Gaz (FMwkdsoul)
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Any trusted left back would be enough at this point, if Pep isnt gonna put faith in you leave, you taking up space.
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Rafael Leao
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The myth that Grealish was a world beater at Villa is the most frustrating thing for me. He was decent in a shite side. Never anything more than that and he’s been average at best for us.We played Delph, Danilo and Zinchenko as inverted left backs in title winning seasons with Sané, Sterling, Foden and even at times Bernardo (8-0 v Watford he played there) on the left wing being direct and scoring and creating goals.
Grealish isn’t on a leash, he was never that great at Villa, he just had more of the ball in counter-attacking situations where he had some open field to attack when he was there. At City he has less of that and is showing his lack of skill set when faced with deeper lying defences so he goes backwards, boring the pants off anyone watching.
Crying out for a winger whose main threat is pace and being direct. Grealish and Mahrez don’t have blistering pace and that’s why they’re used the way they are.
Get somebody like Leao in and you play to his strengths. Like we did with Sterling and Sane.
Plus somebody who isn’t scared to attack 1v1 would be great.
Get somebody like Leao in and you play to his strengths. Like we did with Sterling and Sane.
Plus somebody who isn’t scared to attack 1v1 would be great.
eastlandsblue
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Peps game is all about ball retention. So its likely the reason Mahrez or Jack don't take riskCrying out for a winger whose main threat is pace and being direct. Grealish and Mahrez don’t have blistering pace and that’s why they’re used the way they are.
Get somebody like Leao in and you play to his strengths. Like we did with Sterling and Sane.
Plus somebody who isn’t scared to attack 1v1 would be great.
Peps game is all about ball retention. So its likely the reason Mahrez or Jack don't take risk
Because they don’t have the pace to do anything but. That’s their strength. Get a player in whose strength is pace and being direct and that’s likely what he’ll give you.
Agueroooo9320
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provided pep has a change of heart that isBecause they don’t have the pace to do anything but. That’s their strength. Get a player in whose strength is pace and being direct and that’s likely what he’ll give you.
eastlandsblue
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And I'm sure Pep would do this, if that's how he wants a team to play. But this isn't the case with this current side.Because they don’t have the pace to do anything but. That’s their strength. Get a player in whose strength is pace and being direct and that’s likely what he’ll give you.
He might decide to try a new system against the chavs, now that Alvarez is back.
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Only if there is space behind the defence most games there isn’t , in games that there is space we don’t have any issues scoring as we are. I don’t understand where those asking for direct pacy wingers are seeing this open space for them to run into. It doesn’t seem to me to take into account how teams play against us.Because they don’t have the pace to do anything but. That’s their strength. Get a player in whose strength is pace and being direct and that’s likely what he’ll give you.
If this space was there which it was when we had Sane and Sterling, until opponents twigged it why would Pep have stopped utilising that space? He isn’t stupid.
And I'm sure Pep would do this, if that's how he wants a team to play. But this isn't the case with this current side.
He might decide to try a new system against the chavs, now that Alvarez is back.
Here’s hoping!
Only if there is space behind the defence most games there isn’t , in games that there is space we don’t have any issues scoring as we are. I don’t understand where those asking for direct pacy wingers are seeing this open space for them to run into. It doesn’t seem to me to take into account how teams play against us.
If this space was there which it was when we had Sane and Sterling, until opponents twigged it why would Pep have stopped utilising that space? He isn’t stupid.
Teams sat back for the majority of that 17/18 season and definitely the 18/19 season. You don’t get 100 points and then the next season every team open up against you. 18/19 was Sterling’s best season too (IMO).
You find a way to play with them if you want to, he’s the best coach in the world and isn’t dictated by how teams play against him. If he wanted to be exciting and play with pace and be direct then he would find a way.
He wants control, simple as that and that’s the only reason Grealish and Mahrez (both players I like btw) are playing rather than exciting wingers.