Rodrigo Muniz

[@jolslover]

Muniz is easily the worst of the three striker options we have so I can't see any benefit in starting him.

If he wasn't good enough to play for an average Championship side which had him on loan, how can he possibly be good enough for an average Premier League team?

Didn't Eddie Nketia get recalled from Leeds when they were in the championship? He wasn't playing at all. Got recalled and was making appearances for Arsenal in the prem the same season.

Yes he was but not sure how you can compare him with Muniz? Far more quality and Chelsea had him on his books when he was 9.

Muniz is easily the worst of the three striker options we have so I can't see any benefit in starting him.

If he wasn't good enough to play for an average Championship side which had him on loan, how can he possibly be good enough for an average Premier League team?

Didn't Eddie Nketia get recalled from Leeds when they were in the championship? He wasn't playing at all. Got recalled and was making appearances for Arsenal in the prem the same season.

Yes he was but not sure how you can compare him with Muniz? Far more quality and Chelsea had him on his books when he was 9.

Chelsea had him on their books when he was 9? What's that got to do with anything? So was Martell Taylor-Crossdale and he now plays for Haverfordwest county.

I'm not comparing him to nketia, I'm comparing the situation. Saying it IS possible to not be picked in the  championship on loan and still become a premier league quality player.

Sometimes certain managers don't fancy certain players. Look at Parker with Mitro, he preferred Cavaleiro up top instead.

Not sure why people value Michael Carricks opinion so much lol

Hahah, quality post so true.

[First State]

Marco saw something in him but it hasn't materialized. I'm afraid his ship has sailed.

[blingo]

Marco saw something in him but it hasn't materialized. I'm afraid his ship has sailed.

How has it sailed????????

[Chutney]

Wondering whether moving Raul into the so-called no.10 role where Pereira plays might be worth a try. He's obviously lost his confidence in front of goal and playing him there, while Pereira seems off-form, behind Vinicius, Muniz or BDR may take the pressure off him and increase his confidence longer-term in front of goal as well as give us a fresh approach in the attacking midfield/second striker role.

Who knows...but overall we seem to be looking stale and predictable in the last third. Maybe freshening things up would help, although I appreciate the earlier comments that Silva sees them all in training so would be thinking of all options everyday.

It's probably a better idea to move Raul out of the squad entirely, he's costing us points.

[Marcel_Gecov]

Muniz has come close to scoring on a couple of occasions and lets not forget is the youngest with potentially the highest ceiling. I would like to see him start vs Ipswich and see how lively he looks. One fo these 3 will need to leave should we end up splashing the cash and buying Orban (or similar) so they should be playing for their Prem careers. Persoanlly, I think if he doesnt start then Vini is gone and we will go with new striker, Jimenez and Muniz into the second half of the season.

[ChesterTheTabby]

Start Muniz v Ipswich - see how he does against top Championship defenders, no loss. If he does well, in with a shout over the other two.