Spot-on Oakie both my son and I said the same thing about our KevHonestly I`ve just watched the whole game again and I still stand by my thoughts on LAST NIGHTS performance by KDB.Sloppy at times,gave the ball away,caught in possession and then made some wonderful balls to colleagues.No-one is perfect for a full 90 minutes,but having watched it again I fully stand by my opinion that KDB was average,NOT is average,but WAS average.
I`m a massive fan of his ... but no player should be immune from criticism.Just some fans have thin skin when it comes to upsetting their favourite player. ;)
23 passes to goal (including the two prior to the beginning of the video). Special mention to Bravo for the chip that relieved the pressure from the high press and Garcia for the two one time half volley passes that opened up the midfield on two occasions during that passage.
Effort wise I`ve got to agree with you,but its nice to see someone else`s opinion,who agrees with me,that KDB lost and gave the ball away countless times.I saw someone saying that he only lost the ball 8.4 times %.Stats as we all know can paint a different picture,as KDB gave the ball away at least 10 times in that first half alone,mainly through pure sloppiness.
Anyway mate I`m one of his biggest fans ... but sometimes he can play sloppily,but they are very few and far between.
Are the old "don`t shout at my hero" routine.Never fails does it.No-player should be immune to criticism
They'll skew it in any way they can to diminish how well Pep's system works and Aguero's performances in general to play into the "Pep can't cut it here in ENGLAND!" and "Aquero is leaving because City are a small club" narrative, unfortunately.One of the reports I read after the fact described Sergio's goals as a 'well taken penalty and a tap in'...
Tap in FFS. If that was a tap in, I'm a monkeys uncle, that finish was a thing of beauty.
No chance. IMO I see his future away from City.
Hope I'm wrong.
He made some poor passes and he was dispossessed on at least three occasions. If the stats do not back that up, then the stats are clearly incorrect. Maybe the definitions used in the stats are incorrect.
I think what made it worse was that he had other options available to him but appeared to take the wrong option on several occasions. These things happen as he takes risks. He probably took more risks last night as the stakes were not as high as other games.
Like you, I'm a big fan of his but that doesn't mean he is above criticism.
He was playing against a second string of midfielders last night,not the might of Barca,Real.Bayern or Chelsea.