Weaknesses:
Although Bacca can bring others into play, his passing is poor. He only completed 67% of those attempted last season. He also gets caught offside often, as he knows he has to get a yard on his opponent as his pace isn’t blistering. Because of his penchant for waiting in the area for chances, when his teams are struggling for possession, he can go missing – but this is the case for all but the world’s very best strikers to be fair. Bacca speaks no English, so it could take him time to bed in, but neither did Luis Suarez or Coutinho when they signed for Liverpool.
How would he fit in at Liverpool:
Bacca is most used to playing as a centre-forward in a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1, so he’s comfortable as a lone striker. Daniel Sturridge flourished when partnered with Luis Suarez and less so without the departed Uruguayan, meaning Bacca could become the natural choice should Brendan Rodgers favour one of these formations. There’s a chance of course that Rodgers could choose to field two forwards, meaning Bacca would act as a foil for a more marauding and positionally flexible Sturridge. Bacca needs a regular supply line though, so Coutinho, Adam Lallana and whoever else is deployed in attacking midfield will have to always have their heads up in order to spot his runs. Overlapping fullbacks should be happy to whip in crosses as well, as Bacca can head a ball superbly.
