Yeah, he’s a left winger. Same as McNeil. Isn’t Gnonto also a left winger? Yeah I know he CAN play central/behind Striker/on the right but he’s mostly played his effective football it seems off the left. McNeil CAN also play on the right or central, but we know he’s most effective off the left. Danjuma CAN play as striker/on the right/behind striker, but those stats clearly suggest he’s a left winger and that’s where he excels (assists as well as goals). Surely that ends any pursuit of Gnonto? We’re not signing a third left winger are we?
Our scouting is baffling at times. Why can’t we scout and target a player who’s natural and best position is on the RIGHT which we don’t have in the squad? Instead of buying players who can “do a job” in their least effective positions and try and fit square pegs in round holes?
His record as Striker isn’t bad at all so that’s currently where I’d be starting him if DCL is out, McNeil on the left
Purely from these stats I'm not sure it's conclusive that his best position is on the left. The stats are:
Left winger: 0.35 goals per game, 0.62 goals / goal contributions per game
CF: 0.5 goals per game, 0.59 goals / goal contributions per game
Obviously would also need to look at the specific nature of the games
Given the position we're in, he definitely seems a good addition for me and hopefully provides a better option than Maupay as back up striker...
It's obviously hard to get players also so there may be aspects that are not perfect, but certainly helps the cause