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he’s a player who divides opinion. He does a lot of good stuff, but can’t do so much of the basics a central midfielder should do.I thought he was very poor? Got dominated by lotus cheek multiple times
Absolutely, if it’s not going five yards sideways, it’s either under hit or over hit. I like him but I feel he’s a player we need an upgrade on sooner rather than later.Exactly. He is needed right now but his passing is poor. The worst part about his passing is the weight of it he seems to not be able to judge the weight needed or not capable of doing it
I've noticed this for ages now. Even tonight with those multiple challenges against those two players down our right wing close to the end, the commentators were talking about the Fulham player, it's like Fred wasnt even there.One thing I've been noticing for a while now and was extremely obvious in this match is that the commentators almost never acknowledge anything he does. I counted nine times in the first half where he made the ball carrier lose the ball (sometimes it just ran to another Liverpool player, one time it went out for a throw in, a couple of times it went to one of our players and three times he won it cleanly and we instantly launched some of our most dangerous attacks), yet the commentators only mentioned his name in one of those nine moments. It wasn't even one of the ones he won cleanly. They just don't mention him despite him being quite involved. It's strange.
He had a couple of poor moments on the ball and got dribbled a bit too easily two or three times, but overall he was decent. Once again he's having to do too much himself since McTominay isn't helping all that much, especially for the first 30 minutes.
I mean, both of the shots that Bruno took from outside the box in the first half (first one hitting the post, second one going just wide) were from Fred making a good pass through the lines to him. And after the first one he then immediately won the ball and played two quick passes in short succession that put Bruno in space to put in the cross that led to the goal.Absolutely, if it’s not going five yards sideways, it’s either under hit or over hit. I like him but I feel he’s a player we need an upgrade on sooner rather than later.
Every midfielder would need support playing in midfield two, especially considering how high our front 4 stays.He gets bypassed in midfield far too often for my liking. He will always need a defensive focused partner next to him vs the better sides.
Thought it was just me, I also love the energy that’s being mentioned but his distribution was poor today for meNot at his best today
I like him, he’s had much better games though, just running about doesn’t equal a good game for me, I thought his passing was poor and lotus cheek had him.I’d say no. You’re right that there were a few occasions where he he was bypassed by committing himself too much, but overall he was great and I personally love the little guy for what he offers us!
I think you put far too much emphasis on the last ten minutes. For 80 minutes, RLC was quiet and dominated. Then Fred lost a foot race where he didn’t manage to get in front and was out muscled twice, which most players would be.I like him, he’s had much better games though, just running about doesn’t equal a good game for me, I thought his passing was poor and lotus cheek had him.
If he’s not as strong he needs to find another way, can’t put muscle everybody
I think his passing needs sorting out, I equally love his desire to win every ball. But when he doesn’t have a matic or mctom beside him his passing really lets us down.Can’t understand why he is so divisive....
He isn’t the most creative, and can be a little erratic with his passing in the odd game...
But he is absolutely critical to the way we play... covers every blade of grass... makes interceptions left right and centre, wins the ball high up the pitch.
He is so integral for us in my eyes.
Its because some come out and say “he’s integral for us”. I think that praise is way OTT for him. It’s always the way though, there’s very little middle ground. Great or shit! I thought he did ok, not much more.Can’t understand why he is so divisive....
He isn’t the most creative, and can be a little erratic with his passing in the odd game...
But he is absolutely critical to the way we play... covers every blade of grass... makes interceptions left right and centre, wins the ball high up the pitch.
He is so integral for us in my eyes.
That's because he's not a DM more of a CM. That's why he offers more in his playmaking than McTominay & Kante.I like him but players dribble past him way too easily and that will always stop him from being considered a top midfielder.
That added to the times he lost the ball, a few have said in here that he needs someone closer to him otherwise like we saw today, we can’t dominate small teams because we lose the ball in midfield too much.I think you put far too much emphasis on the last ten minutes. For 80 minutes, RLC was quiet and dominated. Then Fred lost a foot race where he didn’t manage to get in front and was out muscled twice, which most players would be.
Ive seen him better, and it’s not the first time I’ve seen him become a little sloppy towards the end of matches. But I don’t agree that he was dominated by RCL. That was only in the last ten minutes.That added to the times he lost the ball, a few have said in here that he needs someone closer to him otherwise like we saw today, we can’t dominate small teams because we lose the ball in midfield too much.
i do feel it wasn’t all his fault, the team selection did him no favours, but his lack passing for me was a problem today, as well as being disposed in dangerous areas.
Good player, love him in the squad, didn’t enjoy today’s performance
Weve dominated smaller teams for 12 months now!That added to the times he lost the ball, a few have said in here that he needs someone closer to him otherwise like we saw today, we can’t dominate small teams because we lose the ball in midfield too much.
i do feel it wasn’t all his fault, the team selection did him no favours, but his lack passing for me was a problem today, as well as being disposed in dangerous areas.
Good player, love him in the squad, didn’t enjoy today’s performance
Having a laugh if you think we dominated Fulham tonight surelyWeve dominated smaller teams for 12 months now!
We completely dominated the vast majority of the match today though. Indeed I thought it was noticeable that having Fred and Pogba in there together allowed us to dominate them quite a bit more than we normally do. It was only the first 10 minutes and the final 15 that Fulham were in the match at all.That added to the times he lost the ball, a few have said in here that he needs someone closer to him otherwise like we saw today, we can’t dominate small teams because we lose the ball in midfield too much.
i do feel it wasn’t all his fault, the team selection did him no favours, but his lack passing for me was a problem today, as well as being disposed in dangerous areas.
Good player, love him in the squad, didn’t enjoy today’s performance
