The guy's a fookin' angel!
GLC / Dier / Ndombele
Lucas / Kane / Son
I want, i want, i want....
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The guy's a fookin' angel!
GLC / Dier / Ndombele
Lucas / Kane / Son
I want, i want, i want....
And there are people who would rather Poch was here after Christmas than Lucas
I said Lucas should have played against Red Star instead of Son. I was criticised and it was said Son had to play. Son had a good game and Poch was justified but I do not think Son, Kane and Moura works. Therefore if Kane always plays then Son has to be rested for Moura to get a chance. Now Son should play Saturday but perhaps should be rested against Red Star next week.
Poch out, Lucas in as manager/player. easy
Underrated post.
Did himself absolutely no favors yesterday.
Not singling him out, but given that he hasn't had many chances, this was his moment to prove himself but he had no significant contribution to the game.
Part of it is also on Poch who brought him on from the cold into unfamiliar position (seemed to me no-brainer to use Son in top) but most still on the player.
He'll get more chances though with Lamela injured and Son banned in EPL. Hope he takes them well.
Not singling him out, but given that he hasn't had many chances, this was his moment to prove himself but he had no significant contribution to the game.
Part of it is also on Poch who brought him on from the cold into unfamiliar position (seemed to me no-brainer to use Son in top) but most still on the player.
He'll get more chances though with Lamela injured and Son banned in EPL. Hope he takes them well.
he's not a centre forward why play him there ? yes he is willing to battle for the ball but that is not enough
why didn't Poch play with Son & Lucas closer to midfield, either out numbering their midfield or most likely drawing their defence up thus creating space to run into, then as soon as our C/H's got the ball they could play long ball out to the space behind their defenders
He was def in the wrong position. He has the ability to leap out of the building, but he isn’t a CF. His lack of involvement has just as much to do with a shit performance from players like Eriksen as it does with Poch putting him in the wrong place.
That being said, I don’t think he is a starter for any top team. He is a weapon, but I don’t think he is suited for the way we try to play. The best I have seen out of him was when he was at PSG and they were playing him out wide. We should be asking him to bring width and take on players out wide, but we use him centrally, where all 11 players are.
That being said, I don’t think he is a starter for any top team. He is a weapon, but I don’t think he is suited for the way we try to play. The best I have seen out of him was when he was at PSG and they were playing him out wide. We should be asking him to bring width and take on players out wide, but we use him centrally, where all 11 players are.
Was horrendous today, but still not our worst player which says everything about the way we play football right now.
What was particularly bad about his performance yesterday was that it was against a team that didn't park the bus. It's useless playing him against a low bock side where there is no space for him to run but yesterday Everton didn't park the bus, he just showed the other side to his game that's really poor and that's he can't pass, hold up the ball, bring others into play.
He's a heads down player. He seems to have zero connection with any players around him and as a consequence, we don't build attacks via him at all. There's no one-two's, no interplay unless he's on the end of something, be that one of his own dribbles or a pass to him, he looks a total misfit.
He's not a starter for me, never has been. Still a good player to have on the bench seems to operate better when we are going more direct and lumping balls into channels or swinging them into the box.
He's a heads down player. He seems to have zero connection with any players around him and as a consequence, we don't build attacks via him at all. There's no one-two's, no interplay unless he's on the end of something, be that one of his own dribbles or a pass to him, he looks a total misfit.
He's not a starter for me, never has been. Still a good player to have on the bench seems to operate better when we are going more direct and lumping balls into channels or swinging them into the box.
A bit harsh in places but ,in essence, all true
A lot of that revolves around him playing centrally tho....
I still think he'd do damage in a 3 with Kane & Sonny.
This is the big headache.
Poch seems intent on making Moura a striker, when he is a winger, and Son who is a striker is played out on the wing (granted he tends to do real well when played on the left wing, less so when played on the right like yesterday).
Why?
I think he just gets in the way, Son/Kane/Dele/Lamela/(Eriksen when on form) all link play with each other. I think he gets in the way, can't think off the top of my head when Kane and Lucas have looked dangerous, ever.
I think Sonny is well suited to the WF role, but yeh the overall picture is very frustrating.
Esp. when you consider slower, more intricate players that link up better (such as Dele and Lamela) are regularly played wide.
Who's way would he be in if deployed as a WF?
He gets in Kanes way as the bulk of their time on the pitch together was with them both deployed centrally.