Player Topic: Navas.....

So limited and predictable. Gives us width option for sure but its like 95% of the times his cross arent even going into the box or ends up as a throw in on the other side lol. Now I think Guardiola had Pedro at Barca who is the closest to him in style, but even Pedro were more used a lot in a 433 as a forward from wing, spending lot of time in/around the box or arriving in the box, instead of what Navas does running dow the right that put in a bad cross.

Other than that Guardiola is used to wing players like Ribery, Robben, Douglas Costa, Pedro, or he even played Henry on left, Eto middle, Messi right. Quite good set of names as wide players or more like wide forwards.

Full of skill, technical ability to beat a man, score goals etc. Compare that to Navas and you have to laugh. Doubt he will be kept.

(Not mentioning the very strong attacking fullback duos what Guardiola is used to, it doesnt mean so much good to our current fullbacks.)
 
hilts said:
Still one of the first names on the team sheet for me
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Immaculate first touch and retains possession well, but he's so lightweight and limited it isn't true. He's also got a very angular and upright technique, and seems to hit everything slightly out of his instep, even when he's trying to put his laces through it. Why the fuck we let him take corners I do not know as that particular technique of his sees every delivery whipped way too far away from goal, so Otters and Kompany have to try and head balls whilst moving back towards the edge of the area and can't generate any power as a result. Useful player off the bench to stretch tired teams, but he's powderpuff in every other regard. What is it now? 2 goals in 3 years? Unacceptable
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
Immaculate first touch and retains possession well, but he's so lightweight and limited it isn't true. He's also got a very angular and upright technique, and seems to hit everything slightly out of his instep, even when he's trying to put his laces through it. Why the fuck we let him take corners I do not know as that particular technique of his sees every delivery whipped way too far away from goal, so Otters and Kompany have to try and head balls whilst moving back towards the edge of the area and can't generate any power as a result. Useful player off the bench to stretch tired teams, but he's powderpuff in every other regard. What is it now? 2 goals in 3 years? Unacceptable
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I watch him closely most games and he is far better than people give him credit for, stretches the defence, covers the fullback brilliantly, never gives possession away in dangerous areas, his finishing is poor but crossing he gets undue stick, when you have one small striker in the box and 8 defenders his options are nil, so he hits it low to the near post. You would think some of our dumb fuck players might try making a run there.

If I was ota or kompany I might try coming from deeper on the crosses if your analogy is true
 
hilts said:
I watch him closely most games and he is far better than people give him credit for, stretches the defence, covers the fullback brilliantly, never gives possession away in dangerous areas, his finishing is poor but crossing he gets undue stick, when you have one small striker in the box and 8 defenders his options are nil, so he hits it low to the near post. You would think some of our dumb fuck players might try making a run there.

If I was ota or kompany I might try coming from deeper on the crosses if your analogy is true
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That's fair comment
 
He didn't have a good game today (who did?), but the truth is that he is one of City's best attacking players.which I'm sorry to say, doesn't say much fior the rest.
 
Chi-town blues said:
Who the fuck does he pass the ball when we no one shows up inside the box in a good position?
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How about to the guy Sanga crossed to, plum on his head against Watford (Aguero I think is his name)? Once in three years would be nice. In fact to beat the first man and put the central defenders under pressure would als be nice...
 
dronefromsector7G said:
Has there ever been a player in the Premier League who's inability to actually get a cross into the box been so obvious? He has the ball with the full back five yards away, so does he cross? No he goes right up to the defender, attempts to then skip past him then gets his cross blocked for a corner (which he then wastes).
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This all day long . The most frustrating player ever , just cross THE FUCK__G BALL , just slightly less frustrating is Sterling on the other side , both quite inept at the minute
 
Pisses me off the number of times we've piled attackers into the box, they're screaming for it, the midfielders have all done their trademark lung-busting runs to get in to the box too, and daft Jesus just turns and plays the safe ball back to his full-back or gives it inside to Yaya once he's caught-up with the play.
 
1961_vintage said:
Pisses me off the number of times we've piled attackers into the box, they're screaming for it, the midfielders have all done their trademark lung-busting runs to get in to the box too, and daft Jesus just turns and plays the safe ball back to his full-back or gives it inside to Yaya once he's caught-up with the play.
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As poor as Navas was today when did we pile attackers into the box and where were these lung busting runs you speak of?
 
1961_vintage said:
Pisses me off the number of times we've piled attackers into the box, they're screaming for it, the midfielders have all done their trademark lung-busting runs to get in to the box too, and daft Jesus just turns and plays the safe ball back to his full-back or gives it inside to Yaya once he's caught-up with the play.
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When does this happen. Most of the time he has nobody in the box to pass to.
 
bert38 said:
As poor as Navas was today when did we pile attackers into the box and where were these lung busting runs you speak of?
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Once the ball goes wide to Navas they all fall back into defensive positions and don't bother wasting their breath with a lung busting run into the box as they know that's the last place the ball will end up.... Stands to reason, I wouldnt bust a gut to get in there
 
BigJoe#1 said:
How about to the guy Sanga crossed to, plum on his head against Watford (Aguero I think is his name)? Once in three years would be nice. In fact to beat the first man and put the central defenders under pressure would als be nice...
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You will be the first one to slag him when kun can't get the ball.
 
Will hopefully follow pellegrini out the door.offers no attacking threat whatsoever far too often
 
simon23 said:
Will hopefully follow pellegrini out the door.offers no attacking threat whatsoever far too often
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Interestingly, the half time positional graph on the feed I was watching showed that Jesus was further forward in the opponents half during the half than Kun and that other striker, what's his name? Begins with B I think?
 
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