Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
You are bang on here…. Our forwards look tired but the ball doesn’t come through midfield or progress through the wingbacks. The Worlds best front 3 couldn’t do much playing ahead of what ours had to play in front of yesterday.This is not an argument against signing a new striker.
We know Lucas and Kane can be very effective receiving the ball deeper or with their backs to goal. We know Son is less effective there, but great if we can release him with space to attack.
A new striker/forward would have to be really good to do better than them with the service they got yesterday.
Chelsea pressed very well. We had a back 3 with one ball playing CB, and even he's not exactly world class at that aspect of the game. Two wing backs that won't progress the ball through taking players on. A mixed bag of ability on the ball in central midfield.
Two, maybe three players out of our deepest 7 good enough at building up from the back through pressure. Plus a goalie not great with the ball at his feet.
No striker changes that unless it's a change to just playing long balls like Burnley. That's not the way.
in midfield we clearly need a proper CM (perhaps even two) who are physical enough, have clever movement, great control, good passing, can play with both feet and play with their head up. At the back we can only afford one of the 3 CBs to not be good on the ball (and perhaps actually none of them). At wing back we need a player each side who can get beyond his opponent with the ball.
One of the reasons I keep banging on about Corona from Porto is that he specialises in beating his opponent in a one on one. We often get the ball to Royale who is one on one with his opponent, a player like Corona would exploit that.
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