Alexander Isak - Nominated for Player of the Season

[Keegans Export]

33 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said:

I think that’s why they went back so quickly with the bid around 60m. They probably knew how good he was and wanted to move before anyone else. 

Absolutely, they had faith in their assessment of him and the poor season just brought his price down to a level we could do business. Could genuinely be a pivotal moment for the club.

[KaKa]

6 minutes ago, Danh1 said:

I think Pedro was possibly a smokescreen for this deal. However, if we’d signed Ekitike we wouldn’t have Isak imo. 

 

Pedro and Ekitike were to be understudies for Callum Wilson, that are able to play in other positions. 

 

Once Callum Wilson then got injured yet again early on, they decided we needed a legit Premier League first team striker, with Wilson then being more of a secondary option. It was the right move.

 

Pedro and Ekitike were longer term squad/developmental players to grow into the first team. With us now making Europe and having a ton more games next season, I expect we will go back in for Pedro as Wilson is getting on and will continue to get injured, and so we will need more than two options upfront.

 

 

Edited April 9, 2023 by KaKa

[The College Dropout]

The comparisons keep evolving for me. I was all in on Titi a few weeks ago. I’m thinking now a Berbatov and Henry hybrid. 

[McCormick]

Reminds me of prime Nwankwo Kanu. Kid is something special.

 

 

Edited April 9, 2023 by McCormick

[Hanshithispantz]

Real Sociedad had our pants down with this deal.

[Cronky]

An amazing strike. It was like a golf shot, where the trajectory of the ball is exactly where the golfer intended.

 

Except that that the ball was moving and the player didn't have a minute and a half to prepare himself. 

[Dr. TC]

1 minute ago, Cronky said:

An amazing strike. It was like a golf shot, where the trajectory of the ball is exactly where the golfer intended.

 

Except that that the ball was moving and the player didn't have a minute and a half to prepare himself. 

And definitely wasn't going round 78 over par

[Rich]

2 hours ago, Hanshithispantz said:

Real Sociedad had our pants down with this deal.

Who said this?

[FloydianMag]

3 hours ago, Hanshithispantz said:

Real Sociedad had our pants down with this deal.

Just the opposite for me, we got a bargain even at £63 million.

[STM]

If you watch closely, he's already shaped his body to shoot before Wilson passes to him. Its like his body language is telling Wilson exactly where he wants the ball and of course Wilson being a striker, knows exactly what he wants.

[Skeletor]

24 minutes ago, Rich said:

Who said this?

 

Fans of other clubs because he'd only scored like 4 goals last season.

[aussiemag]

It’s a small sample size, but the fact he’s hand a good goalscoring record previously with one season where he was played out of position. He’s now a goal a game striker in the premier league at just 23. He would be worth 80 mill plus. If he sustains this for another season, he’s worth 120-150 mill. 

[Hanshithispantz]

28 minutes ago, Rich said:

Who said this?

Probably nobody tbf 

 

I'm just inferring that the consensus from opposing fans was that we were robbed silly.

[KetsbaiaIsBald]

I felt at the time it was too much money.  This wasn’t based on knowledge of the player just stats and it just seemed we were getting a little desperate due to other deals failing.

 

From what we’ve seen so far he had it all goals wise:

- goals on break against Liverpool 

- the cracking header the other week

- the shin in from a cross

- a couple tap ins being in the right place

- creating his own chance from the wing where he skinned the player (I dont actually remember if he scored this or set up a goal)

- now the long range goal

 

On top of this his midfield/link up play is outstanding.  

 

Edit - my only negative is he seems to disappear some times for periods of games.  Not saying its his fault but he did nothing first half yesterday and in a couple early home games.

 

If he can keep this up this season and next he’ll be mentioned with some of the best players in Europe ?

 

 

 

Edited April 9, 2023 by KetsbaiaIsBald

[duo]

Eddie will make this lad World Class.

[Nobody]

On 24/08/2022 at 14:43, Froggy said:

 

 You're a bunch of hypocrites and you know it. £60m is an astronomical fee for Isak.

 

 

 

[duo]

If you take off the £15Mil we got for Wood we got him for £45 mil - BARGAIN 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, duo said:

If you take off the £15Mil we got for Wood we got him for £45 mil - BARGAIN 

 

We went the second half of last season with Wood and Gayle as backup. We now have Isak with Wilson as backup.

[KaKa]

Just now, KetsbaiaIsBald said:

I felt at the time it was too much money.  This wasn’t based on knowledge of the player just stats and it just seemed we were getting a little desperate due to other deals failing.

 

From what we’ve seen so far he had it all goals wise:

- goals on break against Liverpool 

- the cracking header the other week

- the shin in from a cross

- a couple tap ins being in the right place

- creating his own chance from the wing where he skinned the player (I dont actually remember if he scored this or set up a goal)

- now the long range goal

 

On top of this his midfield/link up play is outstanding.  

 

If he can keep this up this season and next he’ll be mentioned with some of the best players in Europe ?

 

 

Yeah, a big deal was made about his stats last season by a few when we signed him.

 

However, he had already shown he could get goals previously, and more than that, his whole style of play and his physical attributes are just so well suited to the Premier League, and that was the key thing for me.

 

Whenever I watched him for Sociedad it was such a slower paced team that never looked to get him the ball early in space. Was such a waste. They also played a diamond setup last season with him a bit wider as the right side forward, which was a bit different for him.

 

 

[dave s]

his stats didn’t matter. as long as the kid had it in him, then eddie will get it out of him. and it’s working 

[LFEE]

The fee wasn’t even £63m right? Was that not the total with all add ons? 

[The College Dropout]

From YouTube I could tell that he had tel talent.  With one good goal scoring season and one poor one it could go either way. But early on I saw the composure and clean technique when striking balls. By Fulham - I was sold. Never seen a Newcastle forward with such ability since Shearer 

[madras]

8 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

From YouTube I could tell that he had tel talent.  With one good goal scoring season and one poor one it could go either way. But early on I saw the composure and clean technique when striking balls. By Fulham - I was sold. Never seen a Newcastle forward with such ability since Shearer 

Cisse's first half season ?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

So unfair we signed a player for money who is good through. Dark arts. 

[The College Dropout]

9 minutes ago, madras said:

Cisse's first half season ?

His all round game was never impressive to me. His link up was minimal. Didn’t drop deep. Didn’t run the channels especially. Wasn’t a dribbler or a passer. He was a pure finisher with good movement. Even when he was bad, he was pretty handy in the box.  But when he was great, he wasn’t all that in general play. 
 

Ba was similar. But Ba was a harder worker, would try to hold it up a bit and run the channels. Ba could offer something when he wasn’t scoring. Cisse didn’t.  
 

At his best Isak can do a bit of everything.  I compared him to Berbatov another person compared him to Kanu. These are skilful, link up, number 10 like forwards who drop deep and ball. He’s also a runner and a dribbler committing defenders  and play on the shoulder like a Henry.