Would need to get rid of Frank first. He’s not going to get to those levels with him.
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Player Xavi Simons
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Agree Macch
Amateur posting that..
Less oppo knows the better
They might indeed leave a wee bit more in the tackle targeting that area if poss,or as you say at corners”Sorry Wee Man never saw your wee paw there”
Squelch…….
Another player whose game is negatively affected from
The sequence starts with a throw in.
The pass can certainly be made here: The angle is there + Simons is free enough from his defender to make the attempt worthwhile.
Fine, whatever.
How about passing him the ball so that he can exploit the dotted area, by releasing Udogie from the left after a quick turn with the ball for example ?
??
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That's surely a simple lob pass to the dotted area there. The margin for error is massive.
Wait, there's more.
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That's the infamous RKM sequence by the way.
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This leads to a turnover as you can see; but that's not really the point here. Quickly delivering a forward pass when you actually spot one the way Romero does here, instead of pondering until the opportunity is no longer there, will lead to far better outcomes in the long run.
Do external circumstances including but not exclusively the ones mentioned above hold him back noticeably? Yes.
- The absence of a quality passer of a CM: One that would regularly link him up with Romero among others while sparing him from having to drop this deep to get the ball.
- Players that cannot find him even on the occasions where he drops [extremely] deep and is wide open.
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The sequence starts with a throw in.
The pass can certainly be made here: The angle is there + Simons is free enough from his defender to make the attempt worthwhile.
Fine, whatever.
How about passing him the ball so that he can exploit the dotted area, by releasing Udogie from the left after a quick turn with the ball for example ?
??
Gif version;
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That's surely a simple lob pass to the dotted area there. The margin for error is massive.
Wait, there's more.
Gif version;
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That's the infamous RKM sequence by the way.
Gif version;
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This leads to a turnover as you can see; but that's not really the point here. Quickly delivering a forward pass when you actually spot one the way Romero does here, instead of pondering until the opportunity is no longer there, will lead to far better outcomes in the long run.
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Am I convinced already that he has shown enough to assume confidently that there's a proper player in there, waiting to be unearthed? No.
Do external circumstances including but not exclusively the ones mentioned above hold him back noticeably? Yes.
Another player whose game is negatively affected from
- The absence of a quality passer of a CM: One that would regularly link him up with Romero among others while sparing him from having to drop this deep to get the ball.
- Players that cannot find him even on the occasions where he drops [extremely] deep and is wide open.
------
The sequence starts with a throw in.
The pass can certainly be made here: The angle is there + Simons is free enough from his defender to make the attempt worthwhile.
Fine, whatever.
How about passing him the ball so that he can exploit the dotted area, by releasing Udogie from the left after a quick turn with the ball for example ?
??
Gif version;
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That's surely a simple lob pass to the dotted area there. The margin for error is massive.
Wait, there's more.
Gif version;
-----------
That's the infamous RKM sequence by the way.
Gif version;
By contrast;
------------
This leads to a turnover as you can see; but that's not really the point here. Quickly delivering a forward pass when you actually spot one the way Romero does here, instead of pondering until the opportunity is no longer there, will lead to far better outcomes in the long run.
-------------Am I convinced already that he has shown enough to assume confidently that there's a proper player in there, waiting to be unearthed? No.
Do external circumstances including but not exclusively the ones mentioned above hold him back noticeably? Yes.
Things is mate, he's making the fatal error of standing in the middle of the pitch wanting the ball
He should know we don't do that
If he really wanted the ball he would stand right up on the right touchline waiting for a hoof
How heart warming to see a youngster being so kind and loving with his grandma, at such a sad time. As I mentioned in the Dom thread, sometimes we forget that huge wealth doesn't make players immune to the trials and tribulations of life.
Another player whose game is negatively affected from
- The absence of a quality passer of a CM: One that would regularly link him up with Romero among others while sparing him from having to drop this deep to get the ball.
- Players that cannot find him even on the occasions where he drops [extremely] deep and is wide open.
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The sequence starts with a throw in.
The pass can certainly be made here: The angle is there + Simons is free enough from his defender to make the attempt worthwhile.
Fine, whatever.
How about passing him the ball so that he can exploit the dotted area, by releasing Udogie from the left after a quick turn with the ball for example ?
??
Gif version;
-----------
That's surely a simple lob pass to the dotted area there. The margin for error is massive.
Wait, there's more.
Gif version;
-----------
That's the infamous RKM sequence by the way.
Gif version;
By contrast;
------------
This leads to a turnover as you can see; but that's not really the point here. Quickly delivering a forward pass when you actually spot one the way Romero does here, instead of pondering until the opportunity is no longer there, will lead to far better outcomes in the long run.
-------------Am I convinced already that he has shown enough to assume confidently that there's a proper player in there, waiting to be unearthed? No.
Do external circumstances including but not exclusively the ones mentioned above hold him back noticeably? Yes.
In general under Frank we just don't look coached to progress the ball through the central midfield with one-twos, and other combinations. Hopefully it's something that can be improved upon, but doubtful if Frank persists playing Bentancur and Palhinha when both become available again...
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Lost my grandma to that awful disease, so I get where he's coming from. Hope he gets more time with his nan than I did with mine.
His nan would be more use in the PL.
We should start playing her.
We should start playing her.
wasting him? what should he be doing then?
Cheers for hiding again Simon.
Not calling him fuckjng Xavi or even Simons until he actually shows up and helps out for once.
Not calling him fuckjng Xavi or even Simons until he actually shows up and helps out for once.
Meant to be a key player but can't hack it against West Ham or Burnley
Right now he can’t even get the simple passes right. Big decision to be made at the end of the season with him, I’m really struggling to see him as a PL player.
He's whiny brat tbh.
Has a good game/spell and then smells his own farts and gets high on 'em.
And there's no Simplicity Mode.
Everything has to be something, it seems, when sometimes you just move the ball on quickly.
cant do the basics well enough, sloppy shit. hes not a 10 to me, more of an average 8 as he does get stuck in to be fair. not good enough to be a true 10, youve got to get them through balls/passing, right consistently to be a 10 imo.
a fit maddison vs this guy is a no contest.
Whoever is a scout needs to go.
I struggle to see anything xavi offer.
Even Johnson as an AM is better.
Mcginn vs xavi Simon vs odegard
Most teams AM players better than this guy
I struggle to see anything xavi offer.
Even Johnson as an AM is better.
Mcginn vs xavi Simon vs odegard
Most teams AM players better than this guy
He was fine in the week, he was enjoying himself against Dortmund, weighting his passes perfectly, taking responsibility, doing what he should be doing so it's not an ability issue, more mentality and this is a wider issue for the squad, not just Xavi.
I don't think the players are playing for the manager anyway or they've dropped their standards for him as they know he's not going to be there for long.
