Any of you lot watched much of Antonio at West Ham?
I've only seen highlights on MOTD over the season but appears to be very talented and versatile and can play a multitude of positions by the looks of it.
Is he the real deal?
I watched West-Ham games a lot when I had Antonio in my Fantasy Football team
! I do like his attitude and he is a good player.
He can indeed play a multitude of positions.
He has played as a:
- Rightback
- Right wingback
- Left wing
- Right wing
- Striker
He is by no means a defender though. It was out of absolute necessity that Bilic played him there. He completely lacks positional awareness when defending. Apparently he doesn't really like playing as a striker either. In my opinion, his best position is on the right wing. He has a very big engine, a good cross, but does seem to lack that bit of genuine pace and the ability to consistently take on someone 1 vs 1.
He kind of reminds me of Antonio Valencia at the mancs, but a lot better in front of goal. He is a very good header of the ball too, should look up the percentage of his goals scored with his head.
He would offer us something from the bench or in counter-attacking games, but not as a regular starter at the moment. I don't think he has the passing ability to play the quick and incisive football that we want to play.
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