19 | Julian Alvarez - 2023/24

[Exeter Blue I am here]

He’s a penalty box player. Decent no. of assists, tenacious and a ruthless finisher. Alas, Pep seems to have a vision of him as a midfielder, where he has neither the pace nor the power to affect proceedings from an attacking perspective against the better teams, whilst from a defensive viewpoint he looks lightweight in the face of an aggressive press. He’s also a serial conceder (as was Rico Lewis last night) of brainless free kicks

 

[Goldust]

Think it’s obvious Pep is worried of losing him hence trying to shoe Horne him onto the pitch in a position which kills him and the team. Julian and his entourage have probably explained that he will not be content on the bench and with erling here he has no chance of playing in a position he maybe good enough in. His achievements in the World Cup probably didn’t help us.

 

[kaz7]

Think it’s obvious Pep is worried of losing him hence trying to shoe Horne him onto the pitch in a position which kills him and the team. Julian and his entourage have probably explained that he will not be content on the bench and with erling here he has no chance of playing in a position he maybe good enough in. His achievements in the World Cup probably didn’t help us.

Rubbish about his threat he will not be happy on the bench , nobody makes veiled demands on pep and still get played , he is playing because kev is out and we have had lots of other injuries

 

[super_city_si]

Dont know why we don’t try him wide. He cant continue in the middle with our current set up.

 

[super_city_si]

I agree. He's trying to operate in a position that probably doesn't suit him.

People underestimate how good Riyad was. Alvarez clearly has improvement to make to reach that level consistently.

Speaking of mahrez, for comparison, he was poor when played central. That position requires a different mind set. Alvarez if a forward, he wants to attack with every instinct And he loses the ball in dangerous positions because of it.
id put him wide for now as were lacking there.

 

[Goldust]

Rubbish about his threat he will not be happy on the bench , nobody makes veiled demands on pep and still get played , he is playing because kev is out and we have had lots of other injuries

Rubbish about his threat he will not be happy on the bench , nobody makes veiled demands on pep and still get played , he is playing because kev is out and we have had lots of other injuries

Ok we shall see, he will be gone in 2 years. Jesus was the better player for what pep is trying to do.

 

[kaz7]

Ok we shall see, he will be gone in 2 years. Jesus was the better player for what pep is trying to do.

More bollocks

 

[TrentGrisham]

Mixed bag today.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Mixed bag today.

I think that’s a common theme with him. He infuriates and delights in almost equal measure.

 

[city warrior]

Great cross today, some good movements that allowed us to break lines more easily. Still, a lot of bad first touches and he just doesn't have that threat frm the beginning of the season. He needs to be benched a little.