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- Jul 9, 2007
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Okay I would love Zaza, he was built to play in the PL. I've watched him many times, far from the finished article but will give a summary.
Firsty, Zaza is a powerful, strong player he is also lightning quick. He holds up the ball very well and is impressive in the air. His movement is excellent and has a nack of getting into good scoring positions as well as finding space for himself. Sassuolo commonly use the strategy to kick it up to him, allow a deeper runner to collect the flick on who then play the ball into space for Zaza to run onto, a strategy which is used to great effect. He is a player capable of bullying defenders and defends from the front, he is also very direct.
He has issues though, he is not the best passer of the ball and can often mis-control balls. In fact stats will show that he gives the ball away a lot. I would argue that these stats are misleading. He is often the only man in the opposition half and can be left stranded with little support. The tactics that sassuolo employ are also mostly based on speed of play and lots of movement as a way to create space for others to run into. They are not scared of losing the ball, rather they are fundamentally a counter-attacking team which attack when in possession and therefore are very prone to losing the ball. Zaza is the player which the team plays off. His role is often to hold on to the ball until support arrives, most times he will lose it but the times he doesn't Sassuolo create chances from.
His other weakness is he can be extremely wasteful. He is great at creating chances for himself and the amount of times he gets one on one with the keeper or has found space to shoot from is impressive. He is 11th in the league for shots per game in the league and is not exactly one of those players that shoots from anywhere. I have seen him miss countless of easy chances. He is only 23 though and has been improving in this respect a lot.
Also for someone so quick he is not a particularly good dribbler. He normally creates his chances by using his pace to a ball played into space. There is an argument against teams that play 11 men behind the ball he could struggle to play his natural game. This is a valid concern when it comes to what we need at Tottenham.
Still, he is a player I like a lot. Mostly because he can do a lot of things. Even when his runs dont work, by making those runs he creates space for players, such as Bernardi for Sassuolo and Eriksen and Kane for us, to shoot from deep. He also can play has a typical battering ram. He is a player with all the qualities you look for in the PL. In england players from serie a often struggle because they are not used to the pace and lack the phisical qualities to make it. Most italian strikers, or anywhere on the pitch actually, are very good technical and tactical players but normally do not have imposing frames and have little pace. These issues are not a problem for Zaza, I seriously can't remember watching a player who is so obviously suited for the PL. I really would love this to happen.
Firsty, Zaza is a powerful, strong player he is also lightning quick. He holds up the ball very well and is impressive in the air. His movement is excellent and has a nack of getting into good scoring positions as well as finding space for himself. Sassuolo commonly use the strategy to kick it up to him, allow a deeper runner to collect the flick on who then play the ball into space for Zaza to run onto, a strategy which is used to great effect. He is a player capable of bullying defenders and defends from the front, he is also very direct.
He has issues though, he is not the best passer of the ball and can often mis-control balls. In fact stats will show that he gives the ball away a lot. I would argue that these stats are misleading. He is often the only man in the opposition half and can be left stranded with little support. The tactics that sassuolo employ are also mostly based on speed of play and lots of movement as a way to create space for others to run into. They are not scared of losing the ball, rather they are fundamentally a counter-attacking team which attack when in possession and therefore are very prone to losing the ball. Zaza is the player which the team plays off. His role is often to hold on to the ball until support arrives, most times he will lose it but the times he doesn't Sassuolo create chances from.
His other weakness is he can be extremely wasteful. He is great at creating chances for himself and the amount of times he gets one on one with the keeper or has found space to shoot from is impressive. He is 11th in the league for shots per game in the league and is not exactly one of those players that shoots from anywhere. I have seen him miss countless of easy chances. He is only 23 though and has been improving in this respect a lot.
Also for someone so quick he is not a particularly good dribbler. He normally creates his chances by using his pace to a ball played into space. There is an argument against teams that play 11 men behind the ball he could struggle to play his natural game. This is a valid concern when it comes to what we need at Tottenham.
Still, he is a player I like a lot. Mostly because he can do a lot of things. Even when his runs dont work, by making those runs he creates space for players, such as Bernardi for Sassuolo and Eriksen and Kane for us, to shoot from deep. He also can play has a typical battering ram. He is a player with all the qualities you look for in the PL. In england players from serie a often struggle because they are not used to the pace and lack the phisical qualities to make it. Most italian strikers, or anywhere on the pitch actually, are very good technical and tactical players but normally do not have imposing frames and have little pace. These issues are not a problem for Zaza, I seriously can't remember watching a player who is so obviously suited for the PL. I really would love this to happen.
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