I was there sitting level with where he hit them so very close. They were absolute bullets. On target and no goalkeeper would have a chance. However, he was given a huge amount of time and space to do it, something just not available in the PL. His first goal was very different and showed a clever technique. It's the rest of his game that is lacking. Many moves break down through his poor passing and lack of an ability to hold the ball up.

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Mateta and Edouard are both 1-goal-in-3/4-games strikers in this team. Partly though the reason they don't bring more is because they are not bringing enough to our wider play to help us as an attacking force.

However, in goals-per-games terms, both are pretty bog standard by the standards of teams around us. Probably, they need minutes to build understanding with their teammates.

Edited by Ginger Pubic Wig (01 Sep 2023 8.40am)

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Not our strikers.

Excellent Championship striker. The extra step up in class to the PL always seemed to evade him

Some players seem to get stuck at premier clubs warming the bench.

Generally they've got 10-12 years if they are lucky, so why not join a club where you get to play competitive games. For someone like Mateta, if it's the money he wants, then just head for Saudi. He'd be a super star there.