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7 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

And he's often really good at this as well which is why it's so bewildering that it never happened. 

Exactly. He was (and often is) clearly told to occupy CBs and run behind when possible, but it just didn't work. 

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But Isak has to contribute to that too. It's hard for midfielders to find links with a static striker against a deep side. We were in plenty of situations around the box where if Isak offers the option for a 1-2 or moves slightly wider to help create angles then there's more to work with. Kane is absolutely excellent at it and Isak has shown he's extremely capable of that before.

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Red card aside he was anonymous. Similar to Man city. I'm still not convinced we are going to see the best of him as a no.9 in our formation. As others said he seems most dangerous when he drops to link play or pulls out wide. But when we only have two strikers in the squad then we can't really risk playing them both together at the same time from the start as there's nothing in reserve.

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Folk forgetting that 2 games ago his first goal was a proper 'number 9' finish and positioning then his second goal was all down to his pressing that apparently he's now really bad at.

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I can’t really make my mind up about it, but is his pressing a lot worse than Wilson? Seems to get caught not going for anyone, keeper or defender, and jogs around. But then again I’m not sure what he is being told to do/the plan. Thought his dribbling looked good but so isolated in possession. 

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