welcome to Brennan Johnson

[Seagles]

Franca cost c.£22m
Nketia c.£25m
Johnson c. £35m
Larson c.£45m

That is c. £130m. What would we get back on them if we went to sell them tomorrow.
My guess is we would be lucky to see £60m all in.
That tells me whoever is involved in finding and securing new players needs to be moved aside.
There are plenty of people on here who could do a better job.

johnson and strand larsson it is too early to judge but agree nketiah and franca have been quite pricey. But apart from that we do pretty well i think.

How much would we get for Sarr, Lacroix, Munoz, Mateta, Wharton compared to what we paid? Even Henderson, Hughes, Lerma, Richards, Kamada, Mitchell, Canvot, Devenny, Benitez, would bring in profits if sold (before they run down their contracts in some cases)

You can't win them all but theres an argument that we get pretty close recently?

 

[palace99]

This kinda is a thread of everyone writing him off! Not many voices calling for patience.

What he isn't is a wide 10 or whatever Glasner calls it.

Look at Forrest and Spurs goals and assists. Almost every assist comes from beating a man on he outside and whipping a ball in from wide. Most of the goals are him coming in at the back post to get onto a cross from the opposite side.

Its not going to work at present because our wide 10's are told to stay narrow, and let the WBs provide the width, and we put so few crossed in. OG is completely nullifying his pace by pulling him inside.

you love the final word don't you.

I've included a link with his Forest goals and very few are as you describe. I think you are focused on his Spurs days. At Forest he had licence to roam and was far more effective.

He is unable to beat a man, and doesn't appear to have any 'tricks'. He can do a Beckham and just whip in an early cross but he is not an out and out winger.

 

[DANGERCLOSE]

Think he will shine under a new manager 👍

 

[BromleyMonkey]

ANDY Johnson got the early nickname of ‘fast but useless’ until he suddenly scored about 10 goals in 6 games and the rest is history…………Although I doubt we’ll be getting the same amount of goals from Brennan, let’s hope he has just had a slow start and things will improve🙏🏽

 

[PatrickA]

If Sarr goes, and there are rumours to that effect, perhaps more sense can be made of the Johnson deal.
For the avoidance of doubt I don't want Sarr sold, but figures of £50 m plus are being quoted.

 

[Charles]

If Sarr goes, and there are rumours to that effect, perhaps more sense can be made of the Johnson deal.
For the avoidance of doubt I don't want Sarr sold, but figures of £50 m plus are being quoted.

The clickbait I saw gave that sort of figure for what Palace would want but Everton's rumoured bid was only £26m (and only rumoured).

 

[MrRobbo]

you love the final word don't you.

I've included a link with his Forest goals and very few are as you describe. I think you are focused on his Spurs days. At Forest he had licence to roam and was far more effective.

He is unable to beat a man, and doesn't appear to have any 'tricks'. He can do a Beckham and just whip in an early cross but he is not an out and out winger.

I just hate people writing players off. Acting like its completely binary, and they are either good or sh1t.

He's got pace to burn, a good crosser and a good finisher.

Team isn't really set up to get the best of him at present. Keep the faith

 

[TheBigToePunt]

This kinda is a thread of everyone writing him off! Not many voices calling for patience.

What he isn't is a wide 10 or whatever Glasner calls it.

Look at Forrest and Spurs goals and assists. Almost every assist comes from beating a man on he outside and whipping a ball in from wide. Most of the goals are him coming in at the back post to get onto a cross from the opposite side.

Its not going to work at present because our wide 10's are told to stay narrow, and let the WBs provide the width, and we put so few crossed in. OG is completely nullifying his pace by pulling him inside.

That is very much the hope, that the current system is constraining him and that a different one will unlock him. I looked at his goals and assists online a month or so ago and formed a very similar view to yours: stick him wide right on the wing.

It is still really striking though, and concerning, to see any player so utterly bypassed by so many games, whatever position they have been asked to play.