I was just wondering, now that Jota is here, which of the fringe attackers become redundant? Who would you keep to maintain the varied mix of qualities needed to break teams down?
My theory is that in any forward line we should always have a mix of the following:
Minamino - link-up play and finishing (when he doesn’t have to create a chance himself)
Ox - athleticism and goal threat, he has pace but rarely uses it to run in behind, used to be good at link up play but that has deteriorated somewhat
Origi - athleticism and goal threat, has pace but doesn’t stretch the play as much as Mane/Salah, poor link-up play
Shaqiri - creativity and finishing, not positionally flexible due to being very one-footed
Jones - potentially everything except pace
Brewster - strong finishing but needs to improve overall game
Who would you keep?
My theory is that in any forward line we should always have a mix of the following:
- Goal threat/finishing
- Pace and ability to make runs in behind/stretch defense
- Creativity/ability to link up play
- Physical strength/athleticism
- Unpredictability and tactical flexibility/intelligence
Minamino - link-up play and finishing (when he doesn’t have to create a chance himself)
Ox - athleticism and goal threat, he has pace but rarely uses it to run in behind, used to be good at link up play but that has deteriorated somewhat
Origi - athleticism and goal threat, has pace but doesn’t stretch the play as much as Mane/Salah, poor link-up play
Shaqiri - creativity and finishing, not positionally flexible due to being very one-footed
Jones - potentially everything except pace
Brewster - strong finishing but needs to improve overall game
Who would you keep?
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