I may be in the minority but i dont think the improvement in Harrisons end product has been as drastic as people say, its still below average imo and while yes his goals and assists are similar to Raph its clear there is a gulf in terms of overall quality between them (and Costa also) with Raph being the youngest of the trio.weasel wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:33 am The improvement we have seen in Harrison during his time here is very good. Given that he was a regular last season and the amount of ground he covers every match and I am not surprised he has had a bit of a tail-off recently. Similar to Klich he has played a lot of matches without a proper summer break. I can see both of them bouncing back and being much better next season.
Given how we play we need at least 3 if not 4 wingers capable of starting. Harrison and Raphinha we know are good enough. For all the knocking of Harrison his output in terms of goals and assists are similar to Raphinha's. If Harrison had missed the one that Raphinha missed on Saturday he would have been slated. As such for me we should be looking at signing Harrison, £10m is a bargain and his wages, even if they are as high as people make out, aren't especially high for a premier league starter. We probably need another winger to be an upgrade on Costa and we then have the 3 or 4 wingers dependant on whether Costa stays.
Although wingers are inconsistent by nature, Harrison is one of the most inconsistent ive seen at Leeds ever.
If we hope to progress it needs to be much better imo.
I admire his work rate, his defensive qualities, his energy, but ive said before he reminds me of Dallas as a winger and Dallas is a failed winger.
For all we admire what Dallas has become it became evident very quickly he lacked the end product, consistency and natural ability to make it as a winger and he had qualities better suited to elsewhere (full back).
At some point the idea that Jack is improving or has improved isnt enough, not in the Premier league and not if we hope to progress next season imo.
Either him or Costa has to go i believe, we need someone closer to Raph in terms of overall game on the other wing and that is neither Harrison or Costa.
I fully support the idea of keeping one however because both are capable of really good games.
Offensively at their peak id say Costa is the better attacking wise, defensively and probably for the style its Harrison.
But if we really are limited to 4 or 5 signings then Harrison should be an only if near the end, not a priority.
