7 | Joao Cancelo - 2022/23 Performances

[Kadour75]

I admit he said it like this on his insta:




Hope he stops making any progress ffs... ;)

What an utter moron he is ! If that is really how he thinks, I do not want to see him any where near the starting eleven. I don’t buy into “ he is excellent attacking wise despite his defensive errors” nonsense ! The bread and butter of a full back is his defensive abilities, the rest is a bonus. Besides, we have sufficient talented and world class attackers and we do not need a contributing fullback who blunders more often than not.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

What an utter moron he is ! If that is really how he thinks, I do not want to see him any where near the starting eleven. I don’t buy into “ he is excellent attacking wise despite his defensive errors” nonsense ! The bread and butter of a full back is his defensive abilities, the rest is a bonus. Besides, we have sufficient talented and world class attackers and we do not need a contributing fullback who blunders more often than not.

If that’s his way of getting over it, I’m fine with it. Last thing we want is him moping about it. What I want to know is how did he come to be the last man, up against Salah. I know good players are apt at isolating weakness but what happened to the centre backs?

 

[Father Paul]

His main problem as a defender is he plays on instinct and his natural instinct is to always attack and always look to be progressive

this is great most of the time but he cant adjust and sense the right time to react this way

countless times hes caught out by trying a risky square ball into midfield, he even did the same with a throw in yesterday

hes also always trying to keep the ball alive when a more calm head would be slowing down the tempo and drawing breath

hes a passionate guy, you can see that in his celebrations but in games like this you need ice in your veins not fire

we got sucked into a blood and thunder game after the disallowed goal , that’s the reason we lost the game and Cancelo is one of the catalysts for that

same against Madrid, he tries a ridiculous ball when we just need to keep Posession and see the game out

In a nutshell he is not a very good defender which becomes apparent in a lot of big games.

 

[Craig]

In a nutshell he is not a very good defender which becomes apparent in a lot of big games.

Correct. The more you see that goal the worse it gets. He’s last man against one of the best forwards in the league and i’m not even sure what he was trying to do. Just no natural defensive instincts at all. Great to watch though when he’s on it

 

[applejuice]

If that’s his way of getting over it, I’m fine with it. Last thing we want is him moping about it. What I want to know is how did he come to be the last man, up against Salah. I know good players are apt at isolating weakness but what happened to the centre backs?

It is a set piece. All CB were up near the box. We usually put 2 full backs at the back protecting corners and set pieces. On that day only Cancelo was there. KDB and Gundo were between Salah and Cancelo when Salah started to run. KDB and Gundo just did some ball watching and did not notice Salah ran pass them. When they found out it was too late

 

[shevtheblue]

He wasn’t really left as the last man on Salah though. When De Bruyne took the free kick Salah was about 5 yards outside the Liverpool box.

Before the ball was in their GK's hands, Salah was sprinting. It's a collective thing, nobody else recognised the danger but Cancelo should have done better to slow him down.

 

[Sir peace frog]

What an utter moron he is ! If that is really how he thinks, I do not want to see him any where near the starting eleven. I don’t buy into “ he is excellent attacking wise despite his defensive errors” nonsense ! The bread and butter of a full back is his defensive abilities, the rest is a bonus. Besides, we have sufficient talented and world class attackers and we do not need a contributing fullback who blunders more often than not.

hes saying you learn from your mistakes

 

[Saddleworth2]

What an utter moron he is ! If that is really how he thinks, I do not want to see him any where near the starting eleven. I don’t buy into “ he is excellent attacking wise despite his defensive errors” nonsense ! The bread and butter of a full back is his defensive abilities, the rest is a bonus. Besides, we have sufficient talented and world class attackers and we do not need a contributing fullback who blunders more often than not.

That’s harsh in the extreme. He is saying he will be a better player for his mistakes. That’s how you learn. We win and lose as a team.
I would far rather a positive attitude to setbacks that sulking or moping. Imo it’s really sad that a blue would call any of our players ‘utter morons’ for a mistake in play. I’m sure you are far better than that comment.

 

[TFC]

I love him.

 

[St.Pauli support]

If that’s his way of getting over it, I’m fine with it. Last thing we want is him moping about it. What I want to know is how did he come to be the last man, up against Salah. I know good players are apt at isolating weakness but what happened to the centre backs?

I would agree here.
His message is about coping with mistakes. IMO Cancelo isn't the calmest lad, but more the opposite - he is near panicking.

I think he often is afraid to make mistakes, putting himself under enormous pressure - and exactly then they will happen! He doesn't trust himself in those moments. That's not good, but we all know how difficult it is to always be confident...

We often see his body language fully collapse when he fucks up something, shoulders and head fall down, he is absolutely shred to pieces.
That's what you obviously should never do, as you show your weaknesses to your opponent, you are in a negative dialogue with yourself losing focus and it can have a negative influence on your team mates as well. Any coach will say 'play on! get back! don't hesitate thinking about your fault ffs!'.

He is what he is, and he is able to do what few players are up to on this planet. And he is incredibly fit, outstanding!

I didn't want to attack Cancelo, why should I! I want him to be great for us and fell good. And yes, mistakes happen.

All I say is, the last man in defence has to be near 100% reliable, esp. vs top sides. Pep has to see it, and next time I expect the right solution when we have such a set piece and don't stumble with pants down to lose at Anfield without any need and offer 3 points on a free to those disrespectful bastards.

 

[Blue Llama]

If that’s his way of getting over it, I’m fine with it. Last thing we want is him moping about it. What I want to know is how did he come to be the last man, up against Salah. I know good players are apt at isolating weakness but what happened to the centre backs?

The fault lies with whoever selected him to be in that position at that time. The defender had everything in his favour, facing the right way and just has to make contact with the ball before Salah. You don't put a player with known suspect defending skills in that situation.

 

[NQCitizen]

The fault lies with whoever selected him to be in that position at that time. The defender had everything in his favour, facing the right way and just has to make contact with the ball before Salah. You don't put a player with known suspect defending skills in that situation.

He lead the team in tackles and interceptions last year, I do think the "suspect defending" of Cancelo is massively exaggerated, mainly because he's so good going forwards.

Tbh I'm not convinced any of our defenders aren't capable of committing the same error 1 on 1 against Salah.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

The fault lies with whoever selected him to be in that position at that time. The defender had everything in his favour, facing the right way and just has to make contact with the ball before Salah. You don't put a player with known suspect defending skills in that situation.

He was way too tight to Salah too. If you’re not sure you’ll win the ball in that situation, give him a couple of yards then tackle him. Hindsight I know, but challenging him there was a 50/50 and the downside wasn’t worth it, as shown. The player has to take some responsibility, as he has done, so we move on.

 

[super_city_si]

Well that is complete nonsense isnt it. Walker is widely spoken about as one of the toughest fullbacks in the world.

Cancelo isn't the best defensively but 99.9% of games he tears teams apart and is a huge part of our success. You won't find anyone better.

Agree, He was motm the game before!

 

[super_city_si]

He lead the team in tackles and interceptions last year, I do think the "suspect defending" of Cancelo is massively exaggerated, mainly because he's so good going forwards.

Tbh I'm not convinced any of our defenders aren't capable of committing the same error 1 on 1 against Salah.

He's a brilliant front foot defender. He presses really high and often wins the ball back or causes turn overs.

He's not a very good back foot defender. Not so confident when being run at. Agaisnt Salah, instead of just jockeying/delaying him and waiting for support, he tried to nip in and win the ball as that's his strength. It was a bad decision in the circumstance

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

If that’s his way of getting over it, I’m fine with it. Last thing we want is him moping about it. What I want to know is how did he come to be the last man, up against Salah. I know good players are apt at isolating weakness but what happened to the centre backs?

Why did the whole team go up for the free kick as if it was the 96th minute and we were 1-0 down? We gifted it to Liverpool. Cancelo should never be the last man v Salah. When Kyle is not there Akanji is our fastest defender.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Why did the whole team go up for the free kick as if it was the 96th minute and we were 1-0 down? We gifted it to Liverpool. Cancelo should never be the last man v Salah. When Kyle is not there Akanji is our fastest defender.

No idea mate, especially after such a conservative approach during the rest of the game. Onwards and upwards.

 

[Blu1]

Thought he was excellent most of today

 

[Kadour75]

That’s harsh in the extreme. He is saying he will be a better player for his mistakes. That’s how you learn. We win and lose as a team.
I would far rather a positive attitude to setbacks that sulking or moping. Imo it’s really sad that a blue would call any of our players ‘utter morons’ for a mistake in play. I’m sure you are far better than that comment.

I hold my hands up and admit that my reaction was a bit out of line. I would have certainly reacted differently if his slip-up was against any other team other than this lot and their overrated serial diver ! I couldn‘t suck it up. Besides, for the second year in a row he makes that diver look like a prime Messi. I got even more irritated when I saw their performance against West ham (undeserved win) and their loss today. Any way, there is still a second game at Etihad and I hope we will thump them.

 

[applejuice]

Why did the whole team go up for the free kick as if it was the 96th minute and we were 1-0 down? We gifted it to Liverpool. Cancelo should never be the last man v Salah. When Kyle is not there Akanji is our fastest defender.

Pep said in the post match interview " Kevin did not follow".

The plan is that KDB should drop back after kicking the set piece. Then it will be 2 men defending which is a common practice for similar set pieces.

However even KDB did not follow. Cancelo should still do much better.