4 | Tijjani Reijnders - 2025/26

[mdj0520]

Why the fuck was he so deep despite us having Rodri and Bernie ? made no sense at all and he had zero impact, did better when he was pushed forward but it was too late.

Thought that. I don't like him at all playing deep.

 

[01cravend]

It's screaming "flat track bully"

 

[loio]

Technically hes not great, but the club has decided to go in this direction with him and Marmoush etc, higher error rate but expanded dynamism etc, their impact is in the final 3rd, and maybe winning the ball back at times. Pretty triangles is not for them, let the rest do that though - except Haaland

 

[Chak19]

Technically hes not great, but the club has decided to go in this direction with him and Marmoush etc, higher error rate but extended dynamism etc

Yeah well he ain't changing shit if we continue to play this slow rubbish.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Technically hes not great, but the club has decided to go in this direction with him and Marmoush etc, higher error rate but extended dynamism etc, their impact is in the final 3rd, and maybe winning the ball back at times

There's been a huge move towards players who can carry the ball. If you watch those stats types on Youtube, you'll see that everyone we have bought and been linked in is really strong in 'progressive carries,' which basically means dribbling the ball up the pitch by themselves. Kovacic is another one as was Nunes at Wolves. Gibbs-White and Eze, who we were linked to over the last two summer windows, were also strong in this area. It's bizarre really, because it seems to go against what Pep used to rely on to move the ball up the pitch, which is good positioning, quick passing and interplay. Now we've got players who don't seem to have the same technique to receive the ball in tight spaces with the possible exception of Cherki. It's also compounded by Haaland, who is probably the worst offender in terms of a poor first touch. It suggests a change of tactics, but then we haven't really seen that change materialize.

 

[Doc_Testosterone]

This guy lost out to McTominay and I am not surprised. Flat track bully that gets shoved off the ball and takes way too long with his turns. He finished 8th with Milan so what did we expect?

 

[King Jay]

This guy lost out to McTominay and I am not surprised. Flat track bully that gets shoved off the ball and takes way too long with his turns. He finished 8th with Milan so what did we expect?

Everyone lost out to McTominay. Also he was
Clearly better than his teammates last season. There is no 2nd Messi that determines if you win the league or end up 6th.

 

[Blue Hefner]

Seemed to lose the ball a lot and not be up to speed. I was disappointed in him

 

[chris85mcfc]

Thought we'd signed a top class player when I saw him against Wolves, and equally I don't think he's as bad as he's been in the last two games

I'm just not really sure what he does

 

[Doc_Testosterone]

Everyone lost out to McTominay. Also he was
Clearly better than his teammates last season. There is no 2nd Messi that determines if you win the league or end up 6th.

I just don’t understand what we are doing. We have players that can’t keep the ball or pass it around well. This is the 3rd time I see him get bullied by other midfielders. Spurs, Brighton, and Al Hilal.

 

[madloaf]

Think he'll be alright, but gets caught on the ball...I think that's just a change of pace in the game.

 

[HorlockofFiretopMountain]

This guy lost out to McTominay and I am not surprised. Flat track bully that gets shoved off the ball and takes way too long with his turns. He finished 8th with Milan so what did we expect?

Your point about him looking good in Serie A, not necessarily being an indication of his ability to be a top player in the PL is a fair one. I've thought the same myself (also about Cherki). But we have them now, so we need to somehow make it work and it's probably going to take more time than usual due to us trying to blend in 4 or 5 players at the same time.

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

Same city career trajectory as Mangala , great debut , shite since

Need to see more in the derby otherwise I’m worried

 

[Bluewonder]

Technically hes not great, but the club has decided to go in this direction with him and Marmoush etc, higher error rate but expanded dynamism etc, their impact is in the final 3rd, and maybe winning the ball back at times. Pretty triangles is not for them, let the rest do that though - except Haaland

But this type of player is an antithesis to Pep's style. I don't get it.

 

[bondsman]

Everyone lost out to McTominay. Also he was
Clearly better than his teammates last season. There is no 2nd Messi that determines if you win the league or end up 6th.

Rodri

 

[Wallaceinthecheapseats.]

Looked a bit of a shithouse today

 

[handsofstone]

Same city career trajectory as Mangala , great debut , shite since

Need to see more in the derby otherwise I’m worried

Wow....

 

[eastmanc]

Fuck me we're 3 games in and he's written off already.

 

[skillman]

Not a tackler, is he? Christ. I remember seeing his defensive stats before we bought him and presumed Pep would play him higher up and keep him out of a midfield 2. Apparently not.

He’s quality. But in the right position.

 

[Columbia]

We used to shop at Waitrose now it’s the middle of Lidl, random crap that no one else wants…This guy is a prime example can’t even pass. People moaned about the UNCs but we’ve signed junk to replace the UNCs.