Chuba Akpom - "dropped out of the race"

[lcfc sheff]

Cheap, cheerful I don’t get what people think we can demand in our current predicament?

[Pliskin]

Got a feeling he will become a cult hero…

[Ric Flair]

19 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Reminder that if we do play him as a second striker or even wide forward, this is what he's competing with here atm:

 

 

He's another Ayew in that regard.

[AjcW]

We'll have more of an idea by 7pm, he's been in every Ajax squad this season.

[kingfox]

18 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Reminder that if we do play him as a second striker or even wide forward, this is what he's competing with here atm:

 

 

This is what Akpom was producing last season compared with strikers. Personally I think we need a different option, someone with the ability to hold up and link play which are probably his best attributes. Personally I think he’d fit in like how Carrick used him at Boro, interchanging between the 10 and 9 positions. We’d be mad to play him out wide tbh. 

[Finnegan]

3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

He's another Ayew in that regard.

 

Those are Ayew's stats

 

[FoxinNotts]

3 minutes ago, AjcW said:

We'll have more of an idea by 7pm, he's been in every Ajax squad this season.

Duran was in Villa's squad last night and yet sold today. Not sure it tells us much anymore.

[Ric Flair]

Just now, kingfox said:

This is what Akpom was producing last season compared with strikers. Personally I think we need a different option, someone with the ability to hold up and link play which are probably his best attributes. Personally I think he’d fit in like how Carrick used him at Boro, interchanging between the 10 and 9 positions. We’d be mad to play him out wide tbh. 

What's his pressing like? I might be way off but he strikes me more of a Iheanacho type striker than a complete 9 who plays up top on his own and can lead the press, hold the ball up, attack crosses etc.

 

Iheanacho had parts of what was required for that role but didn't press and usually fared better with a striker alongside him. We never seem to get this mandate right.

[Ric Flair]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

Those are Ayew's stats

 

Hahahahahaaa

[Lambert09]

22 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said:

 

 

 

 

Now I get how he’s never wrong 

Edited 30 January 2025 by Lambert09

[AjcW]

5 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

Duran was in Villa's squad last night and yet sold today. Not sure it tells us much anymore.

Fair point! Little bit of plane tracking suggests nothing imminent either, unless he's come in commercial  

[FoxinNotts]

Just now, AjcW said:

Fair point! Little bit of plane tracking suggests nothing imminent either, unless he's come in commercial  

love your work

[AjcW]

4 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

love your work

It's been very depressing work this window  

[richardsfoxes]

I dunno why feel like this will work out if it happens, we need someone who can throw his weight around. 

[James_lcfc]

23 minutes ago, kingfox said:

This is what Akpom was producing last season compared with strikers. Personally I think we need a different option, someone with the ability to hold up and link play which are probably his best attributes. Personally I think he’d fit in like how Carrick used him at Boro, interchanging between the 10 and 9 positions. We’d be mad to play him out wide tbh. 

So much green...I'm sold 

 

He's going to save our season!

[kingfox]

45 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

What's his pressing like? I might be way off but he strikes me more of a Iheanacho type striker than a complete 9 who plays up top on his own and can lead the press, hold the ball up, attack crosses etc.

 

Iheanacho had parts of what was required for that role but didn't press and usually fared better with a striker alongside him. We never seem to get this mandate right.

Very difficult to paint that picture when looking at stats, FBref and even Wyscout don’t give you much in that regard. 
 

I very much agree though, I view him more of an Iheanacho type, a second striker kind of player. 
 

Looking into certain articles paint a better picture for me  

https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/chuba-akpom-fulfilling-his-potential-on-teesside/

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-story-chuba-akpoms-incredible-26534637

https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2023/february/06/chuba-akpom-talks-goals/#:~:text=“I'm over the moon,to stay hungry and ambitious.

 

And a few comments from Middlesbrough fans regarding his operation as a “10” https://fmttmboro.com/index.php?threads/an-akpom-style-nr-10.65551/

 

NO NEED TO READ THESE ARTICLES NOW RIC  

Edited 30 January 2025 by kingfox

[moore_94]

Didn’t want him anyway

 

 

Edited 30 January 2025 by moore_94

[coolhandfox]

28 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

What's his pressing like? I might be way off but he strikes me more of a Iheanacho type striker than a complete 9 who plays up top on his own and can lead the press, hold the ball up, attack crosses etc.

 

Iheanacho had parts of what was required for that role but didn't press and usually fared better with a striker alongside him. We never seem to get this mandate right.

@StriderHiryu did a video on YouTube last night and from what I remember said he was pretty good at both

[StriderHiryu]

2 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

@StriderHiryu did a video on YouTube last night and from what I remember said he was pretty good at both

Seems irrelevant now as we have dropped out but yes, turning him into more of a false 9 / support striker is how Carrick catapaulted his career:
 

Boro signed Latteh Lah as his replacement, both were used in a very similar way.

[EnderbyFox]

[Finnegan]

6 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Didn’t want him anyway

 

 

 

Immediately after Shaun said its happening

 

[Wortho]

I was just getting used to him signing 😆😆

[JimJams]

There's a race to sign him?

[kingfox]

You won’t be laughing when we turn our attentions to Oli McBurnie. 

[Jazzy_Jeff]

Surely we’ve got something better lined up? Would be nice to think we have multiple targets….. dreaming again aren’t I?! 😩