by theHotHead » Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:52 pm
by jayramfootball » Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:59 pm
theHotHead wrote:He has looked very good in a few games Jay, just nowhere near a consistently high level. He does things no other CM we have can do.
by Phil71 » Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:31 am
jayramfootball wrote:theHotHead wrote:He has looked very good in a few games Jay, just nowhere near a consistently high level. He does things no other CM we have can do.
He's looked good in some games, but he's not in any way been dominant in the middle of the park or done anything to suggest he's a 'beast' of a CM.
When he's played well, he's linked well and moved the ball with accuracy.
I have not seem him burst forward much, not much in the way of tackling, not much in the way of fighting off pressure, not much in the way of creativity
At this stage Lokonga, a kid, looks to have superior skills and is more adept at retaining possession and pulling out a special pass from time to time that creates something.
At this stage, I'd be thinking of which DM can we buy to partner Lokonga. Partey needs to step up several levels and quickly. He's 28.
by jayramfootball » Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:07 pm
Phil71 wrote:jayramfootball wrote:theHotHead wrote:He has looked very good in a few games Jay, just nowhere near a consistently high level. He does things no other CM we have can do.
He's looked good in some games, but he's not in any way been dominant in the middle of the park or done anything to suggest he's a 'beast' of a CM.
When he's played well, he's linked well and moved the ball with accuracy.
I have not seem him burst forward much, not much in the way of tackling, not much in the way of fighting off pressure, not much in the way of creativity
At this stage Lokonga, a kid, looks to have superior skills and is more adept at retaining possession and pulling out a special pass from time to time that creates something.
At this stage, I'd be thinking of which DM can we buy to partner Lokonga. Partey needs to step up several levels and quickly. He's 28.
My thoughts entirely.
He's a bit of an enigma. In some games he has been unplayable - like last year against United. When he's at his best he really is a top, top player. World class. Then he has the worst performance possible - like this year against United!
He's not a kid, and at 28 you would expect to see some level of consistency. It's not only since he came to us either. I recall him having similar consistency issues at Athletico. I guess you can get away with it a bit more in Spain, but in the PL every mistake is there for all to see and gets punished far more frequently. Is it the pace of the PL that he's having trouble with?
Even in that last game I must admit I did see some good things from him. He made some good forward passes and good, powerful forward runs. But then he also gave the ball away on a nightmare level.
by theHotHead » Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:18 pm
by jayramfootball » Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:00 pm
"I give myself four [out of 10], because there are moments I can really hurt the other team but there are also moments where I allow myself to lose focus and that's when everything goes down.
"This is when you realise that you have to get better."
by Santi » Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:23 pm
by thebigbangtheo » Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:33 pm
by ag6789 » Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:08 pm
by theHotHead » Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:28 pm
by Phil71 » Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:31 pm
Santi wrote:Still embarrassing that he knows he can lose focus, it's not like Utd was the first time. Agree it's good he takes responsibility but the real way to take and accept responsibility is to fix it.
by themessiah » Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:09 pm
by Ach » Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:12 pm
themessiah wrote:doucoure absolutely dominated Him lol
by jayramfootball » Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:14 pm
Ach wrote:themessiah wrote:doucoure absolutely dominated Him lol
Bought the wrong one
Doucoure dominated the midfield
by Ach » Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:17 pm
jayramfootball wrote:Ach wrote:themessiah wrote:doucoure absolutely dominated Him lol
Bought the wrong one
Doucoure dominated the midfield
lol DoUcOUre was dogshit.
He has been all through Everton’s nightmare run.
We have to replace Partey clearly, but not with a donkey like DoUcOUre.