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[Thread] Dušan Vlahović, the Serbian machine.

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Dušan Vlahović is a 21-year-old Serbian striker who plays for Italian Serie A side Fiorentina. A left-footed striker who stands at 190cm in height has scored 10 goals and assisted once in 12 matches this season. #Fiorentina #Vlahovic

Dušan started his professional career at the age of 16, making his debut for Serbian side FK Partizan. In that season he made 18 appearances(all from the bench), scoring 3 goals and providing 1 assist. #Partizan #Vlahovic

He had clubs scouting him quite early because of his impressive physique for a player of such young age. Fiorentina decided to purchase him for €2M in the summer of 2018. #Fiorentina #Vlahovic

In his first season in Italy, he mostly played for Fiorentina u19 where he made 21 appearances, scoring 19 goals and providing one assist. He also came on from the bench in some Serie A games. #Fiorentina #Vlahovic

In his second season, Dušan started to adapt to Serie A football, making a total of 34 first-team appearances while scoring 8 goals and providing 2 assists. #Fiorentina #Vlahovic

In 2020 he made his first international debut for Serbia. So far he has made 12 caps for Serbia, scoring 6 goals and providing 2 assists. #Serbia #Vlahovic

In 2020 Dušan Vlahović exploded onto the scene as the new bright force in Italian football. He finished the season with 21 goals and 2 assists in 37 Serie A appearances. #Vlahovic #Fiorentina

This season he is on course to outscore his previous season's tally. With 8 goals in 11 appearances so far in Serie A. Let's talk a bit about what he offers. #Vlahovic #Fiorentina

Dušan Vlahović has many strengths, his primary ones being Aerial Duels, Finishing, and Composure. He is an expert penalty taker scoring every attempt from the spot in his career. #Vlahovic

He has scored 16 penalties in his career. Vlahović is a big threat in set-pieces and he's very clinical in front of goal. #Vlahovic

For someone of his size, he is reasonably fast and has been called a fox in the box. That term does not give him full justice though, as he is very dangerous from outside the box as well. #Vlahovic

Here's one of his goals from long range. #Fiorentina #Vlahovic

But as all players do, he does have his weaknesses. His main ones are his defensive contribution, his passing, and the overuse of his preferred foot. #Vlahovic

His defensive contribution is partly down to how Fiorentina plays, my understanding is that he is saving his energy to be sharp in attack for the whole 90 minutes. #Vlahovic

His passing is something that does need improving and with him moving to a bigger club, that will definitely be one of the main focuses of his individual training. #Vlahovic

There are questions about his build-up play but again Fiorentina is not asking him to be the one to link up play, they're asking him to score the chances he gets, which he does. #Vlahovic

His linkup play will be better seen at a different club, but he has shown that he can use his physique well and hold off defenders, so I don't think that build-up play is gonna be a problem. #Vlahovic

One thing that Vlahovič will need to improve on is his defensive contribution. He currently averages less than 1 tackle and an interception per game. #Vlahovic

This season he has a 72% pass success percentage and makes about 18 passes per game, 1 of those being a key pass. His passing will improve if he's gonna put in the individual work for it like some coaches will demand him to do. #Vlahovic

He averages about 3 shots per game with 2 being inside the penalty area and 1 being outside of it. He also averages 1 dribble per game and is fouled on average 2.5 times a match. #Vlahovic

Dušan has also been struggling with bad control of the ball with about 4 bad touches per game. Something that can also be improved with the right training program. #Vlahovic

Although he uses his left foot most of the time, he has proven that he can finish with his right foot if needed. If he can learn to use his weak foot more his ball control will improve as well. #Vlahovic

The biggest strength in my opinion is his aerial dominance. He averages about 4 aerial duels per game with a 56% won percentage per game. #Vlahovic

His height and aerial dominance make him very useful with set pieces on offense and defense. #Vlahovic

Dušan already has a lot of top-level experience for a 21-year-old. It's very clear to see why every club in Europe wants to sign him. #Vlahovic

He has fantastic physical attributes and can be fitted into many different systems and roles. But most importantly he will bring you goals, as long as he will get the chances the goals will fly in. #Vlahovic

Most big clubs with their world-class coaching staffs can develop him into a world-class forward in a couple of years. When he's gonna reach the age of 24 it's expected he will average more than 30 goals per season. #Vlahovic

With his developed attributes and weaknesses all having a good potential of being improved he is the striker that every club will look to sign. #Vlahovic

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