*Official* English Football Season 2014-15

[sledger]

This game is really really bad.

 

[Furball]

Costa
Rooney
Sturridge (ie fit Sturridge)

Just off the top of my head these are unarguably better. So unarguable you will physically be unable to reply

Giroud having a gun season though tbf

Don't agree with Rooney or Sturridge, Costa has glass hamstrings.

 

[GIMH]

Don't agree with Rooney or Sturridge, Costa has glass hamstrings.

I don't agree but tbf this debate would have been laughed at a year or so ago so shows you the progress he's made

 

[BoyBrumby]

Young Harold at ver Spuds has to be there or thereabouts too.

 

[grecian]

When the half-time analysts talk about "Burnley's defensive shape" you know it's a humdinger of a match.

 

[grecian]

I don't agree but tbf this debate would have been laughed at a year or so ago so shows you the progress he's made

I laugh at any debate when you try to talk football seriously TBH.

 

[sledger]

Young Harold at ver Spuds has to be there or thereabouts too.

Well, his record this year kind of means he can't really be excluded from such a debate, but there's just something about him I find unconvincing. If he's still performing as well as he is at present a year from now I'll have to concede it, but for the time being I'm not convinced he's not just a better version of Michael Ricketts.

 

[SkyBlue]

Don't agree with Rooney or Sturridge, Costa has glass hamstrings.

You cant disregard their previous seasons tho especially Costa who was one of the leading strikers in Europe last season.I cant say Giroud has made an impact close to what Costa did last season.Giroud may be marginally better right now than some of the names which is being mentioned here and tbh this is very much a form thing.These kind of debates will hold more relevance when its discussed over seasons imo.

 

[grecian]

Well, his record this year kind of means he can't really be excluded from such a debate, but there's just something about him I find unconvincing. If he's still performing as well as he is at present a year from now I'll have to concede it, but for the time being I'm not convinced he's not just a better version of Michael Ricketts.

Got to watch out for second season syndrome, and the fact that he's the next hyped England player which rarely works out well. Accept for when Matt Grimes wows on his future England debut obvs.

 

[GIMH]

I laugh at any debate when you try to talk football seriously TBH.

I don't even like football tbf

 

[sledger]

You cant disregard their previous seasons tho especially Costa who was one of the leading strikers in Europe last season.I cant say Giroud has made an impact close to what Costa did last season.Giroud may be marginally better right now than some of the names which is being mentioned here and tbh this is very much a form thing.These kind of debates will hold more relevance when its discussed over seasons imo.

Giroud's record from his entire time at Arsenal is very strong though. About 40 goals in 90s games iirc.

 

[grecian]

I don't even like football tbf

Obligatory joke about, no, of course not you're a Tranmere fan.....

''''oh and other obligatory line about this being "super Sunday" on Sky. This match ergh

 

[sledger]

Obligatory joke about, no, of course not you're a Tranmere fan.....

''''oh and other obligatory line about this being "super Sunday" on Sky. This match ergh

I gave up at half time. One assumes it has not improved?

 

[Cabinet96]

Tough to take talk of Kane being a one season wonder seriously when we're comparing him to Giroud, who has quite literally been twice as prolific as he's ever been in his career this season. Kane is young enough to believe that it's a proper improvement and not just a hot streak as well, whereas Giroud is 28 and showed few signs of suddenly exploding.

 

[grecian]

I gave up at half time. One assumes it has not improved?

OH I dunno really, it's on, but I'm watching an Helix download and dicking about on the internet, whenever I look up it still seems ghastly though.

 

[Nate]

Yaaaay, still pole for Europa

 

[sledger]

Tough to take talk of Kane being a one season wonder seriously when we're comparing him to Giroud, who has quite literally been twice as prolific as he's ever been in his career this season. Kane is young enough to believe that it's a proper improvement and not just a hot streak as well, whereas Giroud is 28 and showed few signs of suddenly exploding.

As alluded to above though, the only real reason he's being mentioned in any debate about the league's best forwards is because of the sheer volume of goals he's amassed over the course of the last 7 months or so. Given that this is pretty much the only thing he has ever done ever, I don't think it's especially surprising that some might reserve judgement re: his overall quality.

 

[grecian]

As alluded to above though, the only real reason he's being mentioned in any debate about the league's best forwards is because of the sheer volume of goals he's amassed over the course of the last 7 months or so. Given that this is pretty much the only thing he has ever done ever, I don't think it's especially surprising that some might reserve judgement re: his overall quality.

Yes, and I'm afraid the "he's young he'll only improve" thing has been proved wrong 1000s of times.

Just let him have another good season now all the defenders know about him. FTR I think he will be very good, but I've thought that about many other young Englishman who only went downhill.

 

[SkyBlue]

Giroud's record from his entire time at Arsenal is very strong though. About 40 goals in 90s games iirc.

Costa was only behind Messi and CR in the scoring charts last year and i'd say thats a pretty mean feat.And his first season in England has been rather excellent.Obviously in terms of overall quality i'd rate all of Sturridge,Costa and Rooney above Giroud.
If i want to bring in a close to an apt comparison,Giroud is about Higuain level right now.Even his misses in the CL are very Higuain-like you know

 

[Cabinet96]

Costa has been very good for a while. Since about 11/12 he's been very prolific. Last season was just the first time he got a near full season fit playing as a striker (played wide the season before to accommodate the fraud Falcao ).