Ethan Nwaneri: Nwan Of Nwan

MutableEarth

Reiss' Dad
Appearently Saka is doing more tracking back than attacking against team that are sitting in a low block🤔
It's not completely without merit tbh. How long have we collectively complained about Saka constantly being in areas that aren't threatening on a game-by-game basis? Saka being triple teamed the way he often is is a result of his often being deeper or wider in the field either due to him doing his considerable defensive duties or in the name of "positional play". The only counter to this would be the fact that we don't have a comparable LW to soak up some of that pressure but Saka's defensive work is still a fair amount for someone of his offensive quality. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's another factor of why Saka often does even more work than he should have to do for a talismanic figure that the team should probably be platforming better. Might seem unreasonable but Saka is one of the best players in the league and in Europe. IMO we could be getting way more out of him than we are.

Doesn't mean he should stop tracking back or anything but he is definitely doing it way more than comparable players.
 

Blood on the Tracks

Not A Fan Of Wokeness

Country: England

Player:Rice
Well done to him, he deserves a new contract to reward the excellent start to his first team career.

At this early stage of his career he should be getting a new one every 18-24 months.

Reward progress.
 

Batman

Hard on crime, soft on Stan

Country: USA

Player:Nwaneri

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outlawz

Southgate's waistcoat knitter
Appearently Saka is doing more tracking back than attacking against team that are sitting in a low block🤔

Boggles the mind. Most teams park the bus against us, yet Saka is doing too much tracking back. Hmmm...

Look at his defensive statistics vs the likes of Palmer, Salah, Vini, Mbappe; he ****ing has the defensive stats of PL full backs.

Watch the likes of Palmer and Salah - they literally sit on deck chairs OOP

Trossard plays in the same exact same role as Martinelli and Saka, yet has nowhere near the same defensive statistics.

Saka being good at defending, winning duels, making tackles is not a negative. It is a positive. It doesn't necessarily mean he's tracking back more than others, it means he is better when he contests for the ball than his peers. A tackle can be registered when you make a forward run and dispossess a FB to create a goalscoring opportunity.

A big part of our effectiveness is our pressing which involves our front 4 being great at making tackles and interceptions. How that is now being used against Saka's usage is astounding.

Running backwards and getting into position is part and parcel of playing the winger position. Following a FB who makes a late run when the opponent is in our box is part of being a winger. What are we discussing here? He's not a 33 year old nearing retirement like Salah. He's 23 and in the peak of his career. Vini Jr did his hamstring this season as well. **** happens.
 

Trilly

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Country: England
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Look at how devastating he is in central areas man. Now watch him ride the touchline for us next game out 🙇‍♂️

The precision he has on that far post curler is ridiculous and the scary thing is he’s going to get even better just from basic reps. He hasn’t been playing football full-time until quite recently I’d guess.
 

Arsenal1508

Mods are unethical! Özil, come assist me please!
He reminds me of the mighty duck character played by Keenan on that left foot he has. Give him any space and his left foot is so accurate that he is going to hit the target or be very close.

What's crazy is Saka, Nwaneri, Lewis Skelly, and Dowman are all left foot dominant. Something about those lefties I tell ya.
 

Geofranco

Would let Saka date his daughter

Player:Saka
He reminds me of the mighty duck character played by Keenan on that left foot he has. Give him any space and his left foot is so accurate that he is going to hit the target or be very close.

What's crazy is Saka, Nwaneri, Lewis Skelly, and Dowman are all left foot dominant. Something about those lefties I tell ya.
I honestly wish Dowman was right footed
 

lomekian

Essays are my thing
I honestly wish Dowman was right footed
On the bright side, the way our academy is going, we may only have to bother scouting right footed players, which are by far the majority! Of the right footers, Rosiak, Casey, Annous, Ife Ibrahim, Salmon and Bailey-Joseph all have a chance - if they develop well - to maybe make it to squad players. No doubt there are others younger still.
 

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