52 | Oscar Bobb - 2025/26

really like him and he’s got brilliant control and dribbling skills but is he going to be too slow to get to very highest level? I hope not but pace is so important in front men and he seems to have none
 
Another technically superb player who isn’t physically up to it. Wonderful technician and great touch but too predictable. Hasnt got the pace to get away from his man.
 
Don't think he's strong enough yet. Didn't beat his man once today. It'll come though. Has bags of talent.
 
David Silva was also too small and too slow - yet he was one of our greatest ever, Oscar Bobb has the same kind of of ability and intelligence, he also works very hard for the team is excellent at pressing, the wing is not his natural position, but he was still our best player today because he has creativity and very rarely loses the ball, would love to see him get a game in the 10 position
 
Problem was, as per usual, people got very very giddy about a player who had barely played a handful of games and had showed brief glimpses hes a player.
Out for a season and we get “bobb back soon”.
Back from what? Hes never been here really!!

Expectations were silly.

I think hes a ‘cherry on top’ player at 4-0 up rather than a starter
 
Bobb has great defensive awareness. The way he presses and the way he cuts lanes is extraordinary. He’s very responsible off the ball.

On the ball obviously he’s technically gifted. Great ability in small spaces. Very good explosion from a standstill.

My issue with him playing RW is he’s just way too one-footed. Sometimes it feels like he’s playing with one foot.

This can be problematic because it limits what he can do on the wing. If he ever comes up against a Nuno Mendes or Djed Spence he’s never going to be able to get past them on the outside.

That means he’s limited to cutting inside and we all know how congested those spaces are.

I think he’s great, but if you’re going to play him RW you need to be aware of the limitations that might pose.

People tend to wish he was more aggressive and relentless with his dribbling. For someone with that dribbling we should see more of it, but I think the reason we don’t is because of the issues I’ve mentioned above.
 
Junto said:
Bobb has great defensive awareness. The way he presses and the way he cuts lanes is extraordinary. He’s very responsible off the ball.

On the ball obviously he’s technically gifted. Great ability in small spaces. Very good explosion from a standstill.

My issue with him playing RW is he’s just way too one-footed. Sometimes it feels like he’s playing with one foot.

This can be problematic because it limits what he can do on the wing. If he ever comes up against a Nuno Mendes or Djed Spence he’s never going to be able to get past them on the outside.

That means he’s limited to cutting inside and we all know how congested those spaces are.

I think he’s great, but if you’re going to play him RW you need to be aware of the limitations that might pose.

People tend to wish he was more aggressive and relentless with his dribbling. For someone with that dribbling we should see more of it, but I think the reason we don’t is because of the issues I’ve mentioned above.
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One footedness is not the case with Bobb.
If he has any 'weakness' it is probably a lack of absolute pace. He is quick, but more in the head than feet.
He is an excellent dribbler and mover with great vision and a superb weight of pass. He is not a flying machine so you are more likely to see him come in than go out. His defensive awareness is high level. More experience playing at this level will be really valuable.
 
Been the greatest player in the world for a year whilst out injured. 2 games into the new season where he was fantastic in the first and decent enough in 2nd (where the whole team was complete and utter garbage) and now suddenly he isn't all that and too physically weak for us.

This fucking forum man
 
ScottSinclair said:
Been the greatest player in the world for a year whilst out injured. 2 games into the new season where he was fantastic in the first and decent enough in 2nd (where the whole team was complete and utter garbage) and now suddenly he isn't all that and too physically weak for us.

This fucking forum man
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Its ok when the same thing is done for Doku though, apparently because hes not an academy product.
 
Belgian Flash said:
Its ok when the same thing is done for Doku though, apparently because hes not an academy product.
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Doku has had a reasonable amount of gametime for 2 seasons and has no football iq whatsoever. Not good enough at all from what he has shown so far. Bobb might not be good enough either but no one knew last year, and no one knows now. But his technicality and decision making from the little we have seen is still superb.

My issue is the team wins=players good, team loose=players bad phenomenon
 
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ScottSinclair said:
Doku has had a reasonable amount of gametime for 2 seasons and has no football iq whatsoever. Not good enough at all from what he has shown so far. Bobb might not be good enough either but no one knew last year, and no one knows now. But his technicality and decision making is still superb from the little we have seen is still superb.

My issue is the team wins=players good, team loose=players bad phenomenon
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This is true. Reactions are currently very extreme.
 
ScottSinclair said:
Doku has had a reasonable amount of gametime for 2 seasons and has no football iq whatsoever. Not good enough at all from what he has shown so far. Bobb might not be good enough either but no one knew last year, and no one knows now. But his technicality and decision making is still superb from the little we have seen is still superb.

My issue is the team wins=players good, team loose=players bad phenomenon
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Saying Doku has "no football iq whatsoever" is like saying "Bobb has no pace whatsoever". No, Doku has good IQ otherwise he wouldnt play for City and same goes for Bobb pace. Its just that Doku's biggest standout attribute is pace and Bobb's standout attribute is IQ. As I said, some level headedness is desperately needed here, but to have that you need to get rid of the double standards for academy and non academy players, and valuing one attribute (say IQ) more highly than another (pace). They have equal value and they are both fantastic players. The problem once again is the system.
 
Great touch. Works hard. But did he ever look like creating a clear cut chance yesterday?
 
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