Thoughts on whether Brockie can play winger? TFC is pretty set on striker position, but wing play has been horrid
Depends on who you ask. The majority of his international play has been as a midfield wing. His best two seasons in the a-league have been as a mixture of striker and wide forward. I think he is best as a striker.
I think part of Brockie's problems getting consistency in his career have been because he is versatile and therefore has constantly been asked to play different roles. I'm not convinced by him as a striker to be honest, I think a winger without much defensive responsibility (ie with a really good fullback and holding midfielder covering behind him) is his best fit. He still gets chances to score those youtube highlight reel goals there without having to be as tactically precise. If that makes sense...
edit: Oh yeah and I reckon he's an underrated crosser of the ball too