Excellent today. Not a surprise we actually attacked down the right for once as we actually have a full back capable of putting in a decent cross. Should have had 2 assists.
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I think this is also an occasion where playing Mata "on the right" worked out well. Not always the case, but against such weak opposition it worked out very well for Dalot
Mata ends up pretty much completely central in an attacking midfielder spot leaving Dalot all the room in the world to use his energy running up the right
Mata ends up pretty much completely central in an attacking midfielder spot leaving Dalot all the room in the world to use his energy running up the right
Having two high, wide, attacking full-backs allows us to stretch the opposition horizontally across the field, at last!
That's how you create central spaces!!!!
Good game, Dalot.
That's how you create central spaces!!!!
Good game, Dalot.
That's a feature for us, usually. We often overload the left/left central side of the field and switch to the right full-back, however, it's usually Antonio, and so it doesn't quite work out. Dalot, on the other hand....I think this is also an occasion where playing Mata "on the right" worked out well. Not always the case, but against such weak opposition it worked out very well for Dalot
Mata ends up pretty much completely central in an attacking midfielder spot leaving Dalot all the room in the world to use his energy running up the right
Yeah when Mata plays and sometimes Lingard. When someone like Rashford is on the right they stick closer to the touchline like our left side
Good lad.
He's a very good crosser of the ball it would appear
He's a very good crosser of the ball it would appear
Aah, it's been a long time seeing a more consistent good saucy crosses into the box from our right.Performances is as expected, a mix of good plays, less efficient decision making riskier plays and mistakes/bad-plays. Just like how a normal talented youngster play.
Not a stable performance similar to last game, which Mourinho doesn't prefer unless he's his favs -- won't surprise me if he gets drop some later games soon. Valencia no longer favored, Darmian's and Shaw's injury are big advantages though.
More please.
Very exciting player - thought he would be based on the videos we have seen of him, but great to see the confidence and the surging runs!
- thought he would be based on the videos we have seen of him, but great to see the confidence and the surging runs!Finally a decent signin from mourinho
He's a little bit good isn't he
Saved us from having to watch One Foot Valencia for one more season, he deserves a pay rise just for that.
Brilliant crosser. Perfect against the weaker teams. Hopefully he can improve as an defender and become a first teams starter against the best teams aswell.
He made some mean crossings. I mean, those were really really mean crossings.
I disagree that he has enough pace to beat his man. The fastest players play on the sides of the pitch. I think Dalot has CM speed.
You are right that he has good feet, but your full back shouldn’t be having to dribble past his opponent to get a cross in over and over again.
It’s just too tempting to think we may have RB and LB sorted without spending more money if Dalot and Shaw make it here.
I like him. Since his first game. And he can dribble. Right back who can dribble. Nice
It's a shame Liverpool is next. It would be nice to see him build up a bit of experience before that game, if he plays. Next step for him is to have a bit of a shocker and see how he reacts - which will probably be next weekend. They will surely target him.
So Sessegnon v Dalot turned out to be alarmingly one-sided. I expected a much closer contest.
Dalot's crosses were a threat through-out the match. He defended well too, most of the time. A few careless moments stopped it from being the perfect performance but still very encouraging.
Dalot's crosses were a threat through-out the match. He defended well too, most of the time. A few careless moments stopped it from being the perfect performance but still very encouraging.
Fulham's players on their left side couldn't deal with him. Shame to Dalot of them........
Congratulations Diogo. You did well there. Created more in 90 mins from a rb position than Valenica has done in the last 2-3 seasons put together.
From what I've seen of him in his brief career he has good pace for a fullback. He's been injured since May of this year when he had knee surgery. He needs games to get fully up to speed and then you'll see that his acceleration is impressive.
Impressive performance for a player that clearly lacks match fitness, can't wait to see what he can do once he has settled in a bit more. It's great to see us finally having an attacking threat at RB in god knows how many years.
Play him whatever position, but just play him, this boy can cross the fecking ball.
You do if they're forever sitting back.
As long as he isn't slow it isn't a problem.
He's defensively poor though, but nothing that he can't learn.
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Sure, he needs coaching, he needs games, he needs support from management, players and fans. He needs time. Looks a great prospect though
Read comments from Wednesday night. They are lots of them.
One thing I did notice is that he seems quite handy in the air. Yes he somewhat tall for a fullback which obviously helps, but he also seems to have good positioning and jump height. There was one moment I actually thought it was Smalling who had won one ball until I realised it was Dalot.
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Worst case scenario, he can be played on the right wing. Like what happened with Bale when he started as a left back. Probably getting way too ahead of myself though.
He looks so confident going forward. Breath of fresh air.
I understand what you're saying but if you look at someone like Carvajal, he's not rapid but he is still able to be a massive threat on the outside. Players like Trippier and Robertson maintain a threat too. I think if he's intelligent in his play he'll be fine.
Shades of David Bekham on those crosses
Having his width and crossing ability helped us. Still such a young player.
Modern day full back. Excellent going forward, with a great delivery on him. Was up and down the pitch all day. Very good game from him.
Did anyone make a video of all his crosses yet?
His delivery was KDB'esque at times.
I hope we stick with him and give him time.
I hope we stick with him and give him time.
Looks a very good player in the making.
We need a right winger ... i'm just saying !
Agreed. Tierney and Dalot would be a very good pair, and importantly allow us to attack with our full backs. Tierney is much better than Shaw going forward.
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