Top 5 super-sub forwards/strikers in Europe this season

The role of a substitute in any sport is to come into a game and make an instant impact, helping the team get the desired result. This could be either be by helping the teams ensure that a lead is held on to or go in and secure a win by scoring some quick goals and putting pressure on the opposition. Either way, a manager utilizes his substitutes in a match to get the best outcome possible, if the players that are brought on get the job done.

Over the years, when goals are really needed, attacking players have come off the bench to supply the goals. When the manager trusts a player enough to introduce him or her, this usually gives the player confidence and an advantage over his or her rivals when the change is made.

Tactics also play a key role in how the substitute performs and if things go in favour of the team that makes the substitution, everything works out well. With that being said, here are the top 5 super-sub forwards/strikers in Europe so far

#5. Mousa Dembele (Barcelona)

The 21-year-old Barcelona attacker, who was struggling at the start of the current campaign at the Nou Camp, has managed to do quite well for himself as the season has gone on. He was quite indisciplined at the start, written off by many pundits, and even linked with a move away from the Spanish champions.

However, with three goals and an assist as a substitute, he has been one of Europe’s top substitutes, with still room for improvement with the Catalan giants.

With some crucial games coming up towards the business end of the current campaign, it will be interesting to see what kind of impact Dembele can continue to make.