Luis Suárez - ST - Barcelona (14 Viewers)
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will be together playing at Juve this season?
Even when he plays as a CF, Dybala drops deep between the lines and in the right halfspace. He is not a number 9. He gets involved in the build-up (agreed, best he stays farther up the pitch and not on level with the block/in between our own mid and defense) and he cuts in from the right.
Our main forwards excel most between the lines in the two halfspaces. They get on the ball coming towards the defense, and the opposition needs to commit often three+ defenders/midfielders to nullify the threat.
The problem is, with nobody who wants to hunt in the box since Mandzu left and Higuain completely lost his mobility and form, opponents are perfectly able to just key in on dybala and ronaldo because there is nobody else with the necessary combined attacking quality/impetus to score in an advanced position. we have fullbacks who get forward to cross and a midfielder or two who like to run into the box but are ideally only secondary or tertiary options in the chance-finishing respect.
Suarez wouldn't be my first choice, because a world-class, athletic #9 would help create space for our attack by stretching the opposition vertically, and would ensure we end up with higher quality chances in the box - instead of just world-beating brilliant individual efforts of our stars plus handball penalties - with their #9 tendencies.
even though he's slowing down, there is no arguing that Suarez does not have top ability and that Suarez is a #9. Since Mandzu left, we have been missing our fox in the box; health-permitting, Suarez can help balance our attack with his tendencies and his quality.
Our main forwards excel most between the lines in the two halfspaces. They get on the ball coming towards the defense, and the opposition needs to commit often three+ defenders/midfielders to nullify the threat.
The problem is, with nobody who wants to hunt in the box since Mandzu left and Higuain completely lost his mobility and form, opponents are perfectly able to just key in on dybala and ronaldo because there is nobody else with the necessary combined attacking quality/impetus to score in an advanced position. we have fullbacks who get forward to cross and a midfielder or two who like to run into the box but are ideally only secondary or tertiary options in the chance-finishing respect.
Suarez wouldn't be my first choice, because a world-class, athletic #9 would help create space for our attack by stretching the opposition vertically, and would ensure we end up with higher quality chances in the box - instead of just world-beating brilliant individual efforts of our stars plus handball penalties - with their #9 tendencies.
even though he's slowing down, there is no arguing that Suarez does not have top ability and that Suarez is a #9. Since Mandzu left, we have been missing our fox in the box; health-permitting, Suarez can help balance our attack with his tendencies and his quality.
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