Was impressed by him when he played at Wigan. Not sure he's really had a true opportunity to get into his groove at Chelsea. Hopefully he'll add to our attacking edge.
Bit of info you might find interesting that I was reading earlier on a blog site - apologies if already posted.
Moses is a winger, and can play on either side. He is primarily right footed, but is quite comfortable on his left leg as well. His natural tendency is to stay wide, and he was used by Benitez a lot last season to try and stretch teams.
As seen in the past, one very important attribute to succeed in the Premier League is the presence of physical qualities. Victor Moses is tall, strong and very quick. This physical presence is the base on which he builds the rest of his play. As a winger, his pace is very important, as it means he can take on opposing full backs, and often beat them. The strength (BMI of 23.9) also means that he isn’t bullied off the ball.
Another weapon in Moses’ locker is his excellent dribbling ability. Moses loves to run at players, and his quick changes in direction, coupled with his potent pace make him difficult to deal with. Moses was successful with 38% of his dribbles last season, and that is a fairly good percentage.
As far as passing is concerned, Moses is a bit weak. A lot of his passes are of the shorter variety, they do find their target, but the weight of these passes is often far from ideal. A probable reason for this is that he is mostly in the opposition half, where it is tougher to complete passes. He tends not to make incisive passes there as he sometimes lacks composure, and chooses to stick to his strengths, which is running at defenders.
It has been mentioned that Moses can also be utilised as a make-shift striker, while his attributes are apt for a winger, he could be effective is shifted into a more central role. Below is an illustration of one of Moses’ best performance in a Chelsea shirt from last season. His tendency to shift into a central role and advance into a strikers’ position is evident.
As a winger, his competency should be his crossing. As far as this is concerned, Moses doesn’t like playing early crosses. Due to his love of beating defenders, he will, more often than not, try to get to the by-line before firing in a cross. This is regarded as a positive tendency, but in Moses’ case, especially last season, it backfired. The Nigerian was often stopped in his tracks, as defenders and coaches got the hang of his movement, and not many of his crosses reached his targets. In fact, one might say that Moses was the worst winger in the league on the basis of the fact that only 8% of his crosses were accurate. This was the lowest in the league. However, I do believe that this isn’t a wholly accurate reflection of his true ability.
The lack of accuracy from crosses also means that he isn’t incisive with his chance creation. He had a decent chance created per game ratio last season, but garnered only one assist in 12 starts, and 11 substitute appearances. He has the basic skills when it comes to being a good winger, he just needs to work on refining some aspects, such as where to put his crosses. If he starts weighing them, and placing them better, he could be a very dangerous winger. He could also try to cross the ball earlier. At Wigan, he did this quite often, and was devastatingly effective.
As far as goals are concerned, Moses shoots mostly with his right foot, and gets a lot of power behind his shots. His goals against Southampton, and Boro in the FA Cup were thunderous strikes. He scored a couple of headed goals as well last season, but it would be unfair to say he has extraordinary heading ability.
Moses can be best utilised by a team as a counter attacking option, with his pace, and dribbling ability. Also, his tendency to lose his composure in crowded areas means that the space afforded to him on the counter will prove beneficial for him, as a player. His performance away against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League bears testament to his effectiveness as a player used to effect quick attacking transitions.
http://outsideoftheboot.com/2013/08/29/victor-moses-scout-report/
