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Okay, I hate to be the combobraker here... but I don't fully understand some of the expectations here
Of course I like him, I hope he does brilliantly and all the craziest expectations here will be fulfilled. Also his heroics in spring in CL knockouts will live with us forever - he made me cry happy-tears! And his new contract is clearly good news .
But I also still see some very significant issues of his game. His first touch still is too long at times. His speed and dribbling is an asset, but at the same time his passing game/build up of attack and decision making further away from goal is behind Kane, Son, Eriksen and Alli. Last season he scored many goals, but provided 1 assist in EPL and 1 in FA cup. From pacy player who had 30 appearances as winger/second striker over the season, this is bit too little in my eyes.
So yea, as I see it now, he can be our super-sub when most are fit - he can bring directness to the table. But when all (or even most) are fit, I don't see him being starter in most games really.
Sure he has flaws, but so does every player in our team. Son has sometimes heavy first touch, Eriksen tends to disappear from games nowadays, Alli has been in poor form too, just to give you a few examples. Sure he has 1 assist but as long as he scores 15-20 goals per season he can have 0 assists for all I care. Not to say that this season we have other players who will be focused on assisting our goal scorers, I’m looking at NDombele, Lo Celso, Eriksen if he doesn’t leave and why not even Alli can contribute.Okay, I hate to be the combobraker here... but I don't fully understand some of the expectations here
Of course I like him, I hope he does brilliantly and all the craziest expectations here will be fulfilled. Also his heroics in spring in CL knockouts will live with us forever - he made me cry happy-tears! And his new contract is clearly good news .
But I also still see some very significant issues of his game. His first touch still is too long at times. His speed and dribbling is an asset, but at the same time his passing game/build up of attack and decision making further away from goal is behind Kane, Son, Eriksen and Alli. Last season he scored many goals, but provided 1 assist in EPL and 1 in FA cup. From pacy player who had 30 appearances as winger/second striker over the season, this is bit too little in my eyes.
So yea, as I see it now, he can be our super-sub when most are fit - he can bring directness to the table. But when all (or even most) are fit, I don't see him being starter in most games really.
Sure he has flaws, but so does every player in our team. Son has sometimes heavy first touch, Eriksen tends to disappear from games nowadays, Alli has been in poor form too, just to give you a few examples. Sure he has 1 assist but as long as he scores 15-20 goals per season he can have 0 assists for all I care. Not to say that this season we have other players who will be focused on assisting our goal scorers, I’m looking at NDombele, Lo Celso, Eriksen if he doesn’t leave and why not even Alli can contribute.
So yeah I don’t give a shit. In my eyes he’s already an icon after that night in Amsterdam.
I think you’re wrong, in an attacking department there are certainly goalscorers and creators, that’s how most tactical systems work.Football is a teamsport. Sorry, in attacking department there are really no "designated scorers" or "designated assisters". It's a part of a flow in attack to make a right decision. Sometimes the right decision is to play it to your teammate who is in better position and stands better chances of scoring
I think you’re wrong, in an attacking department there are certainly goalscorers and creators, that’s how most tactical systems work.
And why you saying “right decision is to play it to your teammate who is in better position and stands better chances of scoring” it sounds as if Lucas took too many chances on his own and failed, which is incorrect, it sounds more like what Son would do.
I think you’re wrong, in an attacking department there are certainly goalscorers and creators, that’s how most tactical systems work.
And why you saying “right decision is to play it to your teammate who is in better position and stands better chances of scoring” it sounds as if Lucas took too many chances on his own and failed, which is incorrect, it sounds more like what Son would do.
Excellent! Lucas is really growing on me, I know he's a bit of a weirdo but I love his passion and I'll never forget that Ajax game.
Hyperreligious.Why is he a weirdo?
You can't praise his jumping enough
Sure he has flaws, but so does every player in our team. Son has sometimes heavy first touch, Eriksen tends to disappear from games nowadays, Alli has been in poor form too, just to give you a few examples. Sure he has 1 assist but as long as he scores 15-20 goals per season he can have 0 assists for all I care. Not to say that this season we have other players who will be focused on assisting our goal scorers, I’m looking at NDombele, Lo Celso, Eriksen if he doesn’t leave and why not even Alli can contribute.
So yeah I don’t give a shit. In my eyes he’s already an icon after that night in Amsterdam.