Jeremy Doku

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ElMago_DSilva said:
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.
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I agree and I also understood the shorter version, not sure why it was ‘sus’?
 
ElMago_DSilva said:
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.
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First of these are your thoughts of what Pep wants, though they might be right, next City got slower as a team this season, just like last season, we were better defensively, but worse at scoring goals and creating chances, Marhez is our only winger and he is nothing like as good as when we first acquired him, even Haalands goals will dry up when teams realize they only have to mark him, as the others are too busy playing pretty football to threaten.
Too much of a good thing is bad for you, it upsets the balance, and right now i think we need a first choice left winger, with Borges as back up, and a back up right winger, ( could be Doku he has the ability ) to Marhez.
There was a good reason why Sane Jesus and Sterling were as good as Silva Aguero and Gundogan.
 
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