Originally posted by taha
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more like he is playing well but needs to improve his finishing touches/ production rate ..! ?
tbf, he could use a lil more selflessness from his attacking teammates & better service in or around the box ..! But himself also needs to step up his physical presence around the box, hold the ball up better, improve his box positioning especially on the blind services (crosses, cks, fks) ffs he has mostly been nowhere near the where such balls been landing on the attacking end,
he has this habit of hardly ever challenging to get a touch on the first service cross/ball into the box but instead almost always falling back waiting for a deflection or failed clearance ball to fall @ his feet for the finish ..! Such an approach worked well for him @ Porto because team pressed up high & had often some half dozen or more players in & around the opposing teams on balls served inside box but such a shy attacking approach defo ain’t working in SerieA with far more defensively organized & crowded boxes ..!
ps
come to think of it
he didn’t fair all too well his & SC’s last year @ Porto which ultimately ended up costing SC’s job there ..!
At the time I mostly pin that down to him being annoyed @ what transpired in the transfer market & him saving his legs for his next destination club..! But we can’t rule out a dip in scoring form as well due to aging etc ..!
Wouldn’t be too certain of SC eagerly going for him if Inter were to drop him ..!?
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