In a lone striker formation recieving support from midfield and wingers is very important if the striker does not recieve support from his team he will become isolated and would not be able to do much even if he is the best in the world,the lone st is becoming very important in modern football as every manager is reverting to a
4-5-1/4-3-2-1/4-3-3 formation depending on the variations from the manager,in addition to scoring goals the striker has to be good at holding the ball up,bringing his teammates into play,coming deep regularly doing layoffs and flick ons,he should have a high workrate continuously making runs to force opposition defenders out of position.
A few years ago if a striker can score goals he would be considered as good but nowadays managers are asking more from their strikers,if we take the example of Aston Villa's manager Paul Lambert who dropped Darren Bent arguably one of the best finishers in the league for a young inexperienced striker Christian Benteke,no one knew Benteke at the start of the season and even though Lambert got a lot of stick form fans and pundits but he stuck with Benteke even though Villa were in danger of being relegated,the reason he dropped Bent is that even though Bent can score goals but he doesn't contribute to the team play and has a low workrate.
The reason I am discussing the lone striker role is because of Arsenal closing in on Higuain deal and how he will adapt which i will discuss in part 2.
4-5-1/4-3-2-1/4-3-3 formation depending on the variations from the manager,in addition to scoring goals the striker has to be good at holding the ball up,bringing his teammates into play,coming deep regularly doing layoffs and flick ons,he should have a high workrate continuously making runs to force opposition defenders out of position.
A few years ago if a striker can score goals he would be considered as good but nowadays managers are asking more from their strikers,if we take the example of Aston Villa's manager Paul Lambert who dropped Darren Bent arguably one of the best finishers in the league for a young inexperienced striker Christian Benteke,no one knew Benteke at the start of the season and even though Lambert got a lot of stick form fans and pundits but he stuck with Benteke even though Villa were in danger of being relegated,the reason he dropped Bent is that even though Bent can score goals but he doesn't contribute to the team play and has a low workrate.
The reason I am discussing the lone striker role is because of Arsenal closing in on Higuain deal and how he will adapt which i will discuss in part 2.
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