11 | Jeremy Doku - 2023/24

[greek citizen]

Exciting! Very early indeed, but i haven't seen a city player that dangerous on 1v1. Sane as brilliant as he was, was more of a counter attacking player and not as good of a dribbler in tight spaces. Doku is more of a vinicious junior type winger which i think we lacked since the takeover, not that it turned bad for us. Again as i've said it is very early to judge but the signs are there. Hope it's the start of something special!

 

[eastmanc]

He played very well today, once pep has worked on his decisions in the final third then I can see him being immense for us.

He will also have to work on his defensive side, like Grealish does.

Overall two games in and looks promising

Like someone stated on Bluemoon he reminded him of Peter Barnes with pace. Great comparison.

 

[Gabriel]

Given what Guardiola said about instructing him to stay higher up the park to receive the ball, then that might have influenced his defensive duties. Irrespective, if it’s going to take 2-3 players to close him down, then others will inevitably be free.

 

[Bluewars]

Wtf does raw mean? I don't remember Ferran Torres, Palmer or Alvarez being labelled as that early in their City careers. Its a bullshit term.

I see a clearly refined player in Doku who knows when to take on the full back, when to retain and recycle possesion, that was a highly technical run and finish which most wingers in the PL can't execute. He's grasped the Pep system within two games now he needs to continue learning and improving.

 

[mancityscot]

It's early but what a beast, what a handful. Fast, solid and not afraid to have a go, just what we need on that left wing. Jacky boy's got his work cut out IMO

Well I know who I’d rather watch week in week out

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Top class young talent. Humble and ambitious.

We've got something special here and I hope he keeps playing to his strengths.

As soon as we switched up the pace of our passing then played him in it was curtains for the defenders.

The Sterling comparisons were obvious due to the position they play and their acceleration over 10 yards. But this kid seems to make better decisions, when to pass, when to dribble. And his dribbling technique/touch is way ahead of Raz.

 

[Ric]

Apart from one or two loose touches, thought he was excellent yesterday. Would've been easy for his head to go down after we conceded, but he was fearless and his decision making was really good. Great to have a player in the squad with such pace and always looking to take his man on, especially against a low block. Going to free up a lot for space for others too. Already looks a top signing.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Great start to his City career, and he seems like a really nice bloke to boot.

 

[Sporting1906]

Very direct no nonsense player that pushes the opposition defenders back. This in turn is going to create a lot of space for other players.

 

[splinter]

Going to be one of the best players on the planet with peps guidance

 

[domalino]

I thought he was tiny because during the celebration the lads absolutely towered over him, but Wikipedia says he’s 5’8 so either it’s being very generous or it might just be a sign of how big our side is now compared to Peps first team.

 

[SWP's back]

Well he’s made me not miss the two he’s replacing.

 

[snorky]

I liked the timing and weight of a couple of his passes yesterday as well as his speed.

 

[TrentGrisham]

The funny thing is, I thought his ball retention(bar the poor touch leading to their goal) was top-class as well.

 

[ws01]

Going to be a Godsent against teams playing a low block. Two footed, can go past on both sides, and rapid acceleration over 5-10 metres that is very hard to match.

Early call to make, but he could end up as a better version of Raheem.

 

[TravisBickle]

He’s no Rick Holden!

 

[eversince 76]

It’s going to be fascinating to see how Pep develops Doku. Doku has unpredictability in his play while Pep prefers a system where every player recognise what to do. And what his teammate is doing.

 

[Project]

It’s going to be fascinating to see how Pep develops Doku. Doku has unpredictability in his play while Pep prefers a system where every player recognise what to do. And what his teammate is doing.

the thing is it’s the exact opposite - Doku beating his man is predictable and instantly disrupts defensive structures… which is precisely what Peps game is about (creating overloads)

so I think Pep is going to use that as an additional tool whereby he adjusts the rest of the system to take advantage of it versus the other way round

 

[JewelZee]

Nothing surprises me on there, Vincent.

I've never been on there and I never will...sounds like a place where the joy of supporting City is sapped throughout a match until we've won it...fuck that...

 

[JewelZee]

I was surprised that Ake did not start today. TBH. He clearly gave more confidence to the wingers ahead of him, no matter Raz or Jack.

No disrespect to Josko but I see him more like a pure center back. Not enough support for the wingers, defensively or offensively. Ake at least offers enough cover and good width, and occasionally offers something forward. I wonder if we can see both of them start and Ake wide.

Fair points but if that pass to Haaland is any indication we haven't even scratched the surface of what this guy is capable of...