[Brwned]

I was surprised by comments while i don't think he was terrible thought his control of the ball and ability to take it in was poor. Still had 2 shots on target and an another goal so i do think he has potential to be very good. Hold up and touch needs to improve though

He’s definitely seemed clumsier in the last few games. At the beginning his hold up play was much better than Hojlund’s. In fairness it is quite a big shift in mentality to go from ‘pull off the defenders, pivot and find the wide forwards running ahead’ to ‘look to spin in behind at every opportunity, stay out of the build up’. Split second decisions become clunky when you’re not just constantly repeating an automatic behaviour.

The one big positive is he’s getting the ball on dangerous positions often, and from varied plays: hanging at the back post, darts across the box, runs in behind. He’s obviously helped by us being a bit more direct but it’s promising that he has the physique and instincts to get there. And his striking technique is quite good, he’s just not very relaxed and confident yet.

 

[Tallis]

Great to see him getting some goals and hope he keeps it going.

He seems to get in good positions, so I think its just about his teammates finding him consistently and his sharpness increasing in front of goal. There is no reason he can't be a prolific scorer.

 

[DuruttiColumn]

Looks a good player, no defender will enjoy playing against him.
Will we do the bleeding obvious and start giving him quick crosses into he box?


Almost certainly not

 

[sleepehead]

Great to see him getting some goals and hope he keeps it going.

He seems to get in good positions, so I think its just about his teammates finding him consistently and his sharpness increasing in front of goal. There is no reason he can't be a prolific scorer.

I think as we shift to a new system, they'll try to get him the ball sooner. Definitely difficult to handle, hopefully he can trust his teammates to get him the ball when he attacks, I think he wants to drop deep when he doesn't get the ball up top sooner

 

[AdNani]

He’s starting to settle and with Bruno being closer to him I’d imagine the chances will increase and the goals as well.

 

[aeh1991]

I am amazed how fast the general perception of a player can shift here. I always believed in his potential though. Just a question of how we can help him to fulfill it.

 

[Xeque_279]

Need all the players to be instructed to find him on priority. He always seems to be on the move, asking for runs. Also need to implement more crosses in our game. Have him attack the back post against the opposition fullback.

 

[Bobski]

I am amazed how fast the general perception of a player can shift here. I always believed in his potential though. Just a question of how we can help him to fulfill it.

Half time against Burnley and he was a donkey flop in the match thread.

But Neville saying he needed to see more a few games back was malicious manipulative treachery.

 

[goldenboy]

Need all the players to be instructed to find him on priority. He always seems to be on the move, asking for runs. Also need to implement more crosses in our game. Have him attack the back post against the opposition fullback.

City's two young CBs, Alleyne and Khusanov, are both poor in the air. High crosses should be easy pickings for him against them tomorrow.

 

[VP89]

City's two young CBs, Alleyne and Khusanov, are both poor in the air. High crosses should be easy pickings for him against them tomorrow.

Good point, hope Steve Holland pulls off a masterclass

 

[KranjskaKlobasa]

https://forbes.n1info.si/ljudje/benjamin-sesko-najdrazji-slovenski-nogometas-intervju-30-pod-30/

He did an interview - his best mate at United is Dalot and on the pitch he likes working with Bruno the most.

 

[Toshey]

Big day for the big man.
May the scoring spree continue!

 

[redNATION]

Big day for the big man.
May the scoring spree continue!

Too soon

 

[Stobzilla]

I'd have my transfer request on Wilcox's desk by the end of business.

 

[Davie Moyes]

On the bench. Don't agree with that all. You want him to see if he can continue his goal scoring and build his confidence.

Also City have a number of CBs missing and he would have fancied his chances against the starting CBs.

 

[imonkmc]

He is technically good, good at holdup to bring other into play, reasonably fast and has been playing very good in the last couple of games even if results hasn’t gone in our favour, strange decision to drop him

 

[Semigoodlookin]

This is doing him no favours. He was finally amongst the goals and growing in confidence and now he is out of the team and the narrative around him will be he was dropped. He is probably starting from square one again.

 

[JustinC00]

Yep. Carrick and his staff clearly don't rate him and they'll use this match for confirmation bias.

 

[AjaxCunian]

Quite harsh to leave him out, though maybe a good tactical choice.

 

[Lash]

The absolute right call. But I thought he might have come on if it was tight. We just didn't need him today unfortunately.

 

[Davie Moyes]

Quite harsh to leave him out, though maybe a good tactical choice.

Agreed.

 

[BadNews]

Yep. Carrick and his staff clearly don't rate him and they'll use this match for confirmation bias.

Talk about overaction. He will be useful against teams who sits deep.

 

[bosnian_red]

Different games call for different plans, Carrick got it right today. Wouldn't surprise me if Sesko isn't in against Arsenal either as Saliba and Gabriel are as tough as you can get physically, so might look to avoid it all together. He'll have his moments and time though. I think he'll mainly rotate up top with Cunha. Suddenly we have attacking options on the bench!

 

[ManRed]

Jesus some of you here cant enjoy a victory. He will have his moments and its not bad for him to keep improving and not take anything for granted.

 

[Lyng]

Carrick got it right. But in my opinion this was simply a tactical choice. Sesko will get his chance when we have a match that suits his strengths.

 

[Stacker]

Carrick got it right. But in my opinion this was simply a tactical choice. Sesko will get his chance when we have a match that suits his strengths.

It’ll be when we’re a goal down, and hope that we can find Seskos head at the back post

 

[neverdie]

Carrick got it right. But in my opinion this was simply a tactical choice. Sesko will get his chance when we have a match that suits his strengths.

Had, surely, to do with pace.

Amad/Dorgu/Mbeumo are all somewhat rapid.

Sesko is not and Cunha is not slow, but I don't think he's wining a footrace against the above.

Anyway, Bruno is fast by default because of how he times his runs in order to gain space despite not being an actually very fast player.

Made perfect sense, given the overall way we played, to drop both Sesko and Cunha.

 

[saivet]

Different games call for different plans, Carrick got it right today. Wouldn't surprise me if Sesko isn't in against Arsenal either as Saliba and Gabriel are as tough as you can get physically, so might look to avoid it all together. He'll have his moments and time though. I think he'll mainly rotate up top with Cunha. Suddenly we have attacking options on the bench!

Could also start next week in part due to defending from set pieces. We'll see but I think he'll be back in the starting line up at some point.

 

[bosnian_red]

Carrick got it right. But in my opinion this was simply a tactical choice. Sesko will get his chance when we have a match that suits his strengths.

Yeah it'll be just more when we look to dominate possession I think

 

[Dan_F]

Had, surely, to do with pace.

Amad/Dorgu/Mbeumo are all somewhat rapid.

Sesko is not and Cunha is not slow, but I don't think he's wining a footrace against the above.

Anyway, Bruno is fast by default because of how he times his runs in order to gain space despite not being an actually very fast player.

Made perfect sense, given the overall way we played, to drop both Sesko and Cunha.

I didnt mind the decision to bring Amad and Mbeumo back in for Sesko and Cunha. It worked really well.

You definitely haven’t watched much of Sesko if you think he’s slow though.

If you’re talking about pure pace running without the ball, he’s as quick as anyone in our team and could have been a nightmare for city’s back line today.

 

[neverdie]

I didnt mind the decision to bring Amad and Mbeumo back in for Sesko and Cunha. It worked really well.

You definitely haven’t watched much of Sesko if you think he’s slow though.

If you’re talking about pure pace running without the ball, he’s as quick as anyone in our team and could have been a nightmare for city’s back line today.

Not saying slow, he's just not rapid (Amad/Mbeumo/Dorgu have different skill sets and all three are faster, even if Sesko has some pace, than Sesko).

 

[Dan_F]

Not saying slow, he's just not rapid (Amad/Mbeumo/Dorgu have different skill sets and all three are faster, even if Sesko has some pace, than Sesko).

He’s rapid mate

Amad would get nowhere near him in a sprint race, but with a ball Amad is probably one of the best in the league at dribbling at pace.

 

[neverdie]

He’s rapid mate

Amad would get nowhere near him in a sprint race, but with a ball Amad is probably one of the best in the league at dribbling at pace.

I'll take the metrics given for what they are at face value. But having watched him play as much as anyone else, either because of how he plays, or where he plays (both, surely), he certainly doesn't come across as if pace if one of his best traits. His hold up play is good, and his goalscoring has massive room to grow. Speed aside, I rate his potential, but what Carrick did today just worked and I don't think it was a game for Sesko (could've come on at 2-0 mind but it was more fluid up top than would've been if he were playing...).

 

[Dan_F]

I'll take the metrics given for what they are at face value. But having watched him play as much as anyone else, either because of how he plays, or where he plays (both, surely), he certainly doesn't come across as if pace if one of his best traits. His hold up play is good, and his goalscoring has massive room to grow. Speed aside, I rate his potential, but what Carrick did today just worked and I don't think it was a game for Sesko (could've come on at 2-0 mind but it was more fluid up top than would've been if he were playing...).

It hasn’t under Amorim because of how he was being used. His max speed clocked at Euro 24 was third fastest in the whole tournament (0.4mph slower than Mbappe).

He of course needs to make sure he’s timing runs well and maybe takes longer to get up to that top speed, but he is rapid.

 

[Lyng]

Yeah it'll be just more when we look to dominate possession I think

Agreed. And thats where he can really be a boon with his physicality. Add in his scoring streak lately and it looks good. I am also pretty certain Carrick has explained his choice to him.

 

[Classnordic]

It hasn’t under Amorim because of how he was being used. His max speed clocked at Euro 24 was third fastest in the whole tournament (0.4mph slower than Mbappe).

He of course needs to make sure he’s timing runs well and maybe takes longer to get up to that top speed, but he is rapid.

Sesko is indeed very fast, i would think he has the highest top speed in our team

 

[Hernandez - BFA]

Regardless of whether he deserved a start, it was clearly a vindicated call to not play him as the game couldn’t have gone any better. Dorgu, Mbeumo and Amad all had fantastic games. The counter was the way to go.

I’m sure Carrick will rate him but I’d expect him to play a cameo role against Arsenal. Whether we’re chasing a goal or defending a late result with his height.

 

[Lash]

Regardless of whether he deserved a start, it was clearly a vindicated call to not play him as the game couldn’t have gone any better. Dorgu, Mbeumo and Amad all had fantastic games. The counter was the way to go.

I’m sure Carrick will rate him but I’d expect him to play a cameo role against Arsenal. Whether we’re chasing a goal or defending a late result with his height.

Exactly, horses for courses. I couldn't of think of a better attacking striker to bring on against tired legs and he can also help in our box. It's been a tough first season, but he'll have learned a great deal from it.

 

[Ekeke]

I'll take the metrics given for what they are at face value. But having watched him play as much as anyone else, either because of how he plays, or where he plays (both, surely), he certainly doesn't come across as if pace if one of his best traits. His hold up play is good, and his goalscoring has massive room to grow. Speed aside, I rate his potential, but what Carrick did today just worked and I don't think it was a game for Sesko (could've come on at 2-0 mind but it was more fluid up top than would've been if he were playing...).

He was faster than Ekitike in the bundasliga last season for max speed. Its just because he hasnt been able to get away from defenders with his dribbling and hasnt been picked out by enough through balls and of course, he's taken a while to get sharp because he missed preseason and then hadnt started much. Pace is just as much his weapon as his height and leap are. But because he's so tall his legs are probably not going to look like they're moving as fast as a smaller player

For me Mbeumo's the one I dont see as that fast. He always seems to be going about as fast as the defenders against him. However he was one of the fastest max speeds in the premier league last season... 5th or 6th iirc

 

[MadDogg]

Sesko is clearly very fast in a straight line once he gets going. Fair chance he's the fastest in our team. What I still haven't been able to work out is how fast is his acceleration and what his agility is like in terms of being able to maintain his speed while rapidly changing direction left and right. A high top speed has limited use if your agility and acceleration is average.