Brentford, Crystal Palace or West Ham : Examining which team would be best fit for Dennis

Emmanuel Dennis has been linked with moves to West Ham, Brentford and Crystal Palace before the transfer window opened officially yesterday.

Being that his team got relegated from the English top-flight, a transfer is highly likely given that the team management would have to cut costs.

Scoring 10 goals and assisting a further 6 in a struggling Watford team that was almost dependent on a miracle every match is no easy feat, given that the club created next to nothing for the strikers to feed on.

With these clubs being linked with the Nigerian striker, allnigeriasoccer.com analyses which team would suit his qualities best and recommend which move would be beneficial for his development and playing style.

Dennis can be likened to a "fox-in-the-box" kind of striker as he mostly comes alive when close to the box, but his game is a little bit more than that.

He is a striker who loves to run the flanks and spin around defenders. He has a nose for finding space and is quite good in physical duels but he is not the best in it.

He thrives when he has support upfront in a sort of 2-striker system where he can feast on layoffs and knock-downs.

His technique is also top-notch but sometimes he tends to overplay the ball a little.

Having checked out Dennis' game style, let's take a look at the playing styles of the teams he has been linked with.

West Ham

David Moyes usually deploys Michail Antonio as a lone striker in his preferred 4-2-3-1 formation.

The Jamaican is a physical specimen and a monster when it comes to duels with the likes of Benrahma, Fornals, Lanzini and Bowen running into space off him to get the ball in danger zones.

Brentford

Thomas Frank is a faithful user of the 4-1-4-1 set-up with Ivan Toney being used as a creative hub and goal-getter from the front due to his incredible aerial prowess and passing.

Crystal Palace

Patrick Vieira employs a variety of formations with the 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1 his favourites. With Mateta, Edouard, Benteke, and Ayew, the ex-Arsenal captain has enough workhorse strikers at his disposal.

He usually deploys two strikers and supports them with Wilfred Zaha as the wide-playmaker.

Allnigeriasoccer.com recommends that Emmanuel Dennis joins Crystal Palace if they choose to bring him to Selhurst Park.

He will find joy playing slightly behind any of Vieira's physical strikers.

However, a second good choice would be Brentford as he could be deployed as a hybrid part of the midfield four.

Sofoluwe Mayowa

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