Alexander Isak

[r0cafella]

9 minutes ago, Lotus said:

I remember thinking when Benzema was in his last season that Isak would be a very good replacement. Thankfully Real went a different route.

Real were fixated with Mbappe and Haaland thankfully.

[joeyt]

8 hours ago, Beren said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7480g1wmn0o

 

BBC trying to get a commission on a sale.

 

the state of that article 

[Nucasol]

10 minutes ago, joeyt said:

 

the state of that article 

They’ve been doing it all season. I’d ask them what they’re playing at but I imagine it’s hard to answer me back with their mouths being so full of Arsenal cock and balls.

[HayDen Traces]

5 hours ago, Menace said:

I'd be upset if it was less than £100m personally. Sociedad also have a 10% sell on.

Declan Rice cost more than that. Enzo and Caicedo almost as much.

 

We'd be mugs selling for less than £140-150m given contract length.

[hakka]

4 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said:

Declan Rice cost more than that. Enzo and Caicedo almost as much.

 

We'd be mugs selling for less than £140-150m given contract length.

 

Everyone knows they were over priced though, but agree he's worth more then all of them.

[TheBrownBottle]

Just enjoy him while he’s here; if he leaves, it’ll be for a king’s ransom which would be poured back into the transfer budget. 

[RodneyCisse]

Getting a 9 figure sum for him, we’d have to sell. But as above we would be in such a mint position especially if in Europe to push on and build a mega squad.

[TRon]

17 hours ago, Erikse said:

His lack of strength really shows sometimes, but he easily makes up for it with all the other qualities he has. Building muscle would probably be a net negative imo, as it could hurt the things that makes him so good.

 

I was interested to see Jao Pedro's performance against City yesterday, he came on and had a real impact. He's got the strength, but his finishing looks way less clinical.

 

We could have had Pedro but went for Isak instead. I think it's pretty hard to argue that decision all things considered, and I really like Pedro.

[Bally21]

10 hours ago, Beren said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7480g1wmn0o

 

BBC trying to get a commission on a sale.

So we've got the bbc trying to flog him to Arsenal, on top of that ballbag Merson trying to do the same. Merson said isak the missing link for Arsenal, I reckon Merson is the missing link between apes and humans.

[alexf]

He's definitely starting to hit some form now. You can see it in his actions. When he's fit and firing he just looks sharper, more involved. 

 

Hope this is the start of a sustained run of fitness and goals. Really just need Wilson to make himself available for the odd 15-20 min sub appearances to help manage Isak's workload.

[Erikse]

26 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

I was interested to see Jao Pedro's performance against City yesterday, he came on and had a real impact. He's got the strength, but his finishing looks way less clinical.

 

We could have had Pedro but went for Isak instead. I think it's pretty hard to argue that decision all things considered, and I really like Pedro.

 

A bit of a different topic, but I think Lukaku is a good example of a player that got worse after building lots of muscle. He was actually pretty rapid when he was at Everton, and pace was a part of his game. All that pace disappeared when he became massive. I really think that hurt him overall. Maybe Isak can gain a bit of muscle, but I don't think it takes that much before it impacts his explosiveness. Which is one of his key traits.

 

 

Edited November 11 by Erikse

[Sima]

It's cute how the media are trying to unsettle us just because we've hit a run of form.

 

Wankers.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Whoever mentioned Willock is gold dust for him is bang on. Such a positive player who looks to get close to Isak and, crucially, run beyond him (at pace). I really liked the sort of 4-4-2 they were in against Arsenal.

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

Whoever mentioned Willock is gold dust for him is bang on. Such a positive player who looks to get close to Isak and, crucially, run beyond him (at pace). I really liked the sort of 4-4-2 they were in against Arsenal.

It's crazy how he's not crap when hes got someone within 30 yards of him.

 

 

Edited November 11 by r0cafella

[TRon]

5 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

It's crazy how he's not crap when hes got someone within 30 yards of him.

 

 

 

 

 

Does seem to make a big difference doesn't it?

[Shearergol]

My Man City mate messaged me this morning saying he hopes City "just sell Haaland for £200m and use £60m of it to get Isak"

[r0cafella]

15 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

My Man City mate messaged me this morning saying he hopes City "just sell Haaland for £200m and use £60m of it to get Isak"

Definitely trying to get a bite out of you. 

[Yorkie]

Isak's record in the PL is better than 1 in 2. If there's interest in January or the summer then we should have absolutely no qualms in asking for a record-breakingly high figure. I think you can reasonably discount Chelsea's lunacy when trying to define the market, but Darwin Nunez was signed for around £80million. If that's a guide price then I'd expect us to be asking for £90-100m.

[Dr Venkman]

5 hours ago, Nucasol said:

They’ve been doing it all season. I’d ask them what they’re playing at but I imagine it’s hard to answer me back with their mouths being so full of Arsenal cock and balls.

[SUPERTOON]

2 hours ago, Yorkie said:

Isak's record in the PL is better than 1 in 2. If there's interest in January or the summer then we should have absolutely no qualms in asking for a record-breakingly high figure. I think you can reasonably discount Chelsea's lunacy when trying to define the market, but Darwin Nunez was signed for around £80million. If that's a guide price then I'd expect us to be asking for £90-100m.

If we aren’t in a desperate position to sell (like last summer), and we should never get ourselves in that position again, then we hold all the cards when it comes to any interest in him. 

[Nucasol]

3 hours ago, Shearergol said:

My Man City mate messaged me this morning saying he hopes City "just sell Haaland for £200m and use £60m of it to get Isak"

It’s great all these numbskulls think we’re not actually wanting to turn a profit on our golden goose.

[Yorkie]

14 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

If we aren’t in a desperate position to sell (like last summer), and we should never get ourselves in that position again, then we hold all the cards when it comes to any interest in him. 

 

Agree generally, but Isak probably holds the most important cards. I don't think he's destined to leave in the next 12 months but if we're not at least showing signs of qualifying for the CL, the writing is probably on the wall. 

 

Like I say, I'm optimistic that we'll get this and another season out of him, but I think he's probably destined to join a club with realistic potential of achieving the biggest honours. That's not a reflection of us; he's just so good. 

[KaKa]

Next summer he'll have 3 years left on his contract. We are in great shape.

 

Anything less than £120 million should be immediately rejected.

 

Summer of 2026 if he hasn't re-signed by then, there'll be some pressure to sell.

 

At that point would still be looking for around £100 million.

[The College Dropout]

Didn’t think he was at his best especially in the first half.  Cost the goal.  Non existent linkup. Weak as piss. 
 

much better after his goal. 
 

Seemed to have a buoy more stamina than usual. Still think his conditioning isn’t great.  
 

I love him as a player. But if he could add one or two more elements to his game he’d be the best striker in the league.  

[The College Dropout]

4 hours ago, alexf said:

He's definitely starting to hit some form now. You can see it in his actions. When he's fit and firing he just looks sharper, more involved. 

 

Hope this is the start of a sustained run of fitness and goals. Really just need Wilson to make himself available for the odd 15-20 min sub appearances to help manage Isak's workload.

No Europe is great for Isak.