I thought he and Bentancur were superb today and they have noticeably improved us.
Blimey. When does that ever happen in a Jan window?
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I thought he and Bentancur were superb today and they have noticeably improved us.
Even when things don‘t go quite right , nothing seems to get to him. Very mature attitude to the game and I’m sure he’s going to be a big fans favouriteAbsolutely..... He faded a bit when the rest of the team did from 45 - 70ish, but otherwise was good as gold.... Worked hard up and down the wing, linked up well when during attacking phases and won the ball plenty.
Definitely similarities in the way they move.Kulu has got a little Arjen Robben in him, specifically the way he attacks in the final third. Anyone else see it?
Did anybody notice him control the ball on his head on one of our breaks? His control is unreal! I swear he ran with the ball balanced on his head for a bit - mid way through second half maybe?
This, and the first-time back-heeled flick to Kane in the first half. He’s got some skillsDid anybody notice him control the ball on his head on one of our breaks? His control is unreal! I swear he ran with the ball balanced on his head for a bit - mid way through second half maybe?
I was checking to see if anyone had mentioned this backheel flick. It was proper fizzed into him and amongst a crowd of players he managed to get it straight to Kane, it was brilliant, loved it.This, and the first-time back-heeled flick to Kane in the first half. He’s got some skills
And here it isI was checking to see if anyone had mentioned this backheel flick. It was proper fizzed into him and amongst a crowd of players he managed to get it straight to Kane, it was brilliant, loved it.
And here it is
And here it is
Yep, that’s what I was getting at with the Winks > Lucas thing. I don’t think Winks is pinging that pass forwards like Bentancur (more like backwards), and Lucas is definitely not controlling it like that*Chef's kiss* perfecto.
Incidentally just another example of Bentancur looking for the forward pass in between the lines and picking it out successfully.
And now imagine that it’s Winks > Lucas… no way that ball gets to Kane!!!
The work done under Pirlo is so obvious at times like this.What’s most impressive about him is that he has very quickly established a good linkup with all the players around him. His interchanges with Kane, Doherty and Son are excellent. This is the sign of an intelligent, quality player.
As Conte said, it feels like he’s been here a lot longer than 6 weeks.