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Respekt_III

Respekt_III

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Laplacian said:
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Have you seen his posts on Coutinho's and Griezmann's threads? He hates them too. lol
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Not as much as dembele which is the point.... Im curious as to why anyone that would think Coutinho was a better signing in any way shape or form unless you also support Liverpool... Offer absolutely nothing to this team, nothing. 160M+ and even higher wages. The only thing he accomplished was being a "star" in a medicore liverpool team and also managing to be on loan to a better team which won the CL (which he contributed fuck all to).
 
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BBZ8800

BBZ8800

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Windhook said:
IMO that was his best game for Barcelona. He was constantly looking for that run in open space, because the 3-5-2 of Koeman prevented the park the bus tactic and left a lot space to improvise.
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1. After the opening 2 matches of this season, we all thought that 4231 will work awesome
2. Sevilla played half arsed
3. We played quite meh
4. His goal was actually a disgrace. His shot was really bad. It went straight into a keeper (quite a dumb shot), but due to their keeper having a horrible night, that crappy shot unintentionally nutmegged him
5. Imo, he was meh except for 2-3 actions
6. About him being a striker, Sevilla was surprised by 352

My estimation: if Koeman will try 352 against Sevilla in a CDR, it won't work as well as yesterday.

Total-Football said:
One good game.. So it will be enough for another 30 games of delusion by the fans.
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A disgrace of a player Malcom played well against RM in a CDR and we had to listen about that match for years.

Dembele is a way better player who will show glimpses of magic here and there, followed by 10 bad matches and missing absolute sitters in a shocking way in that time.

Every match, every action, every shot with him is like a lottery.
He can score a golazo or miss the ball when shooting in any attempt.
 
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te amo barca

Blaugrana al vent
Him at CF is a situational solution only. He won't get a sniff of the ball against teams that sit deep in that position due to his poor ball control and inability to play with back to goal. That said, it could be a good option against teams with a high line, he can do more damage there as opposed to being limited to one of the wings. Yesterday, he had three moments where he was released in a fast attack. He shot in two of them and scored once - both of the shots were actually scuffed and he got kinda lucky with the goal. The best play was actually the one where he fooled Carlos with a Suarez-esque dummy and created a clear-cut chance for Messi. I still believe in his utility but he needs to deliver consistently.
 
Birdy

Birdy

Senior Member
What he played yesterday was far from a CF role. He was the furthest advanced but with freedom to roam on the wings, and precisely that freedom made him so dangerous for Sevilla.
I think it's evident that his best role is to play (either as a winger or with more freedom as yesterday) close to the last line of defense so he can be at the receiving end of balls and take advantage of space with his pace.

The problem is that that interferes with his defensive duties, as when he has to track back as a winger, which position him not so close to the last line of the opposition.
If Messi leaves, the furthest advanced player in the defensive phase should be him
 
Joan

Joan

Well-known member
Birdy said:
6 non-penalty goals in all comp, out of 4.6 non-penalty xGoals.

Not that bad
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In terms of overperforming his xGoals? Sure, but that's exactly why you shouldn't overuse it. It's far from a one size fits all metric in football.

He's got 3 goals in 1116 minutes in the league. Roughly a goal every fourth match. If we take his average minutes, sixth.

That's 10 goals a season if he plays every minute.
 
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KingLeo10

KingLeo10

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If a guy plays the whole season and all he does is score 5 absolute bangers, his expected goals would be something like 1.5 while his actual goals would be 5. Which would prompt a lot of limited minded individuals to hail said player as a paragon of efficiency.

Yet, the question you should be asking yourself is why does this player who scores such bangers only have such few shots/few attacking actions over the course of an entire season. And when you put this context around it, you realize that those bangers were mostly anomalies/flukes.
 
Birdy

Birdy

Senior Member
Joan said:
In terms of overperforming his xGoals? Sure, but that's exactly why you shouldn't overuse it. It's far from a one size fits all metric in football.

He's got 3 goals in 1116 minutes in the league. Roughly a goal every fourth match. If we take his average minutes, sixth.

That's 10 goals a season if he plays every minute.
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You can accuse him of low productivity only if he is wasteful. That has not happened with Dembele yet.
He missed a sitter vs PSG, but most of the time he tries shots from medium to high difficulty positions and scores some.

You can say he should not take those shots and try sth else instead, but that's a different discussion.
Efficiency-related concerns should be raised when his teammates provide him with enough chances.

Look for example how wasteful Messi and Griezman have been the whole season
 
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