11 | Jeremy Doku - 2024/25

[Dazzle84]

Another baffling transfer decision - £60 odd million spent on someone who can't fucking cross or play in tight spaces. Our transfer business in the last few years has been odd

 

[Stelea]

Dreadful again like he is most times he starts.
His only role for us should be off the bench.

 

[.db.]

One of a number of poor signings. I’d rather see Foden wide left as he has far more end product from wide than Doku does and than he does himself centrally in terms of creativity.

 

[Belgian Flash]

Its fashionable to dislike Doku and he obviously has a lot of flaws in his game but people forget easily.

First of all, he made an excellent assist today.

But there is also last season. He tormented TAA and Liverpool, and Carvajal and Madrid, carried the team in the FA cup final against Man Utd and in the semis against Chelsea, and pretty much saved the title by breaking Porro against Tottenham. There was a bunch of other matches where he made plenty of impact. Since arriving he has more G+A than guys like Garnacho and Madueke. Became the youngest player ever to have five contributions in one match. No easy feat for someone in his first season.

Theres a reason why he was so highly rated as a youngster, and super knowledgeable people from Klopp to Henry to Guardiola raved about his ability. FFS even Mbappe has said he was in awe of Doku. He is low on confidence right now and isn't put in a position to make an impact. But hes still super young and absolutely on the track to stardom if you use and develop him in the right way.

Just stop letting him muscle up so much lol, hes losing his best feature which is his acceleration

 

[Chak19]

I just don't understand why he was inside in the first half when he should've been running at Coleman, he still got an assist but would've been more effective out wide, his defensive game is poor and he needs to work on that but I'm not giving up on him anytime soon, we've seen flashes of his quality and he and Savinho should be given more time.

 

[Chak19]

One of a number of poor signings. I’d rather see Foden wide left as he has far more end product from wide than Doku does and than he does himself centrally in terms of creativity.

Huh ? Foden has no end product at all at the moment in his favoured position, he's going to be worse out wide.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I’d get it more if Doku and Savinho were youngsters learning their trade behind established wingers.

Relying on two youngsters will always mean the team will be inconsistent.

They are at the level that they should be coming off the bench not starting every game which one of them has done on average.

Their assist numbers aren't great but not terrible six between them but a combined two goals just isn't anywhere near good enough.

Neither are good defensively which is just another problem for us at the moment.

 

[Damanino]

They are at the level that they should be coming off the bench not starting every game which one of them has done on average.

Their assist numbers aren't great but not terrible six between them but a combined two goals just isn't anywhere near good enough.

Neither are good defensively which is just another problem for us at the moment.

but then do you want Grealish to start with his end product?

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

but then do you want Grealish to start with his end product?

That's like asking which of the ugly sisters would you like to shag.

We shouldn't be in this position but we are.

We've all been there.

 

[Keeper!]

Always rated him as a talent but what is now obvious and a reason for me he will never make an elite player , a heart of a mouse.

He is a coward, happy to go missing and is utterly paranoid with his every action. He is either looking over to Pep to see his reaction of saying he's sorry to one of his teammates.

Doku wake up and play your game, stop worrying about the consequences of your actions, make the game yours.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Don’t rate him at all, he is lazy at tracking back, seems to have one trick in his bag a shimmy which he proceeded to do in our corner trying to get out when all he had to do was put the burners on at take it up field, lost it and put us on the back foot again. He’s a one trick pony, who just waves his arms about a lot when someone puts him on his arse, surely Macatee couldn’t do any worse?

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Don’t rate him at all, he is lazy at tracking back, seems to have one trick in his bag a shimmy which he proceeded to do in our corner trying to get out when all he had to do was put the burners on at take it up field, lost it and put us on the back foot again. He’s a one trick pony, who just waves his arms about a lot when someone puts him on his arse, surely Macatee couldn’t do any worse?

Doku or McAtee.
How has it come to this??????

 

[.db.]

Huh ? Foden has no end product at all at the moment in his favoured position, he's going to be worse out wide.

Foden had twice the number of assists from wide last season than centrally, in half as many games. He’s far more creative out wide.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Doku or McAtee.
How has it come to this??????

Ask Tixi pal! I think if we win the 115 and it becomes clear certain players wouldn’t join because of it we really need to sue the PL.

 

[the plasterer]

I was fuming with him yesterday in that first half, we had a chance to break away, he was one on one with Coleman, just knock the ball past him and go, never in a million years was he catching Doku, but he just didn't even try, came back inside, pissed me right off he did, waves his arms around more than that fraud at utd at that takes some doing

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I was fuming with him yesterday in that first half, we had a chance to break away, he was one on one with Coleman, just knock the ball past him and go, never in a million years was he catching Doku, but he just didn't even try, came back inside, pissed me right off he did, waves his arms around more than that fraud at utd at that takes some doing

It’s because Doku isn’t fast. He’s got quick feet and that’s about it.

 

[mexico1970]

It’s because Doku isn’t fast. He’s got quick feet and that’s about it.

To be fair even if he was he'd be coached to back pass at the earliest opportunity.

As it is we appear to have 2 wide men who think they are playing Wembley or 3 pots in beating their men and not being arsed to cross the ball when they get the chance, no wonder Haaland looks like he's getting pissed off.

 

[Belgian Flash]

To be fair even if he was he'd be coached to back pass at the earliest opportunity.

As it is we appear to have 2 wide men who think they are playing Wembley or 3 pots in beating their men and not being arsed to cross the ball when they get the chance, no wonder Haaland looks like he's getting pissed off.

Haaland is mostly pissed off when he doesn't get the through pass, which Doku isn't great at against tight lines. Haaland's aerial game is pretty poor considering his height and stature.

 

[mexico1970]

Haaland is mostly pissed off when he doesn't get the through pass, which Doku isn't great at against tight lines. Haaland's aerial game is pretty poor considering his height and stature.

Doku is exceptional at passing back from the byline after he has beaten his man at least twice ;)

 

[Belgian Flash]

Doku is exceptional at passing back from the byline after he has beaten his man at least twice ;)

He has assisted quite a few goals that way by Guardiol, Kovacic, KDB Foden etc rather than throwing a hail mary to Haaland camping at the far post surrounded by four defenders.