HBL
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His performances the last month or so have absolutely warranted the game time he has been getting! Massive talent.
Yeah, but if he is positioned well and learns to calm down he'll see the game better. It'll come with age and experience though.He is 19 and needs to experiment with his game. He doesn't release the ball as there is often lack of movement in front of him and he's not the type of player who will pass the ball around just to finish with 95% passing completion. He is very often frustrated when players just look at him instead of making themselves available for the pass, but that problem existed long before Emery and Douzi were here.
Yes but what I'm trying to say is that if has the game ahead of him and learns to stick to position he'll develop the understanding of the right time to step up. And he has this superb passing range and ball control so if he can learn to use the passes with increasing efficiency within the first few touches the openings for a more ambitious pass will generate more easily.I have a feeling that's exactly what Emery likes about him. He can carry the ball in any direction. He possesses a houdini/snake-like ability to escape tight situations. This can however backfire as we've seen on occasions.
He needs to learn to time these moments and when to release the ball/keep it simple, but that will come with experience.
It would also help if he developed more physique. With a bit more strength he could maybe turn into be a very tidy/hard to dispossess midfielder like Dembele was for Tottenham. It will be interesting to see in what role he will develop as he has displayed at times to have a sharp eye for a midfield splitting pass and a long ball tracking a forwards running path. His shooting ability is very poor though.
I think Emery needs to get a hold of him and tell him to focus on his passing ability instead of advancing ahead with the ball via dribbling. If he can focus on staying put and directing play from behind midfield with a quicker release of the first pass he can do a lot of damage.
Are you serious?Dreadful tonight, no effort, no desire and just strolled round the pitch. I would have rather iwobi stayed on the pitch at least he offered cover for Monreal.
I'm not entirely sure what he is. He doesnt Defend well, he doesnt offer nothing going forward. I think he's a good footballer for a 19 year old but not sure on what he offers any more than a kid from our u21's
I think it's for the French U21s.Deschamps woke up
Ah, I was trying to translate this to see if it was the first team. Now I see 'espoir' is actually hope and the term they use for their u23's.I think it's for the French U21s.
Still one of our better performers this afternoon and one of the best midfielders we have at the club. He's 19/20? We can't achieve what we want to if we keep getting rid of players because we have unrealistic expectations for them. If we don't give him time to grow, we will be here in 2 or 3 years saying how good he is and how we should have kept him.Shocking. I can't stand how he throws himself to the ground every time instead of releasing the ball quicker. Had the audacity to stop playing and complain to the ref instead of tracking back. If he doesn't sort it out I would be glad to see the back of him next season. Hate divers