CORNERFLICK
Nation
FW
Position
CHI
National team
// the read
The shape of him
A forward is measured in one currency — goals, and the threat of them. The profile below is the positional read; the specifics get filled in as the tournament writes them.
// the equation
movement × finishing × the killer instinct
the channelsthe back shoulderthe edge of the box
// the x-factor
The job
What a forward is for.
Stretch the back line, find the half-yard, and take the chance that decides a knockout tie. Tournaments turn on the players who score when it's tight.
ForwardRole
// the closing word
Wang Yudong.China PR U20 · Forward.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
CHIForward