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Radek Cerny
Re: Official - Soldado
I'd go with your first reasoning as opposed to the second.
It's abundantly clear that Soldado is lacking confidence, but i wouldn't agree that it's due to him struggling to adapt his game to the Premier League, if that was the case then he wouldn't be receiving the chances he has been of late where it'll be easier to score than it is to miss. His positioning and overall game seem to be fine, which for me suggests he has adapted to the Premier League, what is lacking is confidence which is why he is missing these chances. For me, like you suggest, his lack of confidence is more than likely down to AVB's tenure as manager where he was starved of opportunities due to various factors and therefore as a result his confidence has gradually dwindled down to what we see today.
AVB is as much to contribute to soldado's lack of form as soldado is IMO
the tactics / tempo / formation adopted completely contradicted the requirements of soldado's needs that would have enabled him to perform.
Having said that soldado doesnt actually seem to know how to adapt his game as a lone striker in the premier league. For that i blame him for his drought also
both people contributed to the form and low confidence we are seeing right now in soldado
I'd go with your first reasoning as opposed to the second.
It's abundantly clear that Soldado is lacking confidence, but i wouldn't agree that it's due to him struggling to adapt his game to the Premier League, if that was the case then he wouldn't be receiving the chances he has been of late where it'll be easier to score than it is to miss. His positioning and overall game seem to be fine, which for me suggests he has adapted to the Premier League, what is lacking is confidence which is why he is missing these chances. For me, like you suggest, his lack of confidence is more than likely down to AVB's tenure as manager where he was starved of opportunities due to various factors and therefore as a result his confidence has gradually dwindled down to what we see today.