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I thought he played quite well today
Fast approaching Fred levels of "he's actually pretty decent when the good version turns up".
Gets too harshly criticised here, especially when the whole squad was generally bad. Offers a good all round game and usually starts attacks from deep
No, he has been very poor and at fault so many times. He should be a squad player at bestGets too harshly criticised here, especially when the whole squad was generally bad. Offers a good all round game and usually starts attacks from deep
I think Dalot did OK, but come on, in 999/1000 games that was an awful cross, even though it will go down in history as the assist to one of the best goals the Premier League has witnessed.I actually thought he did ok today, great cross for the first goal.
when shaw and awb fit hes third choice for me.
I actually thought he did ok today, great cross for the first goal.
when shaw and awb fit hes third choice for me.
Spot on, he over hits 99/100 of his crosses and always has, it’s actually unbelievable he’s not improved this aspect of his game.If the only way your cross is converted into a goal is by a 1 in a million acrobatic flying bycycle kick then it was a shit cross.
His crossing is dogshit and it hasn't improved in 5 years. From which I can only assume he doesn't even practice to try and improve that area of his game.
If the only way your cross is converted into a goal is by a 1 in a million acrobatic flying bycycle kick then it was a shit cross.
His crossing is dogshit and it hasn't improved in 5 years. From which I can only assume he doesn't even practice to try and improve that area of his game.
I think Dalot did OK, but come on, in 999/1000 games that was an awful cross, even though it will go down in history as the assist to one of the best goals the Premier League has witnessed.
If the only way your cross is converted into a goal is by a 1 in a million acrobatic flying bycycle kick then it was a shit cross.
His crossing is dogshit and it hasn't improved in 5 years. From which I can only assume he doesn't even practice to try and improve that area of his game.
When have we seen his top level?His top level is very good.
For me, it's clear Dalot's crossing is very inconsistent and he definitely needs to improve but he also has many previous of delivering balls into the back post or the other side of the penalty box rather than low and hard into the near post/penalty spot.
It's bit of a chicken and egg situation, where a 'great' cross hit into the right areas is not necessarily a great one if it's nowhere near the player or it's not a high probability chance. Now of course you would say 'well it's the fault of the attackers to be in the right space' but hitting to the opposite side of the penalty box is actually a decent place to put it as you should expect the opposite wide player/full back in that position also. I would give benefit of the doubt here for Dalot and say it was a good cross. His assist to Bruno last year is a good example of this as he tends to be a bit more 'creative' than just spamming 'into the right areas' where a traditional 9 would be.
Spot on, he over hits 99/100 of his crosses and always has, it’s actually unbelievable he’s not improved this aspect of his game.
Was just about to post something similar.
It was an awful cross, he just got lucky that Garnacho produced a superb effort to put that in.
He shouldn't even get an assist for that cross.
It is genuinely baffling, the only theory I have is that he must think his crossing is great and doesn't need to improve it. Because technically he's a tidy player and crossing is one of the areas of football where it isn't impossible to significantly improve with enough practice. And yet he continues to pump the ball high to the opposite side of the pitch with little or no thought as to how any of his teammates are supposed to do anything with that. He rarely even looks up to see who's on for a cross which isn't ideal.
Definitely not, nuts to come on here and see people praising him for a great cross
A good cross is not one that a guy has to run back and throw himself upside down with his foot about 8ft in the air for an overhead.
A good cross there would have been one stood up to the back post for an easy header.
He doesn't seem to ever look up before he crosses, he just kicks it across and hopes for the best.
It is genuinely baffling, the only theory I have is that he must think his crossing is great and doesn't need to improve it. Because technically he's a tidy player and crossing is one of the areas of football where it isn't impossible to significantly improve with enough practice. And yet he continues to pump the ball high to the opposite side of the pitch with little or no thought as to how any of his teammates are supposed to do anything with that. He rarely even looks up to see who's on for a cross which isn't ideal.
Definitely not, nuts to come on here and see people praising him for a great cross
As the old men say: all good overhead kicks start with a bad cross
Most of his crosses hit the opposite side of the pitch as opposed to the opposite side of the box as he pumps them in too high more often than not.
The cross last night wasn't hit into the right area though, it was cutting back to no one and heading out of the box until Garnacho moved and made something of it.
Dalot is just very poor at crossing, so poor that I just don't understand how it hasn't improved.
I don't think we will agree but I will say three separate things can exist at the same time:
1) His crossing needs massive improvement.
2) Our movement in the box is terrible and it's not easy to cross the ball well when there's no real consistent runners or structure to it (i.e cutbacks ala City). Hopefully Hojlund can help this area.
3) I thought it was a decent area of the pitch to put it because it doesn't necessarily need to be taken first time like the ridiculous technique and position Garnacho took it. It's not an easy ball but he could have controlled it and possible taken a shot and/or continue the play.
The chance where he ignored Martials run when Martial was infront of his defender and instead blasted it towards Pellestri ? That chance ?Created our 2 best chances towards the end.
We have quite a collection of these unfortunately .He’s woeful. Painfully average footballer