2 | Kyle Walker - 2022/23 Performances

[Lankers]

Play to his strengths. Passing isn't one of them.

I hope Pep puts this inverted fullback nonsense to bed. I imagine it will reappear for a champions league semi-final however.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Play to his strengths. Passing isn't one of them.

I hope Pep puts this inverted fullback nonsense to bed. I imagine it will reappear for a champions league semi-final however.

Its the most none Walker system going.

Apart from the fact he is technically poo....Old dogs and all that....

 

[MCFCFanTX]

When asked to play simple passes within the system and defend in the 2nd half, he was great.

Playing in a pivot style role in Pep's system is beyond Walker's technical skills. Not his fault but it just doesn't work.

 

[wolfie1988]

Looked fuming at the end and was straight off down the tunnel.

 

[vincent]

Looked fuming at the end and was straight off down the tunnel.

Any idea why?

 

[Winchester]

Any idea why?

Saw that too
Looked like he was ready to punch some1

 

[Goater=Legend]

Probably heard his passing stats

 

[Shaffer92]

Needs to pick it up and fast. Shocking first half.

More concerning is how much he's getting done for pace.

 

[RandomJ]

Not only is his passing shite he has clearly also lost a yard of pace as well. I'm seeing him lose foot races he used to win with ease.

 

[domalino]

People overreacted comically to his inside position, quite a few posters were trying to pin the entirety of the first half performance on him personally, despite the fact we'd not managed a single goal in the preceding 2 matches vs. Palace and we have issues breaking them down whoever is in the middle. It did the job I suspect Pep would have wanted, it stopped Palace doing anything with the ball through the middle of the pitch.

His passing was a bit naive, he was trying to hit gaps that weren't there, but I'm sure Pep will keep playing him there and he'll improve.


I think if anyone is expecting Guardiola to decide he made a mistake and revert to the old system, they're kidding themselves.

By the end of the season we will all once again be saying Kyle Walker is in our top 5 most important players, like we have for the last 5 seasons straight.