Now the mud has settled, it could most likely be truthful to explain Ange Postecoglou’s first Premier League season answerable for Tottenham Hotspur as successful.
The Australian managed to steer a Harry Kane-less aspect to Europa League qualification regardless of six groups scoring extra than them and 7 sides letting in fewer objectives in addition.
Nevertheless, with Champions League qualification the goal subsequent season, Daniel Levy and Co must step up and supply the supervisor with a confirmed goalscorer, and based mostly on latest experiences, they might simply do this, which could possibly be unhealthy information for Richarlison.
Tottenham Hotspur switch information
In keeping with a latest report from Soccer Insider, Tottenham Hotspur have prioritised signing a ‘marquee’ striker this summer season after failing to adequately change Kane final yr, and one of many gamers they’re occupied with is Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke.
Though a possible value shouldn’t be talked about on this story, a Soccer Insider report from earlier this yr revealed that a proposal within the area of £50m would doubtless be sufficient to tempt the Cherries into promoting their star striker.
It would not be an affordable deal to finish, however with how nicely the previous Liverpool man has performed this season and the way efficient he is regarded in entrance of purpose, it looks like one value pursuing.
How Solanke compares to Richarlison
Now, as a lot as Richarlison has improved this season underneath Postecoglou, in the case of what issues most for a striker – scoring objectives – he is been a transparent second-best to Solanke for a number of years now.
For instance, this season, the “dream” centre-forward, as described by former boss Gary O’Neil, has racked up a critically spectacular haul of 21 objectives and 4 assists in 42 video games, that means he is averaged a purpose involvement each 1.68 video games. In distinction, the Brazilian’s output of 12 objectives and 4 assists in 31 video games comes out to a purpose involvement each 1.93 video games on common.
It isn’t simply been this yr, although, because the Basingstoke-born ahead managed to bag seven objectives and 7 assists in 35 video games for a relegation-threatened Cherries outfit final season, whereas the previous Everton man managed simply three objectives and 4 assists in as many video games for a significantly better Spurs workforce.
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Solanke vs Richarlison |
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22/23 |
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Appearances |
35 |
35 |
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Targets |
7 |
3 |
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Assists |
7 |
4 |
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Aim Involvements per Match |
0.40 |
0.20 |
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23/24 |
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Appearances |
42 |
31 |
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Targets |
21 |
12 |
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Assists |
4 |
4 |
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Aim Involvements per Match |
0.59 |
0.51 |
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All Stats through Transfermarkt |
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It isn’t simply the obvious distinction of their capability to place the ball behind the web that makes the “completely huge” poacher, as O’Neil dubbed him, a extra engaging prospect; it is also his availability.
For the reason that begin of the 2020/21 marketing campaign, the 26-year-old marksman has proven outstanding resilience, lacking simply 9 video games of soccer by means of damage, or a mean of two.25 a season. In distinction, the 48-capped Brazilian has missed 36, which comes out to a mean of 9 per season.
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In the end, whereas Richarlison may need the upper profile in world soccer due to his worldwide exploits in the case of pure goalscoring, there isn’t a competitors, and with Postecoglou desperately in want of somebody capable of reliably discover the again of the web, signing Solanke looks like a no brainer.
