52 | Oscar Bobb - 2023/24

[JDV]

An example of his high football IQ is how long he holds onto the ball before releasing KDB for the cross into Doku.

The extra second gave KDB the space he needed.

 

[David Kloppesh]

I think I saw his stats, passing accuracy of 97% wtf

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Seems like a very humble and grounded kid. He'll go very far. Top quality talent.

 

[handsofstone]

We are, imo, a weaker team this year buy losing the experiance and mentality of Mahrez and Gundogan, two world class players who knew how to control the game and come in clutch when we needed a pick me up

But the short term weakness has given this kid, who is spectacular, an opportunity...well moreso the opportunity has goen to greater involvement for Foden/Alvarez but Bobb has taken their place on the bench

I love the way this guy plays football, he just makes everything look easy and effortless

With KDB coming back & our push for trophies, his football is gonna be pretty limited, but hopefully he sees that at 32 and a history of injuries throughout his career, their is a opportunity for him to get more football as KDB career comes to an end

 

[Crooked_rain]

He’s much stronger and physical than he looks, has no problems holding his own against lower league bruisers.

The lower league bruisers thing is a bit of a myth

I've heard lower league players say when they first went into a game vs top flight players, they thought they'd be able to be physical with them and bully them and it turned out that these top flight players were very strong and physical and they couldnt really match them physically like they expected. It makes sense really, these are elite athletes that work with the best strength and conditioning coaches every day.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

An example of his high football IQ is how long he holds onto the ball before releasing KDB for the cross into Doku.

The extra second gave KDB the space he needed.

Bang on. The timing and understanding was right on point

 

[Beanhead]

The most excited I have been about an academy kid since Phil.

This lad is absolute quality.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

The lower league bruisers thing is a bit of a myth

I've heard lower league players say when they first went into a game vs top flight players, they thought they'd be able to be physical with them and bully them and it turned out that these top flight players were very strong and physical and they couldnt really match them physically like they expected. It makes sense really, these are elite athletes that work with the best strength and conditioning coaches every day.

There was some truth to it when we had Sunderland and Stoke in the PL. Moyes's Everton were also leg bruisers to some extent.

 

[bluenova]

The lower league bruisers thing is a bit of a myth

I've heard lower league players say when they first went into a game vs top flight players, they thought they'd be able to be physical with them and bully them and it turned out that these top flight players were very strong and physical and they couldnt really match them physically like they expected. It makes sense really, these are elite athletes that work with the best strength and conditioning coaches every day.

Absolutely - There was that Port Vale striker, Tom Pope, who had said he'd score 40 goals a season if he played John Stone every week.

To be fair to the guy, it was apparently an old post, and he backtracked partly before the game, but he still went up against Stones at the start. After five minutes, when Stones had made him look every inch of the League Two player he was, the guy switched to the 17 year old Harwood-Bellis and found that much more to his liking.

The current City team are absolute monsters, who would dominate lower league players physically.

 

[Dax777]

We are, imo, a weaker team this year buy losing the experiance and mentality of Mahrez and Gundogan, two world class players who knew how to control the game and come in clutch when we needed a pick me up

I don't think Gundo or Mahrez would have started on this team Their peak version, maybe. But the current 32 and 33 year old versions of them simply wouldn't beat out Phil, Bernado (and as it's looking.. perhaps even Bobb).

But the short term weakness has given this kid, who is spectacular, an opportunity...well moreso the opportunity has goen to greater involvement for Foden/Alvarez but Bobb has taken their place on the bench

I love the way this guy plays football, he just makes everything look easy and effortless

I'm hesitant to say it, but my sense is he is a starter by season's end. He is to me what people hoped Palmer would be. A player who's performance constantly looks like he should be getting more minutes and starts.