#27 | João Cancelo - 2020/21 Performances

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Portugal look a very good side and Cancelo is a brilliant player. Defensively not the best, but his ability going forwards and on the ball outweigh that in my opinion. I think Walker is only better defensively because he has the pace to recover. But on every other aspect of a full back's play he is a lot weaker than Cancelo.
 
Portugal look a very good side and Cancelo is a brilliant player. Defensively not the best, but his ability going forwards and on the ball outweigh that in my opinion. I think Walker is only better defensively because he has the pace to recover. But on every other aspect of a full back's play he is a lot weaker than Cancelo.

Both of them suffer from losing concentration at key moments. Cancelo is terrible when people run in behind him, whereas Walker often switches off when crosses come in. Both have had some issues with overplaying and getting caught out at times too.

However, both bring great energy and dynamism to the side when they play, in very different ways. I think we're ultimately very lucky to have two great options in that position
 
Both of them suffer from losing concentration at key moments. Cancelo is terrible when people run in behind him, whereas Walker often switches off when crosses come in. Both have had some issues with overplaying and getting caught out at times too.

However, both bring great energy and dynamism to the side when they play, in very different ways. I think we're ultimately very lucky to have two great options in that position
Definitely. I'm always harsh on Walker. I just think with his pace he could be so much more of an attacking threat, but he's rarely got an end product. And Cancelo, on the ball can definitely over play but is incredibly good with the ball as a creative threat. He's put good balls into the box on numerous occasions and has a good shot on him, as the video from last night shows.

There aren't many full backs out there that can merge both skills effectively. You usually lose one for another. When you look at all four of the RBs in the England squad originally, they each have strengths and weaknesses. James is probably the best all rounder. Pace, physicality and able to defend and attack well.
 
Makes a farce of the whole tournament what happens if you get to the latter stages and people start testing positive, you can’t field your best team.
I thought he already had covid and surely all professional footballers in the UK have had their jabs.
 
Doesn’t mean he can’t catch it again.
I just thought the fact that he already had it, that he has had his jabs and that the team would be enforcing strict Covid rules, the chances of him catching it again would be next to nothing.
 
Cancelo - is really good central - playing in essence as an attacking mid.

As a traditional left back - I really don't rate him at all. He's not very good on defense. And if you want him to play as a wingback... he really doesn't seem very good there at all either.

Pep invented a position - false back - and Cancelo is awesome there.

If the "false back" position is open then hell yes! I want Cancelo to start.

But if Cancelo is to play wing back or traditionally defensive left back, then I think we have a problem at that position. Cancelo isn't good there.
 
Cancelo - is really good central - playing in essence as an attacking mid.

As a traditional left back - I really don't rate him at all. He's not very good on defense. And if you want him to play as a wingback... he really doesn't seem very good there at all either.

Pep invented a position - false back - and Cancelo is awesome there.

If the "false back" position is open then hell yes! I want Cancelo to start.

But if Cancelo is to play wing back or traditionally defensive left back, then I think we have a problem at that position. Cancelo isn't good there.
I believe Pep is the top coach in the world, currently, but he is humble and imo highly unlikely to claim that he "invented a position". He tweaks what came before, he might refer you to Cruyff or Rinus Michels concept of " Total Football" as a reference point and they, probably, if they were still alive, would refer you to coaches they admired. Cancelo wasn't bought as a traditional left back or wing back, he was bought for the positive attributes he displays when at his best, like most of our players.
 
Cancelo - is really good central - playing in essence as an attacking mid.

As a traditional left back - I really don't rate him at all. He's not very good on defense. And if you want him to play as a wingback... he really doesn't seem very good there at all either.

Pep invented a position - false back - and Cancelo is awesome there.

If the "false back" position is open then hell yes! I want Cancelo to start.

But if Cancelo is to play wing back or traditionally defensive left back, then I think we have a problem at that position. Cancelo isn't good there.
The reason he isn't great at Left back might have something to do with the fact he's a Right back.
 
I believe Pep is the top coach in the world, currently, but he is humble and imo highly unlikely to claim that he "invented a position". He tweaks what came before, he might refer you to Cruyff or Rinus Michels concept of " Total Football" as a reference point and they, probably, if they were still alive, would refer you to coaches they admired. Cancelo wasn't bought as a traditional left back or wing back, he was bought for the positive attributes he displays when at his best, like most of our players.

Even before total football there was a player who played in a very attacking style from Left-back:

Facchetti


 
There was a certain period in this season - when you could have played Cancelo as a False9 or a GK or a CB and you knew he would perform like a superstar there :D

I don't know when he was "lost" and what happened - but I wish I could see that Cancelo in the new season as well.
 
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