If he's benched for any of the remaining league games then we can kiss goodbye to the title. He's the one player whos trying to create something. It mightn't always come off but without him there not much coming from anyone else.Thought he was really poor today if you look beyond the flashy stuff. No end product, regularly chose the wrong option instead of a simpler one, constantly declined the opportunity to shoot in favour of something more flashy. Just generally trying too much.
Surprised Pep didnt hook him. Expect him to be rested weekend and if one of his replacements plays well, I can see him starting on the bench against Everton, needs grounding a bit.
No , but to say he was poor, when in reality only Khusanov maybe played better.It's his performance thread, there doesn't need to be a comparison with other players performances.
You will get a few with that , he put at least two chances on a plate for Haaland and he missed them , he won four corners with his dribbling into the box , and had three shots blocked and who do you start ahead of him if he's on the bench ? Would never accuse any player in our shirt of "trying too much "Thought he was really poor today if you look beyond the flashy stuff. No end product, regularly chose the wrong option instead of a simpler one, constantly declined the opportunity to shoot in favour of something more flashy. Just generally trying too much.
Surprised Pep didnt hook him. Expect him to be rested weekend and if one of his replacements plays well, I can see him starting on the bench against Everton, needs grounding a bit.
Why would I be comparing him with somebody else?Really poor compared with who? Bench v Everton! Attention seeking drivel.
What two chances? Don't recall any chance on a plate for Haaland from cherki. The only link up i can remember is when cherki flicked a ball towards Haaland slightly behind him at an impossible height for Haaland to do anything with. Cherki laid one on a plate for O'Reilly at the end, who 100% should have buried it, that's the only real chance he created though, should have laid one on a plate for Semenyo but delayed too long and overhit a simple ball. I said I could see Pep deciding to bench him next league game to keep him in check, I did not say he should be benched.You will get a few with that , he put at least two chances on a plate for Haaland and he missed them , he won four corners with his dribbling into the box , and had three shots blocked and who do you start ahead of him if he's on the bench ? Would never accuse any player in our shirt of "trying too much "
Rested on the weekend, yes. Sitting v Everton? No fucking way...Thought he was really poor today if you look beyond the flashy stuff. No end product, regularly chose the wrong option instead of a simpler one, constantly declined the opportunity to shoot in favour of something more flashy. Just generally trying too much.
Surprised Pep didnt hook him. Expect him to be rested weekend and if one of his replacements plays well, I can see him starting on the bench against Everton, needs grounding a bit.
Best player in the league, best player tonight but of course the miserable cunts who follow this club think he was wasteful or not on it. He should have had 4 assists. If you don't se how lucky we are to have this player then crack on with your miserable outlook on life. Bet you have Tesco club cards and carry bags for life around.
You would be comparing someone else when you choose to say he should potentially sit on the bench if someone this weekend plays well. Unless you are saying the entire front 4 (outside of Haaland) are at risk, and there is a chance they ALL get dropped.Why would I be comparing him with somebody else?
What two chances? Don't recall any chance on a plate for Haaland from cherki. The only link up i can remember is when cherki flicked a ball towards Haaland slightly behind him at an impossible height for Haaland to do anything with. Cherki laid one on a plate for O'Reilly at the end, who 100% should have buried it, that's the only real chance he created though, should have laid one on a plate for Semenyo but delayed too long and overhit a simple ball. I said I could see Pep deciding to bench him next league game to keep him in check, I did not say he should be benched.
Doku was comfortably better. He was better than Semenyo. I've no complaints with some of his approach play, he was positive in that regard, carried the ball forward well but the end product wasn't there. too many times he tried the highlight reel moment rather than the more effective simple option.
What defines a chance created? By my reckoning, he created one proper chance, which was for O'Reilly at the end who should have scored, that was a good chance and should have got an assist for that. Don't think there was anything else, what were the other 7?
This, he's KDB and David Silva packaged into oneUltimately though, without him we won't win the title. He's the spark that helps everyone else tick.