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Doku's shooting technique is top class. What he lacks is power in his shot, but in terms of placement technique there is ample evidence for his quality. Against Red Star there was a moment where his curler got blocked by an opposing player, but you could see how cleanly he strikes it. It would...

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...

At Madrid Kovacic was the best as part of a three man midfield, either right sided or preferably left sided. I don't think hes suited for the double pivot.

I meant more stylistically/aesthetically.

As a fan of a club from a different league and therefore neutral, I would say he impacts the game quite a lot. Not everyone can be Mbappe.

He shouldn't decide whether to make the run or not based on who is playing in midfield. His job is to make the run, whether the midfielder spots it and the pass is accurate, is none of Jeremy's concern. The problem is he doesn't see the space between the lines. Players who are so good with the...

People are surprised, but I said this with my first post here: this kid is the truth. The only thing missing is off ball runs - today there was plenty of space to exploit between the lines for a through ball or diagonal long ball but he doesn't see it. I don't think its instructions; hes been...

I don't understand how Grealish can have haters. Hes just amazing in every possible way.

Space is the same regardless of team or country. He needs to move between the lines, simple as. Its even more important at City because the opponents sit back. He has the quickness to provide an outlet in small spaces, but he doesn't see/understand those gaps. Its his major weakness that...

Doku has to learn to make off ball runs if he is to become one of the best in the world. There is so much space on the left and hes just waiting for the ball in his feet.

My two cents on the whole tracking back-pace vs acceleration discussion: if a player has as much offensive contribution as Doku already has for City, then its a bit of an ungrateful task to expect him to constantly sprint the whole pitch and prevent opponents' attack. He is not a wingback, he is...

If Kovacic could shoot, he would have been the best midfielder of his generation by far. He is still a joy to watch and one of my favorite players ever. Back at Madrid sometimes people were talking about a lack of IQ, I could never understand why. Hes a fantastic playmaker.

Disappointing to see him not even get off the bench. How do you buy a 65 million press resistant winger and not trust him enough to give him a minute in a game that would have suited him and where none of the forwards were great? Hopefully next match Lillo lets him play.

You won't see me disagree with that. But their name still has a lot of appeal among players.

Theres worse, we gave Benzema for free as a reward for his years of service, and he is the BDO holder. And didn't buy a replacement for him. There is probably truth that Laporte despite not being old is washed up due to wear and tear, similar to Benzema actually. Maybe thats why Madrid didn't...

Oh wow, another keyboard warrior. Gotta love your basement dwelling kind. Show me the rule "thats exactly what it does". I will wait. And why would I be pretending to be a Madrid fan? Whats wrong with you lol No Im not British, but the Express cites Catalan newspapers here and they are pretty...

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1798017/Man-City-transfer-Pep-Guardiola-Bernardo-Silva He claimed himself that he was homesick in Manchester some time ago. Yeah you need to calm down and also get off your high horse. Just because Im a new poster and a fan of another club/player...

Both of those are normal though. I really don't have any strong sentiment about Bernardo, he always looked a professional guy. Again as an outsider, constantly hearing that hes on the verge to move and then it collapses led me to those two possibilities that are most common, in the absence of...

From my observation of Doku's game (and its an extensive one), his assist number is low because of teammates poor finishing, not because he doesn't create chances. In fact he creates loads. Agree to disagree then.

You really need to calm down. I didn't slag the player, I just said that from the outside it looks like every year recently he is poised to move to Barcelona and then ends up staying. I don't make up the reports that say that he wants to move.