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where is the dig? he simply stated the truth in that he does not have the ability to be a scout and that dalot was a benefit of him being more familiar with the portuguese market (and probably personal connections with Porto).
Marcelo is not the fastest LB around but you cant question his offensive prowess. A lack of pace going forward can be made up with dribbling, guile, and well timed runs.
and you seem to miss his age.
Hello! You’re absolutely right. It’s phenomenal really. We had the luxury of a wide pitch and switching play for the first time in many many years
Yep, a lot of the more pertinent bits are missing, but that was the only compilation available on Youtube. I have some clips of the crosses on Streamable if you wanna watch 'em:
He did match Sessegnon for speed on one occasion, but I never feel safe that he will not be outpaced. That was one of the things I liked about Valencia - just let runners have a go at him and they would quickly realise that they would be beat - even Sane stopped trying after being bested by a 31-32 year old. It is a very important trait for modern fullbacks, but then again, Alonso is good, and he is slower than Dalot. Monreal was succesful due to great timing, and Gary Neville was never fast. Dalot may still be recovering from his injury, but if this is his top level for speed, he will need to compensate. I agree that other attributes seem to be well in place.
He was barely able to outpace Joe Bryan who is hardly a young Walcott. He did, however, keep up with Sessegnon - his sliding tackles are very well timed.
Hopefully he can do that again then! He needs to position himself very well for that to happen again. Normally, I would have Valencia against Mane because of his speed and strength, but Valencia has not been up to his own standards this season, not even physically.
His opposite number at Manchester City.
Did you see the full game yesterday? He showed the Fulham LB a clean pair of heels in the second half. And the LB in question is no slouch.
Cheers buddy
These days that’s where RB’s play anyway, makes no real difference.
Welp thats not beating him for pace, he just put in a weak challenge and Dalot had the balance to ride it and didnt want the freekick
I disagree, in the sideshot replay it's pretty clear to me he's accelerating away from the Fulham player.
Looks more of a battle of strength than speed to me. A stronger LB would have just swatted him off.
There's countless examples of him doing the same to other players. The sideshot clearly shows he was accelerating away from the Fulham player who had to then lunge in to stop him.
Anyway, he’s a footballer in the public domain, who we have both watched. From my observation, he’s not very fast. Antonio Valencia if a couple of years ago was a very fast full back. I think Dalot’s speed is average or slightly above. That doesn’t mean he’s not good, but if he happened to have Walker or Yedlin speed to go along with his other abilities then he’d be a different proposition. Not every footballer is rapid, of course, but the ones that play on the sides of the pitch are usually amongst the fastest.
He may not have Walker or Yedlin pace that I can agree with you. But he's more than quick enough to be a great player for his position. What he has over the players you mention is better dribbling and know how in the final third which is something we have sorely missed over the years. It'll be interesting to see how he develops in the the coming months and years.
In the first two clips, he does a stepover and then accelerates on the outside like it's a go-to-move for him. A really straight forward hesistation/'skill' then bam move the ball wide..reminds me of a certain Ecuadorian player
He has decent acceleration and more importantly for him, a long stride, quite agile and good upper body strength. That alone is more than enough to beat players AND defend. I think he will be fine in 1-on-1 situations, he might need to learn/gain experience on positioning though.
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I would if I were sure that the manager wouldn't destroy his confidence if he does badly. This season is a write-off so we might as well use it to develop some of our players.
I wouldn't read to much into that,players looking a game usually say nice things about their manager.
The interview was before the Arsenal match and he talked about Jose bringing him in and speaking to him personally to persuade him to come here.
As you would expect any manager to do?
