So far, this season has been a challenge for us Tottenham Hotspur And their fans.
Angie Postecoglou The team is still participating in three cup competitions and, therefore, has a real chance of ending the cup drought, but in… Premier LeagueThey were so bad.
Wednesday night's defeat to Arsenal was the club's 11th defeat of the season, and following Manchester United's win on Thursday, the Lilywhites find themselves in 14th place heading into Gameweek 22.
Now, there were some positives, like how to do it Dominic Solanke He has settled into life in N17, but based on recent reports, his place in the team could be in jeopardy, as the club have been linked with a star number nine who looks much better than the Englishman.
Spurs are in the picture for a scoring phenomenon
According to a recent interview with journalist and transportation expert Ben Jacobs On GIVEMESPORT's Market Madness podcastTottenham could be one of many teams targeting the Sporting Lisbon star Victor Geukeris This month.
And on the subject of the stunning Swede, Jacobs said: “I also think Spurs could be brought into the conversation about (Victor) Gjukeres,” which might just be music to the ears of Spurs fans clamoring for more goals in their team.
Jacobs did not say how much it would cost the Lilywhites to sign the Sporting star, but he reported From earlier this week He confirmed that he has a release clause in his contract worth £84 million.
It will likely be a complicated move to get over the line, but given Gyokeris' immense ability, it is something worth fighting for, even if it could be bad news for Solanke.
How does Geokeris compare to Solanki
The first thing to say is that Solanke has been a fantastic addition to the Tottenham squad this season and has done nothing to warrant him being replaced, but in the cutthroat world of football, clubs must seize opportunities to upgrade their current players when they are presented with a new opportunity. opportunity, and Gyokeres will undoubtedly be an upgrade.
For example, in just 30 games this season, he has become a “world-class” scorer, as he has been called BBC Sports Producer Noah McElroyAnd he has a tremendous record He scored 32 goals and provided six assistswhich equates to a ridiculous average of 1.26 goal contributions per match.
On the other hand, the former Bournemouth star scored 11 occasions and provided six assists In 29 games this season, that is an average of 0.58 participation per game.
Unfortunately for the Lilywhites, the one-sided nature of this comparison continues when we take a look under the hood at its underlying numbers.
For example, the former Coventry City striker comes out on top in almost every measure, including but not limited to actual and expected non-penalty goals as well as assists, progressive carries, passing accuracy, key passes and passes into the box. , goal and shot creation, successful execution, and more, all for Per 90.
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Geocares vs Solanki |
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Statistics per 90 |
GeoQuerys |
Solanki |
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Unexpected penalty G+As |
0.83 |
0.67 |
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Actual non-penalty G+As |
1.12 |
0.71 |
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Progressive passes |
1.67 |
2.27 |
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Progressive passes received |
10.1 |
4.20 |
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Holds progressivism |
4.08 |
1.69 |
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Screenshots |
4.15 |
2.29 |
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Shots on target |
1.92 |
1.03 |
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Passing accuracy |
73.4% |
72.1% |
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Key passes |
2.11 |
0.87 |
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Passes to the penalty area |
0.92 |
0.58 |
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Snapshot creation procedures |
4.60 |
1.93 |
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Goal creation procedures |
0.70 |
0.43 |
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Successful acquisitions |
1.84 |
0.87 |
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Retrieve the ball |
2.15 |
1.84 |
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He won aerial duels |
1.18 |
1.74 |
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All statistics via FBref for season 24/25 |
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As well as having vastly superior underlying numbers, the Stockholm-born player also has experience playing in the biggest competition of all: the Champions League.
He's already registered Five goals in just six matches In the competition, including a hat-trick against Manchester City, so the pressure clearly doesn't mean much to him.
Ultimately, Solanke is an excellent striker, but Gyokeris is on a whole other level, and if Spurs find themselves with even the slightest opportunity to sign him this month or in the summer, they should seize it.
