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Player Xavi Simons
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Not playing terribly well atm, but he's an exciting, creative player. He's not a robotic efficiency merchant like a lot of his peers.
Xavi's penchant for dribbling into space is the best thing about him, and unlike your Lucas Moura's or Kudus' he typically knows where the blind alley ends. It ends in him diving for a foul a lot, but hey ho.
I agree that the modern game is mundane but it's not because the players are worse now.
In your clip, Keane was playing against much worse players. They were also highlights.
Go check out some early Messi highlights and see some of the wing backs he was playing against. Absolutely nothing on the players today. The average player's fitness level today is miles above decades ago.
Unfortunately, the game has been so optimized to death by tactics and modern sports science that individual players can't stand out nearly as much anymore. The optimized "tactics" includes the bending of rules as far as possible. There is so much tactical fouling all over the pitch. There is no reward for being a better footballer and beating a man because you'll just be grabbed or hacked down and unless it's a blatant counterattack or you hit the imaginary limit of fouls the ref allows, you won't be booked. Especially if you are wearing specific kits.
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I think he got fed up when the chips were down and tried to do it all himself. But he couldn't.
Remember how Bale used to just go mental and surge the whole pitch and score. Because he could.
We need to get that out of Xavi, he just can't. He's not 6ft 1 with legs to take him the distance in 5 strides.
Seems to be burnt out.
Wouldn't have happened if he was a Spurs player.
Or, in seriousness, if he played Spurs every week.
Strangely, VdV is one of the few since Bale who actually can do that. Albeit with less control and guile I know.
Occasionally, but I'd rather he didn't tbh. Because when he get's it wrong, we need him at the back to defend the counter
He and Gray are our most talented and creative players..
Plus Madders when he’s fit.
Reckon you could throw him over a pub?
At least Palmer has the excuse of needing surgery which has clearly had a massive effect on his performances. Plus it's clear in his body language that he already wants out of Chelsea.
He's has one good year and that's it.
He's had 2 good years at Chelsea, and also showed his talent for City before that by scoring in finals. He still has 9 goals in 20 games in the EPL this season which isn't a bad return for a player carrying an injury and in a poor team.
Yeah but we are talking about him being a 'star' in this league, he's fsr from that.
I'd say Cherki is probably the star right now.
He is definitely on his way
Mate, you rate Solanke. Pot, kettle, black.
I remember the halcyon days in the transfer thread where he wasn't good enough for us...
I remember the halcyon days in the transfer thread where he wasn't good enough for us...
He got saddled with the "bad attitude" tag.... Nothing to do with ability.