Hojlund or Zirkzee as first choice striker?

[Dans]

I'd stick any striker from our reserves in for a few games rather than these two.

 

[Dans]

This would only work i believe with either a change to 2 up top or Hojlund at the 10 making runs off Zirkzee, as we need the ST to hold up play (ZZ is better at this) and then for players to run in behind (Hojlund is better at this)

So maybe this would work

-------------------Zirkzee
-----------Hojlund - Bruno
Dorgu-Mainoo-Ugarte-Amad
-----Martinez-Maguire-Maz
--‐----------------Onana

But of the two I'd rather we got in an experienced striker, and sent one or both on loan, ideally to Italy to get their stock and confidence up before making a decision to sell

Mental.

 

[Ole'sgunnarwin]

This would only work i believe with either a change to 2 up top or Hojlund at the 10 making runs off Zirkzee, as we need the ST to hold up play (ZZ is better at this) and then for players to run in behind (Hojlund is better at this)

So maybe this would work

-------------------Zirkzee
-----------Hojlund - Bruno
Dorgu-Mainoo-Ugarte-Amad
-----Martinez-Maguire-Maz
--‐----------------Onana

But of the two I'd rather we got in an experienced striker, and sent one or both on loan, ideally to Italy to get their stock and confidence up before making a decision to sell

I like it, as they're both rubbish, play them both. 2 negatives make a positive

 

[CG1010]

In the most recent Devil in the Details podcast Carl Anka mentioned that Hojlund has scored 2 Premier League goals from an XG of 2.3. Zirkzee isn't much better. The main issue we have isn't that our strikers are missing tons of chances (they're not) - they're not getting chances. Sure, a chunk of that is on them - they could make better runs, link play better etc. But the bigger picture is that our tactics, our team, just isn't creating chances for our strikers

But that's partly because of them also, as they are both shit at creating an attacking threat up top, which makes teams confident of pressing our team high up and not let any passing tempo going.

 

[RedDevilCanuck]

They should both start tomorrow. See what happens.

 

[berbasloth4]

The two boys are still learning with brutal service and no one to learn from.

I’d near bring Cavani back to teach them movement

 

[SecondFig]

But that's partly because of them also, as they are both shit at creating an attacking threat up top, which makes teams confident of pressing our team high up and not let any passing tempo going.

Yeah, and I said that a chunk of this problem is down to them - but as a team we're not creating chances so my point is that, while both could do a lot more/lot better, the problem is bigger than just "we need to buy a better striker"