Why Leicester City strikers suffer under transfer cost assessment fails
Leicester City have scored seven goals in their five matches so far, but their two main strikers are yet to feature.
Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy have both scored in the Carabao Cup, but goals and even chances are proving harder to come by in this tournament.
Why so?
This was one of the questions in our last fan Q&A.
Also discussed were the lack of a creative midfielder amid City’s interest in James McAtee towards the end of the transfer window, the possibility of Harry Souttar and James Justin joining the team, the question of whether Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s position has Guaranteed or not, how Tom Cannon will carry, and much more.
You can read our answers below.
Question :
Why are Man City strikers suffering under Maresca’s new system?
ONE:
I think that’s what Maresca will try to find a solution to.
The main problem lies in the configuration of the teams that Man City encounters.
Every team they have faced so far, with the exception of Huddersfield when they faced each other in the first half, have dropped deep and defended their own penalty areas.
There are a lot of people and not much space to work.
And so far, City has failed to disrupt the organization
Those who find the last gap will always be the attackers because they are the most dangerous.
Central defenders won’t leave them alone unless they really have to.
Therefore, City need their wingers to beat full-backs more often, they need the No.
8 to make better runs and they need quicker passes around the box.
If they have all of these, they will disrupt the opposition organization and create more opportunities for the strikers.
This is the most common point, but there is also a point to be said about the strikers of Man City.
Iheanacho usually falls deep.
It was part of the plan and it helped City move the ball forward.
He is very good at receiving the ball at his feet and returning it or passing it.
Vardy doesn’t play well and that’s why Iheanacho is playing now.
But the more he does this, the less time he spends in the box and with defenders in possession.
Also, his movement in the box is not as good as Vardy’s.
He scores because he has the ability to know the position in the box, but he points to those positions.
You don’t see him dashing off the column nearly as much as Vardy.
Vardy has more chances because he’s better and he comes on later in games when opponents are tired.
But there was no space in the back to slide between the balls so he didn’t get a chance to do that.
Question :
Did you see Souttar replace Vestergaard in the 11th team after the international break with the transfer window closed and Harry’s future less uncertain?
ONE:
No, I don’t see that.
I think for sure that Maresca preferred Vestergaard, which drove Souttar away in the first place.
I just think that now that Souttar stays at least until January, he will be considered if there is room for him.
I don’t think Maresca will have a second goalkeeper on the bench anymore.
But I think he will remain last in the ranking, even though Maresca has said there will be a reset.
As it stands, when Coady is eliminated, Faes, Vestergaard and Doyle are the three favorites, with Justin and Nelson being the first two replacements.
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