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Fantastic work digging up those quotes, that’s a great shout. May well tie in with the “orange” ITK we had.
Is he striker or winger? Jose likes targetman as his striker
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Fantastic work digging up those quotes, that’s a great shout. May well tie in with the “orange” ITK we had.
Both. He’s become a very versatile forward capable of playing as a striker, winger, or even as a number 10.Is he striker or winger?
Both. He’s become a very versatile forward capable of playing as a striker, winger, or even as a number 10.
Here is a breakdown of the positions where he had featured for Lyon this season before he suffered a season-ending injury in December.
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I wanted to point out that he scored a goal in each of his two appearances against RB Leipzig in the Champions League group stages this season — playing as a striker in one match and as a CAM in the other.
He’s also the captain of the Dutch national team where he has also featured across the front line, but primarily as a centre forward.
He played as a striker for the Netherlands in the 3-1 victory against England in the UEFA Nations League Playoffs last summer where he had 6 shots on target, 6 key passes, and 2 assists. Our own Stevie Bergwijn played alongside him on the right that game.
Media outlets have reported he wants a move to the Premier League this summer. He’s been linked as the “primary target” for Arsenal.
The other strikers have been a mixed bag of styles. I think the type of football we want to play will be key. If we continue this counter attacking system, then hard work and mobility are the two key aspects, look at how Kane busy a gut to get in support yesterday. That’s not the archetypal Mourinho CF historically. Couple of the early links were Muriqi and Dzyuba, do they have that level of mobility, or are they Llorente clones.
If this happens would surely mean they no longer want Milik:
I would love to get Zapata ahead of Milik.
Zapata is even though 29, has had 2 brilliant season for Atalanta who are free scoring having broken the serie a record. His hold up & link up play is right up there with best no9 in world today.
3 good years from him will more than help us get his money back
I think mourinho likes llorente clones if i am not wrong
If this happens would surely mean they no longer want Milik:
If Milik is slow as described I wonder what the thinking is in trying to bring him in? The counter-attacking footie we saw against Leicester calls for fast breaks from deep with multiple runners. If that's how José wants to play, then I wonder what the strategy is going forward.
I really hope Brentford miss out in the play offs and we go for OW.
I think it's also that he likes them against those narrow bus parking teams. Keep putting in the crosses and eventually you will find the target man to head home. There's also that they can back into the opposing CBs and cause havoc to their low block if we react quickly to second balls.Jose likes slow targetman in the mould of giroud or milik or llorente ... They help you to retain possession
Muriqi looks a better option to me then. Admittedly the Turkish league is not a great level to judge from, but his ‘highlight reels’ show a player able to use his size very well, and also decent mobility, coming deep, drifting wide, or making a nuisance of himself centrally.
Dzyuba is the other focal type striker, but other than the fact he’s available on a free, he looks a little more cumbersome.
Alfonso Aves at Boro come to mind.The last powerful looking striker from the Turkish league didn't fare so well at Everton. Not saying the same will happen here, but forwards who get by on being physical in weaker leagues often look ordinary in the prem.
The last powerful looking striker from the Turkish league didn't fare so well at Everton. Not saying the same will happen here, but forwards who get by on being physical in weaker leagues often look ordinary in the prem.
Alfonso Aves at Boro come to mind.