If he is starting so many games and ain't no good, how come we are doing so well?
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Player Rodrigo Bentancur
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We've outperformed our XG? We've been accumulating points despite mostly average performances from Bentancur.
I'm not mad if Frank wants to play Palh and Benta in a double pivot CM as at least it means he's playing a real CAM and putting 4 real attackers on the pitch. I do find it a bit disappointing though as I don't feel like Rod offers much different or better than Sarr or Barry except maybe veteran experience. For me Palh is plenty enough veteran experience for a CM pairing, but hey that's Frank's call. At least I don't think Rod will ever be unsalable, if we do decide to sell him this next summer or later...
so well? What exactly have we achieved so far this season? Is this really limit to your ambition?
To draw at home with Wolves and rescue draw away against Bodo ?!?
If so, congratz to you - life is perfect.
I personally want big further improvement from current level.
And to achieve that Bentancur is absolutely nowhere near good enough to be nailed on starter.
Well yea, that would be step in right direction, just two worries with that -
1) Quite often so far it has not meant it. As we've seen Pal, Benta and Bergvall/Sarr all starting together, though Leeds game was step in right direction on that front.
2) And even if that is the plan, I still actually think that even as 1st choice double pivot Pal-Sarr and Pal-Bergvall would both work better. At least have higher upside.
I thought he was the worst player on the pitch, and his goal covered it up.
When has he become such a risk averse, go-through-the-motions kind of player? Did that ACL injury mess with his head in addition to his knee?
Looks like a holding midfielder, which should be Palhinha's job anyway now that he's here, that cannot really hold anything. Sits in between CBs, points in different directions telling others where they should pass the ball to, and passes it sideways to the next guy every chance he gets.
We might as well play a back 3 with an actual centre back. Or, more ideally, with a midfielder that'll take initiative once in a while.
Looks like a holding midfielder, which should be Palhinha's job anyway now that he's here, that cannot really hold anything. Sits in between CBs, points in different directions telling others where they should pass the ball to, and passes it sideways to the next guy every chance he gets.
We might as well play a back 3 with an actual centre back. Or, more ideally, with a midfielder that'll take initiative once in a while.
His passing map says it all. If you are playing that as your 8 then you implicitly admit you don't expect to hold or play possession. End of.
He's making ME miss Hojbjerg and I hate this kind of player. We need better.
He is playing exactly like Hojberg used to but clearly the coaching staff wants that because he's started 9 of the 11 games.
I've defended Bentancur in the past but not after today.
Palhinha was stretching to make a block on Rogers from the side, for the first goal, but Bentancur backed off and put no pressure on the ball.
It was this that invited the shot.
Bentancur should be dropped from the first choice starting 11 and made to earn the right.
Palhinha was stretching to make a block on Rogers from the side, for the first goal, but Bentancur backed off and put no pressure on the ball.
It was this that invited the shot.
Bentancur should be dropped from the first choice starting 11 and made to earn the right.
We HAVE better.
Why we can't have Sarr being all energy; box to box, covering a tonne of ground and getting the odd shot off is beyond me.
Hides all the game.
Because our manager thinks we need to have caution, as we fight against relegation.
Sarr and Palhinha should be the two in the middle, Bentancur to come on as and when
We're joint 5th and 2 points off 2nd. You're overreacting.
He scored and clocked out. I’m out of patience with him.
I’ve said it many times before, one good game in five is unacceptable.
I’ve said it many times before, one good game in five is unacceptable.
Playing for Ange finished him.
Used to losing.
Hard habit to break.
He never was a great possession footballer. Has only ever seemed to thrive in counter attacking sides, including Uruguay. Juve were ok with selling him for a reason.