Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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He'd be benched if he wasnt giving pep what he needed, regardless of the numbers we as fans thinks could or should be getting imo.
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It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?
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Cancelo and Danilo were both late in the window too.
Players get signed late, lots of clubs do it. Some on deadline day. It's a whole thing, even has tv coverage and stuff.
2 transfers that have worked out of 7. Jury still out on Doku for me.
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If Pep loves that. So why's he holding Grealish back? I thought Grealish would be constantly running at opponents when we signed him. But he's become so cautious now. Is this what Pep wants, or is it just all Grealish can do?
It certainly isn't all Grealish can do if his performances for Villa are taken into account.
The answer might be that Pep doesn't trust him in that role and has therefore changed his mode of play, in order to keep control ?
I liked the way Grealish played for Villa, and his runs were used to get the team up the park and into the attacking third of the pitch, so he is capable of playing the role. His ability to keep the ball also usually ended in him being fouled and teams conceding free kicks around their own penalty area.
He'd be benched if he wasnt giving pep what he needed, regardless of the numbers we as fans thinks could or should be getting imo.
Tempo plays a huge part in how we play - slowing down attacks so that our players are in the right positions to guard against counter attacks. It's a huge part of what Grealish, Bernardo and Rodri offer us. Pep loves giving wingers the opportunity to go 1v1 against the defenders but he loves it more when the team is in the proper shape to defend if the ball is lost.
Tempo plays a huge part in how we play - slowing down attacks so that our players are in the right positions to guard against counter attacks. It's a huge part of what Grealish, Bernardo and Rodri offer us. Pep loves giving wingers the opportunity to go 1v1 against the defenders but he loves it more when the team is in the proper shape to defend if the ball is lost.
His ideal wingers are Robben and Ribery , they are mentioned a lot as the ideal pair on the wings. What he wants to recreate
BamberBridgeBlue
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Minus the pedophilia hopefully.His ideal wingers are Robben and Ribery , they are mentioned a lot as the ideal pair on the wings. What he wants to recreate
Think it's the latter.If Pep loves that. So why's he holding Grealish back? I thought Grealish would be constantly running at opponents when we signed him. But he's become so cautious now. Is this what Pep wants, or is it just all Grealish can do?
Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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always thought he essentially uses silva and jack as we would a target man. get ball and hold while team gets in shape around them and layoff etc.Tempo plays a huge part in how we play - slowing down attacks so that our players are in the right positions to guard against counter attacks. It's a huge part of what Grealish, Bernardo and Rodri offer us. Pep loves giving wingers the opportunity to go 1v1 against the defenders but he loves it more when the team is in the proper shape to defend if the ball is lost.
Anyway we can get rid of Cancelo to them again in this deal or get Musiala or KimmichThat's an intriguing one - obviously much prefer a long term signing of a younger option, but could definitely see Txiki doing a deal like that. Didn't watch lots of Bayern last season to see how he fared but his stats seem decent. He also played DM/CM and AM roles. Not massively inspiring and we should have got a long term successor but it could work.
Anyway we can get rid of Cancelo to them again in this deal or get Musiala or Kimmich
If Txiki could manage that, he'd deserve his own statue