I’ve always assumed that Nkunku wasn’t necessarily a natural striker, I thought he’d be playing in behind the main striker like he had at Leipzig with Werner or Andre Silva.
When they bought Palmer, I thought he was cover for Nkunku rather than Jackson being the cover for him.
I know he has played as a main striker in the past but I’ve always viewed him more as a Firmino type who benefits from play off of him more than being the out and out leading man.
I agree Nkunku isn’t a natural striker, but is Jackson a natural striker? He seems to be more comfortable in our midfield holding up play and using his tight control rather than being a dominating presence in the box scoring goals. We just don’t have natural strikers, and Nkunku is probably the best player that can pretend to be a striker
I’ve always assumed that Nkunku wasn’t necessarily a natural striker, I thought he’d be playing in behind the main striker like he had at Leipzig with Werner or Andre Silva.
When they bought Palmer, I thought he was cover for Nkunku rather than Jackson being the cover for him.
I know he has played as a main striker in the past but I’ve always viewed him more as a Firmino type who benefits from play off of him more than being the out and out leading man.
Nkunku was mostly the CF for Leipzig last season.
Tbh I don’t know much about Nkunku other than he’s highly rated - but then again so was Mudryk!
I’m only really basing my opinion on what I’ve seen of Jackson and he’s not played very well imo.
Nkunku is a golden boot winner & not even a natural striker Jesus Christ
I agree Nkunku isn’t a natural striker, but is Jackson a natural striker? He seems to be more comfortable in our midfield holding up play and using his tight control rather than being a dominating presence in the box scoring goals. We just don’t have natural strikers, and Nkunku is probably the best player that can pretend to be a striker