Yet another 'astute' signing by the board and another striker whose ambitions were throttled by our management. Not to mention the huge amount of money it's cost us. Borja was highly rated when he came to us but no one seemed to have the patience to work with him: nor coach the midfield how best to use him with what he offered. That was self evident the few times he did play. You'd swear they'd never set eyes on each other even in training.
Greetings, Mljacks, let's hope so. When we bought him there were many in Spain who saw him as their next No 9. Spain certainly need a rebuild so maybe a season in La Liga will give us our first Spanish cap sine the legend that is Michu.
We were briefly but nothing came of it.
I liked your post for what you wrote about Gomis but not for this part:
Bony is a tank, and if used properly he could be a huge asset in the Championship, especially when opposition park the bus against us. But not only as a lone striker waiting for crosses. I see him more as an anchor who creates spaces for others to attack. Bony has a good techique (he can play one-twos) and a powerful shot.
Agreed. There's more to Bony's game than just being a battering ram. He'll hold up the ball for midfield runners to go past him and, as you say, he has skill enough to play others in on the odd occasion. Defenders will know his past goal scoring record, so they'll know they can't afford to leave him alone in and around the box. In itself this will create space for others to use. Then there's his ability in the air both in offense and defence, which he showed to good effect for us in the past. Me? I'd keep him if we can but then I have no idea of Potter's strategies and he's the only one who knows that. We can only guess but it's fun debating it and trying to second guess what he'll do.
