Name: Fabio Borini
Position: Center Forward, Attacking Midfielder (Left, Right)
Age: 21 years old (29-03-1991)
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 73kg
Nationality: Italy
Borini recently signed for Liverpool for a fee of £10m, and speculation is still rampant around Andy Carroll’s future at the club. Anyway, there is one thing that is certain – Borini wasn’t brought in to replace the big English center forward.
It seems ever so natural for Borini to be a part of Brendan Rodger’s plan. Unlike the big man, Borini’s man strength doesn’t lie in holding the ball up front but in playing short passes and link up play. He had a passing success rate of 75.7% which is above average for a player in the attacking position but considering that he’s just 21, there is only scope for improvement. Finishing is also Borini’s strength – a problem which the reds need to address after hitting the woodwork more than 30 times last season! As he has shown with his clubs and National team, Borini can play anywhere along the front 3 – a quality that Brendan Rodgers lays importance on to play free flowing attacking football, one with a fluid framework.
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