Hi guys,
Wonder if anyone had was having some issues with strikers both being involved and scoring chances this year? Never something I've ever had a problem with, in fact probably the opposite where decent PL strikers will still bag 25+ in a top half team. We're top on xG and I was a long way ahead last year, with respective 4th place (1 game to go) and 7th place finishes.
I've attached a pic of Marcos Leonardo below and if you exclude the Conference League because of the sheer volume of awful teams he's played against, he's only bagged 15 in 36 PL games. Plenty of assists too but the average rating kind of gives you an idea of his general performance. He's below his xG in the PL and last year he scored 11 in 33 and his xG was over 18 which is a ridiculous difference. You'd expect decent strikers to outdo their xG and certainly world class strikers in a team that creates loads. Looking at the top scorers in the league, they're outperforming their xg by somewhere from 3 all the way up to 8, which is what you'd expect.
Maybe it's the tactics that are not giving him as many chances but he's still not performing as he should, and doesn't have a single weakness (maybe jumping reach but still enough to not get totally bullied). CA wise he's probs in the top 10 strikers in the world. In the ME, he seems to score quite a few offside goals but my team refuse to ever pass into space, play through balls and even cross from the byline are rare. No PI on any players except the wide players may have stay wider or cut inside depending on the role and flank they're playing on. I've tried him as PF, AF, P and CF. Poacher weirdly lead to a lot of those assists but didn't like the idea of him being even more isolated when he's so well rounded.
I don't want some meta tactic to make an already easy game, easier but if anyone wants to suggest some tactical tweaks or is experiencing the same it would be interesting to hear. Not harming my success really but is affecting my enjoyment of having such a beast who doesn't score that much (relative to his ability!)
Cheers