Striker Framework
This is the summary of strikers breakdowns, clustered by playing style.
Most of them are complemented with a different angle around football performance, stemming from my own experience of signing or coaching players at National level.
All rounder striker
Variety of movement, flick ons, strength and selflessness
Runs in behind and fundamentals back to goal
Recruitment pitch to attract the best strikers : Noa Mupemba, Sofiane Barroug
Didier Drogba, box movement, runs in behind and shot mechanics
Power forward
Managing mavericks, discussion around finishing skill and heading, and winning individual battles within a game
Anthony Smith, Hacene Benali
Discussion about shouldering responsibility, spareheading the attack, box movement and rolling defenders
Bryan Mbeumo
Receiving back to goal and creating chaos
False positive in scouting, and scalability of peculiar playing styles when it’s the norm
Poacher
One touch finishes and box movement
Wide striker
Runs from wide, curvilinear sprints and Hacène Benali
Dribbling and movement across the front, and mindset to succeed
Fast chaos merchant
Volume of runs in behind, and stretching the defence, Aristide Mateta
Daniel Sturridge Appreciation Society
Going against the flow, box movement
First touch and performances in FIFA tournaments
Trapping an airbus, double box movement, heading and ramming defences
Perception/action, slithering between both boxes and hybrid attackers