Yes, although a lot of his goals for Dortmund came not from crosses, very few did, but passes around the box and underlapping cut backs to the edge of the 6 yard box. In other words how we've played and created before. I think chances Grealish with an overlapping full back would create loads of.Yeah, be very rare to see a team play a high line against us so most of the supply will to Haaland will need to come from out wide.
I'm not quite so sure that Alvarez has the pace that people are saying on here. When he had the chance to break on Saturday, he was quite quickly caught up by their defence and he had to stop and play the ball back into midfield.Fast counter-attacking is the one thing missing from our game as a team.
Sterling was good at that for a couple of years (2017-2019 era) and Sané was excellent at it. But whenever we’ve had the chance to quickly counter-attack over the last few years we seem to slow down, check back and wait for numbers instead of just going for it. Sterling was probably the worst for that when he played after being a good counter-attacker previously.
de Bruyne seems to be the only player who’ll consistently carry the ball directly forward and entice runners to get ahead of him. This is where I think Grealish would be good in midfield because he’s a strong runner with the ball and can carry the ball through a broken field and the quicker players could get ahead of him then.
Foden and Alvarez could be the answer to this as they both have pace, with Grealish in midfield instead of wide. But that leaves us a winger short squad-wise so we’d have to sign another winger as well as a left back.
Yeah i noticed that. Reports from Argentina never indicated he had any great pace.I'm not quite so sure that Alvarez has the pace that people are saying on here. When he had the chance to break on Saturday, he was quite quickly caught up by their defence and he had to stop and play the ball back into midfield.
A lot of people seemed to have missed that. We'll get a better idea over the next few months. I dont think hes that quick to be honest.Yeah i noticed that. Reports from Argentina never indicated he had any great pace.
Not really, De Jong often didn’t start the big games. You might say the same about Sane but we also had Sterling. Take those 2 and Jesus out and we lack pace out wide. Not essential but a very good option to at least have at times.Love this time of year when you can see the narratives forming. Might do a shot every time a read a variation of "with Grealish and Mahrez we look a lot less dangerous". I'll look like later years George Best before the world cup opening game.
"We never replaced Sane's pace" is the new "we never replaced De Jong's midfield aggression".
Spot on. Odd how the Mahrez and Grealish naysayers fail to acknowledge that we scored the most PL goals even with this undangerous pair playing in the vast majority of the games.Love this time of year when you can see the narratives forming. Might do a shot every time a read a variation of "with Grealish and Mahrez we look a lot less dangerous". I'll look like later years George Best before the world cup opening game.
"We never replaced Sane's pace" is the new "we never replaced De Jong's midfield aggression".
title has gone , it's all about top 4/6 this year . terrible window so far .Well Mahrez and Grealish are no Robben and Ribery pace wise. Foden is quick but not Sane quick. We saw how much Vunicious troubled us with his pace in CL last year. With Sterling gone dont know how we will switch to quick transition from defense to attack that we did in the centurion season.
How many games did Mahrez start in league last season?Spot on. Odd how the Mahrez and Grealish naysayers fail to acknowledge that we scored the most PL goals even with this undangerous pair playing in the vast majority of the games.
Mahrez is the best in the world at taking a cross-field pass from high in the air, trapping it dead and then he's looking for a through ball from an overlapping player, or a reverse pass. When that option isn't on he tries to move to goal, usually taking on 2/3 defenders and he gets crowded out and the turnover happens. That's where most fans get their ffs with him. Walker sometimes overlaps but his crossing is rubbish and playing a false 9 has meant quite often there isn't a Sergio waiting for the pass. Once some telepathy gets bedded between him and Haaland/Alvarez I predict good things. We all want the world with new, exciting signings but it takes time. We'll score more this season than last.Spot on. Odd how the Mahrez and Grealish naysayers fail to acknowledge that we scored the most PL goals even with this undangerous pair playing in the vast majority of the games.
That’s a particular bugbear of mine. Drive on to the bye line Ffs. Not a fan of inverted wingers either.It can be frustrating at times when we manage to get our winger into a 1 v 1 scenario and they decide to pass it back. Hoping the realisation that someone will always be in the box will change things.
When did we last do that though even with Sane and Sterling we didn’t they would be put through , usually by Silva, in the area and they’d pull it back or put it across the 6 yard area for a tap in. They hardly ever went wide to the by line and crossed it.That’s a particular bugbear of mine. Drive on to the bye line Ffs. Not a fan of inverted wingers either.
Ok admittedly I used the term "vast majority" quite loosely ;-)How many games did Mahrez start in league last season?
Final match v Villa! Can't remember any others from last season probably because it's fresh in the memory, and a very important goal too. Created by Sterling.When did we last do that though even with Sane and Sterling we didn’t they would be put through , usually by Silva, in the area and they’d pull it back or put it across the 6 yard area for a tap in. They hardly ever went wide to the by line and crossed it.
We scored 7-0 against Leeds 4-1 against Man united with this pair. Before saying the opposites were shit we got 2-0 against Man united and 4-1 against Leeds with a different pair of wingers...Spot on. Odd how the Mahrez and Grealish naysayers fail to acknowledge that we scored the most PL goals even with this undangerous pair playing in the vast majority of the games.
Mahrez and Grealish are not quick and never have been, very different skill set to a pacey winger but when they play together we become one dimensional, especially on the left side because both Grealish and Cancello want to play in the same space.First - you’re wrong. We have plenty of pace. Mahrez and grealish are plenty quick. Plus we have Walker and cancelo.
Second - What good is pace when we play the vast majority of our games in the opponents final 3rd and it’s technical ability that unlocks the defences. Overlapping runs trump pace 100 times out of 100 if done correctly.
And switching from defence to attack… we did that plenty last season. KDB managed that a lot on his own.
PlentyMahrez and Grealish are not quick and never have been, very different skill set to a pacey winger but when they play together we become one dimensional, especially on the left side because both Grealish and Cancello want to play in the same space.
I agree can get a bit frustrating bordering on tedious at times. I don't know but suspect we do it more when we are winning and the team can hold their shape there, but it's a much better watch when they attack the byline.That’s a particular bugbear of mine. Drive on to the bye line Ffs. Not a fan of inverted wingers either.