Willo, you asked me the same 2 days ago and I answered here: [Link]

And yes, I have seen all those players play. They have good mobility for a league such as the PL.

Makes very good sense what you say here. Heard about him at Sunderland and he did play for us in our youth team and bizarrely was at Citeh whilst being registered at Fulham !?! Surprised we didn't grab him in the summer.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

Mostly on tv or in weekly reviews. For example, if on Mondays there's ashow about the Bundesliga weekly fixture and I watch it and see Quaison scoring a lot and having very good movement, then I know hom very well. I also watched him live in the Euro qualifiers for Sweden, as his country played against my country and could observe his overall movement and how good he got. I double check this with what I know about hom and there's a reason why he has become a stable starting center forward for Sweden in the last 2 years and has scored regularly at club level.

Same for the other players I listed. Edouard's team Celtic played against a team from my country in the Europa League and he played well. I see Morelos in Europa League reviews mostly, he scores a lot. His height however makes me think that we should go for a taller center forward, especially if we want an upgrade from Benteke or Wickham.

I've seen Bounedjah at the African Cup of Nations where he scored the winning goal for Algeria in the final.

Tiquinho Soares has played many matches in the Champions League, so is somewhat easy to follow on a weekly basis.

I've seen Andrasz Sporar in Europa League and international matches for Slovakia this year and I've been very impressed by the way he shoots and how full of fibre he is, making him very fast at the same amount that he is strong.

David Okereke impressed me while playing for FC Brugge in the Champions League and in Belgium this year. I wasn't sure in the summer as he was only coming from the Italian lower divisions, but this season he has gotten Top level experience and has showed that he can score. They have a very good team there at FC Brugge, with some really interesting players: Okereke, Percy Tau, Emmanuel Dennis, Krepin Diatta.

Cedric Itten has made his Switzerland national team debut so I got to watch him there a bit.

Habib Diallo usually appears in the Ligue 1 weekly reviews, cause he has had a few great months with a lot of goals for newly-promoted Metz, given that he was a fairly unknown player before.

Thank you very much.

Please forgive me, if you have already provided an answer, but I would just like to be enlightened as to valuations that you place against the players.

Edited by Willo (03 Jan 2020 1.38pm)

It’s like watching a football manager junkie argue with a search wizard.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

I refute the charge that I was belittling Mattteo in any shape or form.I have been exceedingly respectful of him and have praised him for the time and effort he expends furnishing us with details of a plethora of players from abroad who many previously might not have heard of.I do generally read through the lists to broaden my knowledge if I happen to cast eyes on the relevant posts.You have clearly mis-read my sentiments.

Your charge that I plagiarise on a daily basis is as regrettable as it is inaccurate.I do try to make valid contributions and don't seek any credit for the information I provide.I don't possess the gift of anorakish recall so often have to refer to sources of information to provide an array of detailed stats.

What I do retain, for some reason, is knowledge of players in this country, which has drawn comments of "Sad" and "Statto" from those outside this site with whom I have engaged in conversation often over a tipple or two! Maybe this knowledge will diminish as I approach 70 which is only 3 years away !

I am far more self-deprecating that self-promoting on HOL and bow down to all those far more cerebrally blessed than 'Yours Truly'.

Perhaps now that I have responded to your barbs, the thread can return to the subject matter.I am not steeped in knowledge about Josh Maja so please enlighten me!
Thank you and have a good weekend.

Edited by Willo (03 Jan 2020 10.59pm)