daredevil That debut season was eons ago. defenses were higher up the pitch, so there was space for wingers to attack. The role of a linking striker like Jesus who drops back and puts forwards and AMs into play was much clearer then.
Now our strikers need to do slightly different things. Ideally, first, we have someone who can attack set pieces. Second, because defenses settle in low blocks, you want to bypass them with long balls - also why most of the leading long ball passers now are goalkeepers, from hitting these strikers. The wingers, meanwhile aren't running into goal. They are getting stuck at the top of the penalty area or the sidelines. Game's evolving.
