Alphonso Davies

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

whys this thread gone mad? we've no links to this kid

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

whys this thread gone mad? we've no links to this kid

He’s fast.

 

[Mon Autre]

Absolutely. Doku is more Rick Holden than Andrei Kanchelskis.

He‘s about feints and dribbles than pure speed.

Explosive acceleration and change of direction are Doku’s superpowers.

I'd say that quick burst of speed is more useful for an attacker in our team anyway. When teams are defending deep there's not really much space to run in behind. We saw this with Sane who was fast over long distances but often had no space to run into and would get frustrated. Whereas for a full back like Kyle Walker chasing back, it's useful to be quicker over a long distance.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'd say that quick burst of speed is more useful for an attacker in our team anyway. When teams are defending deep there's not really much space to run in behind. We saw this with Sane who was fast over long distances but often had no space to run into and would get frustrated. Whereas for a full back like Kyle Walker chasing back, it's useful to be quicker over a long distance.

I wasn’t criticising Doku, his acceleration is a huge asset.

It was more that fans see pace as more important than Pep does.

 

[better dead than red]

He’s fast.

And he had a VERY fit girlfriend in the recent past.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Thought he was all set for Madrid?

Neither he nor Frimpong strike me as Pep players. We’d have to completely change our system to accommodate. I don’t see it.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Thought he was all set for Madrid?

Neither he nor Frimpong strike me as Pep players. We’d have to completely change our system to accommodate. I don’t see it.

Remember how we bought Sterling and KDB for Pep the year before he came?

We’re buying Frimpong and Davies for when BFS takes over next summer.

 

[super_city_si]

Remember how we bought Sterling and KDB for Pep the year before he came?

We’re buying Frimpong and Davies for when BFS takes over next summer.

Then it’s Kevin Davies surely? Has txiki mixed up his Davies’?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Then it’s Kevin Davies surely? Has txiki mixed up his Davies’?

He’s coming in as hold up play coach and how to use your elbows most violently without getting sent off.

 

[Mon Autre]

I wasn’t criticising Doku, his acceleration is a huge asset.

It was more that fans see pace as more important than Pep does.

Oh for sure, I didn't think you were. Just think it's interesting how people talk about speed as an attribute!