Charlieblade
Well-Known Member
I am no statistician, but I do know that stats can be utilized to prove or disprove a correlation.That said, it is not easy to defend McBurnie’s position as a striker. Except he is not a striker in the traditional sense, and much has been made of his awkward style and his gait.
Try comparing his game to Brewster. Brewster is a traditional striker, who will rarely and reluctantly move back into his own defensive half. He needs, and believes that he has to be in position to finish a chance, not something he is likely to do from inside his own half, in any game.
There is another possible connection between Didsy coming to McBurnies defence. It’s entirely possible that McBurnie was equally supportive of McGoldrick during that players barren spell last year. Maybe not in public statements, but privately off the field?
Didsy has a great football brain and they have both obviously been asked to play up front, with deeper defensive duties for McBurnie, and Didsy moving back to collect the ball out from midfield. Didsy requires a football brain and the ability to read the game for his fellow strikers.
McBurnie has to graft and move between attack and defence, to cover for our defensive shortcomings, especially this season. Both are required to link and support assists for Brewster, who is only just finding his feet at the club.
I take the view that McBurnie is being used in a completely different role to a finisher like Brewster, and is likely to have supported Didsy last season because he has a better understanding of the role that both he and McGoldrick are expected to play.
Try comparing his game to Brewster. Brewster is a traditional striker, who will rarely and reluctantly move back into his own defensive half. He needs, and believes that he has to be in position to finish a chance, not something he is likely to do from inside his own half, in any game.
There is another possible connection between Didsy coming to McBurnies defence. It’s entirely possible that McBurnie was equally supportive of McGoldrick during that players barren spell last year. Maybe not in public statements, but privately off the field?
Didsy has a great football brain and they have both obviously been asked to play up front, with deeper defensive duties for McBurnie, and Didsy moving back to collect the ball out from midfield. Didsy requires a football brain and the ability to read the game for his fellow strikers.
McBurnie has to graft and move between attack and defence, to cover for our defensive shortcomings, especially this season. Both are required to link and support assists for Brewster, who is only just finding his feet at the club.
I take the view that McBurnie is being used in a completely different role to a finisher like Brewster, and is likely to have supported Didsy last season because he has a better understanding of the role that both he and McGoldrick are expected to play.
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