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Milot Rashica may be leaving Werder Bremen for Aston Villa. He's not your typical striker, and his attacking output can change a lot with his role. He's an average dribbler and finisher for the Premier League, with good ball retention. But read on....
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Rashica is sort of a converted winger. In 2018-19 he operated on either flank and got into the box for prime shots. Last season he operated more centrally and ended up taking worse shots from outside the box. So he might work best with a central striker as a partner.
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Rashica (roughly pronounced "hrashitsa") can finish from outside the box, as he showed last season, but there's a tradeoff with possessions when a player tries so many missiles in open play:
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In the Premier League, one of the most similar players was Gerard Delofeu as a striker last season for Watford. He's another converted winger and aggressive passer. Both players get a lot of ball recoveries, but Deulofeu's superior tackling boosts his defending quality:
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We've been following Rashica since he was at Vitesse. He's an intriguing player with a diehard attitude (in the right conditions) whose attributes can't all be captured with data. We'd love to see him in the Premier League. But because he's different, his role will be key.
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