Mata and Waine are different sort of players. Waine definitely has more upside, but bigger bodied Mata still better equipped for now to play the lone striker role.
Waine's big work on - both Plymouth & AWs - is getting involved more, especially if he doesn't have much close support up front. He's got to have more touches, more involvement, can't afford to be anonymous. Big test for him these 3 games in France. With no Wood, he's the main man leading the line.
He's got to offer a good outlet for hold up play up front, especially when the team are struggling to escape a hard press. No good if his team mates pump it forward, and he just loses it time and again.
Waine's big work on - both Plymouth & AWs - is getting involved more, especially if he doesn't have much close support up front. He's got to have more touches, more involvement, can't afford to be anonymous. Big test for him these 3 games in France. With no Wood, he's the main man leading the line.
He's got to offer a good outlet for hold up play up front, especially when the team are struggling to escape a hard press. No good if his team mates pump it forward, and he just loses it time and again.