Good game and he made the whole midfield look better. I think I saw a couple of forward passes as well but he missed some good runs of our forwards as well. Let's hope he gets better as time goes by.
He has the potential to be a great regista.
He only needs to train his defensive ability and be a little more incisive with his passing
Definitely our best technical mid when in form.
that's one of the reasons stats only tell half of the story: the back pass was okay, the pass he didn't make could have been perfect. it was a blatant mistake.
I was mostly surprised by his defensive work as well. He had a lot of interceptions and fight in him. He was both in attack and defense throughout the game. And lots of passes through the lines, and never lost the ball.
I think there was a conscious decision for our centre mids to play closer and deeper and not have them play such crazy pressing with a high line behind them.
It definitely worked, I would say Pirlo deserves the credit for that. Hopefully him and Bentancur can build on the performance and form an understanding.
it shouldn't be in one of his first games of the season he won the most tackles and interceptions, I agree tackling is not his forte but he's not as much of a pussy as people think he is
I think there was a conscious decision for our centre mids to play closer and deeper and not have them play such crazy pressing with a high line behind them.
It definitely worked, I would say Pirlo deserves the credit for that. Hopefully him and Bentancur can build on the performance and form an understanding.
Actually attempted to move the ball forward on more than one occasion. Held the ball well whilst being pressed, and actually pressed the opposition back and won the ball on a few occasions. I think he can and will be a vital midfielder for us sooner rather than later, and I hope this game is a launching point for him.
He has the potential to be a great regista.
He only needs to train his defensive ability and be a little more incisive with his passing
Definitely our best technical mid when in form.
I think we should we should drop the regista idea for a while and play like we did today with two players playing side by side in front of the defence.
I think there was a conscious decision for our centre mids to play closer and deeper and not have them play such crazy pressing with a high line behind them.
It definitely worked, I would say Pirlo deserves the credit for that. Hopefully him and Bentancur can build on the performance and form an understanding.
Good game and a lot of improvements. With him and Juan, rivals have a worst time pressing us high. He needs to play more, Pirlo just need to instruct him to try more forward passes each game, specially when we are in the final third
The best technical player in our midfield by far and his ability to stay calm on the ball when pressured is undervalued.
Should be more involved because we desperately lack a calm and composed mind in that midfield. Only Question is if he can play like this on a regular basis.
Sure consistency is needed but he needs to get the chance to have 5 or 6 starting games. That has been the problem with most players this season....havent been able to start a string of games to get going.