We don't need to change our style of play to accomodate him, but, as your post itself indicates his success with Wolfsburg came largely because he was the focal point of attack. His situation there was more like what the fanatical "Bosnian Diamond" promoters want - for Dzeko to be the only - or biggest - star of the team, with the other players merely bit-part supporters of the only player they are really interested in.EaglesFan said:
With such as Aguero, never mind Yaya Toure, Silva etc. around (and that's just the "offense"), Dzeko can clearly never expect that sort of primary starring role. Actually he seems to be a really nice sort of person who wouldn't expect that, so, as you say, it depends on what he really wants out of the game whether he is satisfied with his position at City.
My comments about Stoke-style play were deliberately over-simplified to make a point (actually neither Stoke nor old Wimbledon are/were as one-dimensional as often portrayed). As you point out Dzeko isn't one-dimensional, but with the ball at his feet he is clearly one of the less immediately talented of City's strikers. I still feel that his best role might generally be as a "super sub", one who comes on late in a game, when most of the players will be tiring, and losing concentration and skill. This is how this season he seems to have been most effective, and scored some important goals - resulting in his impressive goals per minute ratio so often quoted to "prove" that he's the best striker in the EPL/world/universe etc.
Of course there are certain games - e.g. against an opposition with a defence known to be suspect against high balls - where he would be a good bet to play from the start. But such defences are relatively rare in the EPL.