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Hugo Boss

Sorry to ruin the party but he could have done better with that chance where he robbed Burn. That wasn't great.

He dragged it quite badly, made me think at the time he was already visualising his hat trick in front of the kop before making sure he had scored
 
His finishing is what has pleasantly surprised me, and most others. His clips at Frankfurt always showed lovely technical ability, strong link play, pace and physical presence, but his finishing looked inconsistent. He had plenty of attempts and respectable numbers, 19 in 37, yet nothing that felt exceptional, especially given how the Bundesliga can flatter attacking players.

Since arriving, though, it is as if his finishing has developed dramatically over a single summer. He is heavily involved in most of our positive play while also scoring different types of goals each week. I suspect if the club had half an inclincation he was as good as he's been, that Isak money would have been put to better use, but that aside, the club do deserve some credit for this deal. We all accepted the striker market was a) overvalued and b) fraught with risk. Well, we've signed a gem that's on the path to doubling his value in no time at all.

Woltemade has been decent for Newcastle, but them watching Ekiktie live must have made the Geordies feel a little sick.
 
Onuoha's a good pundit and always worth listening to. IMO he's right about the technical comparison between Hugo and Torres, but Torres had that little bit more physical heft which is also helpful in a Prem striker.
And Torres was a brilliant header of the ball - something distinctly lacking in Eki. I hope they are working on that.
 
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