Iniesta - finishing.
Game weaknesses of otherwise great players
- Thread starter shamans
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Suarez - hunger
Dare I say Cantona and temperament?
Not to his face!
Thierry Henry couldn't head a ball to save his life. Good thing Arsenal and Barcelona liked playing on the ground.
carrick - agressiveness
blind- agressivness and speed/energy
yaya toure -- personality
wellbeck - scoring
Lukaku- bad first touch, not enough mobility
Berbatov- too slow
blind- agressivness and speed/energy
yaya toure -- personality
wellbeck - scoring
Lukaku- bad first touch, not enough mobility
Berbatov- too slow
Paul Merson - inability to pass a pub
Lingard - composure
Pogba - Defensive nous/aptitude
Ronaldo - Defensive aplication
Heskey - Composure
Wellbeck - Composure
Pogba - Defensive nous/aptitude
Ronaldo - Defensive aplication
Heskey - Composure
Wellbeck - Composure
Matt Le Tissier - mobility
Jan Mølby - see above
Jan Mølby - see above
Higuain - World Cup finals
Messi -- World Cup
De Gea -- Spain NT
De Gea -- Spain NT
Literally my first thought when i read the OP.
Cassano - The high life (and medical issues)
Giggs-finishing,right or left foot.
John Terry - other blokes partners.
Gerrard - not making critical mistakes
Mario Ballotelli - growing up
Mario Ballotelli - growing up
Patrice Evra - Aaron Lennon
Neymar - Gravity
Robben - Brittle bones
Robben - Brittle bones
Phil Jones - Motor skills
Anderson - Controlling caloric intake
Anderson - Controlling caloric intake
Mata - pace is a good shout. I often thought he’d be insane if he had any pace.
Ronaldo da lima - cructiate ligaments
Ronaldo da lima - cructiate ligaments
Van Nistelrooy and shooting from outside the box.
I can't really remember if he ever really tried any shots from distance, though I'm pretty sure he didn't score many.
I can't really remember if he ever really tried any shots from distance, though I'm pretty sure he didn't score many.
Side effects of a Concussion I guess.
More a lack of nimbleness than mobility, I think. His feet weren't the quickest.
Messi - Goalkeeping
Carrick deffo had some sort of aversion to tackling Yaya Toure.
I remember he scored a header in a League Cup match, assist by Kerrea Gilbert.
Kerrea Gilbert, where is he now.
This.
Phil Jones - brain.
Romario, Ronaldinho - work ethic
He scored a couple for Real Madrid iirc.
Fellaini - passing, distribution, control, tackling, shooting, dribbling.
But he’s ok at trapping the ball with his chest, and heading.
But he’s ok at trapping the ball with his chest, and heading.
The best chest control I've ever seen
I think he scored 1 for us (against Charlton?)
Maradona - Yellow tops/Pandemic/Spiderbags
Torres - confidence (last seen in 2010)
Ramos - Cheating.
Rooney and his first touch. How good would he have been if he could control a pass first time instead of tackling a ball every time it came to him?
De Gea - kicking and reluctance to come off his line.
Good shout. I recall one of his Rooney Skill shows, where they dropped a ball from a building and the kids tried to control it. One of the girls controlled it and when Rooney had a go it just bounced off him
Obviously isn’t the only indication of a good first touch but I found it funny at the time.