The solution to our striker shortage?

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The solution to our striker shortage?

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Watching the game yesterday and thinking back to the Chavs game, it's clear that when we needed someone up top to hold the ball up we were seriously lacking. Obviously we're suffering from injuries at the moment but if we're still determined to win a trophy this season and Wenger keeps to his statement that he'll buy in January we need to ask who should he buy?
January as we know is notorious for a shortage of top European strikers for a few reasons. That's why I think we should look closer to home. What we need is someone who can hold the ball up, bring all of our players who will be buzzing around him into play, can score goals with feet AND head, has pace and would bring an extra dimension to our game.

Downside is that he's out for a few weeks but I think we should call West Ham's bluff, show them a few wads of cash that they need and tempt Carlton Cole to move across London. He was a constant pain in the arse to us earlier this season and I think and hope he's somewhere on Wenger's radar.

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Far far far to injury prone, he is the last thing we need. :banghead:
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erm,well hes english :shock:

wenger won't with bendtner returning
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I'd go for Glenn Johnson. He scored with a quality strike yesterday.

We'd just have to put security screws on all the toilet seat at the grove :lol: :lol:
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Re: The solution to our striker shortage?

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Eboue-Why? wrote:Watching the game yesterday and thinking back to the Chavs game, it's clear that when we needed someone up top to hold the ball up we were seriously lacking. Obviously we're suffering from injuries at the moment but if we're still determined to win a trophy this season and Wenger keeps to his statement that he'll buy in January we need to ask who should he buy?
January as we know is notorious for a shortage of top European strikers for a few reasons. That's why I think we should look closer to home. What we need is someone who can hold the ball up, bring all of our players who will be buzzing around him into play, can score goals with feet AND head, has pace and would bring an extra dimension to our game.

Downside is that he's out for a few weeks but I think we should call West Ham's bluff, show them a few wads of cash that they need and tempt Carlton Cole to move across London. He was a constant pain in the arse to us earlier this season and I think and hope he's somewhere on Wenger's radar.

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100% agree. I think he would be a superb acquisition
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I said in the January transfer thread that he is exactly what we need, and I stick by it. People dismiss him because he plays for west ham, but we've signed players from lower teams before, and Cole is clearly heads above anything they have. He's out atm but if he gets fit we could do worse than to sign him, particularly as everyone else we're linked to will take time to settle in
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Certainly has the potential to be quality but too injury prone. We already have enough hospital cases... :(
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Post by goonersid »

Cole would cost around 15million, and is only worth about half of that, so it's a no for me.
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Here i give you a laugh,how about James Beattie of stoke :lol: :lol: :lol: .he's good in the air,strong,got a good shot,holds the ball up well and does score goals and he be cheap after the ruckus after playing us.

Carlton Cole yeah good player would develop well here but as already stated injury prone.To get the striker we need i think we have to wait till summer....

or we could try signing these...... :D

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Exiled-Gooner wrote:Here i give you a laugh,how about James Beattie of stoke :lol: :lol: :lol: .he's good in the air,strong,got a good shot,holds the ball up well and does score goals and he be cheap after the ruckus after playing us.

Carlton Cole yeah good player would develop well here but as already stated injury prone.To get the striker we need i think we have to wait till summer....

or we could try signing these...... :D

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Please tell me your being sarcastic! :shock: :lol:
Anyway, they're above the 5ft.9 height limit.
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:lol: :lol: Yes i was boomer,it's just that we need a striker who score 20-30 goals a season.We already have injury prone strikers who score 10 goals a season and that's the category i put Cole in and also guarantee is price will be too high anyway!!!

I think Wenger might have to get a loanee as the strikers we need are in teams still in europe or top of there league!! But if wenger did buy 1 of those girls i wouldn't mind..... :roll: :wink: :wink: :wink: 8)
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I would go for Adriano. he fits all the criteria stated by wenger; hes free, not cup-tied for the champions league.

hes a proven goal scorer, with a big physical presence and can head the ball. i say give him a contract until the end of the season and if it works out, extend it. i think its well worth the risk.
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demzy wrote:I would go for Adriano. he fits all the criteria stated by wenger; hes free, not cup-tied for the champions league.

hes a proven goal scorer, with a big physical presence and can head the ball. i say give him a contract until the end of the season and if it works out, extend it. i think its well worth the risk.
why the bloody hell do you think he's free? he has a contract with the champions in brazil, flamengo... they would not let him go for little...

and even though i agree he's talented enough and has the physical strenght and height we need, he's a party boy who goes to training whenever the hell he wants and does not give a fuck about who he's playing for. i would not like him.
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Post by Eboue-Why? »

DB10GOONER wrote:Certainly has the potential to be quality but too injury prone. We already have enough hospital cases... :(
I think we need hadareud to confirm whether or not Cole is significantly more injury prone than other PL Strikers!!
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Post by Green Kit 82 »

i think the answer to our striker crisis has been solved. we should sign the brazillian striker Julio Baptista, good in the air and a truly fantastic finisher. he has scored some great goals for some spanish teams...just putting it out there, what do you think ?

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