#3 Antonio German’s new positioning will not help Kerala Blasters
If you’re 24 years old, fast, 6 feet tall, burly-built and have scored goals by the dozens, you would expect yourself to start upfront. Sadly, that’s not the case with Antonio German. The Englishman has speed, has a great presence in the box and has the ability to link-up play. Add to that a vicious left-foot and you have an almost complete package. Playing a man with these attributes on the wing? NO!
Steve Coppell, the gaffer, got it all wrong there. German deserves to be in the centre, playing as the centre forward or the support striker. With pace and ability to dribble, the striker is being wasted on the left wing. Michael Chopra is no super-finisher himself, and crossing into him wouldn’t help the Sachin Tendulkar owned-side much.
On the wings, German looked bereft of ideas. At times, it looked like he passed to Josu due to the closing of the left angle on the field for him. Making the task easy for Sana, German did not track back much to support the Spanish left-back. Nazon, on the right-wing, was almost absent throughout the game.
