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Football’s next big tactical opportunity? Jérémy Doku and the joy of the dribble
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When the league started adapting to inverted fullbacks and started getting their own inverted fullbacks, Pep brings back a pure winger who can put the hardiest of defenders on ice skates with his dribbling. Doku, in his element, is a treat to watch, albeit a bit predictable.
Considering he had Mahrez who made a name for himself doing exactly that and adding a ton of end product to his game as well as sane. Not really that ground breaking tbh. There's not many teams that deploy inverted fullbacks in the league as well tbh.
Except he got completely pocketed by James, who is probably the toughest fullback he has met so far.
Tbf it's not much of a criticism to get pocketed by James. The guy's done the same to Sterling, Vini and Leao in big games in recent seasons.
He shook James mentally who had to give everything in his soul to stop Doku, which is why he had an absolute nightmare the game after and got himself sent off.
You forgot /s right?
But frustrating as he has spent the last two years crushing Englands best dribbler. Grealish is no longer the exciting player to watch.
Can this false narrative stop lol? Grealish can only dribble with space, which is why he excelled at a low table team where they play on the counter. At City he's always up against parked buses which has showed he's not that great a dribbler. A player is a top class dribbler when they can do it in tight spaces and from standing still.
Where do you get this bullshit from? There are plenty of media sources that says one of Grealish’ best traits is dribbling in tight spaces, loads of videos showing him do it, etc. Grealish was/is a top class dribbler.
So you actually didn't watch him play but depend on "media sources"
Englands best dribbler is grealish? i like his style with the shin guards and hair but are we saying grealish is better than sterling ? he cant even get on the bench for the england team at the euros
Bother quality players with different styles of dribbling, but Grealish takes it for me personally
Nothing on Saint Maximin
Both have an eerily similar dribbling style, I remember when Doku was coming on as a sub in the Euros and being amazed that there was another player like this. Imagine both of them in the same side? Would be so exciting to watch