7 | Joao Cancelo - 2022/23 Performances

[WallyA]

Barring the terrible defending on Salahs' goal, Pep has to not fuck about with him.

It doesn't really matter to me if he plays left or right back, the difference is that Pep packed the middle with 4 midfielders forcing him (and Foden) to pretty much stay wide.

He is not a traditional wingback, he needs freedom to come inside, swap with his winger (real winger), and such.

Pep's system had a knock on effect by making many players worse (like also Foden), because of his need to get all 4 midfielders in.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

A defender who can’t defend. Useless today.

 

[domalino]

You wouldn’t want him in the trenches with you.

He’s great going forward at home with 70% possession, amazing, one of the best in the world, but when the going gets tough he regularly shrivels up, ducks out of tackles or fucks up spectacularly.

We got to the CL final because Pep dropped him when the games got hard, and he wasn’t playing when we won at Anfield.

 

[Blue Potato]

Obviously a bad error on the goal but wouldn’t pin all the blame on him, was poor from the team to leave him 1 on 1 with Salah after a terrible free kick in an attacking position

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

He is just shit at right back, its got to be left back or the bench from now on.

 

[waspish]

Bottom line he should never ever be last man on corners have him outside the opposition pen area where he can score a goal have Akanji back there!

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Obviously a bad error on the goal but wouldn’t pin all the blame on him, was poor from the team to leave him 1 on 1 with Salah after a terrible free kick in an attacking position

His error for the goal is terrible but collectively we defended pretty poorly over the 90mins. They weren’t passing through us in nice pretty patterns, it was Wimbledon like and we have 3 big CBs who should have been dominating against tiny forwards. Meat and drink.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

He is just shit at right back, its got to be left back or the bench from now on.

Agree. Never a right back. We messed up not getting proper cover for RB and LB. Walker being out causes us problems

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Bottom line he should never ever be last man on corners have him outside the opposition pen area where he can score a goal have Akanji back there!

What team would leave one man with Salah. Utter madness whoever is covering. Why we pushed so many up I don’t know.

 

[Balotelli11/12onlyassist]

He is just shit at right back, its got to be left back or the bench from now on.

He is an awful RB tbh. Incredible on the left on his day