50/60% we never got above that today chelsea even lesshe looked more of a box-to-box at Milan but he was able to do that as the pace of games and intensity of Serie A literally about 50/60% of PL.
here he wants to be more of a fox in the box lol but then we miss an extra midfielder when we lose the ball upfront which we do a lot.
Because he wasn’t working hard enough defensively in the middle so Pep brought BSilva into the middle more in the second half (was out on the right more in the first half) and used Reijnders on the left as he’d used BSilva on the right first half.Why did Pep stick him on the wing in the second half? Baffling.
He'll be here next year. We'd be without a point without him today. He is a net positive for the squad.Despite his goal, this guy is starting to really frustrate me
He offers nothing for large parts of the game and for a central midfielder that simply isnt good enough...
He is defensively none existent and is bypassed all too easily
Its such a shame That Nico G got injured when he did with Rodri coming back....
With a fully fit squad this guy doesnt get into our midfield in our best 11....not even close
At his age Id be looking to make a very quick decision(next 12 months) whether he should be here or not......he has a lot to prove that he should be
Several aren’t scoring and are awful and anonymous so could be worseBar his goal thought he was awful and anonymous again.
Yeah, that’s true. Before his goal i was thinking i’d not seen him for 15 minutes. Neville was talking out of his arse giving him motm. The one thing i agreed with chuckle on though was that in a first half where we were playing with zero width he was the one player prepared to make runs in behind and that’s how his goal and the one Foden put wide came. Needs to do so much more in a game though.Most games I’ve seen him I’m always asking where is he? Then up he pops out of nowhere and scores then disappears again.
We need much much more from a player with that responsibility in that position.
Love the guy but we need far more than what he’s offering at the moment.
Yeah, a lot of commentators and pundits are easily fooled by players that 'cover ground'. Reijnders runs a lot but he loses the ball far too much, and doesn't recover it nearly enough. As City fans, we have been blessed with great midfielders so we can always tell when a midfielder is not doing well. I expected so much from him because of how well he did during the CWC, but in hindsight, that tournament was a jokeYeah, that’s true. Before his goal i was thinking i’d not seen him for 15 minutes. Neville was talking out of his arse giving him motm. The one thing i agreed with chuckle on though was that in a first half where we were playing with zero width he was the one player prepared to make runs in behind and that’s how his goal and the one Foden put wide came. Needs to do so much more in a game though.
Despite his goal, this guy is starting to really frustrate me
He offers nothing for large parts of the game and for a central midfielder that simply isnt good enough...
He is defensively none existent and is bypassed all too easily
We seem to have an abundance of no 10's, second strikers etc. Only Rodri has the physical presence along with the skill. So we will constantly be bullied by Villa, Newcastle even Arsenal etcHe’s a 2nd striker for me.
Clearly a good eye for goal and a good finisher.
Hasn’t got the technique to play number 10 and he hasn’t got the physicality/awareness to play at number 8.
Bit of a problem really as I think he was signed to play number 8.
No not just noticed it...You've only just noticed this?
Seems a strange take when yesterday was probably the best he's played since the opening day.