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Dembele or Edouard?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by brads-bhoy1888, Aug 24, 2019.

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  1. brads-bhoy1888

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    Was just looking at stats there from wiki not sure if they’re 100% accurate but anyway; Edouard has 25 goals in 54 appearances for Celtic, Dembele had 26 in 55 appearances. Both great players for us but who do you think is the better player and who has the better potential?
     
  2. Dublin Celt

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    Both very different types of players but for me as an out and out goal scoring striker I think dembele is more polished. He's further along his development but think he is a top top player.

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  3. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    Dembele is better just now, but I've said for ages that I think Edouard has more potential, and we are seeing Edouard add things to his game regularly. I think Dembele suits playing the target man type of role more, where Edouard looks more like a deep lying forward, with better technique, who likes to run at defenders. Annoyingly, I think they'd have been a formidable strike partnership.
     
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  4. annieroos83

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    Dembele now. Eddy in a year or two.
     
  5. Twisty Rodgers out !!! Gold Member

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    Dembele is on the verge of world class just now, for me anyway. Edouard might well get there. If he gets in the box on the end of crosses, he'll not be far off it either. There's not much he needs to add to his game except that really.

    The potential he has is unreal.
     
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  6. Free the Adblock Gold Member Gold Member

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    What minty said
     
  7. MickeyyMack CELTIC GLASGOW OK Gold Member

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    In a couple of years time I look forward to watching a World Cup and seeing a France side line up with Eddy & Dembele up top
     
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  8. celtic warrior

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    I think there is something special in Dembele which I cant say I've e seen in Eddie.

    The Man City game is always one that sticks out and how Dembele just * all over that lot abd scored a qaulity double.
     
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  9. neilly1987 Do I look happy? Do I look settled? Gold Member

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    Moussa just now, potentially Eddy in future.
     
  10. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    Dembele is more of a pure striker for me and is better at present, but some of the stuff Eddie does is just class I pray it’s at us for a few more years though.
     
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    Eddy has the skillset to become something special, Dembele was/is nowhere near as good with the ball as eddy is. I'd probably say Dembele has better positioning in the box and is a far better finisher than eddy currently is. At this moment it's Dembele is the better player but eddy has more potential.
     
  12. LectersLuncheon

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    Moussas physicality might edge it for me, but eddys hold up play and eye for a pass makes me think hes the more intelligent player... hence in a year or two he'll be the better of the two.
     
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  13. CookieMonster Geez yer cookies Gold Member

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    Spot on. The few games they played together before Moussa left they were brilliant together, what could of been I suppose.
     
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    Moussa.
     
  15. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Two totally different styles of players, but clearly there's only one winner as it stands now:

    Dembele.
     
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    Edouard has a better song and didn't start the hashtag #Dembelition. Easy.
     
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    Dembele is the best finisher of the two of them just now, with both feets and head. He's also a better passer and can hold up play better imo. French Ed is more pacy, powerful and looks stronger when running with the ball at defenders. They are two very different players and their potential is quite similar, they will be in or very close to the French NT squad a couple of years down the road. There's been much (justified) criticism directed at our scouting department, but whoever scouted these two lads has a good eye for a talent.
     
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    To think that last season we could have had these two playing off each other is frightening. The games they played together they looked absolutely * terrifying
     
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    Agree that Eddy and Dembele would have been a formidable partnership. Gutted we didn’t get to see that.

    However IMO Edouard is turning out to be the better signing despite us obviously paying a lot more for him. Edouard has been more consistent than Dembele. Dembele had a great first season but I feel after that he rarely played a decent run of matches and looked unfit. When I see him play for Lyon now he looks in much better shape and you can see he is playing well consistently without injuries.

    We can see how quick Eddy is developing each and every game. His strength and hold up play is improving all the time and his ability to drift past players is amazing.
     
  20. MyNameIsMartin

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    Hard to believe we almost had them both playing in the team as our forward line-up. Moussa would get my vote right this minute as a more polished striker but I can see Freddie is enriching other areas of his game and becoming unplayable. Should offer him another deal at the end of the season along with Kristoffer, James, Callum and Ryan.