7 | Joao Cancelo - 2022/23 Performances

[5 Hit Gibbon]

That too. Off the field was a major problem

Your original point stands though. We do mostly seem to get players in with the right kind of attitude. There will always be the odd exception.

 

[Toranaga sama]

He’s great when he’s playing! But you can’t expect to play if your form is shit - it seems everybody apart from Cancelo and Sterling understood that.

Grass isn't always greener on the other side. I believe Sterling is learning this on hard ways.

 

[fuskarn]

 

[M16 citeh]

Future girona legend at this point lol

 

[skillman]

Gone from being seen as one of the best full backs in the world to the point where we’ll be having a nightmare getting rid of him in the Summer.

Got a feeling of a loan to Italy or Spain coming with us paying some of the wages.

 

[SWP's back]

Sad when someone with a lot of a talent apparently has the character of a toddler.

 

[waspish]

Weird how we gave him a new improved contract when I presume we new his character!?

Best we can go is loan him to an Italian club next season, can’t see anyone buying him now with his mard arse character!

 

[B\connellblue]

Gone from being seen as one of the best full backs in the world to the point where we’ll be having a nightmare getting rid of him in the Summer.

Got a feeling of a loan to Italy or Spain coming with us paying some of the wages.

Best full back in the world?
A few Hollywood passes with the outside of the boot aside he was/is a poor defender.
That and his playacting and diving won't be missed one bit.

 

[skillman]

Best full back in the world?
A few Hollywood passes with the outside of the boot aside he was/is a poor defender.
That and his playacting and diving won't be missed one bit.

'One of the best full backs in the world'

Last season - and the start of this to some extent - it was pretty comfortable that he was in that discussion.

 

[domalino]

'One of the best full backs in the world'

Last season - and the start of this to some extent - it was pretty comfortable that he was in that discussion.

He was never one of the best full backs in the world. He was at times a very good player who lined up as a fullback.

The problem with Cancelo is h's not good enough defensively to be a fullback, not aware enough and too 1 footed to play in midfield and not good enough in the final third to be an attacking midfielder/winger.

Pep created a system where he could hide a lot of his weaknesses and show off his strengths, but even that came at the expense of 2 of our best attacking players - Foden and Grealish. Foden's best form was in the CL run with Zinchenko behind in 20/21 and Grealish has fluorished since Cancelo left. Why? Because they're in the positions he used to occupy, no longer forced wide onto the touchline, and they're simply much better players than him.