Randal Kolo Muani

JE-365 said:
https://totalfootballanalysis.com/p...202223-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics

Based on the link above, the followings are Muani’s significant qualities he had at Frankfurt:
- His ability to take on players.
- Effective in the progression into dangerous areas
- Not a selfish player and has ability to create
- mobile striker who involves everywhere on the pitch.
- high defensive ability.

Based on his current fbref, nothing has changed at PSG about his significant qualities that he had at Frankfurt:
- His ability to take on players. (2.17 takes-on per 90 mins at PSG 97 percentiles).
- Effective in the progression into dangerous areas (1.75 progressive carrier ‘’74 percentiles’’ & 8.62 progressive passes received at PSG ‘’93 percentiles’’).
- Not a selfish player and has ability to create (3.01 shot-creating actions per 90 min at PSG ‘’77 percentiles’’).
- mobile striker who involves everywhere on the pitch.(76 percentile touches, 90 percentile touches in final third, 86 percentile touches in penalty box, & 8.62 progressive passes received at PSG ‘’93 percentiles’’).
- Aggressive and high defensive contribution (86 percentile tackles, 56 percentile interceptions, and 79 percentile defensive actions that lead to shot attempt)

Are these strength not clear enough? I’m not trying to make Muani looks good, but I thought what Muani offers in his strength is pretty clear to me.

IMO your post is still lacking of information or still being unclear. You didn’t explain why Ugarte doesn’t fit Enrique style despite of having high amount of tackles, interceptions, high retaining ball with high passing percentages because based on Ugarte’s significant qualities you mentioned, he should fit to any system that play possession based system like Enrique.

Well, let me express what I think about why Ugarte doesn’t fit.
IMO, the reason is because Ugarte is more a double pivot midfielder, he’s not holding midfielder. Enrique plays 433 so Ugarte doesn’t fit to his holding midfielder criteria in 433. So if we just talking about Ugarte significant qualities/strengths, no one would know why he doesn’t fit to Enrique system.

The same logic applies on Muani. If we’re just talking about his strength that I mentioned about Muani, no one would know why he doesn’t fit to Enrique system.

Both have one thing in common that before they joined PSG, their best season comes from playing in 3421 system, and they don’t fit playing in Enrique system. Therefore, there is a comparison.
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Good post, makes sense. Definitely agree about Ugarte. He's more of a Kante than a Makelele.
 
I'd be all for this on a loan with an option to buy. He was never worth the crazy fees touted, but from what I've seen he looks a useful player to have in the squad and well suited to Amorims system.
 
OleGunnar20 said:
I'd be all for this on a loan with an option to buy. He was never worth the crazy fees touted, but from what I've seen he looks a useful player to have in the squad and well suited to Amorims system.
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Where would he play? Ahead of Hojlund or rotating Amad?
 
cpresc said:
Where would he play? Ahead of Hojlund or rotating Amad?
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I think he's been more effective historically up top, though he's a pretty unselfish striker so you'd need to account for that with how the rest of the team capitalises on that. He'd also be well suited as that right sided #10 mind you, and I don't know well enough to say which would work better for Amorim.

I was initially sceptical but looking at the options out there and the fact this looks likely to be a transfer which wouldn't have to cost the earth - I'm really warming up to the idea. I'd expect him to take the pressure off Hojlund and have a much more consistent impact, which would be good for both Rasmus and us as a team.
 
Among the pundits, there seems to be a lot of doubt about Muani. I haven't watched him play more than a couple of times but I did note that he has been at 3 clubs and at each, he averages at least 1 G + A every 2 games.

I wonder if its because there is now a general disdain for forwards signed out of frankfurt (+ Werner and Havertz).
 
Tallis said:
Among the pundits, there seems to be a lot of doubt about Muani. I haven't watched him play more than a couple of times but I did note that he has been at 3 clubs and at each, he averages at least 1 G + A every 2 games.

I wonder if its because there is now a general disdain for forwards signed out of frankfurt (+ Werner and Havertz).
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Probably more linked to how God awful he has been at two tournaments for France.
 
croadyman said:
So what would you do when Rashford goes on loan then just out of interest?
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Rashford doesn't need replacement because he contributes nothing.

rainey said:
I'm curious; how would you explain that Ugarte, who looked pretty poor (except in those first few months) in a "significantly weaker" Ligue 1, performs like he's world class now in the Premiership? Or do you think it's perhaps more about systems and coaches and adaptibility? Take Wijnaldum for example, who took the opposite route a few seasons ago. Man was supposedly a press resistant glue guy and yet the minute he stepped onto the L1 pitch he was bullied around like a schoolboy and was arguably the worst man on the pitch in a good portion of his PSG appearances.
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Ugarte was the transfer I was most excited about in the summer because he was exactly what United needed for many years. The issue with him was that he was a horrible fit for Enrique's system. But now he is playing under the coach that made him, so to speak, so it's made things even better for him. Where would Muani play in Amorim's team? He isn't a good enough target man up top. And if he is going to play as a 10, he will have to displace Fernandes, Diallo, or Garnacho. Again, I don't think he is good enough to do that. I mean, sure, if the idea is to have him as a squad player for the 10 position for the rest of the season, fine, I guess, assuming the financial package is reasonable. But I'm skeptical.

Wasn't Wijnaldum like 30 when he went to France and already not looking too hot for Liverpool that season?
 
I think Muani could be a great buy (loan+) in a working team/system issue is right now we have a lot of forwards that fit that bill, I do not see a struggling player coming into a struggling team being a good fit.

We need that Cavani type loan again, a player who brings experience to that forward line, just not sure that player exists or is possibly available at this time.
 
Tallis said:
Among the pundits, there seems to be a lot of doubt about Muani. I haven't watched him play more than a couple of times but I did note that he has been at 3 clubs and at each, he averages at least 1 G + A every 2 games.

I wonder if its because there is now a general disdain for forwards signed out of frankfurt (+ Werner and Havertz).
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Havertz was Leverkusen.
 
hellhunter said:
And Werner wasn't Frankfurt either. I think it's those two in addition to Frankfurt strikers, but I struggle to name any big strikers from Frankfurt besides Jovic
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I think he just meant Bundesliga forwards. But for some reason said Frankfurt.
 
hellhunter said:
And Werner wasn't Frankfurt either. I think it's those two in addition to Frankfurt strikers, but I struggle to name any big strikers from Frankfurt besides Jovic
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Correct. The recent Frankfurt forwards are RKM (95m), Jovic (63m), Haller (50m). And Maybe Silva to a lesser extent.
 
acnumber9 said:
Probably more linked to how God awful he has been at two tournaments for France.
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No idea what you are talking about - he barely played in the WC22 and the Euros 24 and was still involved in multiple critical goals. People remember him not scoring at the very end of the WC final but when he comes in, they're 2-0 down and he wins the first penalty. He scored in the WC semis, Euros RO16 and Euros semis.
 
antk said:
No idea what you are talking about - he barely played in the WC22 and the Euros 24 and was still involved in multiple critical goals. People remember him not scoring at the very end of the WC final but when he comes in, they're 2-0 down and he wins the first penalty. He scored in the WC semis, Euros RO16 and Euros semis.
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Yeah I remember thinking he was good in the final. Real shame about the miss
 
antk said:
No idea what you are talking about - he barely played in the WC22 and the Euros 24 and was still involved in multiple critical goals. People remember him not scoring at the very end of the WC final but when he comes in, they're 2-0 down and he wins the first penalty. He scored in the WC semis, Euros RO16 and Euros semis.
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Well, you’re welcome to your opinion but I watched every game they played and thought he was dreadful every time.
 
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