I'd take Bony, not exactly the player I'd want, but beggars can't be choose and we're beggars, albeit rich ones. He's better than what we have, really would prefer someone more like Lacazette but clearly that's not going to happen as we won't pay the asking price.
Problem with him though is he's African and will disappear for the African Nations which is a bit of a pain, pretty embarassing that we're scraping the barrel now having had all summer to find players, sums the club up though.
Last edited by Özim; 10-08-2016 at 10:37 AM.
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
It happens.
It’s better than nothing if the price is reasonable.
I'm not entirely convinced Lacazette is any better than Bony, Bony had a pretty impressive scoring record with Vitesse Arnheim in the Eredivise and let's not kid ourselves...despite PSG Ligue 1 is not significantly better than the Eredivise. Lacazette has the benefit of being three years younger and that's about it.
If i'm honest, i'd prefer a striker who it has been proven that with regular first team football can produce in the premier league.
Fair enough, I disagree, Bony I see had one very good season for Vitesse but his previous seasons weren't amazing. Age is a factor, Lacazette has a good few years ahead of him, he's pacey, has proven he can score goals for a Lyon team who are no longer a top team as they use to be. Looking at Bony's career, he seems to have one good season followed by an average one and this repeats itself throughout his career, still he's worth a punt but he'd be a 30 million one, more than City paid for him despite having been a failure there, whereas Lacazette is a success a Lyon thus will come with confidence.
Slow and static like Giroud, if we need something different, this guy couldn't offer it.
I don't agree I think he's more mobile and more versatile....he can hold up the ball and head well like Giroud but I think his finishing is better and is quicker.
I would rather have Mario Gomez than Bony.
We are now after Man City rejects are we.
FFS.
Both are risky but it just boils down to options really. I don't think Lyon will budge on price and we can at least say Bony has Prem experience.
Yeah, he's quicker than Giroud. Not just only over a 60 meter sprint but I mean in his reactions. If we're going for a strong player up front, they need to have that sharpness in their play to create some space for themselves. Giroud lacks it's Wenger can pull that stat where most of his goals come from his first touch.
Not really.
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