• and_yet_another_user@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    If you stick Toney in the centre, you can play Jesus on the right, so it wouldn’t be one or the other in that sense, though still not ideal.

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      1 year ago

      Personally prefer the Toney and Jesus RW option, he’s really effective on that rw and it brings fantastic balance to the options around him

      I understand choosing Neto if you think a better 9 will be attainable, however I think fans underestimate how nearly impossible it is to recruit great 9s in this market

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          1 year ago

          Toney quite literally cannot go from Day 1. He’s not played any football since May, and is banned until 16 January.

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            1 year ago

            That’s a good point, but it won’t take him half a season to get into the groove of things like it may for a non-prem talent coming in and getting adjusted. It’s not like he’s been sitting at home doing nothing or coming off a huge injury. He’ll definitely be ready to go pretty quickly IMO

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      1 year ago

      I agree. Havertz as backup CF with Jesus and Saka on RW would give us enough depth to have a chance of winning the league this year.

      • and_yet_another_user@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        I replied to

        zero cover on RW

        not permanent RW.

        Saka is always going to be 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice RW.

        Toney and Jesus can fight for #1 striker, and swapped around to change our profile, but when Saka is injured or needs to be taken off, Jesus is an ideal cover.

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      1 year ago

      Not to say it can’t work, but Jesus is our best option up top and (while a very small sample size) has not looked great the few times he has been at RW for us