Don’t Sleep On Mika Biereth’s Talent – The Tycoon Scouts

Having joined Monaco in the winter transfer window from Strum Graz, Mika Biereth has quickly eclipsed his form in the Austrian league and managed to score 9 goals in just 11 league games for the French club – most recent one coming in Monaco’s away trip to Angers on Saturday

The former Fulham and Arsenal academy graduate has written a story of perseverance since his early footballing days. Wasn’t shown the promise at the highest level so ended up crunching his loan spells, eventually becoming a household name at Strum Graz and now AS Monaco

In almost no time, Biereth has been smashing goal scoring records for fun in Ligue 1 – including 3 hatricks in the span of 7 games which quite certainly tells you a lot of his astonishing poaching skills as a clinical CF.

What differentiates Mika Biereth from the rest?

Biereth is a player who thrives in places he’s given the trust and minutes to prove his worth, grabbing the opportunity and making the most of it. His potential at Graz showed that he’s not afraid of having a go at goal and prove to be a poacher.

Until the initial period of March, Biereth topped the charts for most goals scored in the Austrian Bundesliga – mind you, he left for Monaco early in January. Development has been upwards, his team contribution for the French side in a short span of time speaks of him as a self sufficient striker, aiming to influence the passage of play and write his name next to the scoresheet.

Dissecting Mika Biereth’s playstyle:

Some standout aspects of Biereth’s game resonate to his ability to influence games – positioning, finishing and constant movements. In the era of technicians, he’s a kid proving to be a no nonsense CF > neat with his actions, reflecting them with direct goals

Biereth’s presence in the box is undeniable, he’ll make sure to get the better of the defenders physically and positionally as a target man – thriving on half chances and making himself available as an option for a cross/pass

Although his associative play needs refinement in terms of influencing the passage of chance creation and contribute to touches per90 – he’s good at cheeky give and go’s where he’ll find the most feint touches/flicks to play a pass.

As a CF, his shot taking volume reflects in the plethora of finishes on goal – no angle bias, mix of precision and ball striking. Very good heading ability where he can leap like a bird to cleverly dominate proceedings aerially for the team.