Cancelo obviously has a mistake in him, always has and always will. But he really didn’t look comfortable all game with De Bruyne in front of him, and I still can’t fathom why Guardiola chose to play a completely different formation when our natural game would have exploited Liverpool’s vulnerabilities.Besides his brain stoppage, putting KdB in the right wing all game (?) who didnt defended or attacked, didnt helped Cancelo also...he seems lost when he should attack or defend with that Pep invention
To be fair though when he played at left back at Anfield last season, Salah had him on toast. He was crap. Our mistake was not buying a proper left or right back to cover. It leaves us very short when one of them gets injured. I don’t get the Gomez signing. He looks like Zinchenko did 5 seasons ago.Cancelo obviously has a mistake in him, always has and always will. But he really didn’t look comfortable all game with De Bruyne in front of him, and I still can’t fathom why Guardiola chose to play a completely different formation when our natural game would have exploited Liverpool’s vulnerabilities.
Cancelo plays much better as a left back and he’s not as versatile as many people assume. Whenever he’s played on the right this season he’s struggled.
No one could have predicted KdB kicking straight into Allisons hands, pathetic defending by Cancelo none the less, the 'Bozo' gene is strong in that lad.What team would leave one man with Salah. Utter madness whoever is covering. Why we pushed so many up I don’t know.
Don’t disagree with regard to last season at Anfield, but Cancelo is such an up and down player that I don’t think a bad performance against Salah last season would have necessarily been repeated this. He’s just better on the left in my view and ironically Salah played more centrally anyway today. I just think we have play him where his attacking play is best.To be fair though when he played at left back at Anfield last season, Salah had him on toast. He was crap. Our mistake was not buying a proper left or right back to cover. It leaves us very short when one of them gets injured. I don’t get the Gomez signing. He looks like Zinchenko did 5 seasons ago.
Leg in v MartialAbysmal today.
His stupidity costs us quite often. Madrid and today for example. His worst game in a City shirt easily. & his insta about ‘mistakes being progress’ is even more infuriating.
But hey he can nutmeg people and do trivelas, so he’s the best full back in the world.
He can’t defend. At all. And he makes a living as a defender. I don’t get it. He can be the most brain dead player on the pitch.
In the summer we need a new right back.
Cancelo can then stick to the left.
Leg in v Martial
Leg in v Salah
Can he not at least give himself a chance by not putting the leg in ?
Plus that high line infuriates me too. Our defenders are not able for it with a roaming Salah waiting for the pass . Football is such a simple game but to give your opponent opportunity after opportunity in 1 v 1's makes it even more simple. The warning signs were there before they scored on 75 mins. Its so sad
Cancelo is clearly better going forward than defending… but also I think he is much more effective on the left than when he plays on the rightBeen like this consistently since he joined us.
Goes through periods of being a real stand-out going forward and defensively good enough, we love him and feel he's perfect for how we play. Then has a bad match or run on one or both aspects of his game and we think he's a liability.
The club and the player need to make a decision this season. Long term, is he our right back or our left back? And whichever he isn't, we need to bring someone in for that position. Because apart from Cancelo and Walker our only options at full-back on either side are centre-backs doing a job out of position or kids who aren't ready for the big games.
I don't think regularly moving him from one side to the other is doing his defensive positioning any favours at all.
He is better on the left because Foden and Grealish are willing to cover for his defensive duties. On the right Mahrez are not so.Cancelo is clearly better going forward than defending… but also I think he is much more effective on the left than when he plays on the right
Similar mistake at Anfield last season as well.Schoolboy defending for salahs goal. Salah is the master at using strength to turn defenders. Fuck knows what goes through his mind to try stick a leg in when he’s last man.