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I think he will score against us. He had a few chances the last time and you cant keep this guy quiet for four games lol

Doku can beat any fullback in the world one on one. His entire game is based on beating opponents one on one. The problem emerges when they send two men on him, but we don't play that way. IMO he can skin Carvajal easily and with how much space we leave at the back, he can cause some serious damage.

Foden is not really a possession player which makes him suitable for the wing given his fluid runs. But if the team is not doing well its hard for him to assert himself. Room to grow mentally still.

Agreed. He will round up physically, this isnt his prime yet, and lets not forget he missed almost the entire season two years ago with injuries that cause exactly that type of aerobic deficiency. But to say Doku is slow should honestly disqualify you from the discussion. Hes as explosive as it...

I watched him, and he doesn't seem to be slower which is the best indicator for a decline.

You can say about other players if their speed were better, we wouldn't need positional play from them. As long as it gets the job done it doesn't matter how. For teams playing high up the pitch Walker is a top choice still. And I honestly don't see the issue with his crossing, he managed to...

Hes fast enough. We know his top speed is not exceptional but he barely uses top speed in his game, its his changing of directions and start-stop quickness that is elite. To say Jeremy Doku is slow is just absurd.

While Doku doesn't have the raw pace of Vini, hes far from a slouch. Losing a foot race here or there made people underrate his overall speed.

As I said before, Vini has the benefit of not having to defend much, he is allowed to lose the ball as much as he wants, and he is a walking red card risk everytime he steps on the pitch. So its not all sunshine and rainbows with him. Until two years ago he was a massive liability because he...

There is no player in the Premier league that is 3-4 levels ahead of another player in the Premier league. Come on. And by the phrasing of the evaluation it can be inferred that you don't really understand the game. Doku doesn't even make stepovers, but he unsettles defences like few others and...

Its okay if playing with the ball is not your game, or if playing off the ball (which includes heavy pressing) is also not your game. But both - I don't think it can be said its acceptable because its not your game. If a player doesn't offer anything to the buildup or hounds the opposition...

Doku is better than Palmer and will be even better in the future.

I don't see him physically declined much from previous years. To be honest, it seems most players are underperforming right now, whether its the tactics or fatigue or something else I don't know, but I think he is still worldclass.

Underappreciated. Sure he compensates for his positioning with pace, but its like complaining why Messi's right foot isn't as good as his left foot. Kyle is a warrior, always wanted him at Madrid, would have been the perfect fullback for us.

He will never be that kind of player, but he needs to take a page of Osimhen's book: hustle more, go for every header in the box and just constantly make runs in the final third, even when they are not in the direction of the goal but just stretching the game towards the sides and conquering...

I'm really glad Grealish has been getting love and recognition for his game lately. He's a high IQ player and such a pleasure to watch. I think Pep wants to mold Doku into Grealish but with more directness. But its hard for any player to have Jack's composure and technical crispness.

I'm worried about how he handles all the scrutiny about the penalty. He's already under a lot of pressure for "end product" and the whole "take on players the whole time but never lose the ball" attitude fans have, so adding this media attention to it will be a major test for his resilience...

Huh? Haaland is an athletic monster, but in terms of pressing, grit, linkup, and finding spaces in the box, I find Osimhen (a similar type of striker) superior to him. Haaland doesn't have a great instinct in the box, doesn't anticipate that well where the ball could go, he tends to hide on the...

Doku is already a superior passer and crosser compared to Vini. But Vini is allowed to lose the ball over and over and over until something comes off, he isn't asked to defend too much, and he's absolutely a better striker of the ball. He would have scored that chance. Doku had to score there...

You are right, but my point was that the vitriol directed at Doku based on his performance relative to others is just way too extreme. Until the 60th minute nothing came off for anyone. And while Jeremy bears responsibility for his part, mostly for being too static and predictable, some of the...