Someone needs to write a “what do PL scouts not like about Emi Buendia” https://twitter.com/yagosabuncuoglu/status/1311299138974294021">https://twitter.com/yagosabun...

Here& #39;s my take (1/n)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟡" title="Gelber Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Gelber Kreis"> Offered very little in the way of scoring threat (0.08 xG per 90 is Not Good) - will that change in a better team?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis"> Turned the ball over a ton - not what you want if you& #39;re a team that has few possessions per game?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟡" title="Gelber Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Gelber Kreis">BUT, it& #39;s a risk reward trade-off. Not amazing at retaining possession but equally he& #39;s always looking forwards.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis">Also, lack of defensive effort feels like a bit of a myth given the data below? That& #39;s a press-happy attacker right there.

Then there& #39;s the type of passes he& #39;s trying, evidently won& #39;t have the execution of KDB, but what happens if the quality of his team-mates are raised? https://twitter.com/Worville/status/1273969227406413824?s=20">https://twitter.com/Worville/...

Buendia has Southampton written all over him for me.

Lack of shot volume isn& #39;t just due to PL standard either - here& #39;s his season in the Champ in 18-19

So the question is whether it& #39;s coachable to turn someone into a shooter as well as a creator, and I think the answer is that you probably can& #39;t. Focus on increasing the ceiling on their creative abilities instead, but that will always limit Emi& #39;s value to certain PL sides