24 | Joško Gvardiol - 2025/26

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Has to start at CB in every important match when fit.

 

[Earlyriser]

Is that a quote from Dickens?

Or A Tale of Two Cities?

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Or A Tale of Two Cities?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

 

[rodrizontal]

Has to start at CB in every important match when fit.

I like him at CB, but you're not utilizing his goal-scoring ability when he plays there.

 

[tackeds]

Did he go off injured? Hope not. Big fan of this lad. As is my missus sadly

 

[skillman]

Did he go off injured? Hope not. Big fan of this lad. As is my missus sadly

Don’t think so, was just giving him a rest - he’s played most of every game since he came back from injury and today was the perfect chance to give him a rest before the next two games.

 

[samuelyeboah]

I have never seen a centerback so hellbent on never making a tackle, ever, no matter what, as much as this guy. He is so incredibly weak in the tackle, weak in the air, just weak. unimposing, second to every ball. Not seeing it at all with this guy.

 

[vanchi]

I have never seen a centerback so hellbent on never making a tackle, ever, no matter what, as much as this guy. He is so incredibly weak in the tackle, weak in the air, just weak. unimposing, second to every ball. Not seeing it at all with this guy.

oh there you go again, gvardiol haters never miss a chance to add more shit to an already huge pile.

oh and if that assist was by one of the fan favorites there’d be 20 pages about it, hypocrites.

can’t tackle, sure jan

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

oh there you go again, gvardiol haters never miss a chance to add more shit to an already huge pile.

oh and if that assist was by one of the fan favorites there’d be 20 pages about it, hypocrites.

can’t tackle, sure jan

He was named our Player of the Season last year. He is a firm fan favourite

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

He did look slow against Monaco's pacy players. Nico O'Reilly covered him a few times.

But that's the problem with the whole team isn't it.. we look really slow when the counter attack is on unless Khusanov and O'Reilly are there.

 

[.db.]

I have never seen a centerback so hellbent on never making a tackle, ever, no matter what, as much as this guy. He is so incredibly weak in the tackle, weak in the air, just weak. unimposing, second to every ball. Not seeing it at all with this guy.

Gvardiol had the highest percentage of tackles won of all players in the PL last season. He puts a tackle in when it’s needed, when it’s not he stays on his feet like all good defenders should.

He’s also the second best defender aerially in our team behind Stones. He’s only 6’1” but he’s better in the air than Dias (and Akanji, although he’s out on loan).

He had his worst game since coming back from injury the other night, but before then he’d played well in every game and had settled the back four after returning to the team from injury. Dias looks better alongside him than when he play with anyone else.

 

[Paul1970]

He did look slow against Monaco's pacy players. Nico O'Reilly covered him a few times.

But that's the problem with the whole team isn't it.. we look really slow when the counter attack is on unless Khusanov and O'Reilly are there.

We will struggle until we get quicker defenders as one defender out of six who has pace will not cut it winning trophy’s . Gvadiol needs pace next to him and I’m sure next big transfer will be a quick defender .

 

[King Jay]

Well bah is fast. Same with Khusanov - including another RB we would be set. As long the RB has pace too.

 

[samuelyeboah]

Gvardiol had the highest percentage of tackles won of all players in the PL last season. He puts a tackle in when it’s needed, when it’s not he stays on his feet like all good defenders should.

He’s also the second best defender aerially in our team behind Stones. He’s only 6’1” but he’s better in the air than Dias (and Akanji, although he’s out on loan).

He had his worst game since coming back from injury the other night, but before then he’d played well in every game and had settled the back four after returning to the team from injury. Dias looks better alongside him than when he play with anyone else.

I am blown away by those stats! Wow. I take it back, i must be not seeing it. I will try to look at his performances a little closer next time, see if I am right or not. Because these concerns have been building up for me over the course of the last few seasons, but maybe I am just missing something.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Shortest thread of all our starters. Because he's fucking class and that's all there is to say.

 

[Dax777]

He did look slow against Monaco's pacy players. Nico O'Reilly covered him a few times.

But that's the problem with the whole team isn't it.. we look really slow when the counter attack is on unless Khusanov and O'Reilly are there.

And Nunes

 

[Dax777]

Well bah is fast. Same with Khusanov - including another RB we would be set. As long the RB has pace too.

Nunes has pace :)

 

[King Jay]

Nunes has pace :)

I know but I didn’t include him in the future. Our safest option in terms of counters would be
Nunes-Khusanov - Gvardiol - Reilly
But we know it won’t happen this season. One of the Stones/Dias will always start at CB in front of Khusanov.

 

[Marvin.]

I know but I didn’t include him in the future. Our safest option in terms of counters would be
Nunes-Khusanov - Gvardiol - Reilly
But we know it won’t happen this season. One of the Stones/Dias will always start at CB in front of Khusanov.

Khusanov started as a centre-back at Brighton (a) when Dias was available. He got injured in that game.

I think it's obvious that Khusanov is very close to breaking into the side and becoming a regular. That could be at right back or centre-back.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Do we have to rely on him for assists now as well as everything else? Such an important player for us