Cancelo seems to play best when he has a free role, today he had to play in that right back position and because of the double pivot formation he struggled to get forward, that and the way chelski pressed us in the first half in particular meant that he couldn't bring much to the game, he looked a bit demotivated, maybe as a result of being 'forced' to play in that one position, he did look a bit better later in the game after gundog and foden came on.
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#27 | João Cancelo - 2020/21 Performances
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Tugay One Cup
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He's been infuriating recently. I don't know why he's trying to force eye of the needle passes to a guy who is crowded out by three defenders and isn't even making a run in the first place.
Free role? He is a FB not Lionel Messi.Cancelo seems to play best when he has a free role, today he had to play in that right back position and because of the double pivot formation he struggled to get forward, that and the way chelski pressed us in the first half in particular meant that he couldn't bring much to the game, he looked a bit demotivated, maybe as a result of being 'forced' to play in that one position, he did look a bit better later in the game after gundog and foden came on.
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I distinctly recall texting a mate in January stating that suddenly the purchase of Cancelo had finally started to make sense.
For a couple of months he was outstanding.
All of that has completely unravelled in the last moth or so.
For a couple of months he was outstanding.
All of that has completely unravelled in the last moth or so.
Can't work that out myself.For a couple of months he was outstanding.
All of that has completely unravelled in the last moth or so
The Shaw goal was bad where he got caught in no man's land and the defending for Leeds first goal are just sloppy. His concentration levels seem very low. While he was not playing in all the recent games, the goals we seem to be conceding are runs from deep on our right side of the pitch.
Reus, Bellingham, the 2 Leeds goals and Chelsea are all very similar.
The right back is missing, the right sided centre half is pulled out of position and the opposing attackers are giving decent chances to score.
Cancelo seems to be a moody player and does a lot of off the cuff stuff.
May come good again but Walker looks to be no 1 right back and hopefully Pep has seen that Zinchenko is better than Cancelo currently on the left
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First City player to show some disdain for it.
Doesn't seem very clever to pit yourself against your employer no matter your personal feelings.
Doesn't seem very clever to pit yourself against your employer no matter your personal feelings.
Sometimes your own principles mean more.
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First City player to show some disdain for it.
Glad to see the first of our players show some dissent against it
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