Expectations of a high rate of goals in the new season
7 deals for the “classic striker” portend a “offensive league”
Syrian Khribin in a previous friendly match with Al-Ahly youth.
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The ADNOC Professional League clubs have drawn the features of their offensive approach for the new season, by returning the spotlight to the “classic striker”, through seven new attackers in the center of the explicit attack depth, which portends an offensive league with a higher percentage of goals, compared to previous years, in which reliance was more on “ The fake striker”, with strengthening the wings and increasing the offensive roles of the attacking midfielders.
A statistic for "Emirates Today" showed that the clubs have so far concluded seven deals with "classic attackers", the latest of which is the joining of the Spanish international Paco Al-Kasir to the ranks of Sharjah, which shows the clubs abandoning the modern method and returning the spotlight to the "classic striker" again with his roles based on concentration within The penalty area, translating half-opportunities into goals.
Over the past years, reliance on the "fake striker" has remained common, but at the same time, the greatest success was the "classic striker", which was evident in Al Ain's attacking line led by Togolese Laba Kodjo, who turned into a goal machine by scoring 26 goals. The top scorer title is for his own good, and he directly contributed to the "leader" achieving the league title.
In addition to Sharjah's contract with Alcacer, Al-Nasr also included the Gambian Dembo Darbo, the Syrian Omar Khribin moved to Al-Ahly youth on loan, the Angolan Fabio Abreu to Khorfakkan, the Dutchman Michel Freddy to Al Dhafra, Ahmed Khalil to Al-Bataeh, and the Malian Salio Jindo with Dibba, while he owns Al Ain, the Togolese Laba Kodjo and Ali Mabkhout with Al Jazira, Sebastien Tigali with Al Wahda, Moroccan Walid Azzaro with Ajman, Malaba with Kalba, as well as Brazilian Gilberto with Al Wasl.
It seemed remarkable that six of the seven new strikers exceeded 1.80 meters in length, the tallest among them was Dutchman Freddy, who is 1.91 meters long, while the shortest Spanish Alcacer was 1.75 meters, but nevertheless, the latter is able to score with headers, in addition to shooting From inside and outside the box.
Juma Khater: The sweetness of the league in goals
Former Al Ain national team and club defender, sports analyst, Juma Khater, said: “They were facing great difficulty in reducing the danger of the classic attacker, compared to the comprehensive attack,” explaining that “the attacker’s penetration between the defenders increases the pressure on them by causing confusion, and also prevents defenders from progressing to present The necessary support for the midfield.
He confirmed to "Emirates Today" that "the strong deals in the offensive line, which the clubs concluded by contracting with resonant names in the position of the explicit striker, will give the league additional excitement." I expect the new season to witness a lot of goals.”
There is still an opportunity for the rest of the clubs to conclude deals with “classic” strikers until early October, when the summer transfer window closes.
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