Attacking options
Believe it or not, we’ve actually got a pretty impressive strike force going on at the club at the moment. We caught a slight glimpse of World Cup sensation Enner Valencia against Spurs and he did more than enough to suggest he’s going to be a handful for defenders this season. And if his goal scoring exploits over the summer are anything to go by, we’ll know doubt see him on the scoresheet a few times as well.
Diafra Sakho is still an unknown quantity, but certainly a player to be excited about if his reputation in France can successfully translate over to English football.
Andy Carroll is still to come back, which I know some of you won’t be too excited about. But he’s a very good player on his day and one who can cause defenders a lot of problems when he’s fit.
Mauro Zarate is another player who’ll no doubt cause problems going forward, while Stewart Downing looks like he’s well up for providing the assists this season – but more on him in a bit.
