No the date mentioned was 2024. But it’s a myth he said he was retiring then. He merely said he would consider it. I take that to mean there are other options to consider at that time. One thing he has implied though is that this would probably his last club.
Che had no reason to strop when he played second fiddle to Broja. So far he’s done nothing to show he can be our primary striker.
West Ham are the ones to sign Cornet then. With a release clause of £17.5m someone was going to. Not a bad price for him in todays market. Would have taken him here but maybe too expensive for us this summer with all the business we had/have to do.
I think it was more that he would have been hoping to hold out for a club that will compete for Europe this season.
In his three seasons with us, Che has scored 4, 9 and then 7 in the league. If we hadn't lost Long and Broja this summer, I wouldn't have batted an eye lid at losing Adams. The only reason I'm keen on keeping him is because I think signing three of our four strikers in one window would be a risk. As Lovelocum said, he's not done enough to show he should be our main man up front.
https://thisisfutbol.com/2022/08/bl...ttl-england-u19-premier-league-transfers/amp/ opinion piece suggesting Edozie is still a target
Over the last three seasons Che's goal per min average is around 1/270. While that doesn't sound great, it is roughly on par with the likes of Emmanuel Dennis and Ollie Watkins, and only slightly bettered by Ivan Toney (1/245). These were the only three bottom half strikers I looked at. Che Adams is a decent striker for a club in our position. With better service behind him, his stats would likely improve.
Thank you! Only time will tell what actually happens, we all know talking to friends and work mates and thats the feedback I occasionally get from a close friend of Che who does speak to him regularly. He has been moaning about Ralph for quite a while but thats nothing new for footballers
Che needs to improve his stats with regards to those chances that have us all saying “How the **** didn’t he score then”. He has the ability to be a very good striker, but I think he lacks that “natural goal scorer” ability that sees players like Kane tuck most of these chances away rather than smash the ball against the keeper. Maybe comparing him to Kane is unfair, but just trying to make the point that in certain circumstances I expect Kane to score, whereas I don’t have the confidence that Che will.
Yeah he's definitely not a natural goal scorer at this level but he offers enough when others are pitching in. His football intelligence and vision with his passing is excellent however and that's something we lack hugely when he doesn't play.
I don’t hear a lot these days about inside the club, but I did hear at least 3 senior players don’t like Ralph or his methods.
Of all the players to be upset with Ralph, then I think Che would have the most cause in the squad. when we had our purple patch mid season which was the ultimate reason for our survival, Che was part of that side playing upfront with Broja. Then seemingly Ralph lost all confidence in 4222 and Che was the one to suddenly only play a bit part and coincidentally our form fell off a cliff. Che is a very good second striker, strong hold up play, decent passing/vision, good in the press and chips in with the odd goal. Whoever we do bring in as our potential main striker they will have a better chance of making it alongside Che than without him.
Chatting with my son in Australia about Che- he reckons that Che is too ‘nice’ and would benefit from being a lot more ruthless
As in, take a shot instead of passing to a teammate? Could well be. Broja was the opposite. Regularly tried to shoot when there was a better option available.
Completely agree. Ralph has dropped him at some absolutely baffling times to be honest. Been a few times where he’s looked really good and then Ralph’s started long or Armstrong instead the next game. For me Che should be one of the first names in the team sheet and deserved more chances when broja fell off a cliff
I think that happens in pretty much any organisation. But the boss is the boss - even Fergie found that! And Revie. And Clough. And McMenemy. The bond that keeps players at a club is the chemistry with the rest of the team. Add to that Ralph has a much reduced role with the team this year. If you look at the training pics / videos, Selles is taking a far more front role when it comes to coaching and communicating with players. Probably other coaches too. Far too much was on Ralph's shoulders last season.
