Not ready for the top level yet.
Look at the control lost when Grealish went off.
Without Grealish we will hugely struggle in the big games.
Doku could develop into a fantastic player but I think Bobb is even better. It's going to be interesting to see who Pep goes with against Chelsea and the Rags.This, I'm not blind, I can see why he excites people, when people do their end of season highlights Doku will have a much better reel, but I feel the raw aspects of his game give us a soft underbelly in big games.
Had a cracking shot from distance and made a few darts into the box that caused problems but also lost possession in some bad areas and left a runner behind him in the box completely unmarked because he was ball watching. It seems harsh but nobody else makes basic mistakes like this, that would have cost a goal in the ball had managed to go over the other side of the box.
Hopefully he can iron this out as we will be relying on him for some big games over the next few weeks with Jack out. At least James won't be playing at weekend.
He's also learning when to take a man on and when to keep it simple, outstanding season so far.I only see positives with this lad. For a 21-year old kid he's handled the step up since joining us amazingly well and better than some of the established players like Rodri, Silva and Grealish did in their first season.
He was also involved in all 3 goals and created numerous chances.There’s a lot of bias. Kev made 8 unsuccessful crosses tonight before he assisted Phil.
I disagree I love Doku, but we looked more cohesive when Jack was on the pitch, that's purely down to Jack playing with the team for three seasons, he has a far better understanding of his teammates than Doku, our players seem to trust Jack with the ball more the Doku which is to be expected. No harm in mentioning that, its not a slight on Jeremy he will improve.This is a really odd take. We undoubtedly lost momentum when Grealish got injured, he was contributing to that and was playing well but it wasn't his absence that made us lose it, or doku's introduction, that's just a mental thought process.
We lost momentum because through grealish's injury and then foden getting a whack straight after, we were stop start for 10 minutes. We were in complete control for the entire second half and grealish wasn't on the pitch, how are you explaining that?
Grealish hasn’t played for weeks and we have done ok without him. It’s not like he has been absolutely brilliant this season.This, I'm not blind, I can see why he excites people, when people do their end of season highlights Doku will have a much better reel, but I feel the raw aspects of his game give us a soft underbelly in big games.
Had a cracking shot from distance and made a few darts into the box that caused problems but also lost possession in some bad areas and left a runner behind him in the box completely unmarked because he was ball watching. It seems harsh but nobody else makes basic mistakes like this, that would have cost a goal in the ball had managed to go over the other side of the box.
Hopefully he can iron this out as we will be relying on him for some big games over the next few weeks with Jack out. At least James won't be playing at weekend.
You said this perfectly - I’ve been trying to say this, but not as successfully. And I think this stands for every new player!I disagree I love Doku, but we looked more cohesive when Jack was on the pitch, that's purely down to Jack playing with the team for three seasons, he has a far better understanding of his teammates than Doku, our players seem to trust Jack with the ball more the Doku which is to be expected. No harm in mentioning that, it’s not a slight on Jeremy he will improve.