82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

[supercity88]

The tackle he dipped was inexcusable.

That's the concern. He came in as a kick up the arse for more senior players not showing the right mentality. Now he is guilty of the same. I won't slag the kid off when it comes to footballing ability, he is incredibly young and playing for a team with the highest possible standards. But he has to get stuck in.

 

[samuelyeboah]

Because the only time it happened against Liv, it was him who turned with the ball, run with it and made a very good through pass to Nunes. The last of our current players that should be blamed for this devastating slump.

I didn't blame him! I was confused as to why this tactical choice was made. Clearly foden is better suited as he is able to run with the ball after and create better chances, so why is it down to lewis who doesn't have anywhere near the same level of attacking creativity?

 

[SamBlue]

I didn't blame him! I was confused as to why this tactical choice was made. Clearly foden is better suited as he is able to run with the ball after and create better chances, so why is it down to lewis who doesn't have anywhere near the same level of attacking creativity?

Because Foden has been shit all season those games he has been available. I am not going into reasons why - only he knows and feels what is going with him - but the only reason he is in the first eleven because those on ever decreasing bench are even worse than him.
Last season he benefitted from Kev being out, this it doesn't matter, Kev or no Kev he's been turd.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Fairly anonymous on the right, offered nothing in or out of possession, moved central and became a massive liability.

The one thing that cannot be excused regardless of age, inexperience or anything else is a lack of effort and whilst he's first to sprint into an attacking position when we've got the ball, his desire to get back in when out of possession is frankly woeful.

He's constantly jogging back in, most of the time he's not even in camera shot for the TV watchers to even see it. There's plenty of players who rightly get bollocked for it in positions where it's less important and they'll find themselves out of the side if they don't quickly get it, and then there's Rico who is getting away with it week after week. Needs some tough love and to be dropped until he starts putting in the same effort into his defensive duties.

 

[bondsman]

But Palmer didn't want to and Chelsea made sure that wasn't the option.

Fine but that’s not what you said you said Pep didn’t want him

 

[Niall666]

Too light weight for me and he can't compensate for that in other areas too. As soon as he shit out of that challenge that was it. What kind of precedent does that set. Should be battling. At least go shoulder to shoulder !

 

[nellyonthewing]

The fact that he is playing in this side merely emphasises how much we have fucked up in future squad planning.

 

[Crooked_rain]

My feeling has always been the same on him.

I think he's done very well in the past, playing in some of the games he has and doing a job he's asked to in a Pep team, at such a young age. He's shown a good level of intelligence for a young player to do that.

But other than that, I'm failing to see any major qualities with the ball at his feet.

 

[sh249]

The Treble back four is the best defence we've ever had and all four of them are still at the club.

Agree and that should be the basis moving forward.
Obviously hard with stones being so injury-prone, but just use gvardiol as needed as his replacement. Akanji and Ake should be the fullbacks.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Said it before and will say it again. He hasn't really got a position.
If he's in midfield we're in a massive mess.