11 | Jeremy Doku - 2023/24

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People getting carried away with him.
He is looking ok because he is trying to make something happen in a City team which isn’t functional and he is making it worse by losing the ball in most instances.
The way we play is patience, recycling, patience but when have had injuries and Ill discipline which have affected us going this.
 
End product not great today. Plenty of take on that lead nowhere. High risk with him as when he loses the ball we look vulnerable. Maybe he needs to read the game more as to when to take the risk and when to keep it safe.

Need to see more from all the new signings.
 
At least he's trying to make things happen, but the end product was terrible yesterday.
 
Doku’s biggest problem is through no fault of his own - being hyped up in some quarters as the next Messi and being used as a stick to beat Grealish with while he was out injured. It’s all been very unedifying the last few weeks and some of our online “fanbase” and a few on here can be blamed for that. And then when Doku *doesn’t* play like that he gets slated…

He’s a young, talented winger whose effort can’t be faulted at all. But it was always unrealistic to expect him to slot into every game and take on his winger and rack up a ton of assists and goals just because he’s got a rapid turn of pace. For starters, he’s only been here a few weeks along with other new signings. Pep was absent for some of that. Also, his natural style of play jars with some of the demands of Pep. This was seen yesterday in his rush to take on / dribble but it led to him losing the ball more often than not.

He’s also only played as much as he had because Jack was injured and we needed cover on the LW. Doku has done a good job of that and what I’d like to see is Doku on the right and Grealish on the left for a game, offering balance to each other. And Foden back in a more central role.

Not sure I can see Doku starting against Arsenal as I imagine Pep will be looking for more control / a more senior starting XI, but I just hope for his sake that people dial down the hype and give him some time to develop under Pep’s system, and he’ll come good.
 
Tevez City said:
How many touches did he have compared to Foden this game ?

I felt too much reliant on him.
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If we deploy Walker as the only player down the right, then any threat from the left will be magnified and easier to nullify, which Wolves managed quite efficiently. He regularly had three players standing off him and that meant there was no space for Nunes to run into and nowhere for Ake to add support other than as an outlet ball back the way. Other sides will now do the same, so I suspect the days of playing Walker thus will end when the injuries clear and players return.

Doku is probably playing more than he would have had Palmer remained, and the harsh fact is that he's learning a new League in a team that currently has precious little constancy. That's hard enough without the weight of our expectations pressing him down.
 
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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Stop reading at upgrade on sane and raz, fucking hell , this kid might prove to be in a few seasons time but saying that now, just no
 
kaz7 said:
Stop reading at upgrade on sane and raz, fucking hell , this kid might prove to be in a few seasons time but saying that now, just no
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Potential-wise. I worded that wrong. Of course, right now, he is not better in terms of pure ability. I just see it in him already that he will end up better. Of course, as long as he stays injury-free...
 


Doku himself says he needs to learn to make more runs. No matter how good he is with the ball, its just too static and predictable to have him glued to one spot and just get the ball to his feet. Wolves defenders were in position every time in the second he received the ball. He needs more situations like the one against West Ham where there is space to run with the ball, or if there isn't, play with a greater range, move between the lines and switch wings.
 
Belgian Flash said:


Doku himself says he needs to learn to make more runs. No matter how good he is with the ball, its just too static and predictable to have him glued to one spot and just get the ball to his feet. Wolves defenders were in position every time in the second he received the ball. He needs more situations like the one against West Ham where there is space to run with the ball, or if there isn't, play with a greater range, move between the lines and switch wings.
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That's where the ball needs to be moved quicker. Kovacic, phillips, nunes can't do what rodri can unfortunately and also someone like bernardo silva who can suck in multiple players and turn with the ball and instantly create gaps for others to exploit. I've still seen doku turn his man in tight spaces though, he's quite good at dragging the ball past a defender on his outside when the defender is right up his arse. When doku is in full swing with this team and he feels fully comfortable to take control, I think he's gonna be frightening
 
Belgian Flash said:


Doku himself says he needs to learn to make more runs. No matter how good he is with the ball, its just too static and predictable to have him glued to one spot and just get the ball to his feet. Wolves defenders were in position every time in the second he received the ball. He needs more situations like the one against West Ham where there is space to run with the ball, or if there isn't, play with a greater range, move between the lines and switch wings.
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That is why their wing back Semedo pushed up so high up the pitch when Wolves built up. Lead to their 2nd goal. After Nunes subbed off we did not have any threat in long distance from left hand side. Ake was exposed.
 
Belgian Flash said:


Doku himself says he needs to learn to make more runs. No matter how good he is with the ball, its just too static and predictable to have him glued to one spot and just get the ball to his feet. Wolves defenders were in position every time in the second he received the ball. He needs more situations like the one against West Ham where there is space to run with the ball, or if there isn't, play with a greater range, move between the lines and switch wings.
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Not disagreeing with your point but watch Grealish most weeks and he’s clearly told to hug the left touch line
 
applejuice said:
That is why their wing back Semedo pushed up so high up the pitch when Wolves built up. Lead to their 2nd goal. After Nunes subbed off we did not have any threat in long distance from left hand side. Ake was exposed.
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Yeah, that’s where 352 can work well against our current set up. Especially with basically nothing on the right. 3 on Haaland and one of those can come over to the right if the wingback pushes on.
 
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