27 Dec 2025 21:14:55
Watkins is so important for us I agree he hasn't been at his best this season but he always works hard never giving defenders a moment rest mallen isa better finisher for sure but Ollie has to start every week
27 Dec 2025 22:23:43
Tom if Ollie gets his mojo back we will be in the hunt
27 Dec 2025 23:00:13
Great result and notable that ourselves and Chelski are top 5 teams in 1 of the top 5 leagues in Europe and all 3 goals were scored by a striker/No9 ??♂️
UTV
28 Dec 2025 08:26:17
With neither player being in the top 10 goalscorers in the league, same with Gyokeres.
Of course whomever plays in that spot will score some goals, you're still being wilfully ignorant to the actual point I was making.
Yesterday's match was the perfect example, not for the first time this season. Malen had more goals from that position across all competitions, but the whole team suffered because without the goal, he brought nothing else to the team.
In just over half hour we had around 10 times the number of shots as the first 60 minutes. The other aspects to Ollies game brought the best out of the players around him, it just helped that he also benefitted with the end result of the goals.
28 Dec 2025 10:52:41
I get your point RK, but we need (as a priority) another No9, more than another attacking mid/winger which we have many of already, that’s my point
UTV
28 Dec 2025 11:30:16
I'm just not sure we do have wingers though, we're shoehorning players into those positions.
As much as Emery doesn't play a winger system, he still preferred the likes of Nico Williams to operate those positions.
We have Guessand who is a striker playing on the right, Emery likes to play Malen up top as well, mainly as a sub against tired defenses. Rogers and Buendia are both 10s playing on the left to accommodate others.
If we're sending both Elliott and Sancho packing then we either need to bring Bailey back or find another versatile option.
Rumours are that Juve have decided David isn't for them, but seems like they want to use him in a swap deal.
Personally I think a defender is the priority over a striker. Lindeloff has done well but Mings is struggling to get fit and Pau has started to pick up niggling injuries a little too regularly.