sugar_kane
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You’ll probably get tonnes of shit for defending Fred, so just want to jump in and say I agree.He was very good in 19/20, and had a really good 20/21 too. Crazy if you think otherwise, checkout the links, the praise was almost unanimous. He's not world class, but he's a solid 7/10 player. Its not a surprise he is selected over Fabinho for the Brazil National team. Lots of people were nominating him for most improved player in both 19/20 and 20/21. His stats also tell you that.
Not too long ago, many people on redcafe were calling him as good as Kante. He is a proper box to box midfielder. His energy is something we miss when dont play him, and he's a good ball winner(on the press), and quick to release the ball as well. Often in matches where we set up to counter its particularly effective, as he plays line breaking passes, and is better on the ball compared to McT. There's a reason him and McT were our first choice last season. Your point about savvy teams is bogus, because his best games for us have come against the likes of City, Liverpool, PSG etc.
Is he a limited player? Yes. Is he a first XI player player for a title winning team? Probably not. But that doesnt mean he is crap. He is a good midfielder and has put in a lot of good performances for us, deserves to be in our squad, and anyone saying otherwise probably doesnt watch us play regularly.
The amount of stick he gets from our fans is unbelievable, he’s had a bad start to the season but in the last couple of seasons on balance has been good for us.
Although, citing Cafe posters saying he is good as Kante… would probably just put that down to a few posters on this forum being nutcases.