05-08-2015, 18:06
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2015, 18:10 by Slick_Footwork.)
Sessegnon plays best as a second striker, essentially an attacking midfielder playing just off the forward, without any defensive duties.
Personally I'm a big fan of Sessegnon because he's tricky, carries the ball with pace and moves you up the pitch. While I'd agree that he's far from the finished article, he is the best dribbler in the squad and when you have players who carry a threat in one on one situations, that's when space opens up elsewhere. It also wins you your share of free kicks and corners, which tends to be where we were most threatening last year.
Pulis appears to prefer 2 out and out strikers though, which does tend to make Sess' best role redundant. Arguably he's capable of playing on the wing too, but we can only speculate if it's his lack of defensive nounce or that he's a pretty poor professional (so I've been told) that is behind him being left out.
Personally I'm a big fan of Sessegnon because he's tricky, carries the ball with pace and moves you up the pitch. While I'd agree that he's far from the finished article, he is the best dribbler in the squad and when you have players who carry a threat in one on one situations, that's when space opens up elsewhere. It also wins you your share of free kicks and corners, which tends to be where we were most threatening last year.
Pulis appears to prefer 2 out and out strikers though, which does tend to make Sess' best role redundant. Arguably he's capable of playing on the wing too, but we can only speculate if it's his lack of defensive nounce or that he's a pretty poor professional (so I've been told) that is behind him being left out.