Sancho

comment by The Process (U20671)

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He had 28 goals and 17 assists in 20/21.

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just under half - 13 of 28 - of his goals were from the penalty spot. in the league alone he had, stripping out penalties, 9 goals and 11 assists, 20 total involvements, one every 155 minutes, ie looking at the 4 players i compared him with above, good enough to lift him from 5th to 4th in terms of involvement per 90 minutes.

as for the claim that "there are very few players in any position who have as many goal involvements", i don't know where to begin. the guy is never injured, which is great, but his productivity isn't anywhere near the level people seem to think it is.

comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
comment by No Love - Let me see you go low low low (U1282)
posted 14 minutes ago
Sancho cannot play AM IMO. Sounds like a ridiculous suggestion to me.
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I’m sure many said the same about Shaw at CB.
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No, many did not say that about Shaw at CB. Don't be melodramatic. I didn't think I'd need to explain this. Sancho is struggling on the flank where there's more space. He can't beat a man and loses the ball in tight spaces. What's he gonna do at AM? Thread some through balls through to Rashy?

Sancho would need to get a lot better off the ball to play in that position. He needs to anyway just to play on the wing for us.

DDD if you look at stats like chances created, Bruno has been right up there with the best players - ahead of De Bruyne, even in the collectively catastrophic 21-22 season, where he was second only to TTA in the PL.

Anyway, we can quibble about which stats are most relevant, or what's the most appropriate time frame for the stats to give the most accurate picture. Meanwhile, we can probably agree that replacing him with someone who helps us control possession better / loses the ball less, either means having a player who contributes fewer goals and assists (because he takes fewer risks) or is a world class that is very hard to find / afford. My sense is that we're not yet the well oiled machine with multiple goal threats which means we can comfortably do without Bruno. But I do think it makes sense for us to start building a side that isn't reliant on him, which means a new CF and grooming an understudy to Bruno who is less of a maverick.

comment by No Love - Let me see you go low low low (U1282)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
comment by No Love - Let me see you go low low low (U1282)
posted 14 minutes ago
Sancho cannot play AM IMO. Sounds like a ridiculous suggestion to me.
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I’m sure many said the same about Shaw at CB.
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No, many did not say that about Shaw at CB. Don't be melodramatic. I didn't think I'd need to explain this. Sancho is struggling on the flank where there's more space. He can't beat a man and loses the ball in tight spaces. What's he gonna do at AM? Thread some through balls through to Rashy?


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except this is not true. Bruno loses the ball far more than Sancho does.

Bruno offers far more as an overall package in the number 10 position than Sancho would. That Sancho has better ball retention isn’t all that important when weighed up against that.

comment by aroon1 (U7949)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by No Love - Let me see you go low low low (U1282)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
comment by No Love - Let me see you go low low low (U1282)
posted 14 minutes ago
Sancho cannot play AM IMO. Sounds like a ridiculous suggestion to me.
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I’m sure many said the same about Shaw at CB.
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No, many did not say that about Shaw at CB. Don't be melodramatic. I didn't think I'd need to explain this. Sancho is struggling on the flank where there's more space. He can't beat a man and loses the ball in tight spaces. What's he gonna do at AM? Thread some through balls through to Rashy?


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except this is not true. Bruno loses the ball far more than Sancho does.
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Because Bruno plays centrally is is a different player with a different role in the team.

comment by Lisandro The King Martinez (U10026)
posted 4 minutes ago
Bruno offers far more as an overall package in the number 10 position than Sancho would. That Sancho has better ball retention isn’t all that important when weighed up against that.
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He doesn't. How do you account for role in the team when calculating ball retention?

I mean, VVD has better ball retention that Thiago. Maybe Liverpool should play VVD in attacking midfield then.

comment by No Love - Let me see you go low low low (U1282)
posted 1 minute ago

I mean, VVD has better ball retention that Thiago. Maybe Liverpool should play VVD in attacking midfield then.
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since the beginning of last season they both have 5 assists in all competitions, so not a bad idea.

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 58 seconds ago
comment by No Love - Let me see you go low low low (U1282)
posted 1 minute ago

I mean, VVD has better ball retention that Thiago. Maybe Liverpool should play VVD in attacking midfield then.
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since the beginning of last season they both have 5 assists in all competitions, so not a bad idea.

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Assists you say?

OK. Since both have 5 assists, that means you can go ahead and play Sancho in AM.