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NSIS said:
Can’t agree.

Most of our rivals have a decent back up striker. We have Llorente who looks like he’s just topping his pension up.

Eriksen is the only out and out creative midfielder we have.
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Llorente doesn't look a good fit for poch but Son can easily cover centre forward.

Eriksen is the main creator and you don't really have that player who has an eye for a pass and keeps the ball moving as well as Eriksen but you have a combo of players to do a bit of each (dembeles driving, Allis creativity).
 
SpursDisciple said:
Not many Spurs fans would agree with. The Rabona, the run to set up Kane's goal last week, the way presses, can score a goal. None of us care that other fans don't see it, but we have a gem in Lamela.
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His main problem is he's always getting injured and not quite getting back to match fitness/sharpness. Could've been a great player, but I don't think his body will ever let him fulfil his potential, a bit like Andy Carroll in that respect.
 
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BobbyD said:
Llorente doesn't look a good fit for poch but Son can easily cover centre forward.

Eriksen is the main creator and you don't really have that player who has an eye for a pass and keeps the ball moving as well as Eriksen but you have a combo of players to do a bit of each (dembeles driving, Allis creativity).
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Son is a good player, but a striker he ain’t.
 
Big Ern said:
His main problem is he's always getting injured and not quite getting back to match fitness/sharpness. Could've been a great player, but I don't think his body will ever let him fulfil his potential, a bit like Andy Carroll in that respect.
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You're right, that is the caveat. Injured again in warm-up yesterday. If he can stay fit, he's a proper player
 
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NSIS said:
Can’t agree.

Most of our rivals have a decent back up striker. We have Llorente who looks like he’s just topping his pension up.

Eriksen is the only out and out creative midfielder we have.
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Do they? I think most Chelsea fans would admit they don’t even have a good first choice striker.

Utd don’t have backup for Lukaku after Zlatan went to the US.

Pool have Sturridge but his injury record says he may not always be there to cover.

Auba and Laca are yet to even score.

Admittedly we don’t have genuine cover for Eriksen (although Lamela can play the ten role) but then a player of his quality isn’t easy to replace. Someone half as good as him would want to be playing first team football, not taking a bench role.
 
NSIS said:
Son is a good player, but a striker he ain’t.
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We did well last season when Kane was out. Eriksen, Alli and Son rotating the CF position. We actually lost something bringing back an unfit Kane. Seemed unnecessary to me.
 
Dier Hard said:
Do they? I think most Chelsea fans would admit they don’t even have a good first choice striker.

Utd don’t have backup for Lukaku after Zlatan went to the US.

Pool have Sturridge but his injury record says he may not always be there to cover.

Auba and Laca are yet to even score.

Admittedly we don’t have genuine cover for Eriksen (although Lamela can play the ten role) but then a player of his quality isn’t easy to replace. Someone half as good as him would want to be playing first team football, not taking a bench role.
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They have Morata and Giroud. Plus they should have Batshuayi. Why they keep loaning him out I don’t know.
 
SpursDisciple said:
We did well last season when Kane was out. Eriksen, Alli and Son rotating the CF position. We actually lost something bringing back an unfit Kane. Seemed unnecessary to me.
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As a short term fix we got away with it - this time. Anything longer and we’d struggle as none of those players is a natural striker.
 
NSIS said:
As a short term fix we got away with it - this time. Anything longer and we’d struggle as none of those players is a natural striker.
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Kane missed ten weeks of the season before last and we done well. Beat City at the Lane IIRC.
 
NSIS said:
Giroud is a good striker, he scored some crucial goals for them. Morata goes missing when things get tough, agreed,

I like Batshuayi. He scores goals
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Agreed. King Rylan is boss.

Bats is a good finisher but contributes nothing to the build up. He's basically a belgian Javier Hernandez but a bit bigger but with less movement
 
NSIS said:
Giroud is a good striker, he scored some crucial goals for them. Morata goes missing when things get tough, agreed,

I like Batshuayi. He scores goals
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They’re all “good” strikers but they’re not great. Kane is better than all three combined. As was Costa. I’d bet that if you offered a Chelsea fan the chance to swap all three to get Costa back they’d bite your hand off.

One elite striker is better than three good/ average ones.
 
BobbyD said:
The stats suggest otherwise <whistle>.

As long as you spurs fans are happy with him (judging by the comments here) then its a win win.

Us rivals are happy you have Lamela too!
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Stats <laugh>

This is not Champ Manager mate...our happiness overides your happiness thanks to Bakayoko and M<laugh>rata
 
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