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Player Rodrigo Bentancur
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He's the best player we have in midfield that has any ability to keep the ball and have a semblance of control. Obviously leagues below where he was before the ACL. Pairing him with Palinha in a double pivot was an impossible job. Hope to see him and Gray start going forward.
Thought he was very good today , composed
I thought he was brilliant today
Maybe it would have been a different story if he came back a few weeks ago
Maybe it would have been a different story if he came back a few weeks ago
He was really good, showed real composure. There’s a reason we haven’t won a game since he got injured.
If he can give us 90 minutes in the rest of the matches we have a small chance to survive.
If he can give us 90 minutes in the rest of the matches we have a small chance to survive.
I told people to lay off this guy.
Spite hurled at him early on this season was uncalled for and misplaced.
Not amazing, but was important in midfield, everything considered.
He's a Top 6 midfielder playing in a 8-13th quality team, abused by fuckwits who think we are still the top 4 team we were 10 years ago.
He’s fucking shite. He’s just not embryonic shite line Gray or Bergval.
And they are three of the many reasons why we are collectively shit and have been for quite a while.
Top 6 midfielder? Hes never been that in his career. Ever. Not even in Italy.
And they are three of the many reasons why we are collectively shit and have been for quite a while.
Top 6 midfielder? Hes never been that in his career. Ever. Not even in Italy.
It's not down to two 20 years olds that we are shit, if anything the club has let them down by putting them amongst such shit senior pros!
For what it's worth, Bergvall came on and straight away made an impact!
Good to have him back.
I knew we had missed him. Can’t beat experience in the middle of the park.
The problem has been combinations all season.
IE, playing Bentancur and Palinha in the 2.
Made the game horrible to watch and limited us going forward.
When we had Kudus, we at least had a decent outlet though.
Yesterday he was playing with Bissouma who's a little more energetic than Palinha and had Xavi and Gallagher ahead running their socks off.
I always felt it had to be one or the other, not both of them playing in that midfield 2.
And that was the change yesterday. Like for like rather than trying to force them into the same team.
They're not massively similar IMO, but they don't help the team cohesion when they both play
Not gonna go as far as BC, as I thought he was solid today, and think he was genuinely decent in his initial pre-injury spell.
However, I think his performance today was the minimum we should be expecting from our CMs rather than standout. By PL standards it was a very normal midfield performance, but we've become so used to mediocrity in that area of the field it felt like he was better than he was.
Him and Biss do, at least, seem to be able to do the bare essentials De Zerbi is asking of his midfielders. Overall our midfield looked so much more competent than the Gray/Gallagher pairing did against Sunderland, and it gives me some hope for the remainder of the season.
However, I think his performance today was the minimum we should be expecting from our CMs rather than standout. By PL standards it was a very normal midfield performance, but we've become so used to mediocrity in that area of the field it felt like he was better than he was.
Him and Biss do, at least, seem to be able to do the bare essentials De Zerbi is asking of his midfielders. Overall our midfield looked so much more competent than the Gray/Gallagher pairing did against Sunderland, and it gives me some hope for the remainder of the season.
I was happy to see him back and if people can't see the improvement, then they're never going to give him any credit.
Is he as good as pre two serious injuries - no.
Did he instil some much needed control and calm in midfield - IMO, yes.
I hope he's fit enough for the rest of the season, we need his experience.
Is he as good as pre two serious injuries - no.
Did he instil some much needed control and calm in midfield - IMO, yes.
I hope he's fit enough for the rest of the season, we need his experience.
Bissouma and Bentacur should both be starters also inthe games to come.
We were another team with them in it, compared to the Sunderland where our midfield were non-existance
It’s about combinations and relationships on the pitch definitely. I think we were turgid because of Frank mainly. I reckon if we had a spine of Romero, Bentancur, Xavi and Solanke playing the majority of games we wouldn’t be in this position. All can handle the ball, composed, generally don’t fritter it away under pressure. Just a gut feeling DeZerbi would have got those players looking really good. Just been a season of bad timing and poor decisions.
Top 6 as in capable of playing for a team contesting to finish about 6th in Premier League. And he's absolutely been that wherever he's played.
He didn’t hide , defenders had an option to pass into midfield for the first time in months . Shows how bad our options are that he is the stand out . Injuries have hampered him , under Conte I thought we had another Carrick .