Well the twitter person isnt fully correct.
The two charts show his final balls/passes in the final 3rd have almost disappeared in favour for trying to run with the ball and that his dribbling success rate has fallen significantly.
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Player Dejan Kulusevski
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Well the twitter person isnt fully correct.
The two charts show his final balls/passes in the final 3rd have almost disappeared in favour for trying to run with the ball and that his dribbling success rate has fallen significantly.
He's definitely not looked as sharp or bullish since he came back from injury.
The UTD game he came on late vs tired legs and looked much more like he did last season.
Whatever it is, the system under Conte meant both of the wide #10 or inverted forwards, whatever name you call the role Son and Kulu have been playing, have suffered massively.
Also they both just get kicked and fouled as soon as they receive any pass directly from a defender. Maybe Mason tweaked it slightly and had more passes reaching them from the 2 CMs and those 2 receiving the ball higher up in more dangerous areas and less likely to just get fouled by the press.
Conte: "Sonny you are the 9th defender, Kulu you are the 10th Defender"
Why thank you, sir
I definitely think the whole Conte-ball pattern is to draw the press and play through the press in wide areas, which means that Kulu and Son have had to come deeper for the ball.
Teams have figured out that they can just hack and foul those 2 and we have been scored on countless times when teams have robbed us passing direct from the defenders to Son (couple times Kulu).
They know they can't get away with fouling Kane because he's too crafty and strong.
Also one of the reasons we always play better with Richy in the team in this system. He's much better at receiving the ball with a defender behind him and also means we still have a #9 if Kane drops to receive instead and Richy goes forward.
He should be played as an attacking midfielder in between Skipp and Hojbjerg. He’s a battler, has a great pass and runs well with the ball. Would help improve possession and creativity.
It’s kind of true though…
Personally I would of had Kane as the 10th defender
Getting boring this.. Kulu suffered massively cause his role in the Conte system?
He probably played his best football ever in the same role before his injury and total drop of form.. Also keep in mind he came to us more or less from the bench in Juve. Revisionism at its worst
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We could get Teun Koopmeiners, a vastly more suited player and a lot better and more influential than Kulusevski
Oooo, don't poke the bear. If/when he does he'll be back to "borderline world class" just at a time when reality is dawning on these folks that perhaps they overrated him from the off. What we need is for him to get back in the starting XI and no more of these tired leg cameos...these folks can barely contain themselves.
Reactionary garbage.
Reaction to his not being as good this season as last....?
I defended Perisic to the hilt, 'cos he was fucking consistently amazing for Inter.... But look at him now...
Is it us? Or is it the league... or a bit of both?
I'm starting to believe that if we're NOT a players' graveyard, then maybe Serie A and the PL are just two VERY different leagues!
35 mill i dont think so
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