My player writings (like anyone cares) HAHA
Karius â 3. No shots on goal to the relief of us all. However, itâs hard to judge a keeper when there arenât any. Yet he still found a way to make us all nervous on more than one occasion with his lackadaisical clearances. I mean WTH? Said it before and I say it again, this cat is # 3 in my book. Rather Ward get his games.
Gomez â 8. He had a few moments where Sanches got around him, but thatâs going to happen. Each time he recovered well. All in all he defended him really well. His cross to set up the first goal was nice. At this point I rather he plays over TAA. Not only is he a better defender but also seems to communicate to the CBâs really well. Matip seems to play better with Joe over Trent.
Matip â 8. Did everything he had to do, and did it well. Played the crosses into the box really high today. I love that.
Lovern â 8. I canât really give any of these guysâ bad marks. Once again another guy who did all that was asked of him without fault.
Moreno â 8. Good game for Berto. His pace showed once again and outside of a few mistakes he played exceptionally well. Because of his past we focus so much on ANYTHING he does wrong, but all players make mistakes each game. However, lately Moreno has showed us he is committed to playing more alert and disciplined. When he isnât making silly mistakes the kid is a solid addition to our team. Letâs hope he keeps it up.
The midfield â 10. Wow. Remember when we were killing these guys? Arsenals lack of desire and tactics made everyone on this list better make no mistake about it. With that said so did these 3. Can looked fantastic yet again. Can was great, but Gini and Jordan really stood out to me today. Gini has played world class football the last 180 minutes. His willingness to take on defenders, push the ball forward, and passing has reminded us of why we rated him so highly and why we were so irritated with his first few performances this season. The kid can flat out play when right. Jordan looks like he is falling back in line with his old self. He takes a lot of unnecessary criticism, but the protection and energy he brings us is criminally underrated. He didnât look fit the first few games, but seems to be more acclimated with each passing game. My favorite part of the match for him was him yelling at the line during a free kick with about 5 minutes to go in the game. Heâs been our captain for a while now, but heâs starting to become our leader. Gini and Hendo share MOTM for me.
Salah â Part of me wants to give him a 7 and the other wants desperately to give him a 10. Iâll meet in the middle and give him a 8.5. Heâs sloppy with the ball at times and a tad reckless. On the run he is often too heavy and wild with his touches. But damn if the dude aint relentless and effective. The dude is a goal scorer, even on his bad days. Today he was our spark plug on the counter. His cross was the tits.
Mane â 9. That goalâŚâŚ.. SMH. If Phil is worth over 150 mil. than what is Mane worth? I said it just before the Watford game; he will be our first league 20 goal man. Though he may not be the only one. His run on Salah's goal to seal off the defender and push him out wide was so cerebral.
Bobbi â 9. His header was set up by Arsenal playing with their heads up their tails, but thatâs neither here nor there. Bobbi does so many little things to make Mane and Salah effective and rarely gets the credit. He may be the MVP of the season so far for me. People on here cry for us to get a better striker, but for my money there isnât a better man for this club and this style at the position. His love for the club and selfless play is a understated to the umpteenth degree.
Super excited to see Daniel get a goal, with what he has gone through he certainly deserves it. If we can get a transfer or two in here before the deadline while keeping Phil you could be looking at the best 10 day stretch this club has had in a long time (coupled with the championâs league qualification, getting a great draw, and beating the brains out of Arsenal)
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