11 | Jeremy Doku - 2023/24

[Belgian Flash]

Didn't catch the game last night but it seems he was at the heart of almost every one of City's chances.

 

[PragueBlue]

Kev made two key passes in the game as did Doku.

The point is that Kev, who is the best player in the world and far more experienced than Doku, makes lots of passes and crosses that come to nothing and that is fine because creating goals is not easy and you need to have numerous attempts. Kev is not slated for that but young Jeremy is. People are not judging Doku fairly, IMO, and frankly lack a full appreciation of reality.

Some are unfair to Doku as he doesn't play like Grealish. Some are unfair to Grealish because he doesn't play like Doku. I guess it depends on which style of winger each poster prefers.

I think they are both excellent players that have a lot to bring to the team and both suit different types of opponents.

 

[Chi-town blues]

There’s a lot of bias. Kev made 8 unsuccessful crosses tonight before he assisted Phil.

I just laugh at haters when they can’t comprehend this simple logic .

 

[wolfie1988]

Thought he was trying to do more of the stuff that Grealish does last night as well as his usual. Worked hard too.

We didn't look as good when he came on but we had Grealish doing a specific role and that role isn't necessarily suited to Doku

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Kev made two key passes in the game as did Doku.

The point is that Kev, who is the best player in the world and far more experienced than Doku, makes lots of passes and crosses that come to nothing and that is fine because creating goals is not easy and you need to have numerous attempts. Kev is not slated for that but young Jeremy is. People are not judging Doku fairly, IMO, and frankly lack a full appreciation of reality.

Plus many of his crosses do find a blue shirt then we miss the chance. His volleyed cross for Haaland’s acrobatic chance was fantastic

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

Was very good yesterday. His decision making is frustrating sometimes but he’s extremely young. Think we have a gem here.

 

[Pelegrinni]

I think the moment some fans went overboard with their praises for Doku, he became a marked man to those set of fans who don't prefer his style.
Every mistake he makes will be highlighted while every impact/positives will either be ignored or downplayed.

 

[BillyShears]

I think the moment some fans went overboard with their praises for Doku, he became a marked man to those set of fans who don't prefer his style.
Every mistake he makes will be highlighted while every impact/positives will either be ignored or downplayed.

Does feel like that. His anti fan club are definitely desperate for him to fail. Very weird reaction to a game in which he was very good after he came on.

This really shouldn’t be Grealish vs Doku either. Each player has to earn their place in the team and if Pep picks them they’ve earned it.

We have luxury problems if Doku is the biggest.

 

[Middedon]

I think the moment some fans went overboard with their praises for Doku, he became a marked man to those set of fans who don't prefer his style.
Every mistake he makes will be highlighted while every impact/positives will either be ignored or downplayed.

There were a fair amount of annoying comments from Doku fans on social media about Jacks injury. Basically, “great news, now Doku can play” or “who cares if our worst players are out, hope they’re out all season” (before Bernardo went out). I’m sure this is annoying to a lot of other fans and they try and counteract it. It’s not Dokus issue regardless.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Plus many of his crosses do find a blue shirt then we miss the chance. His volleyed cross for Haaland’s acrobatic chance was fantastic

That cross required very quick thinking, and was difficult to execute.