11 | Jeremy Doku - 2023/24

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He was our best forward player. It'd help if players around him offered a bit of support.. rather than standing around whilst he has 2 players man marking him.

Most shots(6)
Most chances created(4)
Same amount of take ons as rest of the team combined(6)

Give me that performance over any of the other forwards, every day of the week
 
Haaland94 said:
I take your point on board. He has shown nothing but positive signs of great potential thus far, but I would still prefer Grealish in the big games right now. Of course, Grealish has been poor against Newcastle (after his injury) and had a short cameo today...
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Opinions mate. I respect your opinion.

For me I see Doku as one of the most exciting players we have signed for a long time. Even today when he wasn’t great he was still our most positive player by far!
 
Damien10 said:
Opinions mate. I respect your opinion.

For me I see Doku as one of the most exciting players we have signed for a long time. Even today when he wasn’t great he was still out most positive player.
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We can agree here. I think he is an upgrade on both Sterling and Sane, and it's not even close. When it's all said and done, he has the potential to be one of our all time greats (if he avoids injuries). An isanely talented lad. Him, Gvardiol, Rodri, Dias, Foden, Haaland and Alvarez will be like Kompany, Toure, Zabaleta, Silva and Aguero for us in the future. We have lost the battle today, but we will win the war long-term ;).
 
TrentGrisham said:
He wasn't shit but he's certainly raw. Maybe everyone will appreciate what Grealish brings to us a bit more now.
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I certainly appreciate what Grealish brings when he was subbed on and he lost the ball several times, pass it back a ton of times and produced 0 danger.

Doku made some mistakes, but he was the only attacking threat in the game. Are we going to criticize the only guy who tried something?
 
He was trying his best and look a threat on various occasions but 20 possesions lost is way too much
 
Haaland94 said:
We can agree here. I think he is an upgrade on both Sterling and Sane, and it's not even close. When it's all said and done, he has the potential to be one of our all time greats (if he avoids injuries). An isanely talented lad. Him, Gvardiol, Rodri, Dias, Foden, Haaland and Alvarez will be like Kompany, Toure, Zabaleta, Silva and Aguero for us in the future. We have lost the battle today, but we will win the war long-term ;).
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Upgrade on Sane don’t make me laugh. You are joking I assume
 
Great dribbler but one word comes to fore, raw. He’s got the ingredients but still so much things for him to learn and improve upon.

Admirably, he was one of the few who were trying to make things happen despite losing the ball.
 
01cravend said:
He was our best forward player. It'd help if players around him offered a bit of support.. rather than standing around whilst he has 2 players man marking him.

Most shots(6)
Most chances created(4)
Same amount of take ons as rest of the team combined(6)

Give me that performance over any of the other forwards, every day of the week
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I thought the balance was slightly off in his performance today, but he was still by far our most dangerous player throughout the 90. If there's an issue, it's with the change in the way we play with Doku in the side, rather than with Doku himself.
 
city warrior said:
I certainly appreciate what Grealish brings when he was subbed on and he lost the ball several times, pass it back a ton of times and produced 0 danger.

Doku made some mistakes, but he was the only attacking threat in the game. Are we going to criticize the only guy who tried something?
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You've missed his point entirely. Grealish isn't the guy to break down a parked bus in the 90th minute, no. But he is, when fit, the guy who makes sure you don't lose control of the game in the first place.

I find it hard to believe we get done on the counter twice down that side with Jack on the pitch. I also think we keep hold of the ball better.

Doku clearly deserved to start this game based on form, and the fact that Grealish isn't fit. But I think starting Doku with Nunes, Alvarez, Foden and Haaland, and no Rodri or Stones, is just a little too chaotic. You need a Grealish or a Bernardo (also injured), or even a Rico Lewis, to balance things out.
 
All those crosses and shots and not a single one had any sort of quality in any of them. He was busy though.

Frustrating though, he barely took it up the line onto his left foot when he was on the left, yet he went over to the right and kept cutting in on his left foot. Stupid stuff!
 
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