19 Jan 2020 15:28:50
I didn't mention DCL or Kean I said the midfield wasn't good enough.
19 Jan 2020 17:14:24
My post wasnt just directed at you skylark. It is more to point out that players don't simply reach 21 and stop getting any better. They are young and still have plenty of time to develop.
Christiano Ronaldo was being slated by fans and press for trying to many tricks and wasting away his career in the seasons he was 20 and 21. Needs to stop doing step over and stop losing the ball by running into blind alleys. He'd scored 14 goals in total in the league over the past two seasons.
He learnt season by season and by training hard on how to improve. The age of 22 he started to develop his game and by the age of 24/ 25 he realised his full potential.
And this guy is probably in the top 5 of all time greatest footballers.
I'm not stupid and putting any of our players in this category but it just shows you that judging a player at this early stage of their career is both naive and a bit stupid. Give time and support to these kids and they can become great.
19 Jan 2020 17:56:49
DCL is showing this season that we genuinely have a good number 9 already. And since Big Dunc took charge for a while he has stepped up another level. He is on course to becoming a very good number 9. Our front 3 are indeed very young. But they’re a threat. And other teams know this.
DCL could take his chance in the England squad with Kane out injured
Richarlison is already a pick for Brazil
Kean has a bright future for Italy.
That’s three of the top 10 teams on the planet
We really have to look at this positively as it looks very rosey for the future.
19 Jan 2020 19:52:56
But we have no midfield or defence.
19 Jan 2020 20:48:36
I wouldn’t go that far Skylark but I agree it needs strengthening. We do have injuries affecting the midfield, defence needs more work though.
Although our defence would look less shaky if the midfield could move the ball quicker. Moving the ball forward and away from the defence. Taking pressure off them and putting on the opposing side. They are so slow right now it’s frustrating.
20 Jan 2020 13:15:41
Imagine you are a defender and every time you pass the ball to a midfielder he gives you it back. Therefore putting the onus on you to do something with it.
The job of a defender is first and foremost to defend, not to be expected to play 30 yard passes to another player. If you constantly play the ball back to them then you are going to see mistakes, or see them giving the ball away.
We need midfielders who can collect the ball, turn and play a pass forward. I watched young Moise on Saturday, and in particular the runs that he was making, and not once did a ball get played into him. Now you can slate the kid as much as you want, but if he is getting no service then the goals won't come. Even Aguero would struggle to score in this team.