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Pellistri mostly played against a CB unless I'm recalling wrong, since Charlton brought on a CB and moved to a back 5 in the 2nd half.
He gives us stability and as @Rossa said he makes space for himself with passing and tries to make a good pass in the box or move to the left foot, not to mention he seems to be good at goalscoring.
Serious amount of impatient children in this thread. I think a proper nine helps him for sure but when he settles and finds his rhythm some people in here are going to feel really daft.
Yeah, that's exactly it mate, well done. Got it in one.
He hasn’t been beating his man on a regular basis but he has done it and definitely has the ability to do it more. Some were complaining that he beats his man then dithers and ends up having to beat his man again.
I say, let's give him time and see how he develops. He clearly has some skill and great attributes that will benefit the team. Sure, his inside movement and shot is predictable, but he seems to get away from his man most of the time - very quick feet. However, I think he needs to be more direct and not come to a full stop. It's basically inviting the defender back in the game - keep the intensity and put the defender on the wrong foot. It's why he sometimes looks slower than he is. I also don't understand why he runs towards the corner flag when in acres of space instead of going straight for goal - happened yesterday even against a much slower defender.
You can’t be serious? I’m involved in training kids. It’s vital to get them using both feet as young as possible. Because it is absolutely not something you can learn later in life.
These weaknesses in his game are exactly the sorts of things that can be coached out as part of a player’s normal development. By next season he will be playing much better, no doubt.
People get annoyed at him for not crossing with his right, even though there's rarely anyone to aim at. He's not a player who's going to hit aimless crosses into the box, and I honestly don't think that's what EtH wants him to do. I think he appreciates how Antony drags defenders out to him and then recycles possession centrally. This is an important part of how he wants us to play.
By and large I agree, but I definitely noticed Salah improve with his right foot since joining Liverpool. Of course, he's not exactly Dembele or Perisic still!
I definitely agree they should be doing it as early as possible, but how much later in life are we talking? I remember an interview years ago with Chris Waddle, where he said he said that he was hopelessly all left-foot until he was 23, and he put it right just through continuous practice and strengthening of his right foot over a few months. It certainly worked for him, as he was very two-footed at his peak.
That's just not true. It can be done at any time. My self I did it in two batches, when I was 15-16 (due to broken bone in my tight foot) and when I was 22-23. Hammering the ball against a brick wall over and over and over again actually works.
Wow, actually much worse than I expected. Concerning, to say the least.
Those stats from this season in the PL and his last one in the Eredivisie. They show why he has been disappointing so far, he isn't doing the stuff I expected him to be good at. His dribbling is also faring much worse in the PL but that was expected. It's still early but a lot of worrying signs already and his skill set seems a bit limited.
Compelling post.what utter drivel
I mentioned earlier that his dribbling and creativity stats for this season are absolutely awful so far. You won't get any response to this by those that have their heads in the sand and think Antony is doing perfectly fine and the rest of us are mad. It goes against their agenda that Antony is painfully limited from an attacking sense.
Those stats from this season in the PL and his last one in the Eredivisie. They show why he has been disappointing so far, he isn't doing the stuff I expected him to be good at. His dribbling is also faring much worse in the PL but that was expected. It's still early but a lot of worrying signs already and his skill set seems a bit limited.
I’d expect a productive winger to be creating goals too.1 in 3 for a winger ain't bad. Especially considering he joined when the season was well underway.
Joint 2nd highest goal scorer atm
Fair enough. You can make your weaker foot less bad by drilling it later in life. But it’s definitely not something you expect to improve naturally in mid to late 20s, which was implied in the post I responded to.
Yikes. That’s not good at all. How do the rest of his stats compare? Defensive stats etc
Those stats from this season in the PL and his last one in the Eredivisie. They show why he has been disappointing so far, he isn't doing the stuff I expected him to be good at. His dribbling is also faring much worse in the PL but that was expected. It's still early but a lot of worrying signs already and his skill set seems a bit limited.
Very similar so far.
Nobody is burying their heads in the sand, but players arent machines, and stats arent everything. If you take into account the fact he is making the step up to a tougher league, a MUCH higher profile club in a new country what he has shown so far isnt that bad. Can he improve? Of course, does he need to? Definitely, but the fecking doom merchants are just getting a bit tiresome to be honest. We are making cracking progress as a club compared to where were 12 months ago, even though he hasnt been what he can be yet he is still contributing, but people arent happy unless they can have a bitch about something.
He scored some great goals with his right foot tbf. There's some good ones on this. The lob at 0:58 and the volley at 1:30 are particularly good. He lashes one in with the outside of his foot from right on the byline at 4:08 too
Thanks. That first lob at 0:58 is Cantona-esque.
