9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

The Stockport Iniesta said:
Only Kev does it. Not sure if the rest have got the ability (that's bullshit) or are strong enough mentally, who are willing to give the ball away to make a killer pass.

It's all down to Pep at the end of the day. If he instructs the players to take a chance and play through balls they will.
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Ive often thought KDB is the only one given license to risk giving the ball away, because hes the best chance of delivering the killer ball . Worth the risk

Ive never looked for or seen the stats but id wager de bruynes pass completion rate isnt amazing
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Ive often thought KDB is the only one given license to risk giving the ball away, because hes the best chance of delivering the killer ball . Worth the risk

Ive never looked for or seen the stats but id wager de bruynes pass completion rate isnt amazing
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Depends on how you define "amazing", I suppose....

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jimharri said:
You're comparing Rodri's game to De Bruyne's? Okay.
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Not sure why youre making a deal out of this. Odd
My initial point was that de beuynes pass completion % wont be great (74%, i was right) because he attempts more killer passes. Where as pep insists generally that his players keep the ball at all costs ive often thought KDB is ‘allowed’ to take a risky pass because hes has the skill to pull it off where as others not so much
Sometimes it doesn't come off, mostly it does
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Not sure why youre making a deal out of this. Odd
My initial point was that de beuynes pass completion % wont be great (74%, i was right) because he attempts more killer passes. Where as pep insists generally that his players keep the ball at all costs ive often thought KDB is ‘allowed’ to take a risky pass because hes has the skill to pull it off where as others not so much
Sometimes it doesn't come off, mostly it does
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It's you that seems to be making a "deal" out of it. Anyway, I'm not going to argue all day about it. I've got this boring thing called work in just under half an hour. Have a good day.
 
simon23 said:
He was making runs against Newcastle and we weren't giving him the ball...this is repeated most matches...our players seem averse to playing a simple ball over the top on occasions or just through the middle and in behind. No wonder he cut a frustrated figure
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So many times our midfield players pass to the winger even when a pass to Erling is clearly on. Until that change, I refuse to blame Haaland.
 
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