English Premier striker learns from Firmino

Total football is raging in the Premiership. There, a striker not only needs to know how to attack but also to actively participate in defense.

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English Premier striker learns from Firmino
Up and down, that's how a squad operates. Modern football does not divide the task of each position as clearly as before toward the synthesis. Defenders can attack and the striker is the first chain of defense.

This trend is very strong in the Premiership. Of course, the team is Liverpool. Coach Juergen Klopp has been very successful in improving Roberto Firmino from a pure striker into a powerful defender with too many runs from the goal in the home to win back the ball.

Firmino's typical image in matches
Firmino's typical image in matches

On average this season, Brazilian striker made up to 2.3 times the ball and 1.8 fouls per game. According to Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah also had 1.8 and 1.3 shots per game respectively.

Followed by United's Jose Mourinho. With a back-to-back squad, the Reds are not afraid of being called a "bus" with striker Romelu Lukaku standing under the center line and chasing the ball.

M.U is so, Arsenal are also studying. New coach Unai Emery repeatedly took Mesut Oezil as an excuse to remind students that defensive missions do not belong to anyone. Any member has to go back and prove useful when there is no shadow. Evidence that the two strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette all ballooning average 0.8 times / match.

Aubameyang has worked harder than before
Aubameyang has worked harder than before

Obviously, the defense of Arsenal is still superficial and will not be compared to Watford - the team phenomenon this season when they won all four matches.

Watford's most energetic striker, Troy Deeney, has scored two goals. But let's look at the average deflections of a game: 1.5 times; cut 0.5 times; 1.5 times; clear the ball once. To a striker like Deeney is no different than a defender, easy to understand why Watford is ranked No. 3 on the chart.

Watford in the Premiership is Chelsea. Maurizio Sarri is a passionate attacking strategist, but he also entrusted the task of winning the ball for the strikers.

For example, Pedro Rodriguez. In the first four matches, Pedro made an average of 1 foul; 1 cut the ball; 1.3 fouls per game. Pedro is no less with Deeney but still scored 3 goals.

Pedro passionate dispute to win the ball
Pedro passionate dispute to win the ball

Another team that is well on the table is Bournemouth (sixth) continues to own pair of Joshua King - Callum Wilson work tirelessly. With King, he is very "committed" defense when joining the defense, ranging from 1.8 to 2 times per game.

Finally, City. One of the tips to keep your tiqui-tray running smoothly is to control the ball immediately when it is lost. The "5 Seconds Rule" was set up by Pep Guardiola to require captors to regain control in just 5 seconds. If not successful, then gradually back to the team.

And with that short 5 seconds and mostly on the opposing side, the strikers will be the first to hit the opponent. Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus or Raheem Sterling are familiar with this and almost without any difficulty.