11 | Jeremy Doku - 2024/25

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He's so weird.

He made 32/39 passes, and of those 6 he misplaced, 5 of them were crosses.

And he only took 5 crosses, so he failed every cross.

But he won 14/20 ground duels, and completed 13/18 dribbles.

So like... what's going on?

Nobody in the box to cross to? Because 3 men immediately block all his crosses, then we need to adapt to that, but he was just doing it over and over again all game, this isn't even just a Doku issue, it's a Pep and team issue.

Maybe play Jack LW, and let Doku be a false 9 instead if Haaland is injured?

He can draw fouls, dribble like crazy in the box, and has a strong base because he wins alot of duels. If he gets a pass in the box it'd probably be a better chance for him than the others who aren't as strong, or as good at dribbling.
 
Great to see him play 90 minutes, but sadly, that means a few weeks off with a niggle. Womp, womp.
 
Craig said:
Be doing very well to pick anyone out today in that set up. Couple of times where he did Marmoush and Foden fucked it
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If it was just today I might agree, but he has been here 2 seasons now and what he delivers in terms of goals and assists is simply not good enough. Especially since he offers little in the other parts of the game.
 
problem is what was the problem in August-September last season when he played his first ever games for City. great first trick, dribble. then when there needs to do a good accurate cross or shot, 9 out of 10 times it doesnt happen.

dont think he improved at all in this sense in 18 months time.

he at least tried today, scared TAA but nothing came of it. had a better game than Marmoush, Savinho, Foden, KDB for sure.
 
I have always stuck up for doku but today was clear that he has a real issue with his end product.

Great dribbler. Just a shame he can’t pass, shoot or cross
 
OrigamiNinja said:
He needs to work on his end product (we have been saying that since he came here) but he was not the problem today. He gave TAA a torrid time.
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But he failed ALL 5 of his crosses, 0/5 successful.

He won so many ground duels and dribbles... I partially agree, this is not just Doku, this is a team problem.
 
WallyA said:
But he failed ALL 5 of his crosses, 0/5 successful.

He won so many ground duels and dribbles... I partially agree, this is not just Doku, this is a team problem.
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I agree but I don’t think we ever got enough people in the box today. Doku has to take some responsibility for failing to find his man but we didn’t give him as many options as we should have.
 
WallyA said:
He's so weird.

He made 32/39 passes, and of those 6 he misplaced, 5 of them were crosses.

And he only took 5 crosses, so he failed every cross.

But he won 14/20 ground duels, and completed 13/18 dribbles.

So like... what's going on?

Nobody in the box to cross to? Because 3 men immediately block all his crosses, then we need to adapt to that, but he was just doing it over and over again all game, this isn't even just a Doku issue, it's a Pep and team issue.

Maybe play Jack LW, and let Doku be a false 9 instead if Haaland is injured?

He can draw fouls, dribble like crazy in the box, and has a strong base because he wins alot of duels. If he gets a pass in the box it'd probably be a better chance for him than the others who aren't as strong, or as good at dribbling.
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Worth a try, certainly has a LOT of potential.
 
Not good enough. No end product and so many poor decisions. He gave TAA a torrid time, but TAA is not a defender, so that was to be expected.
 
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