#9 | Gabriel Jesus - 2019/20 Performances

[Rolee]

Yesterday was about De Gea having a great game not Kun missing chances.

As for Jesus, I don't understand why he isn't being employed as a LW given Sterling's woeful form of late.

Agree, although some would still slate Jesus for De Gea's saves.

Agree on your second point too, ideal opportunity to get Jesus minutes with Aguero on the pitch.

 

[Craig]

Our best option at LW right now until Sane is fit again.

He looked great playing there against Villa with Sergio up top and I just can't understand why Pep's continually persisting with Sterling's terrible form when Gabby is the obvious answer to at least give a shot there.

It!s becoming a joke now how him Aguero aren’t playing together especially after the Villa performance and Sterling’s shocking form.

 

[alexmcity]

It!s becoming a joke now how him Aguero aren’t playing together especially after the Villa performance and Sterling’s shocking form.

I'm sure Pep sees that Gabby's in better form now but I think Pep sees Raz as crucial to our tactics in the CL and wants to play him into form before the games with Real. Sterling is our only really quick player now that Sane is out, the opposition is wary of his pace and don't want to commit more defensive players in attack.

 

[Craig]

I'm sure Pep sees that Gabby's in better form now but I think Pep sees Raz as crucial to our tactics in the CL and wants to play him into form before the games with Real. Sterling is our only really quick player now that Sane is out, the opposition is wary of his pace and don't want to commit more defensive players in attack.

Gabby is far from slow. Unless it’s a clear through ball like the one he tossed up last night or his goal at Wolves his pace is virtually wasted on the left as he hasn’t got the confidence (ability) to dribble with his left so ends up just cutting back all the time anyway.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I'm sure Pep sees that Gabby's in better form now but I think Pep sees Raz as crucial to our tactics in the CL and wants to play him into form before the games with Real. Sterling is our only really quick player now that Sane is out, the opposition is wary of his pace and don't want to commit more defensive players in attack.

How long does he give him though. His form has been off for months.

 

[mccity]

Had Gabby played last night, missed those chances Kun had and we lost, he would have been hammered on here and branded a liability and a main reason why we lost.

I thought Sergio played well, it wasn't his day yesterday. But he doesn't offer much more than Gabby by any means. Won't be surprised if we start in Madrid without strikers.

If Jesus had scored the offside goal Aguero did, there would be pandemonium in here.


However, the reason Aguero was offside was because he was playing on the shoulder of the last defender, which is something he rarely does these days (normally we see him stay just onside and look to get the ball into his feet as opposed to on the run). It's an incredibly high risk, high reward strategy, that requires BOTH perfect timing from the attacker AND perfect timing from whoever is playing the pass. We've seen countless times over the years, that being a fraction of a second too fast or slow can be the difference between a perfect run and offside. Aguero just fell on the wrong side of it last night, but you can be sure if he played like that more often it'd happen more often too.

My point being is that it's just part and parcel and anyone can do it. Aguero's brilliant and if he were offside 3 times a game playing off the last defender I wouldn't question his talent. It's the same with Jesus; there's a reason he's offside and whilst obviously he has work to do it's just part and parcel of his style of play.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Love him, even when he's out of form he gives a lot to the team. Scores great goals.

Some fans keep comparing him to Aguero - Aguero is the greatest goal scorer England has ever seen - we aren't going to get another Aguero for a while.

Jesus is an elite striker; he's outscored Firmino this season (by 6 goals) in less games.

Some of our fans are spoilt. I hope Gabby is our main no. 9 pretty soon to be honest, he deserves to be playing every week.

 

[Craig]

If Jesus had scored the offside goal Aguero did, there would be pandemonium in here.


However, the reason Aguero was offside was because he was playing on the shoulder of the last defender, which is something he rarely does these days (normally we see him stay just onside and look to get the ball into his feet as opposed to on the run). It's an incredibly high risk, high reward strategy, that requires BOTH perfect timing from the attacker AND perfect timing from whoever is playing the pass. We've seen countless times over the years, that being a fraction of a second too fast or slow can be the difference between a perfect run and offside. Aguero just fell on the wrong side of it last night, but you can be sure if he played like that more often it'd happen more often too.

My point being is that it's just part and parcel and anyone can do it. Aguero's brilliant and if he were offside 3 times a game playing off the last defender I wouldn't question his talent. It's the same with Jesus; there's a reason he's offside and whilst obviously he has work to do it's just part and parcel of his style of play.

No Aguero was off because the pass was delayed too long. Cancelo took an extra touch or 2 that were needles. Aguero has been a master at playing on the shoulder and timing his runs brilliantly for years. Agreed he does it less these days. Really like Gabby but he can and should definitely improve on the offside front.

 

[Rolee]

No Aguero was off because the pass was delayed too long. Cancelo took an extra touch or 2 that were needles. Aguero has been a master at playing on the shoulder and timing his runs brilliantly for years. Agreed he does it less these days. Really like Gabby but he can and should definitely improve on the offside front.

There's plenty of examples of the exact same thing where Jesus is concerned, he invariably gets the blame, not the passer.

 

[jimharri]