82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

bobom said:
Zinchenko offered precisely one moment of quality going forward in all the years he was with us, when he beat his man to set up Rodri's goal against Villa. That was great. But other than that, he was good at recycling possession and offered zero in terms of creativity. And I'm saying that as someone who really liked him.

And Delph was really competent and did a good job when we needed him - but nothing more.
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And what exactly has Lewis done ? He doesn’t offer anything in offense or defense ?
 
Alhough you wouldn't call him creative he is comfortable on the ball and although he still a fair amount to learn about both his positions he is decent defender and can chip in with the goals. And he isn't a soft player by any stretch.
 
RayCTID said:
Alhough you wouldn't call him creative he is comfortable on the ball and although he still a fair amount to learn about both his positions he is decent defender and can chip in with the goals. And he isn't a soft player by any stretch.
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On his ass all the time, 4 goals for us in all these career apps, and a poor defender incapable of positioning/winning physical battles.

Needs a massive improvement, and the sooner he stops playing as much as he is the better for him and for us. Time will tell, maybe he can step it up, maybe not, but right now he is not what we need, IMO.
 
Haaland94 said:
On his ass all the time, 4 goals for us in all these career apps, and a poor defender incapable of positioning/winning physical battles.

Needs a massive improvement, and the sooner he stops playing as much as he is the better for him and for us. Time will tell, maybe he can step it up, maybe not, but right now he is not what we need, IMO.
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That's more than some older and experienced senior players in our team and by the way, you do know that he plays in defense?
 
Being asked to play a difficult position in a side lacking legs and confidence at 20 , think its not his natural position and expect he would perform a lot better as a number 8 (with a lot still to learn and more development). Ideal as a squad player for us given home grown and technical ability. May never be first on the team sheet if we are getting back to the standards we have had for last 4 years but will make a contribution going forward.
 
Jonas.shaffer said:
I'm sure this thread will be slow after his performance...
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It's because he looks good whenever our team is dominating. When you play against a poor (this season) team like West Ham, that just lost 0-5 at home, and looks truly awful at the moment, it doesn't tell you much about him.

We looked really good today as a team, but that's only compared to this current West Ham side. Let's see how we look in our upcoming run of fixtures against the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, PSG etc. because these are our main rivals. This is the level we need to not only be at but beat. I have a feeling it won't go so well without reinforcements. We will see the same problems just like we did in the last few months. It's the same with Rico. Let's see how he does in these games. Would he start for the teams that I just named? I don't think so, and I am sure most would agree.

Rico always linked up the play well in games when we dominated the possession and kept on attacking. It masks all of his weaknesses, though, because he simply doesn't get tested enough. We are playing against Salford next, and it will also not tell you anything about his quality. When the team was struggling, and he was starting almost every single game with the exception of the Nottingham Forrest match, the only game we won (3-0 as well) in our awful run for a few months, he was one of our weakest links defensively or in midfield. Other players were poor as well, but the likes of Walker, Gundo, or Bernardo already had phenomenal careers, and whatever they do next is a bonus. Rico is supposedly our future, so it's way more concerning that this is the level of our future. Good player, will have a career somewhere, just not at the top level with us, I don't think. I hope he turns into the next Messi, though.

He did play well today, mind.
 
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