FinBarcelonafan
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True. He earned another game with today's performance. Keep it up..
Martin Braithwaite
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True. He earned another game with today's performance. Keep it up..
serghei
Senior Member
I think his technique and hold up play is quite underrated actually. Certainly not a player that is clumsy with the ball.
Total-Football
Senior Member
Should rename himself freshbraith.. Cue he a fresh breath to our attack
jairzinho
Senior Member
I think Koeman is slowly realizing how much value he can bring to the team. He might not be an elite 9 but he is the only attacker at present that possesses the 'right' charactersitics to function effectively in that position. Basically he does what a 'textbook' 9 is supposed to do. The other problem is where to fit Messi. IMO His best position is centrally behind the striker where he can roam and create but then again he is a defensive liability.
feggydinho
Senior Member
They should pass to him more often, he makes so many runs and can actually score.
serghei
Senior Member
Messi's position is not a problem for me, making him stick to his zone is. He is great when switching positions with Griezmann from CAM to RW, and anywhere between that, to even appearing in the hole at "9". The problem is he drifts away from that positional sweet-spot for him, sometimes wildly. When he does that, his performances drop.
malvolio
Senior Member
world class bullshiter wolfe getting riled up by a harmless joke.
haven't seen the match, did your boy do well? you're going to pimp him on other club forums now that his stock is rising?
good on him, guess anything goes now since he's the only real striker in the squad. maybe with confidence he'll score also in harder games, when a goal can make a difference.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
He makes us better.
The trio of Messi- Griezmann- Coutinho played their best together due to the fact they had true 9 in front of them
The trio of Messi- Griezmann- Coutinho played their best together due to the fact they had true 9 in front of them
BusiTheKing
Senior Member
I'm not saying that his style of movement doesn't provide good structure for the attack but you're kidding yourself if you believe that this guy will
a) contribute creatively with anything beyond a lay off or a one-two station.
or b) semi-consistently score non-tap in goals
I mean, I'm not saying that there isn't a miniscule chance of him actually turning into a gifted footballer at 29 years old but it would negate everything about his career so far.
a) contribute creatively with anything beyond a lay off or a one-two station.
or b) semi-consistently score non-tap in goals
I mean, I'm not saying that there isn't a miniscule chance of him actually turning into a gifted footballer at 29 years old but it would negate everything about his career so far.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
When you have three magicians Coutinho/Messi and Griezmann behind him, I dont think he needs to be anything super special. Make runs, create space and finish some chance and we will be better off.
BusiTheKing
Senior Member
If he was a good finisher I wouldn't have a problem with him but he's really not.
If he starts you would have to get very used to this
https://streamable.com/yjvgy8
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
Yeah, but the point is, there is no one else. Girourd is mediocre starter too with France but we have enough firepower behind him(same as France). He just needs to create space for our star three behind him and score an occasional goal.
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