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Mohammed Kudus, a 19-year-old Ghana international, joins Ajax from Nordsjaelland. He already has attacking output that's very good at an Eredivisie standard, with exceptional ball retention coming in part from outstanding skill in ground duels: 🔥🙇♂️
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Mohammed Kudus, a 19-year-old Ghana international, joins Ajax from Nordsjaelland. He already has attacking output that's very good at an Eredivisie standard, with exceptional ball retention coming in part from outstanding skill in ground duels: 🔥🙇♂️
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Kudus has been involved in most of Nordsjaelland's productive attacks while playing as a striker, but his finishing could stand to improve:
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In style, Kudus bears some resemblance to Carlos Correa, and also some players whose positions are closer to second striker, like Diogo Jota. You can see on his smartermap at CF that he has a huge range of movement and actions, but doesn't get too many touches in the box:
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Let's take a detailed, comprehensive look at under-24 strikers from the top 5 leagues. This study considers both conventional centre forwards as well as players who switch between the wings and the central "9" role.
Data thanks to the brilliant @fbref as always! (THREAD)
Data thanks to the brilliant @fbref as always! (THREAD)
