People view an ideal or a world class center forward as one who can score an average of 25-30 league goals every season, as the case is with Lewandowski, Prime Suarez, The big Zlatan, Sergio Kun Aguero, Harry Kane and the likes but Firmino doesn’t make such numbers, in fact his highest goal scoring season in the Epl was in the 2017/18 season when he scored 15 and had a further 7 assist in 37 appearances.
One thing that is notable in his game is team play and his overall premier league stat shows that
Team Play
Assists 34
Passes 5,936
Passes per match 35.76
Big chances created 48
Crosses 158
But 56 goals in 166 appearance might raise doubts concerning his abilities.
Salah on the other had is a more potent force in terms of goal scoring.
He scored a mouthwatering 32 goals in his first season and a further 10 assists bringing his total goals contribution to 42 in just 36 appearances, he also did a wonderful job last season scoring 22 goals and registering 8 assists too.
Football fans however believe that he has a lot of personal ambitions which frustrates football fans a lot. He would rather go for a stunner instead of laying a pass for a teammate to tap in. But with a total of 24 assists since he joined, claim of him being selfish might just be false.
A look at his statistics
Team Play
Assists 25
Passes 3,009
Passes per match 26.63
Big chances created 40
Crosses 193
72 goals in 113 appearance is a very good goals return.
Then there is Mane. Very energetic, his ability to take on players is also too notch and he seems to be improving every season.
He is that type of player that needs space to use his pace explaining why he sometimes struggles against teams that sits deep. His talent cannot be doubted but some might argue that he is the least intelligent player of the 3, he depends more on energy than brains.
Let’s take a look at his statistics
Team Play
Assists 29
Passes 5,770
Passes per match 31.19
Big chances created 40
Crosses 260
80 goals in 185 appearances
With Timo Werner in the picture, which of this 3 should be sacrificed?
