For me a forward is key.. We need someone that can put the ball in the back of the net.. We are creating more chances, then we have ever done since Jones took over, but we just not putting it in the net. We need a bit of pace..
RWB is also key..
Pretty mad if the club has spent circa 5 million pounds on strikers and by game four have decided they can't put the ball in the net!
I said at the time, I didn't think Kelman is that great..
I hope Kelman comes good but if we are reliant on that then it's a huge risk - personally like others have said think we need pace added to midfield and up top, happy to leave the defence as is.
Are we really "missing" chances though? It doesn't feel like that to be honest. It doesn't even feel like we are creating loads despite the XG numbers etc.
For me a forward is key.. We need someone that can put the ball in the back of the net.. We are creating more chances, then we have ever done since Jones took over, but we just not putting it in the net. We need a bit of pace..
RWB is also key..
Pretty mad if the club has spent circa 5 million pounds on strikers and by game four have decided they can't put the ball in the net!
Fair argument if we were in League One but in The Championship £5m probably only gets you one decent striker.
The whole squad needed an overhaul once promotion but we can’t do it all this window.
Are we really "missing" chances though? It doesn't feel like that to be honest. It doesn't even feel like we are creating loads despite the XG numbers etc.
Our xG is 18th in the league. So we aren’t creating masses of good chances, but tbh we were never going to at this level. If we stay around 18th for xG we will stay up with our defensive record
Possibly missed chances we should have scored against Leicester but I can’t think of a save the keeper had to make on Saturday. Unless it’s from set pieces, which were awful at the weekend, I don’t think we’re creating enough.
Only 3 players i could get excited about signing today- Rafael from Kyoto Sanga, Mendez-Laing from MK or Chuks Aneke off his sick bed. (I'm assuming Chuks is the Target Player Profile for the missing striker role).
(Actually further research tells me Chuks is into earning a "passive income" from a link up with 3sixty property group, who also use Kayne Ramsay's picture on their homepage. )
What if we signed Mbappe? Not exciting enough for you?
Lyle Taylor more realistic. Not sure how he measures up to the Chuks mould i think we are missing. Did Lyle and Chuks ever play together?
Possibly missed chances we should have scored against Leicester but I can’t think of a save the keeper had to make on Saturday. Unless it’s from set pieces, which were awful at the weekend, I don’t think we’re creating enough.
Only one I can think of is Leaburn chance from Edwards cross. Looks like he tried to square it, when really he should have scored.
Are we really "missing" chances though? It doesn't feel like that to be honest. It doesn't even feel like we are creating loads despite the XG numbers etc.
Agreed. Our chances, have mainly been from rebounds and scrambles. The Leaburn one on Saturday is one of the few open play chances we've created and missed, and that's probably the only chance Miles has been given in 2 starts.
I hope Kelman comes good but if we are reliant on that then it's a huge risk - personally like others have said think we need pace added to midfield and up top, happy to leave the defence as is.
He will … Godden only scored 2 in the first 14 games last season did not turn out to bad … watch how Orient played to him hardly any long balls , all to feet and down the channels for him to chase ..
Only 3 players i could get excited about signing today- Rafael from Kyoto Sanga, Mendez-Laing from MK or Chuks Aneke off his sick bed. (I'm assuming Chuks is the Target Player Profile for the missing striker role).
(Actually further research tells me Chuks is into earning a "passive income" from a link up with 3sixty property group, who also use Kayne Ramsay's picture on their homepage. )
What if we signed Mbappe? Not exciting enough for you?
Olaofe hasn't been given a fair crack of the whip at all in the league. He wasn't great against Cambridge but was very good vs Stevenage in the cup games. Needs more minutes to impact the game imo.
So NJ mentioned he think at least one more which would be Bree/Ward potentially so why not a loan deal if the right person came up? He did say he would take more if possible.
Dont know about Fofana so googled him and he was labelled " The new Drogba"! Get him in based on that alone haha!
James Bree is very close with Nathan Jones, he was at the Valley for the Wycombe play off game, he had Premier League interest at the beginning of the summer so interesting we are being linked with him
Crazy money! £125m for one player. That could buy Charlton, whole team, club, the Valley and training ground, fix the fan's WIFI, any remaining potholes and move the hand dryer in the lower west gents and still have money left over to buy everyone a beer!!
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The whole squad needed an overhaul once promotion but we can’t do it all this window.
Good signing if it happens.
Based on that Bree looks like he’d be the better signing.
Dont know about Fofana so googled him and he was labelled " The new Drogba"! Get him in based on that alone haha!
I think Bree is a good player but injuries look an issue as they do with Ward.