Quote Originally Posted by IBK View Post
Fair enough re Xhaka - but in mitigation maybe he was still feeling the effects of the illness that kept him out against Southampton (where we clearly missed him).

And I agree 100% that we need a Toney type striker...and that Jesus should be tried out wide. In the meantime I would try Eddie up front next game. I agree also that we should cash in on Balogun. He may be better than Edddie but Eddie has shown he can do it as a second striker while Balogun is an unknown quality in the EPL - despite doing well in a weaker league. We will get more for Balogun right now, IMO.
I take a bit of issue with this notion that we missed Xhaka against Southampton. Viera being shit does not validate Xhaka in any way whatsoever, imo. We had Xhaka for Liverpool, West Ham and Man City and failed to win any of them. Xhaka is a very limited player and this team will never achieve notable success with his likes as mainstays. Last night being the perfect demonstration of why.