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Well, the fact that goals are condensed on those two doesn't directly mean that we don't have players who would score if one were out. When Son and Kane are playing they primarily take up those goal scorings roles, and as a self evident fact will score the most. Equally obvious, the rest of the team is less likely to score because the goal production is mainly assigned those two. Take one of Kane/Son out of the team, at it's not a given that number for goals would fall proportionally. Somebody else would step up, and somebody else would get a different role, and subsequently start scoring. It doesn't have to be a player who isn't regularly starting now, it might very well be a player who already is in the team. So I don't share this worry that we don't have three players on the pitch who all contribute equally to goals. We only really need two given goal scorers at a time. If we look at Europa League, the winger who has stepped up and provided goals is Lucas Moura.As it stands we’ve 2 goal scorers in Kane and Son, take one or both of them out of the team and where are the goals going to come from? I get the argument for the 3rd forward being more defensive but when utilised offensively they’re still not contributing assists or goals. For me Bale, Moura and Bergwijn aren’t doing anywhere near enough and we can’t rely on them if we’re missing Kane and/or Son.
ps I know we have Vinicius to come in for Kane but it’s the supporting players who aren’t doing enough.
I know signing Bale has been great for the team spirit but he’s a complete shadow of his former self. Whereas Moura works his arse off defensively and I commend him for this but he’s a ‘forward’ and offensively he leaves much to be desired. Bergwijn just doesn’t have that extra bit of quality that we need.
For me and given the loan deal for Bale it has to be 1 or 2 of Bale and/or Moura/Lamela out and an actual goal threat in eg Dybala