AC Milan appear to have made the decision to focus on signing Serhou Guirassy for the centre-forward position, but how exactly could he be used?
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This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Guirassy has opened to the idea of leaving Stuttgart in the January transfer window for the right project, and Milan seem willing to pay the €17m required to sign him.
Had it not been for Harry Kane (21 goals for Bayern), the Guinea international would be the top scorer in Europe’s ‘top five’ leagues having scored 17 Bundesliga goals in 14 appearances, 13 of which were starts.
The variety of goals illustrates his technique, even if the right foot is the favourite. Guirassy doesn’t disdain from using a surprise shot from backheels and dinks to penalties and even efforts from distance. He is deadly on counter-attacks too, and can hold the ball up well.
How would Milan use him? Stuttgart mainly play with a 4-2-3-1 system but they also use a 4-4-1-1 where Undav often moved close to Guirassy, becoming the team’s second scorer with nine goals to his name.
Guirassy presses hard from the front and as mentioned his speed and athleticism make him great at leading the line on the counter, which is why La Gazzetta suggest he could play as a lone striker for Milan with Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Leao behind him.
However, the newspaper also suggests that the 27-year-old could even be used up front with Olivier Giroud in a 4-4-2. While it might not seem like the most obvious solution they each have different strengths to exploit.
Moreover, a two-striker formation could be something that is adopted in the post-Pioli era (Antonio Conte, for example, prefers a 3-5-2) so seeing Guirassy used in that way – be it with Giroud or a new partner – shouldn’t be excluded.
