Gabriel Jesus, the rightful successor to Aguero?

Here is a little thread on Jesus, for both football enthusiasts and football index traders.

Jesus is one of the most underrated strikers in the world. But he must come out of Aguero's shadow.

#footballindex #ManCity 1/
Both have played 55min pg. Aguero, regarded as one of the best 9's in the history of the EPL, is being beaten in almost every stat except goals per game (the most important in his defence). But it's clear that at 23, Jesus looks like he has more than enough to fill his shoes. 2/
Comparing Jesus to other very hyped 9s in Europe, its clear that Jesus is the more well-rounded Striker from the three. Haaland is a prolific goal scorer but not as involved otherwise, while Lautaro is just not quite as exceptional. 3/

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One for you #footballindex traders

Here are the top 20 Centre forward top 5 PB average scores this season. Look how high Jesus is! And that is considering he plays 55min per game on average. Bar Mbappe, he is miles ahead of his age group peers. 4/
Lastly, a similar outlook but here are all the centre forwards with more than one score over 200 this season. Jesus has 4. Once again, only Mbappe is better within U23s. He is actually matching Werner, which is incredible if you think about it. 5/
In conclusion, while Aguero is one of the greats, to me, its clear that Jesus has more than what it takes to be the next number 9 and possibly, even better.
From an FI view, it seems he far beyond many Centre Forwards the same age. Mbappe however, remains the 🐐 6/
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