It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[Dribble]

When on it, he's fantastic and a proper joy to watch. When not, he's frightening to watch purely because of defensive responsibilities.

He's a better left back than he is right back purely because his attacking seems to benefit from cutting up/curled passes.

I'd rather have him in our team than him play for a rival, though.

One thing I noticed on Saturday was the momentum of left sided attacks halted, once Cancelo had to cut inside. We've a 6ft 5" striker in the middle waiting for those first time crosses, with two right footed players.

We need specialist left footed left backs & left sided attackers to make the most of Haaland in those situations.

 

[Pollocksheader]

Cancelo can’t defend which is a big problem in games like Saturday. The fact he wears the number 7 is all we need to know. Going forward he’s great. We need a proper left back though

 

[FMwkdsoul]

One thing I noticed on Saturday was the momentum of left sided attacks halted, once Cancelo had to cut inside. We've a 6ft 5" striker in the middle waiting for those first time crosses, with two right footed players.

We need specialist left footed left backs & left sided attackers to make the most of Haaland in those situations.

One of the FB or FW on that side has to be naturally footed. Having the 8's pull out to that space on the overlap causes us to be stretched rather than the opposition.

One out wide, one in the half space.

 

[FMwkdsoul]

Cancelo can’t defend which is a big problem in games like Saturday. The fact he wears the number 7 is all we need to know. Going forward he’s great. We need a proper left back though

He wears 7 as its late mothers birthday. It tells you nothing.

 

[supercity88]

Agreed. Might be walking on thin ice here, but I think Cancelo is massively overrated. He’s capable of doing incredible things and will at times look like the best full-back in the world, but he’s very ineffective. For every good involvement (pass, cross, tackle etc.) there’s at least 2 bad ones. The very definition of a high risk, high reward player. I’d love to see Kabore in a slightly better league, seems like we could have a Walker replacement already at our club. Also have very big hopes for Rico Lewis, but at 17 he’s needs least 2 more seasons

Against a team that press the way Liverpool do, any weakness is exposed. They seemed to make a real effort to close down the left side and pressure Ake and Cancelo, seeing it as a weakness. Dias and Walker were given more time on the ball. Any ball into Grealish/Rodri was also closed off forcing Cancelo into errors. Most teams wont do that. It's a warning sign for the games we do play against Liverpool. They'll have seen the ease in which they won the ball down that side, turned possession over and also then created space to switch the ball behind Walker.

But Pep will be aware of that and the team in general were off the pace, so hopefully we'll be better. Most teams look to press these days, but rarely can they make the most of getting the ball off us, and the majority prefer to sit and be compact which means Cancelo's attacking play is such an asset.

It's worrying to only have JWE on the bench (although I think he's good enough to play at LB for us). Ake is an option, for a more natural left sided player but that requires us to have another option at CB! It doesn't feel right to have so many "makeshift" options in defence. Phillips could play at CB but he's better in the middle of the park hounding the opposition and creating from deep. The full back position has long been an issue and RB is a worry because as soon as Walker does lose that half a yard of pace he'll fall off a cliff. There's not much more to his game.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

One thing I noticed on Saturday was the momentum of left sided attacks halted, once Cancelo had to cut inside. We've a 6ft 5" striker in the middle waiting for those first time crosses, with two right footed players.

We need specialist left footed left backs & left sided attackers to make the most of Haaland in those situations.

Him and Grealish end up in the same space as well, having someone who can go round the outside and pull someone out of place or put a cross in gives teams more problems.

 

[skillman]

One thing I noticed on Saturday was the momentum of left sided attacks halted, once Cancelo had to cut inside. We've a 6ft 5" striker in the middle waiting for those first time crosses, with two right footed players.

We need specialist left footed left backs & left sided attackers to make the most of Haaland in those situations.

Mendy’s delivery would‘ve been a scandal with Haaland on the end of it.

Shame he’s a prick.

 

[M12Blue]

One thing I noticed on Saturday was the momentum of left sided attacks halted, once Cancelo had to cut inside. We've a 6ft 5" striker in the middle waiting for those first time crosses, with two right footed players.

We need specialist left footed left backs & left sided attackers to make the most of Haaland in those situations.

I think you’re right D. I also think Cancelo will be the go to right FB, as walker struggles with the final ball in the box.

 

[DanJ210]

sigh

 

[kun]

sigh

that's a good quote to hear. They need to sack off half their squad just to registered the players they've already signed.

Bernardo not moving this summer.