but he was never going to replace Vardy in the team. He also doesn’t really fit their style of play. He’ll do very well for us, with the chances we waste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Well he has a whopping 10 games to save us. No pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 He just needs to do his thing. Really wish they’d introduced him to the crowd. The adoration/welcome he would have got may have been addictive/set him on the right track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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