24 | Joško Gvardiol - 2023/24

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Yet again, he was brilliant. He will become the best defender in the world sooner rather than later. His offensive contribution is incredible as well, and I still think he is holding back on that front.
 
I agree with Manchester Evening rating "Gvardiol: Lots to like going forward in possession but his positioning was badly exposed by Bowen and Coufal.".

IMO he is more suitable for Stones role as a free roaming CB. Ake (or Sergio maybe?) can provide better protection wide. Otherwise I am afraid more and more team will target space around him like what West Ham did today. Maybe it is the long term plan.
 
I don’t think he was good defensively yesterday. He’s got a lot to learn.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
I don’t think he was good defensively yesterday. He’s got a lot to learn.
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Same as Ake went through. Learning a role in a new system is going to end up with him getting caught out of position a few times.

On entirely different level on the ball already though. He's brilliant.
 
Haaland94 said:
Yet again, he was brilliant. He will become the best defender in the world sooner rather than later. His offensive contribution is incredible as well, and I still think he is holding back on that front.
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this was probably the most polarizing gvardiol performance ever, he was either awful or great apparently.

i really liked that perfect across ball to bernardo before his goal.

Gigant said:
Massive second half ,and almost assist in the first
HOPE HE IS NOT INJURED
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everything was glitchy so i missed some
parts of the game, why would he be injured? i guess i missed whatever it was.

his family member is visiting him and today he was walking around with a bandage around his right ankle.FC9BABFA-C70C-4061-ACD5-4E54DBC98EC0.jpeg
 
Based on the performances so far, do we think Gvardiol alternates with Ake for the time being? (With Dias and Walker usually starting) And then when Stones comes back how does that change? Do we think long term they mold him into Stones?

There have been some complaints about him so far, but he’s still not playing in his most familiar position. Does he ever play as a CB on this team?

(New joiner here, looking for some place to chat with some nuance that isn’t all “Grealish out, Josko is the new Harry, sell Haaland” hah)
 
Middedon said:
Based on the performances so far, do we think Gvardiol alternates with Ake for the time being? (With Dias and Walker usually starting) And then when Stones comes back how does that change? Do we think long term they mold him into Stones?

There have been some complaints about him so far, but he’s still not playing in his most familiar position. Does he ever play as a CB on this team?

(New joiner here, looking for some place to chat with some nuance that isn’t all “Grealish out, Josko is the new Harry, sell Haaland” hah)
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Welcome to the forum. Anyway, I think the majority of people here agree that he has been excellent so far. He is only getting started and still trying to learn the system, but overall, he has been outstanding both offensively and defensively. We are yet to see more of his KDBesque passing, but he should have had an assist already in his most recent performance against West Ham. I think he will get a chance in the Stones role sooner rather than later, but his offensive capabilities mean he could remain at left-back for the time being as well. The boy has so much potential, so it's exciting to see what Pep does with him.
 
Middedon said:
Based on the performances so far, do we think Gvardiol alternates with Ake for the time being? (With Dias and Walker usually starting) And then when Stones comes back how does that change? Do we think long term they mold him into Stones?

There have been some complaints about him so far, but he’s still not playing in his most familiar position. Does he ever play as a CB on this team?

(New joiner here, looking for some place to chat with some nuance that isn’t all “Grealish out, Josko is the new Harry, sell Haaland” hah)
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who`s been complaining about him mate?
 
Ehh, mostly match day threads on Twitter/IG/some forums. I think there is always increased scrutiny on a player that was $$$. And I know I should take those comments with a grain of salt. (I’ve always been a podcast listener/article reader but had stayed away from match day stuff until recently!)

My 9 yo is obsessed with Gvardiol (I think because he looked cool in the mask durinf the WC), so I have a soft spot for him and want him to succeed!
 
His passing was pretty poor at LB. He understandably looked much better when he shifted into a more central position, I thought.
 
TrentGrisham said:
His passing was pretty poor at LB. He understandably looked much better when he shifted into a more central position, I thought.
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Blue-Ghana said:
Very sloppy in the first half.
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how was he sloppy and bad at passing in the first half? he literally had 2 inaccurate passes in the first half. 69 touches, 56/58, 97% accurate passes.

do you literally require 100% accuracy to be satisfied?
 
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