Possibly McG aside, NONE of our forwards have been consistently good enough over the last 18 months. Even at our best we are a team who don't create much, but at our worst all our forwards are fighting a losing battle - the odd game here and there we can get complete performances from any individuals - but rarely.
On top of this Wilder doesnt seem to know his best partnership, as with individuals we have seen glimpses of partnerships but nothing consistent
As much as i love Billy, those saying he is the answer are a bit rose tinted.
No disrespect to Billy, but unfortunately no single striker is the answer. Until we start being comfortable in possession, being adventurous and taking chances with balls in and around the box we won't create enough to score consistently. There's a tendency to focus on individuals (particularly strikers), and therefore often overlooked that it's a team game and we need the whole lot to be playing well and contributing going forward - this hasnt happened for a while.
For what it's worth all of our strikers have plus points and downsides...
McG - Excellent link player, not an out and our goal scorer
McB - Can be excellent in the air, much more effective when we don't simply twat it upfield
Mousset - incredibly talented, but lacks application and permanently unfit
Burke - rapid and stretches defenses, finishing ability of a blind dog
Sharp - knack of finding the net, can offer very little aside from this
Brewster - glimpses of ability, raw and unproven at top level
We know there is a big gulf in class and questions remain as to whether they are good enough for Premier League, but I'd guess near enough every team in the Championship would swap their forward line for the above.
