7 | Joao Cancelo - 2022/23 Performances

[Tricky_Trev]

Leaves us short in a critical area. Is having player with fire in his belly and a point to prove a bad thing? Probably needs punishment - but there are other ways.
A couple of weeks ago we were complaining about a team of yes men.

Does Cancelo strike you as a guy that has that mentality to channel it into something positive? I think the very reason why he’s gone is because he’s the total opposite and instead takes his sulking and tries to bring others down with him.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Totally wrong, both players were in the wrong for the way they reacted following the incident between them. Both were punished and one accepted it and one didn’t and continued to act like a mard arse . If nothing was done about him it would of undermined Pep

Sorry - I haven't been able to keep up with the thread and don't have access to the Athletic article so I'm well behind. Who's the other player involved in an incident and what were they punished for?

 

[PistonBlue]

It's turning into the matchday thread this

FFS Mahrez!

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

We are regressing imo. Still no fullback and now we‘re helping out another club that could beat us in the UCL.

Regressing to when? When have we ever had a left back?

 

[Dribble]

Just posted on Instagram. Read into it what you will...

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Sorry - I haven't been able to keep up with the thread and don't have access to the Athletic article so I'm well behind. Who's the other player involved in an incident and what were they punished for?

Foden. Allegedly. Training bust up. Possibly what caused Fodens foot injury

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I've just seen Zinny being referred to as Chenko and it's sent me into an existential crisis.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

It's turning into the matchday thread this

The bed wetters and flappers on the match day thread have invaded this one......

 

[ancoats]

OK, the morning after crazy day

Right, let's stop over thinking this, myself included,
Cancelo wanted out, upset pep, started to piss other players off in training, it's only going to end one way.
The truth is Cancelo after the attack on his family and himself at home unsettle him and wanted out of Manchester,
once you have something like that happen to you, it changes everything, even your football lifestyle, you don't want to be playing football, instead you become protecting and stay home,

Cancelo could have gone around it better ? the club could have handled it better, Pep had no choice really,
If the player mind is somewhere else, you stop being the player and don't give 100%, so you're out it's simple,

We send our best wishes to Cancelo and his Family for the future, and thank you for everything.

 

[dhruvblue]

We are regressing imo. Still no fullback and now we‘re helping out another club that could beat us in the UCL.

We have dropped points/ lost to relegation teams. Selling them Cancelo doesn't affect us in CL in anyway

 

[BrianW]

Who was our last, proper left-back? Willie Donnachie? I really don't remember.

 

[glyntowen]

Who was our last, proper left-back? Willie Donnachie? I really don't remember.

Frontzeck

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Sounds like he needs mental intervention & sectioning for his & his team mates' safety...

I wouldn't go as far as that. Some people just have that mentality where they feel the need to do a reset every now and then. He probably hasn't worked out how to identify when he's approaching those moments and it's coming out as frustration and poor decisions and a bit of anger.

 

[Victorinodennistua]

Totally wrong, both players were in the wrong for the way they reacted following the incident between them. Both were punished and one accepted it and one didn’t and continued to act like a mard arse . If nothing was done about him it would of undermined Pep

Read years ago when we signed him that he was pissed at not getting game time. He was crap at right back and couldn’t tackle. Better at left because we didn’t have one. Unplayable on his day with some memorable side foot passing and the odd screamer. But I do recall a Gary Neville comment saying that he will frustrate the pants off you for being brilliant, temperamental and shit.

 

[glyntowen]

When we get an injury and have no left back or Cancelo sticks a fantastic cross in against us in the champions league will Pep still tell us this is the right decision

given his current form it's more likely to go out for a goal kick

 

[youngbob]

Walker, Lewis; Stones, Dias; Laporte, Akanji; Ake, Gomez.

Seems okay to me.

 

[kun]

Who was our last, proper left-back? Willie Donnachie? I really don't remember.

Nathan fucking Aké. He played there on Friday.

There is no such thing as a "proper" left back.

Zinchenko was as much a "proper left back" as Clichy, Kolarov, Mendy etc.

 

[alexmcity]

We have the squad to cope without Cancelo and win something big (or even the treble :)). We have incredible forwards and midfielders, and we have excellent CBs plus Walker.

The question is whether the defenders will stay fit.

Walker and Stones (who plays at RB at times) have missed 50% (!) of our PL games since the start of 20/21, and Ake has had injuries too, including this season. One thing that even the most biased fans against Cancelo can't deny is that he is fit as fuck and always available. If both Walker and Ake are unavailable for some (big) games, we'll struggle.

I've defended Pep a lot on here: when we were in midtable in 20/21 (I even predicted back then that we were going to win the title) and after the CL final where his starting XI and subs were suspect. But I think Pep has made a mistake. The mistake wasn't to loan Cancelo (given his recent behaviour), but to allow the situation to escalate like this over the last weeks with no time to react. There's no denying we were caught up by surprise.

Ultimately, the important thing is how the players react. If we go to Spurs and Arsenal and win 4-6 pts, we'll be fine and ready for the run in.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Foden. Allegedly. Training bust up. Possibly what caused Fodens foot injury

Thank you.

 

[Maintainin]

Just posted on Instagram. Read into it what you will... View attachment 67625

...tried to practice Zen whilst in the City Of Manchester n will try giving Zen another go in a different city.