I don't tend to pull out scapegoats but Diaz and Gakpo are worthy of critique.
But you're right in that there is no one else to play apart from Diaz. He provides that industry and work rate that we need to make us difficult to beat but that's all he's doing at the moment (and most moments). For his position, we need more goals and assists. Simple as. In a fully fit squad Diaz is not even close to a front three of Jota, Nunez and Mo.
That’s fine mate, however he’s not a striker per se and nor is Gakpo, but we’ve been without Mo & more recently Jota, so I think the criticism both have received is unwarranted, you’re right in saying he’s likely to drop down the order if we play Jota, Nunez & Mo up top, but where then does their supply come from if Diaz isn’t playing,
We’ll more often than not see Mo & Jota with Diaz up top rather the three above, with Gakpo and Nunez playing second fiddles, with Macca & Szlobos & Endo behind them, with rotation we have the luxury of exchanging players and not have much of a drop off in quality, with Jones, G’Berch, Elliot, Clark, all in with a shout too,
I refer to a previous answer around this subject, that some players will blow hot & cold, even one of our best in Mo has some dodgy performances where his passing is sometimes bordering on sh*te, but he won’t get the same level of criticism because he can slot one in with relative ease, or slip in a beaut of a assist!!
For all his ups & downs Diaz is quality and we need him, Simples, same as Gakpo, we need him too !!
YNWA
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