Article written by Real Deal.
As we start the New Year with some good form and some decent football from the team, especially from most of our attacking players I still feel we need another option up front to help out Harry Kane.
Of course we have Janssen to do this but at this time, is he really good enough? I do like some of his skills. Even if they are basic. He is a hard worker, and he can hold the ball up well and bring others into play. He is strong and can unsettle defenders. He is certainly a good penalty taker.
Looking at Janssen when he was at AZ Alkmaar, most of his goals came from inside the area. With us, he seems to be doing a lot of work, sometimes running the flanks, or dropping deeper to be a creator. Are we getting the best out of him? Playing to his strength’s?
I think we can do more to help him with better supply, and leaving him to do what he is best at, being primarily a CF that unsettles defenders, links play around the penalty area and being on the end of crosses or passes.
He is clearly struggling and is very low in confidence. I just feel we are a level too good for him at this moment in time. I would like to see him stay for another season but feel with a third option it might actually help him.
As we are up there challenging for a Champions League place, or maybe even more as the season progresses, with a chance of winning a trophy, I feel we could do with a quick fix for the reminder of the campaign and maybe for next season.
One name springs to mind, Jermaine Defoe. I haven’t always been his biggest fan but do appreciate that when he is on form he is a good striker. If Kane gets injured, or struggles with form I do worry we might miss out on winning a trophy this season. With Defoe, he is proven goal scorer at this level, he knows the club, and he is also in very good form. He would easily be in our price range.
Would you want Defoe as an option for the next 18 months?
