Alexander Isak

[Temptation]

Isak is getting absurdly overrated. Come on... Henry?

He's closer to Darwin Nunez than Henry.

Let's see him in CL, World Cup, Euro... world level.

Henry had more pace and was a much better player obviously but in terms of pure dribbling him and Isak are at a similar level. Both exceptional at that.

Have you watched Isak at Newcastle?

Dribbling is just one attribute. Isak is a better dribbler than many strikers who are way better than him.

I don't understand why Football fans get offended if you name one current player attribute that's better than that of an all time great.

Luuk De Jong is levels above R9 in the air. It's just one attribute. It's an objective fact. Nothing absurd about it whatsoever.

 

[Temptation]

Same one posted twice. Supports my claim a little bit.

In case one link doesn't work because of UEFA copyright rules.......

 

[serghei]

Newcastle played at a lowish level for the comparison you made. Let's see Isak dribbling through an entire Madrid defense and scoring and then we can talk.

Liverpool signed two unproven players for big big money. Wait a bit to see if they confirm or not.

 

[Maradona37]

Isak is a great striker and a great dribbler, but Thierry Henry level dribbler? Better than every number 9 of the modern era at dribbling except R9? Glides with the ball as well as Iniesta and Zidane?

I will say this for Tempt - when he takes a shine to a player, he fucking goes all in.

 

[Maradona37]

Luuk De Jong is levels above R9 in the air. It's just one attribute. It's an objective fact. Nothing absurd about it whatsoever.

I get your point and agree, but R9 wasn't very good in the air so obviously Luuk is much better there. Whereas Iniesta, Zidane, Henry and R9 are all GOAT level dribblers.

If you said that Isak was a better goalscorer than Iniesta, for example, then that would be totally fair. But you're putting his dribbling up against those fours, when one of those four's main strengths happens to be dribbling. R9 doesn't have a strength in heading, in fact it's a weakness, so lots of players would be better than him there. Same as lots would be better goalscorers than Iniesta, or quicker (without the ball) than Zidane.

 

[Horatio]

I get your point and agree, but R9 wasn't very good in the air so obviously Luuk is much better there. Whereas Iniesta, Zidane, Henry and R9 are all GOAT level dribblers.

Yes. Lad always resorts to faulty logic once gets exposed. Good to call him out there.

 

[Maradona37]

Yes. Lad always resorts to faulty logic once gets exposed. Good to call him out there.

Aye he's done it a few times, made straw man arguments and changed logic. I always notice when he does it.

Like I say, he is a good lad, but he's too smart to be doing this and not realising the flaw in his own logic. It's deliberate and he's hoping we won't notice.