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Agree with you there windy. Lovely player but there were a few moments yesterday where I felt he could have release the ball much earlier.
To be frank - and a bit controversial - I don't think Dembele has been that good for us.
By his own standards, that is.
Even when he does stand out for us, you still feel there is so much more in him. Like the early days Berbatov and VdV. You guys remember that?
To me he looks slightly unconfortable in our system(s), and he very often runs himself into dead ends. Yet even so he impresses getting himself out of them with a drop of a shoulder and a burst of pace. Lovely.
I think we will only see the best in him come next season. And, obviously, when we have dealt with that hip issue, which obviously seems to be hindering him.
By his own standards, that is.
Even when he does stand out for us, you still feel there is so much more in him. Like the early days Berbatov and VdV. You guys remember that?
To me he looks slightly unconfortable in our system(s), and he very often runs himself into dead ends. Yet even so he impresses getting himself out of them with a drop of a shoulder and a burst of pace. Lovely.
I think we will only see the best in him come next season. And, obviously, when we have dealt with that hip issue, which obviously seems to be hindering him.
Flav
The Fighting Cock
I just want him to keep trying to beat the whole team. One day he will as score.
You know he did this once at Az dont you ? He just started dribbling at the half way line and took everyone on untill he eventually scored
@Windy , agree that he needs to work on his vision but this is just his second season as a fullblood CM , he is still learning the trade (he started as a striker in Belgium/Holland). And above all , the way he just brushes past players as if they werent even there is a thing of beauty.
NorseYid
he still has room to improve , i agree but the results and cohesion of the team with him in it speak for themselves
WindyCOYS
The Fighting Cock
I agree with you, but I am judging him as a CM, compared to other CMs.
I find it hard to believe that he started as a striker, as his finishing seems one of the weakest parts of his game to me.
You're right though, he is so strong on the ball.
That will come , he is attempting to shoot more often now and he'll develop that part of his game 2 , he played as a striker/winger/Am most of the time because nobody really knew what to do with him untill BMJ saw him for what he really is.
The most surprising thing for the people that have been following him since day 1 is the fact that he has become a real defensive asset , he was often seen as lazy in that department. Hazard lazy even.
