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Wishlist 2022/2023

Sicario2 - Tier 1

Gyokeres, Williams + Kimmich

Toney = no pace, has peaked and is a cunt
Isak = too injury prone
Neto = see above
Rahphina= that ship has sailed and think he may have peaked too

Not sure who Luiz is though….

QuincyAbeyie

Douglas Luiz.

Burnwinter

QuincyAbeyie Smarter to go back in for the guy from the lesser Premier League club, the one who's already doing it and would be thrilled to be here. I'm a fan of Zubimendi's stature and class, but Luiz is probably the one who works out.

Qwiss

QuincyAbeyie he's good but he's closer to Rice in style than Jorginho/Party so I'm not that enthusiastic on him.

Coombs

lorddulaarsenal Isak, Neto, Zubimendi

Qwiss

Claudius Bailey isn't consistent though. He's having a decent season this year but he's not consistent. I don't think he's better than Trossard for instance, or Jesus when used wide so a major outlay on a guy like that would be an inefficient use of our resources.

Qwiss

lorddulaarsenal can I take zubimendi and 2 from the top group instead.

Coombs

I think Quincy was responding to Siccy's question?

I'd be happy with Gyokeres and Luiz, though.

Claudius

Watching the games tonight. Musiala, Rodrygo, Wirtz playing. There are so many high quality players out there. I’d rather get an elite player like that than a 7/10 proper striker. Also want relief for Saka/ Martinelli.

goon

Personally I think Zubimendi looks perfect. Looks brilliant technically.

Claudius

Clrnc we are better off setting money alight than buying Gyokeres. A few concerns..

he is only coming to the fore at age 25, having been a bit of a journeyman before
he now plays for a Sporting team that was a shot machine before he arrived. Shots have only marginally bumped up since his arrival and he’s only has a small share of shots as the lead striker.
his shots per game is low, about 70-80% lower than what you see for other top strikers, plus his xG per goal is also low.
Layer on top that he had 18 goal on 11 xG from a striker who is typically even for xG throughout his career
Finally, he has a lot of turnovers (6 miscontrols and dispossessions a game), which is high, and won’t translate well to Arteta.

It points to a player who is not intrinsically good, but being elevated by a beastly attack in a 2nd tier league. I wonder what we are drawn to if we are genuinely interested. Cos it looks very risky

Coombs

Claudius I'm not convinced your numbers mean anything at all. Have you seen this guy play?

Doc

Claudius this guy looks average at best, weak touch. Can see why he has been playing in the championship.

Bryant

Claudius

All the things you said about Gyokeres...that sounds like Kane after his first big seasons. Everyone thought it was a fluke, he had a crazy difference in xG...Have to say something about him gives off Kane vibes with the way he runs and attacks defenders.

Agree its a huge risk and very well could end up like Bas Dost, but that's the forward market in 2024 now.

banduan

JazzG Interesting Arteta & Alonso rate him.

they're mates so probably shared notes

Claudius

Coombs I’ve watched them in Europe - Young Boys and Atalanta. And seen lots of highlight reels. The guy is good but we are way past good.
Top forwards in Portugal completely beast that league. Go look at highlights of Nunez in Portugal versus this guy’s.

Coombs

Claudius do you not rate Nunez?

lorddulaarsenal

Keep flip flopping as there are many options out there.

Would be very pleased with this.

Douglas Luiz, Gibbs-White and Isak.

Clrnc

Imagine him as our hybrid...

These 2 kits are insane by the way

JazzG

Not many would handle him that well, superb defensive performance by Kimmich.

samthegooner

lorddulaarsenal

For me it's Nico Williams and Kimmich (I'd also take Douglas Luiz) and then wait to see if there's a market opportunity at striker. I like the look of Gyokeres but his question marks around age, productivity in tha subpar league and lack of production historically do make him pretty risky. I'd be quite happy if we ended up with Williams and Kimmich/Luiz at the end of the summer, with maybe a market opportunity play at Diomande from Sporting.

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