25. Moisés Caicedo

[Special Juan 27,616]

Pity we cannot find a striker that can match his qualities 

[King Kante 1,563]

13 hours ago, Stats said:

Palmer will be a candidate but has dipped second half, however nevertheless he still has been good. Cucurella been good  too, however for me Caicedo is our POTS. He was brilliant again tonight. Absolutely phenomenal. What a performance. His tackling is so on point and the way he controls the game in possession also is really impressive. You know he has been very good when no one discusses the price tag anymore. @King Kantemay disagree though.

Tbh, my issues with him is that he isn't my type of player. He had a good game yesterday but my issues with him stem from his positional play - as he leaves his position too often to chase the ball, which is one of the reasons teams run through the midfield - his tackling style (although he admittedly does have a good success rate) as I am firmly of the Maldini belief that you only need to dive in if you've already done something wrong (this goes back to positional play/reading of the game) and his passing of the ball which doesn't ever really go above 6-7/10 with the odd exception. 

For me, when I want a defensively minded CM/DM I want a Lavia (forgetting about fitness and just focusing on play style), Camavinga or a Tchouaméni type player. Caicedo's style I find too chaotic and feel that people get a bit carried away with his engine and diving in. 

As I said, he isn't my style of player and his flaws I think cause issues that aren't always recognised. In a similar way, it is why I defend Jackson a lot. I do recognise his weakness which are widely meme'd but equally he doesn't get the credit anywhere near enough for how important his off the ball work and running is - although some people seemed to realise that a bit more with his injury recently and the lack of threat we had as a consequence. That said, I would rather Jackson be a rotational player long term - unless he sorts out his finishing, but currently he has to start as the No.9 as we function nowhere near as well without him.