Am I the only one who's blaming his positioning for the goals we conceded??
Didn't track Ricardo for the first and didn't tuck in alongside Wanayama for the second. Had he been in field Maddison would've likely passed it out wide.
Wasn't Ricardo behind Rose when he scored?
Rose was at the back post with one of their front men. Riccardo came in to the box and scored off the loose ball.
He looked good in the CL too. It’s disappointing that he doesn’t have the fitness but the ability is there.Players from the French league are almost always shit, it's no different to Grealish looking good in the championship.
Why do we never learn?
Am I the only one who's blaming his positioning for the goals we conceded??
Didn't track Ricardo for the first and didn't tuck in alongside Wanayama for the second. Had he been in field Maddison would've likely passed it out wide.
Kante, Diego Costa, Ibrahimovic, Bernado Silva and Aubameyang didn't do too badly during their first season..It’s very rare nowadays a player comes into a top 6 team from a foreign league and hits the ground running from day 1. Rodri maybe this season but even he has looked off the pace at times. After that it’s a struggle to think of any in last 2 seasons.
Kante, Diego Costa, Ibrahimovic, Bernado Silva and Aubameyang didn't do too badly during their first season..
Kante, Diego Costa, Ibrahimovic, Bernado Silva and Aubameyang didn't do too badly during their first season..
50 mill + and we need to give him time?
Not good enough.
Players from the French league are almost always shit, it's no different to Grealish looking good in the championship.
Why do we never learn?
Three out of the last five Player of the Year awards have gone to players that came from the French League.
Kante and Hazard. Who's the third?
Van Dijk came from PL. Salah came from Italy. Vardy's only played in England.
In fact, in Premier League history, Kante and Hazard are the only two players to be signed from France and win Player of the Year. Henry and Vieira started in France but were signed from Italy.
Kante and Hazard. Who's the third?
Van Dijk came from PL. Salah came from Italy. Vardy's only played in England.
In fact, in Premier League history, Kante and Hazard are the only two players to be signed from France and win Player of the Year. Henry and Vieira started in France but were signed from Italy.
He will be fine. He is struggling with the tempo and intensity of the Premier League and clearly he is trying to build his fitness.
You can see his ability though, it's just very patchy at the moment as he is playing with what I call a 'glaze'. When he gets the ball a lot of the time he is knackered and makes tired decisions or passes. At other times the speed of the league catches him out.
That said, against Leicester Sissoko and Winks combined made 0 tackles, 1 interception and 1 clearance between them! Ndombele on his own made 4 tackles (joint highest with Rose), 1 interception and 3 clearances! He is clearly struggling with the intensity and is building fitness slowly but even then he still massively outside both Sissoko and Winks in terms of tackling and defensive work.
It is also hindering him having to play as a lateral CM in the diamond. He needs to be partnered with a DM like Dier or Skipp to provide balance to the team.
That goes for Winks and Sissoko too. All 3 of Ndombele, Winks and Sissoko need to be partnered with a DM for our team to have proper balance. There lies the problem as Poch is obsessed with this shit diamond formation, with a lack of a DM to compound the issue!
Not from our scouting network they haven't.Yes, he's 22 in a new league in a new country and he's being asked to adapt to double training sessions and a faster and more intense style of play. Poch often holds players back for months to allow them to get up the right fitness level.
Three out of the last five Player of the Year awards have gone to players that came from the French League.