Jeremy Doku

[p.taker]

Doesn't have the football brain to play for this team.

Gone are the days of the Raheem Sterling type wingers.

Uh, I feel like you may need to elaborate on this a bit more. Sounds a bit like what the kids would call "sus"

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Doesn't have the football brain to play for this team.

Gone are the days of the Raheem Sterling type wingers.

Under the right manager he can become as good as Vini, I'm guessing Vini has the football brains to play for City

 

[ThreesKompany]

Doesn't have the football brain to play for this team.

Gone are the days of the Raheem Sterling type wingers.

If you are implying Sterling didn't have a football brain then this is complete nonsense.

 

[ElMago_DSilva]

Under the right manager he can become as good as Vini, I'm guessing Vini has the football brains to play for City

Doku isn't anywhere near Vini.

Vini's decision making and game intelligence is on another level.

There is a reason no top club has come in for Doku.

 

[ElMago_DSilva]

If you are implying Sterling didn't have a football brain then this is complete nonsense.

Sterling did, but as we have seen at Chelsea, he needs top players around him to shine.

He never was that player that could create something out of nothing for himself. He was that guy that was running in behind defences and running onto balls to finish.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Any link or just a fantasy ?

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Any link or just a fantasy ?

Caught in a landslide no escape from reality.

 

[ElMago_DSilva]

Uh, I feel like you may need to elaborate on this a bit more. Sounds a bit like what the kids would call "sus"

It's simple. We want wingers that have a lot more game intelligence. Doku, Sterling etc are dangerous on their day, but they don't retain the ball very well and they aren't very good at receiving the ball in tight areas. The ball doesn't stick with them. Grealish is a prime example, he might never get the numbers Sterling gets, but when the ball comes into his feet, it certainly sticks with him. He can shield the ball well and not lose it cheaply. It's all part of the evolving shape under Pep, by having players in the team that can receive the ball under pressure and move it between the lines and retain possession, we take the pressure off the team from being counter attacked which is why we have looked far better defensively this season.

The ideal type of winger for Pep would be Kvaratskelia. He can retain possession in tight areas, evade challenges like Grealish, but also show explosiveness 1 v 1 against defenders. Brings good numbers too.

This is why I think Borges won't make it at City. Great young talent, but he is still very raw. N'dala is more refined in terms of his football intelligence and decision making. Oscar Bobb even played out wide would be more of a Pep player than Borges.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Caught in a landslide no escape from reality.

Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see.

 

[plattlanebenches]

Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see.

I’m just a poor boy