Odd but true, that partnering the brilliant Hooper and the brilliant Forestieri as a front two was a disaster.
Playing either with Nuhiu, or Joao or Fletcher, resulted in terrific points gains. But partnering Hooper and Forestieri up top seized-up the works. We couldn’t score or win with that approach.
Believe it or not, with those two up top, we scored at less than a goal per game.
A great example of why picking the best individuals works less well than picking a well-blended team.
What worked astonishingly well, was playing Forestieri wide, with Hooper partnering Joao, Nuhiu or Fletcher. But for some reason I’ll never fathom, Carlos didn’t have faith in that.