24 | Joško Gvardiol - 2023/24

[BlueKolarovWorker]

Doku skips past a player = great winger, impossible to stop

Opposition winger skips past one of our defenders = shit at defending 1V1, should have stopped the cross!

We play against other professionals at the top of the game, our players are going to get beat from time to time.

He's a decent all round player, with a lovely touch, who's young and only going to improve. Let's give him time.

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

I know he’s young and still to adapt to a new league, and isn’t really a left back. But fuck he’s a frustrating player

 

[skillman]

 

[dave_blue12]

Thought he had a good game

 

[Bluemoon1979]

He had a great game!

 

[Haaland94]

I know he’s young and still to adapt to a new league, and isn’t really a left back. But fuck he’s a frustrating player

As in, excellent every time he plays? He is our second player after Erling Haaland in the recent history to make such a strong start to his City career at such a young age.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Without Gvardiol holding the width out on the left, Foden isn't free to do what he does in the middle. Very difficult job, did well.

 

[PragueBlue]

Good on the ball but not overly convinced by his defending. Hopefully that will improve in time. He's still young, in his first season with us and playing in a position that he probably wouldn't regard as his best (though I wouldn't want him starting at CB at present).

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

As in, excellent every time he plays? He is our second player after Erling Haaland in the recent history to make such a strong start to his City career at such a young age.

Nope, as in the ball always seems to find him when we’re in a good position and nothing materializes or he takes the wrong option.

Also has been dodgy defensively many times this season

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Anyone know why Pep keeps playing Gvardiol out of position at LB?

At LB he's OK - not great going forward, but mostly solid on defense.

Whereas Gvardiol is supposedly a world class - top 2 or 3 - CB. Why do we keep playing Gvardiol at LB - is he our best option there (can't Ake play LB? or someone else?).