I can't fairly judge him on a youtube video. Just seems strange to me that he never got into a bigger club. Though Aguero is clearly talented and he's still at Athletico so you never know. If he does what he does in the video consistently, then he'd certainly be worth a bid.
Never heard of him, so my opinion can only be based on youtube and stats. But by looking at those stats he certainly doesn't look like the type of player who could replace Lampard, as the above post mentioned.
Regarding Lampard's stats, how many goals a year are from the penalty spot? I would guess maybe 7 on average (I really don't know). Most years he is right around the 20 goal mark, last year was obviously a great year for him. So for a midfielder to really be replacing Lampard's goals, they would only need to average around 13 goals a year to be getting the same production as Frank, merely in terms of goals scored. This obviously does not apply if the new signing becomes our PK taker, but let's say that down the line, Frank and Didier are gone, and Kalou starts taking our penalty kicks, it would be unfair to say that a new signing wasn't doing as good as Frank if he's not getting a chance to convert from the spot. My opinion at least, Frank's my favorite player ever (and my name!) so I'm going to be really sad when he finally quits.
Clearly Lampard was a bargain, and in my opinion ,the only two that can replace him would be Hamsik, or Pastore. But it's clear that Lampard's career is coming to an end. And i f you look at the stats of the goals and assists for our other midfielders, it's clear that creativity is needed:
Case in point: Lamps wasn't exactly flavor of the day when we signed him. Everyone and their dog was saying we wasted money on "Fat Frank"!
Did he used to be chubby then? Because i've never understood why fans call him that when he's clearly a very fit sportsman in great shape, and they are all fat bar stewards insulting him whilst the beer slops down their t-shirt and they struggle to move for burger wrappers engulfing them.
I guess maybe a little, but certainly not deserving of the name calling. Mainly, I think it came from the fact West Ham fans felt he was being picked in the team because his uncle was manager and dad was coach, so it was a bit of ribbing. It became full out ugly when Frank became alienated when his dad was sacked, and he seemed to actively be seeking for a move. Until this day, he gets extra satisfaction scoring against that lot.
Excellent post Mike, I certainly agree with you. Hope may be in sight as well. Given Arsesen's departure as Director of Football, virtually our whole scouting team is leaving. If we get lucky they may be replaced by a team who have a closer look at some of the players you are talking about.
