7 | Joao Cancelo - 2022/23 Performances

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dennishasdoneit said:
It's becoming ' De Rigueur 'amongst prem footballers....
Once this incredibly difficult skill really takes off you will see it in every match.Thats what prem footballers do.monkey see,monkey do.
That Everton player who I can't stand,who moved to spurs, did it at the City ground to feed Harry Kane the other week.
Ive played Football all my life,and I've never attempted to cross with the outside of the boot.
But Cancelo was the 1st,to do this regularly,week in ,week out,At City.
Cos he is dynamite.
Prob not a full back,definitely not an actor......
But he,s a Player.
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Negredo did a brilliant one playing for us years ago to get an assist v Fulham
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
He was doing some quite brilliant things. Also made a last ditch tackle at one point. He does do some defending.
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In terms of pressing actions and interceptions Cancelo's far ahead of Walker and other FBs. And these are quite important for a high pressing team. He does a lot of defending, but not according to the pre-Pep stereotypes about defending.

There are various kinds of defensive actions, in half of them Cancelo's the best FB in the league. I posted stats (in the Cucu thread) comparing him to Cucu and Robertson, some of Cancelo's defensive stats are far superior.

Most underrated City player now.
 
dennishasdoneit said:
It's becoming ' De Rigueur 'amongst prem footballers....
Once this incredibly difficult skill really takes off you will see it in every match.Thats what prem footballers do.monkey see,monkey do.
That Everton player who I can't stand,who moved to spurs, did it at the City ground to feed Harry Kane the other week.
Ive played Football all my life,and I've never attempted to cross with the outside of the boot.
But Cancelo was the 1st,to do this regularly,week in ,week out,At City.
Cos he is dynamite.
Prob not a full back,definitely not an actor......
But he,s a Player.
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freshie said:
Saw Maddison do it a couple of times last night
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David Silva said:
Negredo did a brilliant one playing for us years ago to get an assist v Fulham
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Did you guys never see Ricardo Quresma player? I would put money on him being Cancelo's inspiration.

Also @dennishasdoneit Modric was doing it weekly for Spurs 10 years ago, Cancelo's definitely not the first to do it regularly in the PL but he does do it well.

First few highlights are goals, but you'll see incredible crosses in this comp as well.

 
domalino said:
Did you guys never see Ricardo Quresma player? I would put money on him being Cancelo's inspiration.

Also @dennishasdoneit Modric was doing it weekly for Spurs 10 years ago, Cancelo's definitely not the first to do it regularly in the PL but he does do it well.

First few highlights are goals, but you'll see incredible crosses in this comp as well.

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I'm sure I remember both Quaresma and Modric doing it regularly. Even Nani did the trivela(?) a few times successfully.
 
domalino said:
Did you guys never see Ricardo Quresma player? I would put money on him being Cancelo's inspiration.

Also @dennishasdoneit Modric was doing it weekly for Spurs 10 years ago, Cancelo's definitely not the first to do it regularly in the PL but he does do it well.

First few highlights are goals, but you'll see incredible crosses in this comp as well.

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I saw an interview last season in which Cancelo said that Quaresma was the king of the trivela and his inspiration for using that technique
 
He's kinda always shit except for 6 games a year and no one can prove me wrong yet
 
Nothing came off for him against Villa , very poor game like a few others and was at fault for the goal should have prevented Bailey from shooting , his defensive awareness at times found wanting. The upside is he rarely has such ineffectual games and i wouldnt swap him for any left back in europe because he offers so much in 90% of our games.
 
One of few first half bright spots but it wasn't quite a MotM type of performance.
 
Our team needs a left footer left back. I have great hope for Gomez or otherwise we have to sign someone in the winter transfer window. A traditional left back.

Currently Cancelo squeezes left winger's space and he cannot utilise the space as well as a true attacking player. And he also needs to worry about the defending. We need true width from the left to give Halaand more space and some crosses in the middle. The result is we have a shaky left back Cancelo, a frustrating left winger Foden and a low-confidence Grealish... No good for anyone.

Given Walker's age and form, I think that he will only handle one game per week from now on. Move Cancelo to the right and get a proper left back please.
 
Personally I've always thought he is a better quality Kolarov type player.
Good at attacking but poor defending.
Villas goal displayed the latter.
He switched off & should've been there to block the pass or at least the shot.
Against forest he displayed his attacking qualities.
 
He is a luxury against teams that sit as he is technically much superior to Walker. In the big games I take Walkers (somewhat diminishing) recovery pace as a more valuble asset.
I don't like him at LB, I feel he should only cover there when we need it.
 
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