Post up a shirtless picture of yourself so we can compare.
No? Ok then!
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Player João Palhinha
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No? Ok then!
I tried to. They told me to get out of their garden.
I like Kudus, but he is not a player that plays fast. The ball gets stuck on him for far too long.
Kudus is not as good as he thinks he is - his opinion of himself is vastly increased by the mediocrity around him
He should never have taken that free kick in the second half - and his effort was abysmal, at a crucial time in the match and in a key part of the (attacking) zone.
Taking off the shirt to celebrate at 1-1 was stupid and I'm sure he knows that. But Palhinha has been arguably our player of the season so far.
The issue is that I don't think him and Bentancur should co-exist in these home games when we are strong favourites. We need to be more creative. That's not either of their fault. It's up to Frank to adapt and get the most out of our squad.
Palinha and Bentancur midfield was perfect for games like PSG and City where both of them were fantastic and take up great defensive positions. But the games against Bournemouth and Wolves were all the evidence you need that they are not goof together when we are expected to dominate the ball and hurt teams.
Our only home win this season came against Burnley when Frank actually rested the 2 of them and started with Gray and Bergval in midfield. He needs to learn!!
The issue is that I don't think him and Bentancur should co-exist in these home games when we are strong favourites. We need to be more creative. That's not either of their fault. It's up to Frank to adapt and get the most out of our squad.
Palinha and Bentancur midfield was perfect for games like PSG and City where both of them were fantastic and take up great defensive positions. But the games against Bournemouth and Wolves were all the evidence you need that they are not goof together when we are expected to dominate the ball and hurt teams.
Our only home win this season came against Burnley when Frank actually rested the 2 of them and started with Gray and Bergval in midfield. He needs to learn!!
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Player of the season is Kudus by a country mile.
Palinha was ok before the goal but it definitely wasn’t one of his better games for us.
He did score though and credit to him, he’s popped up with a big one there.
Not our player of the season though
Oh, yeah.
Good point. He will not be here for 15 years, so it is an issue.
So let's get a 13yo from U12 team in and ship him out! Cause 13yo can play for next 20 years right
? Fucksake I don't get some people.
So what if he does not play on our level for next 6 years? Right now he is quality and I can see him being that for 2-3 years at least.
I take a good and experienced Scotty Parker for 2 years above 6 years of limited skillset Sissokos all the day and night long.
Kudus has been absolutely a useful addition for us. But his usefulness is literally falling off the cliff.
He came on and had such an impact, but by now opposition have figured him out (always takes the ball to byline and then either crosses it or takes ball to the end of the pitch for cutback) and he has been way less useful lately. He HAS TO mix it up. Cut in at times. Release the ball faster. Go to take a shot in earliest possibility not after standing with the ball for few seconds etc.
At the same time Palhinha is getting better and better every game. Was bit rusty with his ball-playing ability at first but he is polishing it. And also has scored 2 goals more while being a DM than Kudus who is an attacking player. Yes - his assists are really valuable too, no argument here, but fucksake his individual goal threat HAS TO IMPROVE. And a lot. When I was watching the Wolves game at the pub with friends, I jumped up when Kudus shot hit the net. Just for that reason - "FUCKYEAA, HE FINALLY SCORED, more of that please now!!" just to see him being 1m+ in offside.
Mate
Kudus usefulness is so far from falling off a cliff I have no idea what you are watching
As it stands right now, without him we have ZERO attacking threat and ZERO ability to hold the ball up in build up.
Hes so far and away our most important player at the moment, you can step back, look at it logically and see the the point against Wolves is the only point we’d have in the Premier League without him.
He has become 2x less impressive from the first game of the season.
Just because the reason I highlighted - every defender he faces knows what he does and this massively decreases the sharpness of our attack. I do agree - we do need Kudus as things stand. But he could be so much more with some tweaks.
He had 2 assists against Brighton in a game we came back from 2-0 down.
He had one rough performance vs Wolves, that’s it. Hes been so far our most consistent player by miiiiiiiiilllllllllessssss
You’re wrong about a “country mile”
It’s debateable
You just don’t like admitting you were wrong. Which you were about Palhinha
Not really by miles, Kudus was invisible against Bournemouth and wasn't great against Wolves.
No-one has really stood out this season, some good performances with the odd stinker thrown in for our top performers, nothing really separating Kudus from Palhinha IMO
VDV probably our most consistent across the 6 matches I think.
I read nothing into any players performance from the past 2 games - Doncaster are shit and Wolves are a bogey side for us.
Let’s see who turns up and does the business in the next 2 as they are tricky games.
Personally based on the whole season so far I think both Pahlinha and Kudus have started well. Xavi had a great game against Brighton and then an equally abysmal game against Wolves - sums up his season so far, inconsistent.
Overall I’m happy though, we’re miles better than last season, Bergvall is developing into a top player and we’ve still got Kulu, Maddison, Solanke and Muani to come back from injury
Let’s see who turns up and does the business in the next 2 as they are tricky games.
Personally based on the whole season so far I think both Pahlinha and Kudus have started well. Xavi had a great game against Brighton and then an equally abysmal game against Wolves - sums up his season so far, inconsistent.
Overall I’m happy though, we’re miles better than last season, Bergvall is developing into a top player and we’ve still got Kulu, Maddison, Solanke and Muani to come back from injury
Kudus by a mile.
I've been advocating for a real defensive midfielder for three years now, can't say i'm dissapointed.
Pal has been immense for us so far, and totally transformed our midfield.
They said he couldn't pass the ball, but those sweeping long balls from him has been mint. And he has been an offensive threat too.
Great signing!
Pal has been immense for us so far, and totally transformed our midfield.
They said he couldn't pass the ball, but those sweeping long balls from him has been mint. And he has been an offensive threat too.
Great signing!
I don't think Bentancur has been much use to us this season. He hasn't really given us much in defence or attack.
I'd favour 1 defensive player in Palinha and the rest all be attack minded.
As an example (Ie, nobody needs to quite me and change the right back in this)
............Vicario
Porro Romero VDV Spence
..........Palinha
Kudus Xavi Sarr Odobert
..........striker
Or make that same thing a 4231 with Sarr working the whole pitch.
Bentancur is a sub for me, not a starter.
Should be looking at Sarr and Bergvall as fighting for the CM starting role with Palinha.