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Unironically true
He makes some very good ones every game but our attacking players lack of IQ ignores them most of the time. In fact, so many of the each other runs are missed out by our attacking players because of their lack of footballing IQ. Maybe it'll improve as Garnacho and Hojlund are still very young, but it's very frustrating seeing them miss so many easy and obvious passes every game.
You may have had an argument until you mentioned Bruno.... there is absolutely no way Bruno has more influence on the game more than Dalot. Unless you are also including negative influences.
Yeah he’s been brilliant for that price. I like him. Was worried about him defensively after the Liverpool game but he’s been solid since:
And if what we wanted was a tackler, Fosu Mensah was better than him in that regard.
Because they're after players who can play football. When you have so many there bound to be a surplus. Us, on the other hand.... we love signing players who are allergic to the ball. Or a one trick pony that is shite at everything else.
Tbf Dalot is having a mare of a season, and after watching Maz play a 12-14 games for us, I acknowledge that on pure technical level and ability as a FB, Maz is definitely better, Dalot is only physically superior, Dalot had a really excellent season in 23/24, consistently played well, and Maz was brought in a competition and cover for Dalot and to cover the LB spot as well, and now I am thinking if we have a fit and performing LB (Shaw or Malacia) then I am actually thinking Maz is the better player in the RB role, even if Dalot is playing and performing well.
Does the same logic apply to Gravenberch?
Our players are very clever looking arsed for the camera. Fake pressing without any real intent. But once you zoom them down and see it's all just rashfordism.
Eventually he got shit at that too
My understanding is that he couldn't be "spared". He wrote something pro-Palestine on one of his social media accounts and that led to a meeting which ultimately led to him leaving.
Saw it. It was unbelievable. No effort to get back by him. He was ahead of three teams…but they all sprinted past him.
the bolded bit is slightly unfair, he was really very good last season, but I also know he was basically hopeless in his early years here, this year he is reminding me why many here thought he was hopeless before and he needs to buck up his ideas soon.
He has lost the ball around 170 times in 11 games. Has only 2 goals this season so far.
I feel our wide players are more interested making space a shot for themselves than creating better chances for someone else. I don't know if this is the tactical plan and the full backs when overlapping are just there to stretch the defence or they are just in it for themselves but they only really pass when the shot isn’t on, which is often too late. (same with playing in to the striker). A balance of both would be good to keep the opposition guessing.
