The next global football star will be at Arsenal.
Nicolas Pépé
so we should play a flat 3 in midfield (ceballos, torreira, xhaka (ugh) and then play pepe at RW, auba at ST and laca at LW. laca should not be a left winger, but i think we need auba in front of goal, and laca's hold-up play is solid.
Gunner89 wrote:goon wrote:It concerns me that 40% of his goals came from pens. To justify this sort of price tag he needs to be hitting 25 goals/assists a season.
He won many of the penalties he scored.
Yep
Recafe going absolutely crazy angry about this deal with their ambitions to sign players and secure 6th place. Finally they are being us.
goon wrote:It concerns me that 40% of his goals came from pens. To justify this sort of price tag he needs to be hitting 25 goals/assists a season.
He did also win 5 of those 9 penalties himself.
The season before (2017/18 ) he scored 13 goals in 31 starts for Lille in Ligue 1. Only 1 goal came from the penalty spot. He got 5 assists too. Lille finished 17th and only scored 41 goals. So with goals and assists, Pépé was directly involved in nearly 50% of their goals that season, just as he was this season.
I just want this done.
Two players I’ve wanted more than any other over the last 2 years were Pepe and Ndombele. And we got one, arguably the one with the higher ceiling. If/when he signs will be a great relief after the way the early summer played out. So happy that Raul decided to leave the comforts of Camp Nou to do real work.
Amen to that, brother! Just want to see this confirmed now.
Clrnc wrote:Ricky1985 wrote:He's quicker than Salah. Maybe not quite as quick off the mark because Salah is tiny and Pépé is 6' tall, but top speed Pépé would eat him alive.
I really don't think so. Zaha is quicker than Pepe for example and Salah is ridiculously intense in sprinting.
I'm telling you Pépé would leave them both for dead box-to-box. The boy can shift with the best of them and he can do it over and over again for 90 minutes and 40 games a season. He's an incredible athlete.
Nice little video that BT Sport put together:
That low, left footed curler will become his trademark because it's impossible stop. His pace on the outside guarantees him the opening and he plants it right on the far post with ridiculous frequency and serious power, with zero backlift.
Guys and girls, what the actual fuck?!? Late waking up today but I just jumped out of bed. What a huge week if this actually happens!
Ricky1985 wrote:Amen to that, brother! Just want to see this confirmed now.
Clrnc wrote:I really don't think so. Zaha is quicker than Pepe for example and Salah is ridiculously intense in sprinting.
I'm telling you Pépé would leave them both for dead box-to-box. The boy can shift with the best of them and he can do it over and over again for 90 minutes and 40 games a season. He's an incredible athlete.
I think Clrnc is on about acceleration and you hardly ever see Salah running full pelt as, like Messi, he is away in 2 or 3 steps.
Bayern's scout claimed they didn't go for him because they are wary how he will perform with less spaces. As you can see he thrives alot in spaces and counter attacking, so that will be one big part of his game he will need to improve. Vision, technique and finishing is top anyway.
Mirth wrote:Bold Tone wrote:Ricky is more likely to be right as Raul doesn't have the authority to spend £80 of Kroenke's money like that.
If Gazidis is still chief executive, Stan is not loosening his pursestrings.Gazidis really was fucking useless.
Not sure how the structure at Milan is but their fans are happy with their supposedly transfer dealings.
What impresses me most isn't even the dribbling, the finishing, or the athleticism, but the passing and decision making that goes along with all that. Next level.
We’ll be pure sweat in Fifa
Muswell Hill Gooner wrote:I think Clrnc is on about acceleration and you hardly ever see Salah running full pelt as, like Messi, he is away in 2 or 3 steps.
I did say Salah is probably quicker off the mark, being 5'7" or whatever he is, but in a sprint Pépé would eat him for breakfast.
Talking about Salah, interesting how closely they measure statistically:
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Clrnc wrote:
Bayern's scout claimed they didn't go for him because they are wary how he will perform with less spaces. As you can see he thrives alot in spaces and counter attacking, so that will be one big part of his game he will need to improve. Vision, technique and finishing is top anyway.
Bayern staff are full of shit. Anything anyone has ever said while on their payroll is a lie or comes at least with ulterior motives
Ricky1985 wrote:Muswell Hill Gooner wrote:I think Clrnc is on about acceleration and you hardly ever see Salah running full pelt as, like Messi, he is away in 2 or 3 steps.
I did say Salah is probably quicker off the mark, being 5'7" or whatever he is, but in a sprint Pépé would eat him for breakfast.
Talking about Salah, interesting how closely they measure statistically:
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They even finish similarly, that cut back and curl into the far post from the right.
Looking back at my wishlists I wanted Tierney and Pepe so bad back in April. Seems unreal we are close to getting them both now. Bascially just a CB left to make this a 9/10 window all things considered
Clrnc wrote:Mirth wrote:Gazidis really was fucking useless.
Not sure how the structure at Milan is but their fans are happy with their supposedly transfer dealings.
Not to defend Gazidis but it’s worth remembering he was the one who brought Raul in. He also essentially left with Wenger so it’s hard to really judge.
That being said, I’m glad everyone associated with the era defined by a lack of ambition is gone.
Coombs wrote:What impresses me most isn't even the dribbling, the finishing, or the athleticism, but the passing and decision making that goes along with all that. Next level.
That’s what struck me in the clips too. Looks like the lad has a good footballing brain on him, something with I think Zaha is severely lacking.
This lad needs to go by Nicolas.
jones wrote:Clrnc wrote:
Bayern's scout claimed they didn't go for him because they are wary how he will perform with less spaces. As you can see he thrives alot in spaces and counter attacking, so that will be one big part of his game he will need to improve. Vision, technique and finishing is top anyway.Bayern staff are full of shit. Anything anyone has ever said while on their payroll is a lie or comes at least with ulterior motives
As if there would be less space in Bundesliga, haha. What a horrid, classless club they are.