The
striker market faces a supply problem of sorts with very few top quality
strikers available. So who can Arsenal get to lead the line?
With
Jamie Vardy signing a new deal at Leicester City, it is time for Arsene Wenger
to woo other strikers who might be persuaded to move to London. Olivier Giroud
has hinted at some form post-season with the French National Team but his lack
of pace and his bizarre ability to miss sitters is hard to miss. Theo Walcott
offers pace but against teams that hold a deep line of defense, he struggles
when there is no space to run into. Walcott’s fitness is also a concern that is
shared with backup striker Danny Welbeck.
The
striker market faces a supply problem of sorts with very few top quality
strikers available. So who can Arsenal get to lead the line and apply the
finishing touches to Mesut Ozil’s deliciously created chances? Here are three
top-quality strikers that are allegedly being considered to be the Gunners’
primary marksman next season.
Gonzalo
Higuain is a near-perfect striker with very few weaknesses. Higuain likes to
play on the ground even though he is not a slouch in the air. He likes to get
his teammates involved in build up play but his movement off the ball is
slightly suspect as evidenced by the number of times he strays offside. But he
has a genuine eye for goal supplemented by his capability to break into space
with the ball and finish with either foot.
The
Argentine was signed by Real Madrid from River Plate a decade ago. Ruud van
Nistelrooy’s injury troubles in 2008 handed him a starting spot where he
thrived by scoring 22 goals in La Liga that season. He followed it up by
scoring 27 goals to be Madrid’s top scorer the next season.
After
an injury-marred season in 2010-11, he came back to score 22 goals in the
league besides also notching up a century of Real Madrid goals in the 2011-12
season. With Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema getting preference under Jose
Mourinho, El Pipita became a squad player though he delivered goals whenever
called upon.
Arsenal
were interested in signing him in 2013 but Napoli met the €40 million valuation
and Higuain was received in Naples as the heir to the throne long left vacant
by his compatriot Diego Maradona. After two sub-20 goal seasons, the
28-year-old netted a record 36 Serie A goals last season besides scoring 4
goals in Argentina’s road to the final at the Copa America Centenario in USA.
Romelu
Lukaku has the experience of four full top flight seasons leading the line and
is one of only five players to score 50 goals in the Premier League before the
age of 23 (The other four are Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Robbie Fowler
and Michael Owen). Besides being an obvious target for airballs, Lukaku offers
pace and shotpower that Giroud lacks. Lukaku has exhibited surprisingly deft
footwork for such a big player besides showing a willingness to take defenses
head-on with the ball at his feet. While he is still only 23 years old, his off-the-ball
workrate is low and he has a tendency to lose the ball while trying to do too
much.
Chelsea
refused to hand the Belgian a starting spot after signing him in 2011,
preferring to loan him out to West Bromwich Albion instead in 2012. Lukaku
responded by scoring more league goals than any Chelsea player. He was
surprisingly loaned out to Everton after the return of Mourinho to Chelsea,
with the much older Samuel Eto’o being drafted in on a free transfer.
Roberto
Martinez took him to Everton on a permanent deal in 2014 for £28 million and
Lukaku has managed to score at least 10 league goals in his last four seasons.
He scored a career-best 18 goals last season and it is an exciting prospect
that he can still learn more and get better. While he got off to a poor start
at Euro 2016 in France, he responded well by scoring a brace in Belgium’s
second game against Ireland.
Alvaro
Morata is not an out-and-out goalscorer. He is a modern-day striker who likes
to play off his teammates, enabling others to score more than he scores. Morata
stretches opposition defenses out of shape with his movement and is an assured
presence on the ball. While he offers most of what Giroud offers, his
exceptional work-rate means he is willing to drop deep and win the ball for his
team. Morata’s style of holdup play relies more on dribbling than strength and
he brings plenty of experience playing with some high quality midfielders like
Luka Modric, Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba among others in the last three
seasons.
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