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Even at the end where there is no hope to get anything, he's still fighting.
He loves this club, you can see it the way he talks. He was furious last night, he didn't even want to waste time celebrating his much wanted goal. Star man this season, let's not spoil it by another club , big club, wanting to buy him for mega bucks. He won't stand for anyone not giving their all on the pitch. CAPTAIN and he talks so well, unlike most footballers it has to be said
You can tell that he is an intelligent person, not just on the pitch
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Its good that they are close they are the only two CM players id keep out the current crop with GLC on probation
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Literally the opposite of what he is.
In fact, there's not a more unorthodox and interesting player in the league. I wish he was a bit more "basic".
This will attract hundreds of negative reactions but I am starting to think that his lack of passing range is a big reason for how poor we are in possession.
I watched the Chelsea game again, fast forwarding to when we had the ball (which wasn’t often) and noticed his first instinct is to always turn backwards towards our defenders and lay off a simple pass.
Noticeably, he passed the ball to Davies more than any other player.
This gives him crazy good pass completion stats. I know people will say ‘teams need this type of player’ but I am not so sure. The best holding midfield players are the ones who can transition you into an attacking phase at every opportunity. He doesn’t have this vision or mindset when in possession. His only thought is ‘how can I make sure I complete this pass’.
I really am not trying to dig out one of our only players who is putting maximum effort in. It’s just something I have noticed and am open to debate.
I think it is something we should all look out for.
I watched the Chelsea game again, fast forwarding to when we had the ball (which wasn’t often) and noticed his first instinct is to always turn backwards towards our defenders and lay off a simple pass.
Noticeably, he passed the ball to Davies more than any other player.
This gives him crazy good pass completion stats. I know people will say ‘teams need this type of player’ but I am not so sure. The best holding midfield players are the ones who can transition you into an attacking phase at every opportunity. He doesn’t have this vision or mindset when in possession. His only thought is ‘how can I make sure I complete this pass’.
I really am not trying to dig out one of our only players who is putting maximum effort in. It’s just something I have noticed and am open to debate.
I think it is something we should all look out for.
Not on him. Sandro, Wanyama, et al are meant to get back possession and pass it off to a creative player. And to shield the defence when counter attacked of course.
We're lacking a third midfielder because we play Sissoko or winks instead of a third creative player. Ndomebele is great at the 8, so lo Celso naturally would help. Or should anyway. We'll see how he does when he's back.
Otherwise we may have to hope for a new signing or hope Skipp can play a more creative deep lying playmaker role and push Ndomebele up. Which isn't ideal because Ndombele is currently best as an 8 and is clearly improving his passing range too.
We have three priorities this summer, barring an exodus:
Keep Regis or replace him. Clearly Davies isn't good enough as a starting wing back for a championship side.
Figure out CB and RB. This will involve major shuffling and transfers.
Figure out a creative 10 solution. And replace Sissoko and or winks with an actual top 4 quality central midfielder.
How so? I might be wrong and I’m sure he would look better with better players but he’s part of the problem currently. We need a Jorgihnio type player in front of the back 4 and two new full backs
Hes done it alot this but his fast forward passes have suprised me this season
Immense. I legit put him in the category of very good players in our team.
Even against Liverpool the way he tackled Thiago and more impressively ran side by side with Mane before robbing him was dreamy.
Even against Liverpool the way he tackled Thiago and more impressively ran side by side with Mane before robbing him was dreamy.