24 | Joško Gvardiol - 2024/25

[Chak19]

People are rightfully criticizing Walker and Lewis but very quiet about Gvardiol, sorry but his defending recently has not been any better, it's almost sunday league level, he's good in attack but he can't keep defending like this.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

He's been a sketchy defender since he arrived. In his defense, I imagine defending in a fullback spot versus center-back at the highest level of football is wildly different. Still, he becomes a liability at some points.

 

[meeesh]

Weird player, world class one week and national league week after no happy medium, poker player all in or fold merchant

 

[city warrior]

People are rightfully criticizing Walker and Lewis but very quiet about Gvardiol, sorry but his defending recently has not been any better, it's almost sunday league level, he's good in attack but he can't keep defending like this.

Maybe because he has been our players of the season? He was bad today, but he would be the only player (with Ederson) to have a passing grade this season.

 

[Chak19]

Maybe because he has been our players of the season? He was bad today, but he would be the only player (with Ederson) to have a passing grade this season.

He's just making too many big mistakes lately, it was a joke how he allowed Kulusevski to beat him for the ball for the first goal, and his shitty square pass led to the second goal, game was over because of his mistakes.

 

[gaz76]

Getting weirder by the week that pep does not play him at centre half, when ake came on he should have gone full back and gvardiol in his best position

 

[Middedon]

People are rightfully criticizing Walker and Lewis but very quiet about Gvardiol, sorry but his defending recently has not been any better, it's almost sunday league level, he's good in attack but he can't keep defending like this.

I don’t know why people think he doesn’t get any criticism. Even on days he ends up a MoTM contender, the match day thread is filled with “ffs.” I assume it’s because he doesn’t have the longevity of Walker or the home grown aspect Rico has. And the criticism is far worse in other forums/social media.

Yes, he hasn’t played well these last couple of games. But honestly, this team should be able to absorb a bad game by anyone of our players. One misplayed ball on the wing shouldn’t be an automatic goal, but it is every day. We can’t absorb mistakes because everyone seems to be having a bad game at the same time. No consistency in who plays with them or in front of them isn’t helping any of our defenders.

 

[Chak19]

lmao, right, everyone else on that pitch dropped a masterclass except him. prick.

love the posters who never ever show up in this thread when he plays well.

that pass was utterly horrible, bet pep kicked his ass.

Mate I've been singing his praises all season except this run of games where he's been poor, yes everyone else has been poor but he made two individual mistakes that led to us going 2 down, and he cost us goals against Sporting and Brighton too, don't think I'm a prick for pointing this out.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Shocking display. A defensive disaster class.

 

[1Basti]

quite funny that people blame him for the first goal when it was clearly Ederson/Stones fault...