AZpiration is everything --Jozy in Alkmaar

That video was a bit creepy and stalkerish! lol.

 

thats what i was thinking. Complete silence looks like he is hiding behind a car. If there was audio probably just be him breathing heavily.

 

I think its done according to twitter and some unofficial blackcats pages. Altidore passed his medicals as expected and is on his way to Italy to join the rest of the group

 

Time for a new thread?
Jozy and the Footy Cats?

 

Why do so many promising players go to sunderland and suddenly suck. Ji Dong Wong, Danny Graham, Connor Wickham, adam johnson, frazier campbell.

 

Hey. It's not me who's "undervaluing" him. I'm just giving realistic points that undermine his value vs. Bony's in the open market.

I'm not saying that Bony is worth twice that of Altidore, club football is. If you want to make a point about scoring goals consistently with Sparta vs. not doing so with Villarreal, Hull, Xerez, and Bursaspor feel free. It's not me you have to convince though.

 

The positive is that: Bony will be expected to perform at higher level than Jozy for double the money. Imo this eases the pressure on Altidore somewhat.

 

Wickham is still young/prospect.. Johnson played well once PDC took over and the rest of those jokers were never PL talent to begin with.

 

danny graham wasn't PL talent before he went to sunderland? uh huh...

 

Their record signing asamoah gyan left after a year and a half, and while still in his prime at age 26, to go to Al Ain of the UAE league... something is not right behind the scenes at wearside.

 

He had a nice season with Swansea.. but I attribute that more to BR's system/style than I do Graham... for what they paid to get him he's been a huge bust for Sunderland.

 

Or maybe Gyan just wanted to get paid and got the number he wanted.

 

There's no point going on and on about transfers and tactics that predate Di Canio. It's pretty clear that he's molding this team into something different. Whether or not he'll be successful remains to be seen, but he's not responsible for what happened to Sunderland in previous seasons.

I think Sunderland have signed more players than any other team in the Prem already and it doesn't sound like they're done shopping. I'm curious to see how it all unfolds. I think they have a chance to be an interesting team this year and hopefully play a more ambitious and attractive style.

 

That's nice in theory, but it doesn't really work like that. Pressure is team specific.

If Jozy has only 2 goals through ten games and Sunderland is in battling relegation, no fans at Sunderland is going to care if Bony only has 1 goal and Swansea is 15th.

I think Altidore is Sunderland's most expensive signing to date this summer (Apologies if I'm wrong on this, I've been trying to find an up to date list), and as far as I can tell, the only striker signed.When you consider how few goals Sunderland scored last season, I'd say there's considerable pressure on Altidore.

It's a bit magnified when you consider that their start off with a soft schedule (H Vs. Fulham, @ Southampton & Crystal Palace)
Only Aston Villa (69) and Newcastle (68) gave up more goals than Fulham and Southampton (60) (Note: Of 17 teams that stayed up); and Crystal Palace (62 Goals Allowed - Only 6 of 21 teams not relegated to league One gave up more goals in Championship last season). Getting off to a quick start will be key for Jozy.

 

1 - No... technically, only Swansea is.... says UK tabloids.

2 - Seems to me the point makes itself.

 

I think it's more due to bargaining power. Vitesse is pretty much Chelsea, I doubt they will let a rival PL team get a quality striker on the cheap.

 

I remember reading in May/June that Sunderland were having internal discussions on whether to commit long term to PDC. He was being VERY vocal about not liking the squad he had and saying he wanted at least 12 new players. Including Jozy, they've signed 8 (though to be fair, a few of them are questionable how much PT they'll get)

I actually remember his transfer saga. He wanted more money and wasn't getting the offers he thought.

 

1. Well, technically, only one club needs to be willing to pay that price.

2. You're right. The point does make itself.

 

Kinda funny since Bony had only scored in Czech Republic. Though he's part of the Ivory Coast NT which has arguably the best strikers of any African team.

 

mm no not really, there are several african strikers who may have not scored as much as he has but IMO are better technically. Arsenal was linked to Emineke (Nigeria) not sure if they are following up on that....just to name a few actually one....

 

At the ANC, Ivory Coast had Drogba, Traore, Gervinho, Kalou, Bony, Ya Konan. I can't think of any other African side with a better set of strikers.

 

Won't it be strange for Jozy to get racial abuse from his own manager?

 

This is a real question... Are all facists racists? Has Di Canio actually had an issue with minority players? I don't know of people who declare themselves as fascists