Alexander Sørloth

Alexander Sørloth covers both boxes. He is not a specialist who only protects or only arrives late — he is the midfielder who can win it, carry it, and still show up in the final third. That two-way presence is what makes him hard to replace in Atlético Madrid's structure.

What separates Sørloth from ordinary specialists is breadth inside a coherent family: credible as channel runner, and still trustworthy when asked to step toward poacher. That is versatility with a purpose — not a random scatter of average roles.

On the pitch he has actually been used as CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Sørloth's authenticity claim starts from those minutes, not from a role board alone.

There are no major weakness flags screaming from the current profile — which does not mean he is complete, only that the main story is the strength of what he already does.