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Yeah I actually thought that was encouraging as he did get the ball in the box a fair few times but he seemed to lack that bit of confidence and acceleration to get separation and take on a shot. A confident Son will get goals from those positions, though, so that's good.You’re 100% right he is not well suited for the role. I actually do think he got into a lot of shooting positions today and shied away from shooting at times, which is unlike him. I trust Ange to get him into those positions even more, as the 1v1s on the left is the biggest question mark in the squad currently. Also think Maddison being on his side and close to him will hopefully mean more space for him even when we’re in a settled attack and some combinations involving them both might mitigate the need for 1v1 success.
Felt like the majority of the time he received the ball there was a sea of bodies ahead of him, though, and he basically would need to beat about 2-3 men and score a worldie to have a chance of scoring.