Gabriel Jesus

[simon23]

Have you watched the Brasileirão? It's a pretty physical league and the refs let a lot of fouls go without blowing a whistle. Partly why a lot Brazilians and other South Americans dive and exaggerate so much just to get a call.

no never seen that league.....

if he can handle it then thats another plus point for the lad

 

[MillionDollarDream]

I don't see the comparasion between Costa and Fernan.

Both weren't hyped up and stuck out in the Ukraine, moved to bigger clubs and worked their way into the national team, that's my comparison. Jesus isn't like Douglad Costa, never seen those two linked together

 

[itisrising]

Both weren't hyped up and stuck out in the Ukraine, moved to bigger clubs and worked their way into the national team, that's my comparison. Jesus isn't like Douglad Costa, never seen those two linked together

I'm talking about their playing styles - not their career routes. Gabriel Jesus and Costa both are tricky wingers very much in the Brazilian mould.

 

[MillionDollarDream]

I'm talking about their playing styles - not their career routes. Gabriel Jesus and Costa both are tricky wingers very much in the Brazilian mould.

Still, more Neymar than Costa.

 

[itisrising]

Still, more Neymar than Costa.

Both a valid comparisions. I don't see how you could compare Dinho and Costa in terms of playing styles aha

 

[Chi-town blues]

The second coming .

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

The second coming .

More like second choice!

 

[Pharsyde]

I was telling a friend about this last night. Pep always likes having a player who can take defenders 1v1. I think if we picked this kid up he would be our Kingsley Coman

 

[g180aj]

I was telling a friend about this last night. Pep always likes having a player who can take defenders 1v1. I think if we picked this kid up he would be our Kingsley Coman

So can sterling and Sane

 

[domalino]

I was telling a friend about this last night. Pep always likes having a player who can take defenders 1v1. I think if we picked this kid up he would be our Kingsley Coman

In a pep system, both sterling and Navas would be able to beat defenders.

The key is how you get the ball to them. Bayerns entire game plan is focused around creating situations where the winger is up against an isolated fullback.

They get the ball early 1on1, with space to run into, and the managers permission to risk losing the ball in the process of getting past.

If you put a fullback up against our current two in a vacuum, most of the time they'll beat them - Sterling did it for fun at Liverpool and he beat the Russian RB half a dozen times last week. Even Navas can do it if he's got space to use his pace effectively and he gets the defender running backwards.

The reason they don't do it now is because our transitional play is so incredibly slow, that our forwards get the ball standing still, around the 18 yard box, with no space to run into and double marked because the defence is completely set and behind the ball.

Pep will change that, and whoever we have on the wing will be 10x the player they would have been under Pellegrini.

I do completely agree though - Gabriel Jesus seems he could beat players for fun.