His breakout with Sampdoria was born on the back of a season in which he outperformed his expected goal total by over five goals and his expected assists by nearly three, numbers which seemed unsustainable, but then again he actually exceeded his 2016-2017 expected goals total this past season, 5.99 vs 5.70. Schick certainly bears some responsibility in all this, don’t get me wrong. Awkward tactical fits or not, 2,200 league minutes isn’t sufficient for anyone to prove their worth, let alone a 21-year-old kid. In his first season with the Giallorossi, Schick played all of 986 league minutes, which was followed up by only 1,300 minutes this past season, with his playing time dwindling once Claudio Ranieri found no use for him. To quote bren (and since, we’re all bren, isn’t that basically quoting myself?):ĭuring his breakout season with Sampdoria, Shick was many things-a center forward, a second striker, a striker who just happened to drift out wide-but he was not an out and out winger indeed his average position that season was pretty central.ĭespite all that, Roma initially tried to convert him into winger under EDF, that is when they played him at all. His potential at Sampdoria seemed to be that of a world-beater his time at Roma, for whatever reason, made him look like a scrub. Just yesterday, I wrote about how Rome’s environment chewed players up, and if you want a prime example of that, look no further than Schick. In all honesty, that’s probably for the best for all parties involved. It’s unclear whether this will be a guaranteed permanent move or simply a loan with option to buy, but whatever the case may be, Schick may not be long for the Olimpico. Corriere Dello Sport is now reporting that Schick may soon be leaving Rome for Dortmund, with the two clubs “filing the last details”.

Bringing in one of the hottest striker prospects on the continent was a statement of intent from Roma it’s a shame that that statement fizzled.Ĭhiesa Di Totti has spilled a lot of digital ink on Schick since he first put on a Roma kit, and that makes a lot of sense adding in bonuses, he’s Roma’s biggest-ever transfer! Nevertheless, if rumors are to believed, we may not have to spill much more. Sure, Džeko had just come off of a capocannoniere season, but Father Time has defeated every challenger to date. When Monchi first signed the Czech striker in 2017, I envisioned him as a way for Roma to slowly wean itself off of relying on Džeko for goals. On the other end of the consistency scale, we have Patrik Schick, the €42 million man whose Sampdoria form has never translated to success for i Lupi. Džeko may not always have the unbridled support of Romanisti, particularly during his drier goalscoring periods, but he is without a doubt the best striker to tie up his boots for the Giallorossi since Gabriel Batistuta.

That consistency has gone by the name Edin Džeko, the Bosnian Diamond, with 87 goals scored for Roma in all competitions since his transfer in 2015. For a club with what feels like constantly moving parts, Roma has actually had some consistency in the striker position for the past five years.

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