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Gone are the days when teams relied only on the two strikers for their goals. Now goals are sought from all around the park and teams try out various formations and tactics to break down the opposition. As such, there has been a rage of the attacking trios in European football for quite some time now. These are three players who generally play as the front three in a 4-3-3 system, however, sometimes they also indicate the 3 players who have contributed the most goals for the team.
The advent of the attacking trio in a front three system has been highly popular of late, but there's nothing new about that style of play. Traditionally, top teams in Europe have been doing this for quite a few seasons now.
Barcelona showcased some fabulous front three over the years, as did Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. The front three usually consists of one centre-forward and two wide strikers, or inverted wingers. All three are pivotal to the system and are expected to chip in with the goals.
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This season too, attacking trios have been a rage in the top leagues in Europe and as such, we look at the top 5 among them at the start of November. While not all of them represent the front 3 in all games, these are the three players who have been responsible for scoring a bulk of the goals for their team this season. They are, of course, ranked in accordance with their goal-scoring prowess. Read on to find out which attacking trio is the most lethal in Europe right now.
#5 André Silva - Pablo Sarabia - Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla FC, LaLiga)
League goals scored - 17
Only Barcelona have scored more goals than Sevilla in the LaLiga this season and much of that is due to the endeavours of Sevilla's fantastic attacking trio. These three have started 6 games together this season and have been outstanding so far. While Ben Yedder and Silva have almost always started as the centre-forwards, Sarabia has been the heart of the team, playing in an attacking midfield position and working in tandem with the front 2.
André Silva has now scored 7 goals in 10 games in the league, announcing himself to the LaLiga with a hat-trick in his very first game, against Rayo Vallecano. He then went on a barren run for 3 games before returning to score 4 goals in the next 3 games, including a brace against Real Madrid. He is currently nursing a hamstring injury that kept him out of Sunday's draw away to Real Sociedad.
Pablo Sarabia has been in fabulous form this season and has ably assisted his strikers so far. The Spaniard has 5 goals and 4 assists in LaLiga so far and has scored 13 goals in 19 games in all competitions. He has been equally at home as the right winger or the attacking midfielder this season.
Wissam Ben Yedder has scored 5 goals in 8 games in LaLiga and 9 goals and 5 assists from 16 games in all competitions. Most importantly, he has formed a good understanding with his strike partner Andre Silva, which has seen Sevilla average 2 goals per game this season.
These 3 have scored a chunk of their team's goals this season and are ranked 5th among the top attacking trios in Europe this season
#4 Lorenzo Insigne - Dries Mertens - Arkadiusz Milik (SSC Napoli, Serie A)
League goals scored - 18
SSC Napoli have the same number of goals scored in the Serie A as the mighty Juventus this season - 24 and are currently third in the table, level on points with Inter Milan, with only an inferior goal difference setting them apart. Much of the credit goes to their attacking trio, three players who have scored the bulk of their goals this season and have been in fantastic form so far, even though they have not played together all the time.
Lorenzo Insigne has already scored 9 goals from 13 games in all competitions this season, finding the net 7 times in 10 games in the Serie A. Napoli have always won when the Italian striker has scored this season. The 4 games that he failed to score in, Napoli won one, drew one and lost two.
Dries Mertens has continued his fine form from last season, scoring 8 goals in 14 games in all competitions so far. In the Serie A, the Belgian has 7 goals and 3 assists in 11 games. However, Mertens has only been in the starting XI 6 times so far and has lasted the full 90 minutes just 4 times. Yet, his contribution has been massive, which has seen him start and complete three of the last 4 games.
Arkadiusz Milik has scored 4 times in 9 games in the Serie A so far and while his goals have been crucial, he has also been effective with his holding play. The Polish striker also has an assist to his name
These three have already scored 18 goals in Serie A and 21 goals in all competition and as a result, are the 4th most lethal attacking trio in Europe so far.
#3 Luka Jovic - Sébastien Haller - Ante Rebic (E. Frankfurt, Bundesliga)
League goals scored - 18
Frankfurt are currently 5th in the Bundesliga and have scored more goals than Bayern Munich this season. In fact, only high flying Dortmund have scored more goals in the league and much of that is down to the three players who have been combining very well so far. Jovic, Rebic and Haller do not always start together, but they have run riot for the Bundesliga side this season.
Luka Jovic started the first two games in the Bundesliga from the bench and took 4 games to score his first goal. He then went on a scoring spree that saw him score 7 goals in 3 games, including that 5 goals against Dusseldorf. The Serbian has 9 goals in 13 games in all competitions and 7 goals and 3 assists from 8 games in the Bundesliga.
Sebastien Haller has scored 8 goals and registered 7 assists from 15 games in all competitions this season. In the Bundesliga, he has found the net 7 times and has also recorded 5 assists. The French striker started the season well, scoring in each of his first three games, but then failed to find the net in his next four. However, Haller recovered his scoring form to score 4 in his last 3 games.
Ante Rebic missed the first 3 games of the season with adductor problems and has played 6 games so far, scoring 4 goals. He has mostly operated as a centre-forward, but in the last game against Stuttgart, played as an attacking midfielder to accommodate the trio in the team. With 18 goals between them in Bundesliga, these 3 are the third most lethal striking trio in Europe right now.
#2 Luis Suárez - Lionel Messi - Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona, LaLiga)
League goals scored - 20
When you have Lionel Messi in the team, some of the magic is bound to brush into the players around him. However, Messi's strike partners have been quite good themselves, which sees Barcelona sit pretty at the top of the LaLiga, scoring 31 goals in 11 games. Coutinho and Messi have quickly built an understanding that is outrageous at times and Suárez and Messi have been linking well for a few seasons now. And when these three have played together, it has been a treat to watch.
You can never talk enough about Lionel Messi. Even though he picked up an injury against Sevilla that has kept him out of 2 games in the LaLiga, Messi has already scored 12 goals from 12 games in all competitions this season. In the LaLiga he has scored 7 goals from 9 games and when he most certainly returns against Real Betis this Sunday, expect Messi to make up for the lost ground.
Philippe Coutinho has scored 4 goals from 11 games in LaLiga so far, but his contributions are not just limited to scoring games. The Brazilian is the creative spark that has taken the load off Messi this season and Coutinho has sizzled both on the left side of the front three and as a part of the three man midfield at Barcelona.
Luis Suárez was having a slow start to the season, scoring 3 goals in his first 8 games. However, the Uruguayan has turned things around now, scoring 6 goals in his last 3 games, including a fabulous hat-trick against Real Madrid, where he took up the responsibilities in the absence of his Skipper. Suárez has scored 9 goals in 11 games in the LaLiga and looks set to have another fabulous year ahead.
These three have contributed 20 goals already so far, however, it is still not enough to see them at the top of the pile. Messi, Suárez and Coutinho form the 2nd most dangerous attacking trio in Europe right now, because at the top we have...
#1 Kylian Mbappé - Neymar - Edinson Cavani (PSG, Ligue 1)
League goals scored - 25
This season, Neymar and Cavani seem to have set aside their differences and the result has been frightening. Add young Mbappé to that mix and you have the best attacking trio in Europe and possibly the world right now. The experience of Cavani, the skills and tricks of Neymar and the youthful exuberance and speed of Mbappé have catapulted PSG to one of the most feared sides in Europe right now and their goal scoring records speak for themselves. PSG have won all 12 of their games in the League so far, scoring 41 goals in the process.
Edinson Cavani has been experiencing a poor start by his standards this season, but the Uruguayan has still scored 5 goals in 7 games in Ligue 1 so far. However, he has been troubled with injuries this season, missing the first two games with a muscle injury and now sidelined since the end of October by a hamstring injury.
Kylian Mbappé has been improving by leaps and bounds and already has 13 goals and 4 assists to his name in 11 games in all competitions. In Ligue 1, the French youngster has scored 11 goals in 8 games and has reiterated his position as the best young talent in the world right now.
However, Neymar has not been lagging behind either. The Brazilian now has 12 goals from 14 games in all competitions this season and in Ligue 1, he has scored 9 and set up 5 in 10 games.
The front three at PSG has the ability to strike fear into the heart of every defence in the world right now. With Neymar coming in from the left, Cavani in the middle and Mbappé on the right, this front three has scored 25 league goals between them and are the best-attacking trio in Europe right now.
Which of these three will be at the top come the end of the season? Let us know your predictions in the comments.
