I don’t love Skipp and Bentancur together especially if we are going for more than just 4th but I think that is a solid MF that makes us more competitive for 4th.
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I don’t love Skipp and Bentancur together especially if we are going for more than just 4th but I think that is a solid MF that makes us more competitive for 4th.
hes made for premier league with his size, aggression and speed in the middle of the pitch imo. hes actually deceivingly quick. seems to breeze past players easily.
we all want that silky smooth playmaker like modric, but if you wanted another midfielder if you cant have that, it would be someone whos big, aggressive and quick.
It's a start. In a perfect world Skipp wouldn't be considered a first-teamer. But he has improved pretty drastically while starting games this season and there's no reason he couldn't continue that. He needs to add goals to his game next. He doesn't have to be another Lampard or Gerrard. But he shouldn't be afraid to have pops from 25 yards out every now and again.
Remember people thought he was shit?
He is our best centre mid, the thing that surprises me is how forward thinking he is
He is our best centre mid, the thing that surprises me is how forward thinking he is
That highlight reel is incomplete, seeing stuff watching the game again now that isn't on there.
He's neat and tidy, tenacious and disciplined. His biggest plus over the Winks of this world is his composure, he's not the type to fluster under pressure. I don't see a pinpoint, pick a forward out and drop it on a sixpence over 50 yards pass in him yet, something Winks does occasionally have in his locker, but he's composed and that settles the team down. Will be interested to see if he can do it against United, Everton were a rollover tonight, we didn't really need to play that well.
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Yeah, I don't think he's anything special. He's just what Winks SHOULD be. A competent CM who can get about the pitch, land tackles, win a few duels, escape pressure, and ocassionally find a good pass. He does none of these things at a prodigious rate but enough to be a good addition to a side chasing top 4.
Hopefully, he'll be the Hojbjerg to a better CM down the road.
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He's not afraid to have a pop, but he's clearly got no talent for it. Hopefully it's something he can learn.
I have seen a fair few occasions though where he was in a great position to shoot but decided to play it safe. I think he has enough ability to take a few more risks in his game, while still remaining an efficient player. Admittedly at the start of the season I only ever saw him as a spoiler really. Someone that can win the ball and then give it to someone who can do more with it. But he's already shown he is much more than that, and can and will get better.
Breath of fresh air
Really enjoy watching him
Works hard front to back
Good athlete
Nice technical ability
Reads the game well
Covers ground. Helps out the back line and joins attack
19m € ?
Really enjoy watching him
Works hard front to back
Good athlete
Nice technical ability
Reads the game well
Covers ground. Helps out the back line and joins attack
19m € ?
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He definitely plays it safe. His Norwich loan was the same, started out very safe then started to show off his range of passing.
I think he'll do the same here. Still, his shooting is very Winks-esque.
Hojbjerg isnt the problem.
Play Bentancur with Winks and see how he does having to do 2 people's job.
That's exactly what he did for the winner against City. First-time ball out to Kulu, who got behind City defence then crossed to pick out Kane (did it literally 2mins before that too, in an almost identical move).
Conte ball is a highly orchestrated sequence of positional transitions interspersed with controlled periods without the ball, there's little room for improvisation, so if passes such as these are delivered then that's down to the work on the training pitch. Getting the runners to target the space when they feel it's the right time to attempt it. So, we'll only see such things if that's his role in the build-up.
Let’s see how PEH does vs Utd. He’s generally done well against bottom half sides, it’s when he’s chasing shadows against top sides that’s the issue
if they want to give us also dybala..for free...
They have no say anymore..... Contract ends Jun 2022.
Has an almost Berba swagger to his running, the way he holds his arms... uncanny