Player Profile: Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres

Talented forward has all the attributes
By Chris Dunlavy

Viktor Gyokeres looks like a target man. Six foot two, broad and powerful. When the ball goes long, he’s invariably lurking beneath.
But looks can be deceiving. Speaking after the Swede’s precision strike earned Coventry a 1-0 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road in November, even Slaven Bilic was forced to correct himself.
“We had him marked down as their target man,” said the former Hornets boss. “But he’s not a typical target man because target men have problems with movement.
“He is a player who can not only keep and hold the b...

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