I really like Vrioni and would love, as you stated, to see him get more field time with Gil and Bou. He's built like Jozy and has a powerful leg. I think he can do some great things with the Revs and maybe even fill the goals gap left by Buksa. Nice work, Seth!
Nice note on Wood at the end. Having 3 solid strikers is never a bad thing, and we know the Vrioni/Bou, Bou/Wood, and Wood/Vrioni combinations all work.
Wood hasn't done anything to get benched, but just because he's playing well and its working doesn't mean its our best striker pair. I think at the very least we need to see more games with Bou/Vrioni up top to close out the regular season to make sure it is our best striker pair when playoffs start. The last thing we need is to just ride whats worked, but not whats best, and then lose a game we could've won in the playoffs if Vrioni started. If we get a larger sample size and it still looks like Bou/Wood is the best partnership then that would make it easier to stomach than if we are left with that massive "what if" question.
I really like Vrioni and would love, as you stated, to see him get more field time with Gil and Bou. He's built like Jozy and has a powerful leg. I think he can do some great things with the Revs and maybe even fill the goals gap left by Buksa. Nice work, Seth!
Nice note on Wood at the end. Having 3 solid strikers is never a bad thing, and we know the Vrioni/Bou, Bou/Wood, and Wood/Vrioni combinations all work.
Wood hasn't done anything to get benched, but just because he's playing well and its working doesn't mean its our best striker pair. I think at the very least we need to see more games with Bou/Vrioni up top to close out the regular season to make sure it is our best striker pair when playoffs start. The last thing we need is to just ride whats worked, but not whats best, and then lose a game we could've won in the playoffs if Vrioni started. If we get a larger sample size and it still looks like Bou/Wood is the best partnership then that would make it easier to stomach than if we are left with that massive "what if" question.
Vrioni actually had his first career hat trick in 2017 in a Serie C league match.
Thanks! I thought I heard on the broadcast that it was his first career hat trick. Maybe I misheard.