Jérémy Doku

He would be one of the best wide attackers in the world if he could just play a final ball. Weird player.
 
It seems like he isn’t good at anything. He just runs around and half tries to do anything without an end product. If he were to join United or Chelsea his shortcomings would be highlighted even more. He is luckily playing for Pep and City.
 
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Brilliant dribbler, strong as an ox, occasionally finds a decent pass. Not much else. His dribbling is incredibly difficult to contain, especially if you leave him 1v1 all the time, but at the same time he doesn’t scare me at all when he’s on the ball.
 
WeePat said:
Brilliant dribbler, strong as an ox, occasionally finds a decent pass. Not much else. His dribbling is incredibly difficult to contain, especially if you leave him 1v1 all the time, but at the same time he doesn’t scare me at all when he’s on the ball.
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He reminds me a little bit of Saint-Maximin.
 
He's erratic, alright, but he did create the first goal with a nice pass into Bernardo.
 
Lightening quick, and most importantly can run at that speed with the ball at his feet. That’s his greatest strength, I mean it’s literally 90% of his game. His dribbling is good but because he can do it at such pace, it becomes exceptional. His explosiveness from a standing start is second to none. His ball striking technique is absolute rubbish though, both crossing and shooting. He looks like he doesn’t have a clue how to hit the ball properly. And his decision making in the final third is erratic at best and horrible at worst. He’s a real paradox of a player. He opens the game up because he can beat a man at disrupt organisation so easily, and gets in behind the fullback almost for fun. His best bet is to look for a simple cutback when he gets there, and that’s it. In fact that’s so ingrained into him, he did it twice today when he had a very clear and obvious shooting possibility. In the second one he was 6 yards from goal and ended up trying a pass into a crowded pool of players when it was multitudes more difficult that just a side foot finish. He’s a player I don’t rate at all, but at the same time recognise as being extremely dangerous. Probably because I prioritise technical ability way over extreme physical attributes.

If I was his coach I’d just have him doing repeated, endless finishing and crossing training. Ad Infinitum, all day, every day.
 
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He's erratic, alright, but he did create the first goal with a nice pass into Bernardo.
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That pass was behind Bernardo but the later is such an adept footballer than he turned that mis-pass into an assist.
 
I'm convinced he would look absolutely horrific in any other team that's not managed by Pep. He has the physicality the speed and dribbling but awful end product. Very similar to Saint Maximin. He looks not so bad in Pep's set up because he's an amazing manager and makes the player look better than they actually are with his incredibly drilled system.
 
simonhch said:
Lightening quick, and most importantly can run at that speed with the ball at his feet. That’s his greatest strength, I mean it’s literally 90% of his game. His dribbling is good but because he can do it at such pace, it becomes exceptional. His explosiveness from a standing start is second to none.
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The explosiveness from standing still is insane. I feel like he gets past his man every time he does this and then whips in an awful cross. This would be such a weapon against low block teams that park the bus if he was able to consistently cross the ball. And I think that's why Pep keeps him in the team though. He offers something so different than can be so effective that no one else in his squad does.

I think he's like an updated version of adama traore. And i mean updated, not perfected. Just slightly better but still needs 10 more updates be a great player.

Would love to see a front 3 of Doku, Gervinho, and Adama Traore. Would be ultimate chaos.
 
He reminds me of Nani early on in his United career before it clicked for a while (from the second half of 09-10 till early 11-12, or so).
You can see the potential is extremely high, but so frustrating at the same time.
Very inconsistent decision making, the passes are either a fraction too early or too late, shoots when he needs to pass, passes when he needs to shoot.
 
LankyHoggie said:
He reminds me of Nani early on in his United career before it clicked for a while (from the second half of 09-10 till early 11-12, or so).
You can see the potential is extremely high, but so frustrating at the same time.
Very inconsistent decision making, the passes are either a fraction too early or too late, shoots when he needs to pass, passes when he needs to shoot.
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Nani was about five times the player.

Doku is bang average. City give him constant opportunities to threaten and he still doesn’t impress.
 
Gene Loblaw said:
The explosiveness from standing still is insane. I feel like he gets past his man every time he does this and then whips in an awful cross. This would be such a weapon against low block teams that park the bus if he was able to consistently cross the ball. And I think that's why Pep keeps him in the team though. He offers something so different than can be so effective that no one else in his squad does.

I think he's like an updated version of adama traore. And i mean updated, not perfected. Just slightly better but still needs 10 more updates be a great player.

Would love to see a front 3 of Doku, Gervinho, and Adama Traore. Would be ultimate chaos.
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You could make a fun one from the current PL with Doku, Nunes and Traore - physicality in abundance and then some, with the most chaotic approach ever seen on any football pitch. Could be fun and infuriating at the same time.
 
Being a Sith Lord, one wonders if he will wind up city's hundreds of fans wielding a red lightsaber.
 
LankyHoggie said:
He reminds me of Nani early on in his United career before it clicked for a while (from the second half of 09-10 till early 11-12, or so).
You can see the potential is extremely high, but so frustrating at the same time.
Very inconsistent decision making, the passes are either a fraction too early or too late, shoots when he needs to pass, passes when he needs to shoot.
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Nani was actually a very talented footballer. This guy is just a sprinter.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Nani was about five times the player.

Doku is bang average. City give him constant opportunities to threaten and he still doesn’t impress.
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Nani wasn’t five times the player in his first 2 seasons, he was incredibly frustrating.
Folks have short memories, he was also completely ineffective in SAF’s last season, a title we won despite the wingers and not due to them, they were all poor.
 
LankyHoggie said:
Nani wasn’t five times the player in his first 2 seasons, he was incredibly frustrating.
Folks have short memories, he was also completely ineffective in SAF’s last season, a title we won despite the wingers and not due to them, they were all poor.
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Even still, they aren’t really similar stylistically at all.
 
once he masters the art of the cut back, hell be lethal in Pep world.
 
LankyHoggie said:
He reminds me of Nani early on in his United career before it clicked for a while (from the second half of 09-10 till early 11-12, or so).
You can see the potential is extremely high, but so frustrating at the same time.
Very inconsistent decision making, the passes are either a fraction too early or too late, shoots when he needs to pass, passes when he needs to shoot.
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I don't think he has anywhere near the talent Nani does.
 
LankyHoggie said:
Nani wasn’t five times the player in his first 2 seasons, he was incredibly frustrating.
Folks have short memories, he was also completely ineffective in SAF’s last season, a title we won despite the wingers and not due to them, they were all poor.
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Nani was a bright talent in his first 2 seasons. Doku is a bright athlete who runs at players usually achieving nothing.
 
What happened to him, I thought he was going to be a top player for City. His game seems to have changed from the early days when he just signed for City. He was a lot more direct and effective then. Now he seems to cut back a lot and slows down the game. The few times he was direct he managed to beat Maz and put in a cross. Is it Peps rigid tactics stifling him, or is he simply not as good as everyone originally thought?
 
Ayoba said:
What happened to him, I thought he was going to be a top player for City. His game seems to have changed from the early days when he just signed for City. He was a lot more direct and effective then. Now he seems to cut back a lot and slows down the game. The few times he was direct he managed to beat Maz and put in a cross. Is it Peps rigid tactics stifling him, or is he simply not as good as everyone originally thought?
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Reckon tactically he's a terrible matchup for Pep. Put him in any team where the instruction will be to funnel the ball into him much earlier or put him in behind in to space + he will get joy from most FBs in the PL. He's also very young. Look at what happened to Grealish, him and Doku are not similar profiles but they are/were attack minded and more individualistic players, players who excite fans and there aren't that many of them around these days.
 
Ayoba said:
is he simply not as good as everyone originally thought?
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I never rated him. He always looked a scruffy player. Rapid obviously and very different to everyone else they have/had. Not your prototypical Pep/City player. Though he is a bit like a Raheem Sterling without the productivity. To be fair to Sterling, he had good off the ball movement/attacking instincts where as Doku prefers the ball to feet and to take a full back on from a standing start. However, he always looked a bit unrefined. Capable of being something a bit different on his day, but not a reliable or consistent source.
 
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whenever I watch him, the first thing that come to my mind is - shiiit, that move again?

slower, but more talented Adama.
 
Ayoba said:
What happened to him, I thought he was going to be a top player for City. His game seems to have changed from the early days when he just signed for City. He was a lot more direct and effective then. Now he seems to cut back a lot and slows down the game. The few times he was direct he managed to beat Maz and put in a cross. Is it Peps rigid tactics stifling him, or is he simply not as good as everyone originally thought?
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He got Pep’d
 
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