7 | Joao Cancelo - 2022/23 Performances

[mdj0520]

Cancelo must be the first FB in the history of the PL to make the PFA team of the season both at RB and LB, in back to back seasons at that. Is that right?

I wonder whether there is another FB who has done it in other leagues. Maybe Lahm, he is among the very few who was great both at LB and RB.

Not looked up whether or not he was in ToY at all, but Azpilicueta is surely in that bracket. Played LB, RB, and CB all for long stints at Chelsea to a high level.

 

[alexmcity]

Not looked up whether or not he was in ToY at all, but Azpilicueta is surely in that bracket. Played LB, RB, and CB all for long stints at Chelsea to a high level.

Azpi hasn't made the PFA team of the year even once. He's been a very good and versatile defender, but not top quality like Cancelo.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Azpi hasn't made the PFA team of the year even once. He's been a very good and versatile defender, but not top quality like Cancelo.

Azpi is a more reliable defender but for overall play and versatility, Joao is the better player.

 

[alexmcity]

Azpi is a more reliable defender but for overall play and versatility, Joao is the better player.

Azpi (and Walker too) are more reliable defenders in their own half of the pitch, but Cancelo is a pressing machine and defensively very important to a high-pressing team like ours. He was among the best in the league wrt pressing actions last season.

Cancelo's problem is that people apply non-Pep criteria for his defensive work, i.e. they measure his usefulness in defence by traditional criteria which don't apply to Pep teams. We have the best defence in Europe -- not because our defenders are the best in traditional ways, but due to the intense high-pressing.

 

[alexmcity]

Cancelo had over 3900 touches last season - the most in PL history for any player, not just FBs.

Think only Laporte has completed more passes in a league season for City (in 18/19). Cancelo's fundamental to this Pep team. Hope we get Cucu: with him on the left and Cancelo on the right we'll add a new creative demension (for Haaland and Alvarez to exploit).

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Awful first 25 mins.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Awful first 25 mins.

Was like he’d never played the game before. Much better after that though and then arguably one of our better players I would say.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Was like he’d never played the game before. Much better after that though and then arguably one of our better players I would say.

Yes he got better but you can’t give Salah that much space and he should know that from previous games. Hopefully we get this Brighton lad sorted and free up Cancelo for other more offensive roles.

 

[rodsantos]

He just cannot fucking defend. Just play him on the wing, can't be much worse than Mahrez and Grealish.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Rolls Royce of a player , he makes the right decision nearly every time our most creative player against the Dippers , he is going to tear teams apart this season.