Can Julio Furch and Marcos Leonardo play together at Santos? We are looking for the answer!
Center forward Julio Furch arrives at Santos with the mission of reinforcing the team's attack, adding an option to Paulo Turra's squad for more physically demanding games, especially in aerial contests. Related Santos Main news from Santos today: Furch at the IDB, João Paulo remains in doubt, Costa Rican defender arrives at Santos 07/27/2023 Santos Santos is moving towards the purchase of a defender who played in the 2022 World Cup. Santos 27/ 07/2023. Santos !THE EMPEROR IS FREE! Julio Furch appears at the IDB and could debut for Santos against Fluminense Santos on 07/27/2023. + Have you updated your 2023 jersey? Check out Peixe's new uniforms! However, if he wants to play frequently, the Argentine will have to replace the 'owner' of the position for three seasons and the team's top scorer in the current season: Marcos Leonard. In theory, both occupy the role of ‘shirt 9’. However, during the presentation last Wednesday (26), Furch commented on the possibility of performing in a duo with Menina da Vila. - I can play with another teammate (in attack) with the characteristics of Marcos (Leonardo). In Mexico we were practically two ‘nines’. Marcos doesn't want to be in the area so much as he wants to move around a little more. It could be a good complement if we can play together - he said. Recently, coach Paulo Turra changed the team's tactical system to 4-4-2, forming an attacking duo between Marcos Leonard and Steven Mendoza, which facilitated the possible integration of Santos' reinforcements into the team's collective game. Based on this, we tried to find out if Marcos Leonardo and Julio Furch could work together. + Watch Brasileirão! Subscribe to Prime Video and watch all your favorite team's games! To begin with, the ‘Emperor’ considers Marcos Leonardo to be the movement’s top scorer, despite being Peixe’s top scorer this year with 14 goals scored in 29 games. At the same time, he describes himself as a finisher, who holds the ball and approaches the walls. When it comes to statistics, the difference between athletes is not big. Data from the 'Sofascore' platform shows that the two forwards are very similar, both as playmakers and as finishers (see below). The difference between the two is precisely in the aerial game, a characteristic that Furch cites as a strong point of his game. It is worth mentioning that these numbers are outside the context of the matches, that is, they have nothing to do with the style of each team, the opponents they faced, nor do they show how many of these matches the attackers played alone or as a duo. An element of analysis that could show whether there is a difference in the movement of attackers would be their heat maps. However, the numbers show that the two players occupy similar positions on the field. In the image below we compare the positioning of Marcos Leonardo in this year's Brasileirão (11 games) and Julio Furcha in the Liga MX Clausura, played in the first half of this year (19 games). Although the two have different characteristics, the numbers show that they both perform practically the same function on the field. Marcos Leonardo, despite moving around a lot, does not have as his main characteristic the ability to create. Likewise, Furch is as good a finisher as the young Santos player. The decision is in the hands of Paul Turra. But when it comes to numbers, it is unlikely that Santos fans will see the duo get along well on the field. 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