WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Holy shit man. 2 golden opportunities. Yeah they came at him fast but gotta cash those in. Wow. Just scrubbed through looking for those. His touch has completely deserted him at this point. Turn it all around with Canada? dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 minute ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Just scrubbed through looking for those. His touch has completely deserted him at this point. Turn it all around with Canada? Yeah. It really should have been two goals. The first one he just missed it when he only had to stab it into the open net during a scramble. And the second he tried to take it off his chest when he should have just leaned into it and pushed it across the line. You can maybe attribute the lacK of sharpness to a bit of rust but man those were convertable opportunities. And it would have done a ton to boost his confidence and drag him out of the slump. I guess the bright side is that his movement was good and he was at least in a position to score 2. johnyb, jhoops__, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Shway, Olympique_de_Marseille, MtlMario and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 They don't call him the iceman for nothing. Oh wait, wrong reason Cheeta, PastPros, Olympique_de_Marseille and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Plenty of time to hit his usual purple patch. It was always going to be a gamble for Lille not to cash in when he was hot though. They have rolled the dice twice now. David has always delivered in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1725506735031615894?s=46&t=spIaqlQfufAO3HreB1455Q Unnamed Trialist, jhoops__ and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 After hearing Herc's perspective on One Soccer and now seeing that teams are reportedly looking at a summer transfer (for a cut price) I am less concerned about his goal drought. Teams know what he can do and are probably welcoming the lack of goals, as it would just drive the price down further for a proven goal scorer. That's Herc's perspective at least. jhoops__, narduch, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Obinna said: After hearing Herc's perspective on One Soccer and now seeing that teams are reportedly looking at a summer transfer (for a cut price) I am less concerned about his goal drought. Teams know what he can do and are probably welcoming the lack of goals, as it would just drive the price down further for a proven goal scorer. That's Herc's perspective at least. All true. But it also drives down what he could expect in salary. That's not good for him but it does make him accessible to more teams, cheaper transfer, lower salary . In retrospect, asking anyone really, what would have been a good sale price for Lille last summer? I was thinking maybe 38-45 million euros, well below what was previously expected, higher than what they paid, higher than what they'll get now. Obinna and The Real Marc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 18 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: All true. But it also drives down what he could expect in salary. That's not good for him but it does make him accessible to more teams, cheaper transfer, lower salary . In retrospect, asking anyone really, what would have been a good sale price for Lille last summer? I was thinking maybe 38-45 million euros, well below what was previously expected, higher than what they paid, higher than what they'll get now. I am pretty sure I said last summer that 45M for David seemed like the limit Lille could get for him. Would have been a 15M gain as they bought him for 30M from Gent. They were greedy and now will likely have to accept what they paid for him or risk losing him for free. I don't think anyone is going to pay more than 30M for David this summer with 12 months left on his contract. narduch, jhoops__ and king1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Obinna said: After hearing Herc's perspective on One Soccer and now seeing that teams are reportedly looking at a summer transfer (for a cut price) I am less concerned about his goal drought. Teams know what he can do and are probably welcoming the lack of goals, as it would just drive the price down further for a proven goal scorer. That's Herc's perspective at least. Yes/no to this for me, because while we all assume David is going to go on a heater at some point between now and the end of the season... what if he doesn't? What if he ends up with 5 goals, and his summer transfer fee is now 20M euros, and since Lille may finish within the Champions League, they decide to keep him through to the end of his deal knowing he might be able to help them next season, and that the added revenue of winning a few champions league games is worth the loss they'll experience by losing him on a free. But on the other hand, as you mentioned, there's a good chance he finds his form, and it's realistic to think he may score say, 10-15 in the new year, finish his season just shy of 20 goals, and that's fine enough, considering how weak Lille's offense has been in general. 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: All true. But it also drives down what he could expect in salary. That's not good for him but it does make him accessible to more teams, cheaper transfer, lower salary . In retrospect, asking anyone really, what would have been a good sale price for Lille last summer? I was thinking maybe 38-45 million euros, well below what was previously expected, higher than what they paid, higher than what they'll get now. Is 45-50 totally unrealistic for him last year? Lille sold a 21 year old Oshimen to Napoli for 75M, and that was after a single season of 13 goals, and he was 21. better player and younger, but not a player worth half that price. Leao went to Milan for 35M at 20 after one solid season at Lille and 3 games at Sporting the prior year. Different player, but 8 goals, 3 assists, yes he was only 20, but again, I don't think David being 2 years older fills the gap between JD's production and Leao's so that both are valued at the same amount. I think David has holes in his game that have historically limited his transfer opportunities, now he has his scoring drought, but you look at some of the sales that Lille has made over the past few seasons with players who have not yet reached the peak of their potential at the time, and it's understandable why they put a 60M price tag on him. That's too high, but 50M for a guy who is giving you double digit open-play goals for Lille, won a title, all of that? It's not crazy. Edited November 17, 2023 by InglewoodJack jhoops__ and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Here is the front page of Thursday's Gazzetta dello Sport. The links to Milan are intensifying. Would Lille really sell in January though? And Milan would probably only be able to afford him if they progress in the Champions League. Free kick, Ruffian, narduch and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Summary of the above report: https://football-italia.net/milan-to-move-for-lille-striker-david-in-january-report/ Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 He needs a refresh, and fast. So I hope they come in January for him. jhoops__, TOcanadafan, YorkRegionFan and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Yeah, no disrespect to JD, but he isn’t doing a lot these days that would make Lille insist on holding onto him until the summer. If Milan comes in with a solid offer in January, I am not sure Lille would demand another 6 months from him. NVsoccer, Obinna, maccaliam and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Starting v Lyon. It's on Fubo and BeIn. It's also on TV5 on a 15 minute delay Canuckia, Jack1997, Obinna and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1997 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Captain today, is this a first? narduch, johnyb, costarg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Jack1997 said: Captain today, is this a first? From being benched to wearing the armband. Very odd. johnyb, narduch and Canuckia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Possibly some man management tactics to give him another boost of confidence coming off his goal on international duty? Ruffian, johnyb and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Ah, Andre is also injured. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Scored a goal costarg, ghostknownunknown, clamlinguine and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoops__ Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 That was beautiful to see! narduch, Canuckia and Corazon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullion44 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 https://streamin.me/v/6f50c7d9 lowlander, narduch, Corazon and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Fuck yeeee Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Also just teed up Yazici for a golden opportunity but he skied it instead of testing the keeper. Canuckia and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Jack1997 said: Captain today, is this a first? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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