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Player Djed Spence
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He had a great run down the right wing, acres of space, but Werner was too dumb or arrogant to play him through. It really bothers me that our senior players tend to do that- especially when they are so toothless in attack themselves.
Far from convinced by him, I’m still of the opinion he’s not going to make it here.
He seems to have got everyone sucking his dick for very little reason.
He seems to have got everyone sucking his dick for very little reason.
I didn't want to say so, but I thought Werner was the weakest of the subs to come on, although I was expecting him to replace Son on the left, but what do I know?
Ange totally blew it with that call. Werner isn’t good enough to play RW- he’s only an outside winger in Ange’s system. You could see that in Werner’s reluctance to use his right foot to pass the ball. I honestly think he may have been incapable of playing Spence down the wing, having to use his left and having his angle cut off by the defender. Sad he can’t go over the top either but that’s Werner for you.
Ange’s unwillingness to bench Son when he is ineffective is really starting to cost us.
Spence needs more respect from the senior players- he looked really threatening making runs this preseason. There’s no reason any of our players should think they’re too good to make the pass to the correct option.
Completely agree, and if so many of us can see it, why can't the Boss-man?
The way I see it, only a few possibilities:
1) Boss man is stubborn
2) Boss man is dumb
3) Both
Perhaps Son goes on a run and we're all gushing over him again in a few games.....
BUT
There's a way to phase ageing players out gradually whilst still calling upon their strengths.......... Pretending players drop off in a binary-fashion is a foolish path............. However; if that is the belief you insist upon then you make sure to sell them early-ish before that 'crash' happens.
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Absolutely agree- I just don’t see anything being done like that right now. It seem it’s being handled rather ineptly right now, unfortunately.
Somebody like Ancelotti doesn’t have this problem and knows how to transition players through various phases of their careers.
Have you considered a directive from "Upstairs" with regard to merchandise value etc?(very cynical, but that's me).
That’s what you think was the deciding factor in the game? Interesting.
yea totally- god i hope not but we might actually be contractually obligated to play him, as we stupidly did with Kane.
The GOATs are masters of it; but then again they usually have a steady stream of elite players forever waiting in the wings making that transition an altogether smoother, less risky proposition.
You certainly aren't.
Udogie will soon be back, been out a while and didnt really have a worthwhile pre season.
Yeah, he looks 90% of the way there. Gassed out but a bit more of a burn in and he'll be good. The guy's a terrific footballer.
Really liked the way he came across their striker claoer to the end and ushered him across goal and allowed Vic to gather the ball!
Think he likely gets a boat load of minutes tbis season as porro will 100% get hurt and udogie seems a bit fragile