You think Barcola can beat players 1v1? He’s a pace merchant with below average dribbling. If you have pacey defenders he’s very easy to nullify.
Doku is a 1v1 specialist.
I wouldn't say Barcola is a 1v1 specialist, but he can beat his full back on the dribble.
He is quite similar to prime Raheem Sterling in the sense that his key strengths are attacking spaces in behind and getting himself in areas where he can score. He loves to run in behind and play on the last shoulder. If you give him half a yard, he will destroy any team.
You say that he can be easily nullified if the opposition have pacey defenders, but he is extremely quick. Easier said than done. Barcola has very good acceleration over the first 20 metres or so to get away from his full back and score.
For me, we need another winger that will not let defenders rest. Doku is a constant threat to his full backs, they can never have an easy game against them because he is absolutely relentless.
Barcola doesn't have as good 1v1 ability as Doku, but he creates as much danger as Doku due to his excellent movement off the ball and when he gets through on goal, he has quite a good finish on him.
Every time I watch Semenyo play on the wing, he just looks uncomfortable. He isn't much of a dribbler, he just looks ungainly, his balance doesn't look right. I think sometimes he doesn't know which way he is going to go or which foot he is going to go with to attempt to get past a player. Nothing about him on the wing looks natural. He is far more suited to operating through the middle areas of the pitch where he is in a better position to score.
I think buying a top quality winger this summer is an absolute necessity for us. It is just as important as bringing a central midfielder in. We have seen just how good PSG have become with elite level touchline wingers. It has moved them up quite a few levels.
