Fabio Borini

[Tony Moanero]

"SAS" is shit. It was shit when the media used it to refer to Shearer and Sutton, 20 years on and it's still fucking shit.

[Bjornebye]

He has done enough for us not to need to go out and buy a back-up striker for sure. 

 

he was shit for us when he played but with a bit of game time he got a lot better. 

 

would much prefer to have brought him on than mongses and arsepas

[Torvald Utne]

"SAS" is shit. It was shit when the media used it to refer to Shearer and Sutton, 20 years on and it's still fucking shit.

Better than the BBC that old Clive tried to coin, Bale, Benzema and Cristiano

[TheBitch]

Done well this season, no?

I assume we'll be keeping him and he'll be backup to Suarez and Sturridge?

[Babb'sBurstNad]

He's done enough to deserve a proper crack at an injury-free season under Rodgers.

[Grinch]

I'd like to see a better back up striker signed, as well as Borini coming back.  Sturridge & Suarez would be still very safe in the team, no matter how shit they're playing with only Fabio as back up.  He's nowhere near their level, even on an off day.

[RedPaul]

I'd have Borini back, but only as a 4th striker. He's looked ok over at Sunderland this year, but we're a big step up from that and he still needs to develop and improve further, which he will with time. I think we need to bring in a 3rd striker who's at a similar level to Suarez and Sturridge as we'll be playing quite a few more games next season and there is no guarantee those two will remain fit and injury free...particularly after a World Cup summer...so for me we need someone else who can step in and create the same kind of havoc those two do. 

[TheBitch]

4 cup competitions next year. I'd start him in FA and league cup games for sure.

[Lee909]

I dont think he is good enough cover personally. Most of his goals have been penalties.

We need better

[Ronnie Whelan]

I like Fabio, but we need a guy like Remy to come in. With Remy, you can guarantee that he has goals in him and hit the ground running. Fabio to be 4th choice and start the cup games.

[Gym Beglin]

I'd like to see a better back up striker signed, as well as Borini coming back. Sturridge & Suarez would be still very safe in the team, no matter how shit they're playing with only Fabio as back up. He's nowhere near their level, even on an off day.

You have to be more cute than that, there is always a pecking order, and with age and experience comes feelings of entitlement.

 

So, Suarez and Sturridge, at their age and standing in the game, would rightfully consider themselves to be top dogs. Borini comes in, a little younger and less goals, considers himself to have earned the third spot. You don't then go signing a lad like Diego Costa and expect it to go down well.

 

No, the best solution to allow us more depth in our strikers, and not affect squad harmony, is find the best u21 striker money can buy, who will be content to come on occassionally for the last 20 minutes, start cup games, and learn and earn his way for a season or 18 months.

 

Suggestions:

 

Viktor Fischer

Heung-Min

Alvaro Morata

Ravel Morrison

Kevin Volland

 

To be fair, i think we already had this idea when we paid such big money for Yesil, he was set to be this player for us next season IMHO. We might dip back into the 16/17/18 year old market and buy another one to use in 2 seasons time.

[Lee909]

You need a player that can play every game not a back up.

Lets say one of Sturridge or Suarez get a injury that keep them out 3 months. You need a play that can come in and carry tbe load until they come back.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

You need a player that can play every game not a back up.

Lets say one of Sturridge or Suarez get a injury that keep them out 3 months. You need a play that can come in and carry tbe load until they come back.

 

The problem is good strikers don't usually accept being subs / back up.

 

I can see us adding another wide player or body in midfield to be used in rotation and possibly to switch to one up top if either Suarez or Sturridge gets injured.

[Megadrive Man]

Does anybody think we only signed Aspas to make Borini look like a better option?

[Dr. J]

I'd like to see Remy, too, or someone else who is demonstrably better than either Borini, who I like, or Aspas. The problem is playing time. One reason we did so well this year was there was absolutely zero dissent amongst the subs - at least in public. The success of the team depended on maintaining a tight group of players, without people agitating for playing time and making trouble on the training pitch.

 

Bring in a big(ger) name to compete with Sturridge and Suarez might bring more headaches than it's worth.

[TheHowieLama]

Bony>Remy

[cmuller]

I want a backup striker but I want that player to be much better than Borini. He's miles below the level of Suarez and Sturridge. Sell while we can get a few quid back.

[dandyman]

The problem is good strikers don't usually accept being subs / back up.

 

I can see us adding another wide player or body in midfield to be used in rotation and possibly to switch to one up top if either Suarez or Sturridge gets injured.

So negredo, aguero, Dzeko and jovetic, they all think they should be top dog, but they seem to accept being back up. Same used to apply to utd

 

The key to us being successful is having a squad which has more than just sturridge and Suarez, if you're a winning side then players will accept that

[thompsonsnose]

I'd have Borini back, but only as a 4th striker. He's looked ok over at Sunderland this year, but we're a big step up from that and he still needs to develop and improve further, which he will with time. I think we need to bring in a 3rd striker who's at a similar level to Suarez and Sturridge as we'll be playing quite a few more games next season and there is no guarantee those two will remain fit and injury free...particularly after a World Cup summer...so for me we need someone else who can step in and create the same kind of havoc those two do.

Lambert?

[Stouffer]

His loan spell has gone brilliantly for us as far as I'm concerned.

[Mathewbet1]

I can see us selling him to sunderland

 

 

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[Red Banjo]

I'd be happy for him to come back.

 

We need decent players to come in when the injuries and fatigue strike. Maybe he was a bit overwhelmed during his debut season, now he's had a proper season under his belt he could flourish. 22 isnt he?

 

Get back here Fabio laa

[Paco]

mignolet

jones

 

flanagan

wisdom

 

skrtel

sakho

new CB

ilori

 

enrique

new LB

 

Gerrard

New MF

 

Henderson

Allen

 

Lallana

coutinho

 

Sterling

Suso

 

Sturridge

Borini

 

Suarez

new CF

 

sell johnson agger lucas aspas reina assaidi toure

 

loan kelly

[RedPaul]

Lambert?

 

I can see why he might appeal to some as he can be difficult to play against and seems to have got better as he's matured, but for me, at 32, he's getting on and would only be a brief stop gap. I'd personally choose Lukaku having seen him develop from his time at Anderlecht, think he's a great player who should get even better under the right manager, but there's no way Mourinho would sell him to us, so someone like Remy maybe. Really do think we need someone decent though as Suarez & co looked knackered the back end of this season and that's only playing the one game a week for a couple of months.

[TheHowieLama]

At least it is nice to have a player loaned out who 

a: you might want back

b: hasn't lost half his value

 

 

Been a long time.