He's a bit too modest for me. Like he sometimes carry reservations about commiting to the opportunity as it opens up.
"Moderate" or "sensible" attacking won't get you far in modern football. If you think twice, the chance is already over.
You can move it around with very clever and sensible passing and moderate pressure for 90 minutes and end up with zero penetration. Against solid defenses, in order to get above that threshold where actual danger emerges, you need something a little radical, a little silly or outrageous.
It's probably normal considering he's 18. Just sharing my thoughts as to why we lack penetration in general.
Modern football? What is this supposed to mean? Iniesta had the same "defect" - aka literally never taking a shot (or rarely).. he wouldnt work in todays football? On what basis? Kind of like some here said our philosophy is outdated (BBZ "cough"), because Alena, Denis and co. arent worldclass footballers. Like they would have dominated from 2008 onwards. Pedri runs absurdly much and is class on the ball. I would take that over goal scoring any day of the week.
If he naturally bulks up a bit, as you mentioned, (hopefully, as hes just 18) he should have a better physique for shooting though. Hes not a "lost" cause like Frenkie in that regard, who doesnt look to have the body for longe range shots.
Kid ran 8,2km after 61 minutes. He gives so much to the team by covering ground und running into spaces that I can't really blame him for not being a shooter at the age of 18. He has time to develop this part of his game. Let's not forget that Iniesta wasn't a shooter either. People are just too obsessed with numbers these days. If you check Iniesta's career stats you wouldn't think that he was one of the greatest midfielders of all time.
Iniesta in early days:
02/03: 9 games - 0 goals - 1 assist
03/04: 17 games - 2 goals - 4 assists
04/05: 46 games - 2 goals - 5 assists
05/06: 49 games - 1 goal - 6 assists
Kid ran 8,2km after 61 minutes. He gives so much to the team by covering ground und running into spaces that I can't really blame him for not being a shooter at the age of 18. He has time to develop this part of his game. Let's not forget that Iniesta wasn't a shooter either. People are just too obsessed with numbers these days. If you check Iniesta's career stats you wouldn't think that he was one of the greatest midfielders of all time.
Iniesta in early days:
02/03: 9 games - 0 goals - 1 assist
03/04: 17 games - 2 goals - 4 assists
04/05: 46 games - 2 goals - 5 assists
05/06: 49 games - 1 goal - 6 assists
Iniesta scored when it mattered.
Kid ran 8,2km after 61 minutes. He gives so much to the team by covering ground und running into spaces that I can't really blame him for not being a shooter at the age of 18. He has time to develop this part of his game.
Iniesta scored when it mattered.