| A Chile international on the pitch for each side yesterday on 21:52 - Mar 1 by MattinLondon |
With that in mind what are your thoughts on Žan Vipotnik?
Not including yesterday I’ve only seen him a couple of times but I was quite impressed with him. |
Sorry, I missed this yesterday.
I’m confused by him. He looked really poor last year. His hold up play wasn’t great, he wasn’t the most mobile and certainly not quick, he was poor in the air for his size and he had poor movement in the box and so rarely getting on the ends of crosses. The obvious thing he had was a cracking shot. He was expected to leave in the summer and most Swans fans would have been happy to see him go.
Something changed early this season after they spent £7m(ish) on a replacement in Idah. He’s improved. He’s still not particularly mobile and doesn’t make the sort of runs Hirst does. His hold up play is better. But the main thing is that he seems to be finding space in the box more often rather than getting marked out of the game. And if he gets space he can be lethal. He’s a player you won’t notice on the pitch, but will get two goals. He hits a ball harder than I’ve ever seen too. That free kick at the end was standard for him.
I’d be in two minds for us. If we want a mobile, unselfish striker who benefits the team like Hirsty, he’s not the man (although he could improve that part of his game). As an out and out goal scorer around the box, he’d be great. |  |
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