Everton (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Phil1]

I think that's fair enough to back up your argument and maybe it's perception to see the talented player (at Villa) slow to a crawl in a lot of the games he's in for us. It's frustrating to see potential breakaways end up as nothing burgers because of the refusal to take chances.

I, actually, saw Doku do some of this in his last couple of games too, obviously Grealish inspired!!

Guardiola inspired…

 

[Bigga]

Ok, I get it. You prefer Doku. I’m personally not fussed who gets the spot on the wing because I think both are excellent in their own ways and we are strong with either or.

Fair enough.

 

[Bigga]

Guardiola inspired…

Doubt it, myself.

What would be the point in having Doku on the pitch to repeat what Grealish does??

 

[I'm Blue]

Was the handball the correct decision?
I’m just wondering cos no one is mentioning it.
Paid off refs.
corruption.
Even Sky are hurting.
Hahahahahahaha
Ickle City the team no one cares about : )

 

[OB1]

Guardiola inspired…

Yup.

And it can be frustrating sometimes. We definitely go for control where some teams would go gung-ho on the counter attack. However, we have a way of playing that has just delivered five trophies in the past year. You can’t have everything - a couple got away ;).

 

[Phil1]

Doubt it, myself.

What would be the point in having Doku on the pitch to repeat what Grealish does??

My interpretation is that Pep prefers the pause then overload as opposed to just beating a player yourself only to find little or no support in the box to put the cross into.

 

[madloaf]

Do you have the stats to back that up ? (No I'm not going to work it out ;-) )

I've worked it out coz it's christmas and i have fuck all else to do!

Competitive games only.

Grealish started 15 games - total goals scored - 37 goals. - 2.46 goals per game.
Doku started 10 games - total goals scored - 30 goals. - 3 goals per game.

11 of those goals for Doku are from 2 games - but stats are stats and by this metric alone we score more when he starts.

Just to maybe put a bow on this as I feel like me saying doku isn't in our best 11 has created perhaps slightly more conversation than i thought it would, i refer people to my post from the doku thread from a couple of months ago and sorry if i have upset anyone!!

Doku squares up his defender.

Me:

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Last night at the final whistle I was pleased. I mean, deeply chuffed.

But I'm getting a kind of delayed reaction today — I feel downright proud. That was, finally, My Manchester City. That was a genuine, patented, Manchester City Performance, maybe the first of the season, in the league at any rate.
By the end of January, I think we'll have a clearer idea. But we can do this. No question. I believe, Lord do I believe.

 

[blueparrot]

Doubt it, myself.

What would be the point in having Doku on the pitch to repeat what Grealish does??

Because Guardiola likes what Grealish does maybe ?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I've worked it out coz it's christmas and i have fuck all else to do!

Competitive games only.

Grealish started 15 games - total goals scored - 37 goals. - 2.46 goals per game.
Doku started 10 games - total goals scored - 30 goals. - 3 goals per game.

11 of those goals for Doku are from 2 games - but stats are stats and by this metric alone we score more when he starts.

Just to maybe put a bow on this as I feel like me saying doku isn't in our best 11 has created perhaps slightly more conversation than i thought it would, i refer people to my post from the doku thread from a couple of months ago and sorry if i have upset anyone!!

Sorry, props to you for working that out, and it's kind of interesting in its own way. But sorry, there are just too many other parameters which are missing here, and it's too narrow a sample, to make that meaningful.