He seems to shield the ball amazingly well, was wondering if he could be moved to CF as his finishing seems very calm too. Thoughts?
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@JPRouve said, last season Bielsa started him as a striker. He might be an absolute lunatic/weirdo but it definitely means something. It's in the last part of last season, Galtier played him as an inside forward/winger that's when he started to shine.
Thanks for the detailed post.
Thanks great post again.
Can he play RW?
Thanks guys. And yes, it's actually his position
, he starts game from the right wing as a very modern inside forward.
Also, he's another point I didn't bring is his durability. Many games I thought he was rather "fresh" in the last quarter of the match, and making huge differences. I think on a physical level, Ligue 1 is the best after the Premier League to give an idea...
Some down points too :
- He started to be a bit more selfish in this end of season I think... Not absolutely detrimental to his team, but more like someone not in form that want to have his form going.
- Also, he had some rough matchs these past few weeks.
- Like any modern striker, Pépé go out of his zone a lot. In the right system is a huge up, in a broken system it might be a huge down.
Honestly he seems really clear on his career so the missing UCL football for United, is a huge letdown... At the same time I think a rebuilding United side, is a nice opening door to top flight football for him while having an established status and not that much of a pressure...