Acquah realistically is the type of player that would be mentioned in passing but probably passed over because frankly he isn't at the level that we are/were looking at. Just because he scored a wonder goal doesn't change that.
Honesty, quite shocked at that take, especially in your capacity as a self-annointed scout. The only proper and accurate evaluation I, and I daresay most football fans will care about is what a player does on the pitch for their team
once you sign him?
Nobody can guarantee goals - that's a nonsense. We need to fill attributes which lead to creating chances. He clearly has those that we lack. If me saying that I think we should have had him on our radar - the radar of a professional football club's designated scouting team, who openly pontificated about the need for a striker in the Summer - is the issue, well...
Again, this proven thing is a false economy. It's an easy comment to make - MaCauley Bonne was proven in many respects but he was absolute garbage for a myriad of reasons. A disastrous signing who left within months. I shudder to think what wage we gave him too...
Look at Ogie, Coleman - both younger unheralded talents who have become two of our most valuable players. Neither were proven.
Acquah's touch - yes, I fully accept it wasn't great. But he scored, was a presence throughout and was pivotal in creating the other goal too. Fundamentally, that's why they won a key game. Yes, his strike was sweet but even you, as a scout, must have seen the way he manhandled Max to create the goal. That was what caught my eye, moreso than the finish. We don't have anyone like that and I think we would desperately benefit from it.
At the end of the day, this club is accountable for the players it signs. They make the choices - with the exception of Hawkins, it has not been good up front for some time.
