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We were pretty awesome today and Paulinho was anonymous at best says it all really
Everywhere we go, always take Paulinho with you.
No?
Ok.
No?
Ok.
What, as in carry him?!
Been doing that for a while now.
Indeed: passenger. No major fuck ups today but he was invisible for most of the game.
The thing I don't understand is he finally gets a start and a fairly free role you would think he would try and make something happen but he just passed the ball back to our cbs all day bizarre really
He doesn't have the confidence to do anything else. When you think you're a shit player, you tend not to try to push yourself because you can look a bit of a dick if it doesn't come off.
Near the end of the game Paulinho had a shot which went miles wide and high and Poch clapped him for it. Just trying to get his confidence up, he's performing way below his potential, which in itself is already quite low.
except he led the team in tackles
aulinhobored:he also seen more of the ball than anyone else on the pitch and had the second best pass completion rate
I'd say he did a pretty good job at helping dictate the tempo and showed that he can actually tackle
I was worried when I saw he was playing deeper beside Mason but he was solid enough and showed some bottle out there today
definite signs of improvement imo
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except he led the team in tackles
Means absolutely nothing without context; if Rose made 1 off the line tackle he's statistically done shit, but in reality done great. There's an interesting article here (http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9417963/the-science-of-scouting-defenders) about how stats can lead you to believe the wrong thing, which is why it's always ridiculous when someone rolls out a number as an argument.
Even putting aside how useless a number is without context, he had a free roll today and a lot of the tackles made were because of this. The opposition players were stopped by someone pressing them, turned around to get out of trouble and ran into Pauli. Credit for him making a 2 v 1 situation, but the numbers flatter.
fack off you smarmy two faced cunt
Two faced? Just hear to discuss my perceived reality of a situation. Not here to make bum chums and 'football fwends'.
I like how your original post has gained an extra 6 lines
He wasn't bad today, nor was he as great as any stat might suggest. We bought him as a goal scoring central midfielder who was dangerous. His pass rate or tackle rate are largely irrelevant to his role.
How many shots did he have today? How many on target? How many assists? His impact on the game was minimal, which isn't bad or great. Agree he's improving bit by bit though.
People seriously under estimate what low confidence can do to a player. From having a poor first touch, to being afraid to take risks passing, to avoiding getting out of position to get on the ball, poor shooting etc.
Paulinho is technically at the very least a decent player. He's not shit at all. With a good run there's not reason why Poch can't make him competent.
Paulinho is technically at the very least a decent player. He's not shit at all. With a good run there's not reason why Poch can't make him competent.
Personally I don't think he had anything to do with our tempo I honestly can't remember him Making a vital pass or tackle he was basically a passenger not saying he was shit but as per usual he was virtually anonymousexcept he led the team in tackles
he also seen more of the ball than anyone else on the pitch and had the second best pass completion rate
I'd say he did a pretty good job at helping dictate the tempo and showed that he can actually tackle
I was worried when I saw he was playing deeper beside Mason but he was solid enough and showed some bottle out there today
definite signs of improvement imo
saw paulinho make at least three decent tackles in the second half. thought it was one of the best halves he's played for us.
And yet, it was still nothing special. I hardly noticed he was playing in the second half. When one of your best halves in a spurs shirt was still just ok then you know you've got a poor player.
vital passes have very little to do with setting the tempo as we move up the pitch
saying you barely noticed he was playing or the like says ALOT more about you than it does about his performance
