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Heir not hair, that was long gone before he even signed for us.
Not suggesting any of our current bunch can do the job Didsy does right now, but does anyone think Mousset or McBurnie in particular have it in them? Hard to see it with Robinson.
He’s 32 and it’s not like I’m advocating blooding his replacement right now because he looks fitter than ever but he’s so vital to the way we play that we need to look to the future. Same goes for Bash at the same age. 31+ becomes a bit of a lottery, legs can go at any time and the body can become a lot more susceptible to injury.
Our whole play goes through McGoldrick, despite his complete inability to score goals we look a far better side with him in the team. But if he gets struck down with an ACL injury does our whole season come crashing to a halt or do we try and mould one of the current bunch to play that role?
I see similarities in both Mousset & McBurnie’s games that are ‘didsy-esque’. Mousset’s presence of mind and technical quality in that first assist against Burnley, that finish against Man United and general trickery. But he’s sometimes got a lead boot touch which you never see from McGoldrick. And he doesn’t drop deep half as much (probably due to instruction but still).
McBurnie also has a lot of similarities in that his link up is very good, he’s technically good, he does drop deep to collect at times and he wins most of his aerial battles. He could however improve in his hold up play, and he has a way to go yet in terms of game knowledge to match what Didsy can do. He knows where the lads are with his back to them. Didsy also trickier and more ‘silky’. Better positionally than both too hence why he’s had so many more chances.
But I do feel they both have the basis of what we’re looking for. They’re both good footballers with a lot of strings to their bow. Both are obviously good finishers but McBurnie’s much more than a ‘big lad’ and Mousset is much more than just ‘pace in behind’.
So question is, touch wood, if anything was to happen to McGoldrick between now and Christmas would you be straight in the market for a replacement on 1st of Jan or do we have the talent already here to replace him and the role he plays for us?
Not suggesting any of our current bunch can do the job Didsy does right now, but does anyone think Mousset or McBurnie in particular have it in them? Hard to see it with Robinson.
He’s 32 and it’s not like I’m advocating blooding his replacement right now because he looks fitter than ever but he’s so vital to the way we play that we need to look to the future. Same goes for Bash at the same age. 31+ becomes a bit of a lottery, legs can go at any time and the body can become a lot more susceptible to injury.
Our whole play goes through McGoldrick, despite his complete inability to score goals we look a far better side with him in the team. But if he gets struck down with an ACL injury does our whole season come crashing to a halt or do we try and mould one of the current bunch to play that role?
I see similarities in both Mousset & McBurnie’s games that are ‘didsy-esque’. Mousset’s presence of mind and technical quality in that first assist against Burnley, that finish against Man United and general trickery. But he’s sometimes got a lead boot touch which you never see from McGoldrick. And he doesn’t drop deep half as much (probably due to instruction but still).
McBurnie also has a lot of similarities in that his link up is very good, he’s technically good, he does drop deep to collect at times and he wins most of his aerial battles. He could however improve in his hold up play, and he has a way to go yet in terms of game knowledge to match what Didsy can do. He knows where the lads are with his back to them. Didsy also trickier and more ‘silky’. Better positionally than both too hence why he’s had so many more chances.
But I do feel they both have the basis of what we’re looking for. They’re both good footballers with a lot of strings to their bow. Both are obviously good finishers but McBurnie’s much more than a ‘big lad’ and Mousset is much more than just ‘pace in behind’.
So question is, touch wood, if anything was to happen to McGoldrick between now and Christmas would you be straight in the market for a replacement on 1st of Jan or do we have the talent already here to replace him and the role he plays for us?
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