31 Jul 2015 01:20:27
wondering what you guys & girls will be our 1st choice strikeforce for the upcoming season. ayew cost 9 million so he seemingly is going to play with adebayor coming in on 100k a week it seems like he is also a sure starter. the thing is that gestede is joining us when other premier league sides have looked into him and he doesn't seem like he would join us if he wasn't guartneed 1st team football. kozak has proven he can do a shift in pre-season and would be unfair to not give him a string of games in the 1st team.
you're thoughts?

1.) 31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015 04:42:22
And don't forget poor Gabby! Joking aside we are being heavily linked with Berbatov too. I guess it depends heavily on what formation we go with. Not so much a prediction, more of a thought :-

Guzan

Hutton Richards Clark Amavi

Sanchez Gueye

Ayew Berbatov Sinclair

Adebayor

This line-up could be magic if Berba and Ade are on song, but it also has the potential to be disastrous. But that's the kind of risk I can see Sherwood taking.

2.) 31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015 07:50:08
reckon this year could be huge for gabby because if I'm honest I don't see him in sherwoods plans. I know the bloke is a "legend" of our club and came through the academy but let's be fair the bloke's finishing is decaying every season, he is on huge wages per week and gives us like 4 goals every year.
I've always loved berbatov and thought of him in the highest regard but I don't want him to come in. I would rather see someone like robinson/ sellers be given a chance then bring in berba who will be with us maximum for 2 years.

3.) 31 Jul 2015
31 Jul 2015 18:51:04
At the very least we are assembling a forward line that will force Gabby to up his game. He was only ever competing against Weimann to start up top alongside Benteke, and was never going to get a chance as a lone striker whilst Benteke was available. Bent was out on loan and Kozak was injured.

Now with Gestede, Ayew, Kozak back fit, and potentially Ade and Berba as well, he is never going to get a kick. I think the club will want to keep him around but will drop his wages massively next time his contract is discussed.

In regards to Berba, I to would like to see some of the younger players get some game time too, but you can't deny the guy oozes class and composure which I think would really help in developing players like Grealish and Gil. I would only realistically take one of Ade or Berba, I can't justify the wages for both.