PL Striker Transfer Grades
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Welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FC. I'm Dan Thomas, joined by Craig Burley and Shaka Hyslop. We also welcome to the show Frank Leboeuf, joins us as does Mark Ogden. Now a lot of money. Shall we see Mark and Frank? There they are. Lovely. Well, maybe you'd prefer not to. A lot of money was spent in the summer on strikers from big Premier League sides, and they haven't exactly, most of them, set the world alight. Izak, of course, the most expensive of them all, £145 million. We asked the boys to give us a grade for Izak so far in his Liverpool career, and as you can imagine, it isn't very generous at all. A D- is the average. Xhaka and Oghi, not impressed at all with an F. Craig, a little more generous with a D-, Burley.
You're feeling generous these days. Well, hold on, Shaq, I gave an F. Yeah, exactly.
Well, D- is close to an F. Not that close, not really. Why not? Well, because I feel you've given him a little bit of wiggle room. D is the highest grade there.
Frank has given me highest grade.
I gave him a little bit of wiggle room because he's had a couple of injuries, but he's had a horrendous summer, which is a lot of it down to him as well. Hasn't played well. Did score a good goal at West Ham, to be fair, but that's kind of been about it. So, yeah, I was, you know... I thought D minus was fair.
You gave an F. Is there not an argument to say that he's just not getting the supply, that because he's joined this team that's pretty much in free fall, he isn't getting the chances that he deserves?
They weren't in free-fall when he signed. They were champions. They won the first five games and everyone was saying they were going to win the league by a mile again. So he went there when they were doing well. I think Greg's right. He's had injuries and he's not had great form. I think a lot of that is down to himself, the way he acted in the summer. He could have trained. He could have trained when Newcastle kept himself fit, made sure that he was ready to start the season in his best form, but he barely trained. So I think he's beginning to reap what he sowed in this instance, that he should have put more in in the summer. And when he has played, he's looked lethargic, he's looked like he's not interested, he's really struggled.
What were the transfer grades for the most expensive PL strikers this summer?
I know I'm going to talk about all the strikers that have moved, and I think he's by far the best. I think ultimately he will come good, but he's got such high standards that he's delivered so badly that I think he deserves an F. Is this just a club icon?
sticking with Newcastle, angry at the way that he treated your old club, Shaq?
No, not at all. Oggy agrees with me in him having an F. Oggy gives an F to both. But to your point about no supply, Hugo Ekitike, who we've come to, has functioned quite well in that same set-up. He's been fit, hasn't he? To Craig's point, if Alexander Izak's excuse is he hasn't been fit, that's his fault. He just about hit himself in the foot with a hammer. That's his fault. So I'm sorry. I have no wiggle room for Alexander Izak in- There's a caveat to mine.
I actually did give him an E. But then I was told there is no E.
How did the crew rate Alexander Izak's performance so far?
I didn't fold it.
What's wrong with you?
I didn't fold.
It's an E or nothing.
Well, yeah, I was going to go down that line, but I was told there is no E in the American marking system. Now, whether there is in the UK one, I just don't know.
I never got that far.
I posted my grades through the letterbox of the house and ran. So, yeah, I was, you know, I was close to the F, closer to the F than you think, but I was thwarted by the rules and regulations of this side of the pond.
Frank, you were the most generous somehow with a D.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:34
2
What were the transfer grades for the most expensive PL strikers this summer?
2:34–3:29
3
How did the crew rate Alexander Izak's performance so far?
3:29–7:36
4
What factors contributed to Bruno Fernandes' recent comments?
7:36–8:37
5
Why is there a debate about Fernandes comparing himself to Totti?
8:37–18:46
6
What are the implications of Fernandes' loyalty to Manchester United?
18:46–23:24
7
How does Shaka Hislop's power ranking reflect current Premier League dynamics?
23:24–42:44
8
What are the potential impacts of upcoming transfers on team performance?
42:44–52:57
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