Redivy
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He has so much ability but his end production is pretty bad.
Think we need a new right winger although Amad is fine for squad depth, I also think Only one of Hojlund and Zirkzee will survive and we need to go big and buy Gyrokes or osimhen don’t care which one we need a proper experienced number 9, maybe then have 3 Main CF’s and start scoring a lot of goals again.Really quiet, don't think he's cementing his spot at all. Garnacho is clearly our best winger, and Rashford though average seems a bit more impactful at the moment. Think we need to look for another winger next season if it continues like this.
Excellent post.Amad has been good in general this season, definitely an improvement over Antony, but frankly that isn't saying much. But he hasn't been perfect, I would say he has gone missing in games as much as he's been one of our better performers in other games, he is a young player and still inconsistent. I do think he will go on to be a top player, but he is 22, and I know to the younger generation that means he should already be peaking in his career, the reality is up in until a few years ago 22 was still considered a kid. But this is the fanbase that can't figure out why 15 year old Amass isn't starting in our most important games, perspective seems to be totally lost in football.
I think one thing is for sure, the fans last season who demonized Ten Hag for not starting Amad in every game from Jan on were wrong, he wasn't prime Messi in waiting, he was an inconsistent kid that still needed to learn and earn his way in.
For the record I am a big fan and expect to see lots from him, but I will be patient.
And the funny part with him being 22 is even though he’s been at the club since 2021 this is his first actual season where he’s part of the first team getting consistent football.Amad has been good in general this season, definitely an improvement over Antony, but frankly that isn't saying much. But he hasn't been perfect, I would say he has gone missing in games as much as he's been one of our better performers in other games, he is a young player and still inconsistent. I do think he will go on to be a top player, but he is 22, and I know to the younger generation that means he should already be peaking in his career, the reality is up in until a few years ago 22 was still considered a kid. But this is the fanbase that can't figure out why 15 year old Amass isn't starting in our most important games, perspective seems to be totally lost in football.
I think one thing is for sure, the fans last season who demonized Ten Hag for not starting Amad in every game from Jan on were wrong, he wasn't prime Messi in waiting, he was an inconsistent kid that still needed to learn and earn his way in.
For the record I am a big fan and expect to see lots from him, but I will be patient.
News flash: nobody is prime Messi in waiting. Of course Amad is inconsistent and young but the key point is he was ALREADY GOOD ENOUGH TO START. Nobody is saying he would have scored or assisted in every game but he is clearly better than Antony and arguably Rashford and he helps us keep the ball much better than any of our other wingers. If anything the people who were saying ETH did the right thing by keeping him on the bench even after his heroics against Liverpool in the FA cup look stupid because as he has shown this season and you even admit, he would have been an upgrade.Amad has been good in general this season, definitely an improvement over Antony, but frankly that isn't saying much. But he hasn't been perfect, I would say he has gone missing in games as much as he's been one of our better performers in other games, he is a young player and still inconsistent. I do think he will go on to be a top player, but he is 22, and I know to the younger generation that means he should already be peaking in his career, the reality is up in until a few years ago 22 was still considered a kid. But this is the fanbase that can't figure out why 15 year old Amass isn't starting in our most important games, perspective seems to be totally lost in football.
I think one thing is for sure, the fans last season who demonized Ten Hag for not starting Amad in every game from Jan on were wrong, he wasn't prime Messi in waiting, he was an inconsistent kid that still needed to learn and earn his way in.
For the record I am a big fan and expect to see lots from him, but I will be patient.
Competed for and won as many duels as Bruno and made 3 tackles, more than any one else in our forward line - Not sure how you get this analysis at all, if you are to criticize him it would coincide with his strength which is retention, sometimes he does need to make that pass rather than just recycle it but despite his diminutive stature he gets stuck in more than most attackers on our side.I don't know if it's me hyper focusing on him but he seems to really shy away from the physical side of the game and it was really visible yesterday especially. Whenever there was a tackle or a player coming at him his first priority was to get out of the way instead of getting stuck in and try and salvage something. I like the kid and hopefully he can have a positive impact on our season, but at the same time I think this is a make or break year for him, hopefully he can rise to the challenge as it'll save us a lot of headaches next summer.
I specifically remember a case where Mazraoui (I think) plays a through ball to him and a Twente defender slide tackling him relatively far way from where he and the ball were, instead of driving the ball towards the defender to draw a foul for a penalty or create a chance for his attacker he just lifts his foot to avoid a non existent contact. And if we're comparing this version of Bruno against other players I think even championship players are going to come on top, so this doesn't say much about the quality of our players. As I said I (along many others I'm sure) have big expectations regarding Amad, and he's been alright in the fixtures where he featured thus far this season but if you compare him to players like Martial or Rashford in their first appearances then he's a long way off, although the season is still young and I'm sure he'll leave his mark on it if he's the real deal.Competed for and won as many duels as Bruno and made 3 tackles, more than any one else in our forward line - Not sure how you get this analysis at all, if you are to criticize him it would coincide with his strength which is retention, sometimes he does need to make that pass rather than just recycle it but despite his diminutive stature he gets stuck in more than most attackers on our side.
Really disappointed in him tonight. Been given ample chance to prove he should be out right winger and he's really not doing it.
Really disappointed in him tonight. Been given ample chance to prove he should be out right winger and he's really not doing it.
He is standing out there in acres of space most of the time. We could try to whip it out to him and at least give him a chance to do something. But, no, just keep the ball on the left. Martinez to Dalot, Dalot to Garnacho, Garnacho to Dalot, back and forth. If we move the ball to him we do it with 5 slow passes so when he gets the ball half the Porto team is right there to try and stop him. And when he is standing there waiting for some movement they are all just watching him. All he can do is pass it safely. The movement they had in attack at Sunderland was somehow a lot better than this.No point him playing tonight. Barely had the ball with us only using the left hand side of the pitch for some reason.
Because he did nothing with it when it did come and wasnt quick enough to get in behind.No point him playing tonight. Barely had the ball with us only using the left hand side of the pitch for some reason.
He just isn't a threat and didn't create anything meaningful. I love that he retains possession instead of needlessly shooting or trying to take on players with very low % chance of success, but you have to impose yourself on an game as an attacker and he just doesn't do it.Why were you disappointed? Felt when he got the ball he used it well, we clearly we mainly building attacks through the left.
He is standing out there in acres of space most of the time. We could try to whip it out to him and at least give him a chance to do something. But, no, just keep the ball on the left. Martinez to Dalot, Dalot to Garnacho, Garnacho to Dalot, back and forth. If we move the ball to him we do it with 5 slow passes so when he gets the ball half the Porto team is right there to try and stop him. And when he is standing there waiting for some movement they are all just watching him. All he can do is pass it safely. The movement they had in attack at Sunderland was somehow a lot better than this.
Because he did nothing with it when it did come and wasnt quick enough to get in behind.