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Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi

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Morpeth

John Robertson
We need to go for another striker in the summer. Unpopular opinion but I've come to the conclusion that Taiwo is a secondary striker due to the fact he is injury prone and can't last 60 mins. Just to be clear, this isn't knocking his capability to be the No1 striker but we can't continue relying on him due to constant injury and fitness issues.

I agree and said the same thing at the beginning of February. Oddly enough I was saying that his weakness was he’s technical attributes and that he has the pace/power to make that less of an issue but the reality is that he’s just not quite there on any measure really. At his best he’s good, but when he’s not there he’s quite poor and that seems to be more and more frequent.

Let’s see how he does over the final few months I guess but I’d be more than up for a well rounded main man.
 

Gyros Peter

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We need to go for another striker in the summer. Unpopular opinion but I've come to the conclusion that Taiwo is a secondary striker due to the fact he is injury prone and can't last 60 mins. Just to be clear, this isn't knocking his capability to be the No1 striker but we can't continue relying on him due to constant injury and fitness issues.
My take is he's a great #1 but we need more depth. My hope is that the groin issue that has plagued his time with us is finally sorted by the surgery. Let's hope so....

Definitely need another striker though - real competition for Taiwo with Wood used from the bench.

I also wouldn't mind a winger/forward type - I still like Archer at Sheff U.
 

Gyros Peter

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I agree and said the same thing at the beginning of February. Oddly enough I was saying that his weakness was he’s technical attributes and that he has the pace/power to make that less of an issue but the reality is that he’s just not quite there on any measure really. At his best he’s good, but when he’s not there he’s quite poor and that seems to be more and more frequent.
Can't agree with that - he's been a goal every 160 minutes or so for us. An incredible record. He's nowhere near fully fit though. Might be worth bearing that in mind.
 

Gyros Peter

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I'm just going to leave these here: Awoniyi's PL stats for this season and last.

Yes he has been injury prone with us, but those percentiles tell us just how good a premier league striker he is.

Spoiler: He's a really f***ing good one!

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Cloughie1975

John Robertson
Apparently Origi is on 120k a week. I'd have happily let him go if we could have bought Brereton in - both capable of similar roles too.
So would I-but would we have paid a transfer fee for Brereton?
Anyway,I would rather have signed a top class goalkeeper as a priority (even on loan).
 

FBS

Steve Chettle
I thought Awoniyi looked a lot sharper last night. Some of his shots were typical roll the defenders shoulder and shoot. A couple he miskicked/scuffed.

However, I think he's getting better with each game after his injury. He's certainly got most of his power & pace back.

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WallyBazoom

Yoth Team
I thought Awoniyi looked a lot sharper last night. Some of his shots were typical roll the defenders shoulder and shoot. A couple he miskicked/scuffed.

However, I think he's getting better with each game after his injury. He's certainly got most of his power & pace back.

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In the first half, I agree.

Looked like a cat wearing slippers whilst running for the rest of the game to my weary eyes.
 
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