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Chris Dunlavy: Norwich City fortunate to hang on to ace Josh Sargent

If you had to assemble an identikit Premier League striker, it would probably look a lot like Josh Sargent.
Josh Sargent celebrates after sealing Norwich City’s 2-0 victory at Blackburn Rovers PICTURE: Alamy

By Chris Dunlavy - A fresh take on football

If you had to assemble an identikit Premier League striker, it would probably look a lot like Josh Sargent.
Tall and physically powerful. Quick and mobile. A clinical goalscorer, but one capable of dropping deep to link play. The energy to run channels, the aggression to occupy defenders and the intelligence to press effectively.
Feed the 25-year-old’s data into Wyscout or Statsbomb or any of the other platforms used by recruitment specialists and they will paint a similar picture.
As the Opta-powered website WhoScored.com asserts, the Norwich f...

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