The January 2025 Transfer Thread

[pr0sl0]

But it was intimated he was particularly strong, so he should win his fair share of those battles if that was the case, no? I think physically he's very average, just that he's tall so it appears he should be more domineering than he's actually capable of being. He doesn't shy away from those battles though so still provides some nuisance value even if he's unable to bully centre halves in that way some big centre forwards do.

As a tall lad myself this rings true to me. In school I was forever being drafted into different sports teams by PE teachers who assumed that just by dint of being so much bigger than my peers that I'd naturally be better than them at football, or rugby, or swimming, or basketball... but nope. Terrible at everything.

Didn't stop them trying something new each year though. In retrospect I was, in the eyes of many of those teachers, basically a pasty white secondary school Adama Traore, just waiting to be sculpted into something not shit.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

I guess in his defence he is young a will be getting used to the league. Imagine things were very different in La Liga.

He’s tall, don’t think is overly strong but no reason he won’t ’fill out’ abit. Takes time for some players from abroad to adapt. Some don’t adapt at all.

He's 24 and got plenty of senior football behind him.

I just don't think he's the sort of focal point he's being asked to attempt to provide, he battles and scraps for things but he doesn't look very polished at all with his back to goal. He looks more adept when he tries to run off the shoulder just that he isn't especially quick either so it needs the right pass, usually an early one because his movement is pretty sharp.

His body type and style of play just seem to be a bit at odds with one another, looks like Giroud but attempting to play like Henry.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

24 is still very young to be a physical centre forward.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

24 is still very young to be a physical centre forward.

I think for many it's a case of learning how to overcome the immobility that often comes with being a big unit rather than learning how to put themselves about isn't it? I just don't think he's a particularly physical player, he's just tall.

 

[SSB]

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He’s changed his Instagram to say he plays for them

 

[prawnking]

Ungrateful bottler

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Ungrateful bottler

Even Nunes did a post about Wolves when he left.

Edit. Just saw that he did do a post.

 

[leedswolf]

24 is still very young to be a physical centre forward.

Liam Delap is 21 years old isn't he? Haaland 24, Isak not long turned 25, Evan Ferguson 20...

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Liam Delap is 21 years old isn't he? Haaland 24, Isak not long turned 25, Evan Ferguson 20...

Haaland is a freak, Evan Ferguson can't stay fit and Isak isn't a CF, none of those are at their peak yet either.

Look how long it took Wood to reach his peak in that role, a number of players like that too. Lambert, Glen Murray, even at a lower level, Iwelumo, Blake.

Regardless of anyone else, I think Larsen is exactly the kind of player who will peak in his late 20s, and he isn't bad now.

 

[Carrotdude]

Isak isn’t a centre forward?

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Isak isn’t a centre forward?

Not in the bang it long, hold it up, kind of way that we're talking about Larsen, Isak is a very different striker to Wood, Delap, Ferguson and Haaland isn't he!?!

 

[Tony Towner]

He's more versatile than that, but can and does play that way when they want him to. From the bits i saw he gave Gabriel a right going over last night

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

If we are making comparisons on playing styles, you wouldn't put Isak and Larsen in the same bracket would you?

 

[Tony Towner]

If we are making comparisons on playing styles, you wouldn't put Isak and Larsen in the same bracket would you?

They are both centre forwards, you said Isak isn't which is ridiculous

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

They are both centre forwards, you said Isak isn't which is ridiculous

You knew exactly what the basis of the conversation was about - the physical aspect of Larsen.

Haaland, Delap, Ferguson, Wood etc are fair comparisons

Isak isnt.

You're just spoiling for an argument.

 

[Tony Towner]

You knew exactly what the basis of the conversation was about - the physical aspect of Larsen.

Haaland, Delap, Ferguson, Wood etc are fair comparisons

Isak isnt.

You're just spoiling for an argument.

You literally said he isn't a CF, I'm not making it up, they are your words

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

You literally said he isn't a CF, I'm not making it up, they are your words

Yeah, and I also wrote "physical centre forward" in the post LW was replying to, I've also since explained exactly what I meant by that, it's not my fault you don't understand.

And by picking on that specific point, you've derailed a perfectly good talking point, nice one

 

[Tony Towner]

What an absolute throbber you are

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

What an absolute throbber you are

Goodness me. You are clearly having a tough morning, I'll leave you to it.

 

[Tredman]

[Insert Anchorman meme here]