#9 | Gabriel Jesus - 2020/21 Performances

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Weird game for him.

His finishing was comically bad and it's impossible to defend that. Thankfully his goal was excellently taken.

He has this weird ability to position himself perfectly for chances and then miss them. At least as long as he plays for us the 1st part of the last sentence will guarantee he gets goals. It's not a coincidence his xG is always so high (and it's also not a coincidence that his G-xG is so low either before you point it out).

He has the same problem that Sterling has and that's confidence. Bernardo had similar problems too but he looks to be working himself out of that rut and Sterling tends to find his feet too normally after a dip, so I'm confident Jesus will be similar.
 
The first chance he had when he hit the post , four years ago when he joined us he scores that with his eyes shut , but he had two big chances and scored one , which is a great ratio for any striker. He didnt get the service tonight and he had to come deep looking for the ball to get involved , hopefully he gets a start against WBA and can build his confidence / momentum.
 
OrigamiNinja said:
He’s a strange player. I am a massive fan of his and I still believe he has everything to be a top striker. However, his 1v1 finishing is woeful. His “header” in the 1st half was woeful. Then, the hardest chance he has all night, he brings it down like prime Bergkamp and smashes it in. Hopefully the goal gives him a boost of confidence because we need him.
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I think he’s the type of player that plays into form.

In his time here at City he has been injured or behind Aguero.

Yet his record is still good.

I think if he went to a Everton or Villa and played every week regardless if he was playing well or not he would score a lot more.
 
Ban-jani said:
Needs a pair of bollocks.

Ive defended him a lot on here but he was terrible tonight goal aside.
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There are players in our first team far ahead in that particular queue than Gabby.

I agree he isnt cut out to be our main target man but as an attacking option behind such,he's a fine alternative.Little point keeping him though if we aren't going to use him there.
 
One thing you can say about Gabby is he never hides. Took his goal really well, but in general he needs to improve his finishing without a doubt. Let's hope the goal today will give him confidence and he can start scoring on a regular basis
 
mccity said:
Weird game for him.

His finishing was comically bad and it's impossible to defend that. Thankfully his goal was excellently taken.

He has this weird ability to position himself perfectly for chances and then miss them. At least as long as he plays for us the 1st part of the last sentence will guarantee he gets goals. It's not a coincidence his xG is always so high (and it's also not a coincidence that his G-xG is so low either before you point it out).

He has the same problem that Sterling has and that's confidence. Bernardo had similar problems too but he looks to be working himself out of that rut and Sterling tends to find his feet too normally after a dip, so I'm confident Jesus will be similar.
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He reminds me a lot of Dzeko, who we always used to complain would miss easy chances and then score the most difficult chance of the match.

I think that's what strikers are like when they don't play regularly, and it's the difference between Gabby in 2017 when he arrived having played regularly for a long time, and his goalscoring efficiency has gone down as his game time has become more interupted.


If he can stay fit for the rest of the season I think he will start a lot and I expect his finishing to improve markedly, again, like Dzeko who scored 40 goals in 50 games in his first season starting for Roma after 5 years on the bench at City.
 
domalino said:
He reminds me a lot of Dzeko, who we always used to complain would miss easy chances and then score the most difficult chance of the match.

I think that's what strikers are like when they don't play regularly, and it's the difference between Gabby in 2017 when he arrived having played regularly for a long time, and his goalscoring efficiency has gone down as his game time has become more interupted.


If he can stay fit for the rest of the season I think he will start a lot and I expect his finishing to improve markedly.
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Yeah on top of that he's mostly featured in the City team of this season that was struggling on all attacking fronts.

Hopefully if he gets repeated games in this City side it'll be like the back end of last season where his contributions were far more pronounced.
 
He has no composure in front of goal. Doesnt seem to decide what to Do and so ends up rushing a poorly executed effort. His goal was because he brought it down and twatted it. Didn’t think.

I dare say salah was the same in his first dipper season, when he would miss hatful of one on ones. The. It clicked and he seemed to have all the Time in the world.

I hope Jesus has the same epiphany but I’m not holding my breath.
better used as a wide forward
 
Love him, still young but he’s really running out of opportunities to cement himself in the team. Aguero been out all season and Jesus’s goals have dried up. We’ll spend big in the summer I suspect.
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
The first chance he had when he hit the post , four years ago when he joined us he scores that with his eyes shut , but he had two big chances and scored one , which is a great ratio for any striker. He didnt get the service tonight and he had to come deep looking for the ball to get involved , hopefully he gets a start against WBA and can build his confidence / momentum.
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He had 4 big chances.
The one in the first 20 seconds
the header / shoulder that was in the 6 yard box
the one on one when he hit the post
the goal

i agree about confidence but his finishing is often poor.
 

5. Robin van Persie - 102 minutes per goal or assist​

=3) Mohamed Salah - 92 minutes per goal or assist​

=3) Gabriel Jesus - 92 minutes per goal or assist​

2) Thierry Henry - 86 minutes per goal or assist​

1) Sergio Aguero - 85 minutes per goal or assist​

Jesus' inclusion in the top three is also a massive surprise.

The Brazilian striker is second-choice to Sergio Aguero at Manchester City but whenever he plays he contributes in front of goal.

The only two players to record more than a goal or assist per game are Henry and Aguero.

And it's Aguero who who narrowly comes out on top.
 
@BluePhil8 said:
Love him, still young but he’s really running out of opportunities to cement himself in the team. Aguero been out all season and Jesus’s goals have dried up. We’ll spend big in the summer I suspect.
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And rightly so. He's had his chance to step up to the plate. If he played elsewhere like he does for us how many would think ,hell yeah I wish we could sign him.
 
B\connellblue said:
He's had his chance to step up to the plate.
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When was that again?

After the coronavirus break, when Aguero go injured, he scored 4 in the last 5 league games, then he kicked Madrid out of the Champions League. 23 goals and 10 assists in 34 starts last season.

This season he got injured after scoring vs. Wolves, came back and got us a point vs. Liverpool, then endured 4 or 5 games when the entire attack stopped playing and people like you wanted Txiki and Guardiola fired, and claimed Pep was "out of his depth at City".

So when exactly were all these chances to step up that he didn't take?

Why is it that he has one of the best goal/game rates of any player in history when he gets to start games?
 
domalino said:
When was that again?

After the coronavirus break, when Aguero go injured, he scored 4 in the last 5 league games, then he kicked Madrid out of the Champions League. 23 goals and 10 assists in 34 starts last season.

This season he got injured after scoring vs. Wolves, came back and got us a point vs. Liverpool, then endured 4 or 5 games when the entire attack stopped playing and people like you wanted Txiki and Guardiola fired, and claimed Pep was "out of his depth at City".

So when exactly were all these chances to step up that he didn't take?

Why is it that he has one of the best goal/game rates of any player in history when he gets to start games?
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There's a difference between the comfort of knowing you're not the main man and the pressure that comes with being THE number 9. This season, he's been charged with that task and simply hasn't been up to it. Stats are stats, whatever. My eyes don't lie to me, his general play and decision making aren't what we require and a serious upgrade is needed. Maybe if we get Haaland in, Jesus can go back to being second fiddle and contribute in that way but as the main number 9? Forget it.
 
Get to the Etihad early (when covid permitting) when the team are doing their warm up, practicing shooting, him and Sterling are comical.
On the rare occasion they save their best for the game , but usually take the practice standard with them.
 
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