Therein lies the problem, though. We kinda need these players to hit the ground running...if it takes him a few months to find his feet, it's likely he'll be finding them in the Championship. He absolutely could come good, I'm just not convinced that a striker whose talents consist largely of being good in the air, with a mediocre-at-best scoring record is what we should have spent the window pursuing. Disagree that Mane took a whole season to step up, as well; he started the year poorly, but by Christmas he bagged goals in four of five matches, and established himself as one of the first names on the team sheet.
Considering we are buying a striker with the exact same attributes as Austin he is exactly what we need. We've missed Austin massively.
Yes I absolutely agree we need him to hit the ground running, but my point was that we have no choice but to support him from the outset, rather than second-guess the reasons we bought him. And you’re right about Mané but the point was that even if he starts slowly it doesn’t mean he won’t come good. Whether it’s too late or not won’t just be down to him but to the rest of the squad and Pellegrino, and they all seem up for the fight judging by recent games.
I can remember people saying that Pelle was “ok as a back-up but not good enough as a first-team player” when we signed him. The gambling sites make a fortune out of footy fans who think they know what their talking about. Time will tell, but the contract isn’t signed yet.
Heh, a lot of the complaints about Pelle proved out, though. He was never the target man who'd hold up the ball and bring wingers into play that people assumed he'd be owing to his size. There aren't a lot of those left, though, even in the 6'3"-and-above category, even if that's what we need (and I'm still unconvinced there).
With Austin out for at least 3 months we needed a replacement. Our goal scoring and overall play improved massively when he was in the team.
Fox Argentina: Pellegrino: “Guido Carrillo is ready to compete, I hope he gives us a quick performance, we need him, I think he can contribute a lot to the club."
Especially MP2! And we are buying him on his recommendation. Feels a little like buying a soviet camcorder from the Trotters...
Can’t wait for him to bang in a brace on his debut, and shut everyone up straight away. Then go on to score another 6-10 goals and songlehandedly turn our season around.
I've said before that I think he's an average player but the minute he signs for us he'll get my full support. I also hope he proves me completely wrong and scores an absolute bucket load.
You seem to have put a lot of effort into trying to confirm that he isn't very good. Why not just wait and find out? Wouldn't that be easier, and more informative?
Yeah, spending perhaps three minutes on Transfermarkt at work compiling that, while waiting on hold on the phone, was truly taxing. But such are the sacrifices I am willing to make.
In a single response you have shown how we manage to live in a culture where people work absurdly long hours yet productivity is so low.
Each to their own. I tend to prefer to evaluate the player when he’s played for Saints. If the club sign him, I immediately will choose his side and give him a chance, rather than reflexively look for the negative. As some of our transfers looked good to me and some looked bad to me, with some working out and some not, I have learned to accept a transfer and wait to see them play for us for a number of games and then make my evaluation. If you want to debate on Carrilo’s qualities before we have even seen them for Saints (let alone goal scoring record for Saints), have at ‘er Seriously Schad, you’ve gone straight to point out the negatives. All this does is help feed the negativity that is wallowing around this place and probably encourages those who like a moan to be ready when he doesn’t back a brace in the first half of his first game. The club/manager have decided they want him based on their knowledge of the player. Let’s give him a chance and let’s evaluate what he does with us.
Which is why people shouldn’t judge him Beefy until they’ve seen him here... you’ve backed my point entirely. Thanks.
Mane signed in transfer window, so it took him up to Christmas to adjust, or sometime between September and Christmas based on what you’ve said. We need a player to hit the ground running, but to get that you either need to be lucky or sign the very top players and even them they might not hit the ground running. Yes we want that, but to expect it is frankly ludicrous. Best keeping your fingers crossed.
