Best attacking Trio in Premier League

MSN or BBC? The debate has been long standing and a definitive outcome was given when the Barca's front three scored a staggering 122 goals and proved they are best.

No other, teams in the top 5 leagues have had much talk about their attacking trident and that makes me wonder. We have 6 top teams in the Premier League, we must be having an attacking trio which can be held at high esteem, right?

Let’s have a look.

      6.       Manchester United

Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku and Mikhitaryan. The line-up looks exciting, right?

Lukaku is the leading scorer in the league so far and has hit the back of the net on all his six matches. Rashford doesn’t score much but has the required speed and skill to float past the opponents defence. Mikhitaryan is an intelligent player who can pick the right pass or cross which requires minimal effort from the striker to score a goal.

The flaw in this trio is inconsistency. Lukaku is a definite starter but the same could not be said about either Rashford or Mikhitaryan. Mourinho would drop any one of them if he sees one bad pass or one missed opportunity and that would result in Rashford being replaced by Martial or Mikhitaryan with Lingard or Mata. There is just no guarantee. 

Players must have good chemistry between them, especially the attackers, if they want to be called the best but for that to happen, the front three must be constant and consistent and that is something that United have not done yet.

      5.       Arsenal

Alexis Sanchez, Lacazette and Ozil. Just WOW.

Ozil and Sanchez will be the creative fulcrum for this team while Lacazette will be the target man. Sahnchez will tend to cut inside from his wide position and try to bulge the back of the net with his long strikes and Ozil will be happy to confuse opponents with his passing.

There is no denying the fact that this has to be one of the most exciting trio in the Premier League at the moment. So, what’s stopping them from becoming the best in the world?

Ozil’s ability to become invisible during crucial matches, Sanchez having his heart set on leaving Arsenal for a better team. With so many irregularities, the possibility of good team work gets reduced a lot. Not only that, if we are not sure of which player is going to start at what position, it's highly impossible to form the perfect attacking trident. 

      4.       Manchester City

Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane. This team just seems to be so complete, right? Well it isn’t. The problem is with Guardiola playing De Bruyne deeper in the field and he might also be thriving greatly in his new position but neither Sterling nor Sane could match his creativity or long shots. He definitely is head and shoulders above those two.

Also, Sterling is unreliable and Sane is still learning and improving. He’s not in his prime to be compared with any top wingers. In my opinion, if the attacking trio is changed to Gabriel Jesus, Aguero and De Bruyne, they’ll own the opponents defense but Guradiola will opt to play with just two players up front and that is why City are not going to have a world class attacking trio.

      3.       Liverpool

Sadio Mane, Firmino and Salah. This trio just overflows with pace.

When these three are on the run, there are not many defenders in the world who can catch up to them. All three of them are direct players and will charge at the opponents like mad bulls. The only thing that these three need to do is bang tons to goals and that is precisely what they haven’t done so far this season. If they could do just do that, this trio will be unstoppable.I would just love to add Coutinho in the mix and what we have in a quadret and not a trio. This makes Liverpool better than any other team but it seems to be almost certain that Coutinho is leaving the reds in the near future and that has left me with little option.

In addition to that, I believe that except Mane, the other two are yet to reach the world class status. Even Mane is a few steps below the likes of Hazard and Sanchez but he definitely is better than Firmino or Salah. If these three can work in perfect coordination, it will be a dream to watch.

      2.       Chelsea

Hazard, Morata and Pedro. This wide-men of this Trio have not changed but the front man has. Diego Costa has been replaced by Alvaro Morata but he’s not the new kid on the block who’s struggling to find his form. He’s already in top form, having scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea within just 6 matches and he’s also the joint top scorer in the league. Then there is Hazard. One of the best player in the world at the moment. Everyone knows what he’s capable of. He’s just pure genius.

So, what fault can I find with this team?

The right-wing position. Pedro and Willian, they are the two players who can naturally play in those positions and they have not been so efficient this term. Neither one of them is a Messi or Bale or Robben. That’s the weakness in this trio. If Chelsea could find a natural Right Winger with world class abilities, Chelsea’s attacking trio will be the best in the Premier League. Also, we can't be certain about Morata. He definitely is banging goals now but Lukaku and Kane and Aguero have proven that they can do it at a regular basis. Morata still needs to prove himself as a Premier League striker but he's still better than Pedro or Willian. Which mean Chelsea have a duo not a trio. Yet. 

      1.       Tottenham hotspurs

Alli, Kane & Erikson. They do not overflow will pace like Liverpool but the creative talents of these three are up there with the top players in the world. Tottenham have score 10 goals so far in this competition but last term they scored a whopping 86 goals which is quite a feat considering the tight defense and physicality of the Premier League.

The fault with this attack? I hardly see any, except that Tottenham haven't won any major trophies yet and this season, if they are able to get their hands on any major trophy, it'd be because of these three.

So, the team with best attacking trio in the Premier League in my opinion is Tottenham Hotspurs. Agree?