Osimhen or Toney? Who do you prefer and why?
This is interesting…..
Good Evening Ladies and Gents,
People are either fully against Victor Osimhen or fully for him, the same for Ivan Toney, people are either completely for him and or completely against him.
Which side of the fence do you sit on and why?
OR are you in the small minority like myself, happy with either as long as they buy into the club, the structure and most importantly the wage structure the club have worked tremendously hard to get down?
This is a debate that really interests me and I’m eager to know your feelings and reasons!!
Please let me know.
Luke Rushbrook
I’d prefer Toney.
Few reasons, but to be totally honest, the main reason is because I’ve watched him. I watch the premier league; I don’t watch Serie A. So can’t give as much opinion on Osimhen. I thought that he is poor at international level, which doesn’t bode well.
I also think that Toney will step up his stats when playing in a high attacking “top” team. Whereas Osimhen’s numbers are based on being in that top team.
But most of all, it seems that the club is starting to get the ship in order and I fear that blowing £300K a week on Osimhen could rock the boat a bit too much. And he would be harder to get rid of if it does fail, Lukaku style.
I guess I’m standing on the fence because I’m happy with both for different reasons.
Osimhen is a willing runner and stretches the defense, can finish in the air or with the ball at his feet, and has a tenacious attitude on the pitch which for me cannot be understated.
Toney can link play and has done it well playing in a two striker system, knows England and the Premier League, decent on set pieces, and he’s started from the lower leagues which I rate.
I think very generally, their deficiencies are opposite each other. I can see Osimhen crashing the box and getting of the end of some crosses that Toney wouldn’t. And I can see Toney dropping in to link play and arrive late for a well placed cut back that Osimhen wouldn’t.
Different games, but I personally think Chelsea are better off with either one.