Frank Give him time or get rid?

[DubSpur]

We tend to go wide when we're deeper in possession - these aren't the positions from which you play through-balls, we don't get on the ball enough centrally in the final third. Kulusevski Maddison & Porro were our highest contributers last season, 2 have not kicked a ball this season and Porro has reverted to a full back role as opposed to the inverted role that saw him occupying the advanced central positions.

Kudus completed 2 through balls in 24/25 - so not something he has a track record of.
Tel at Bayern was more of a cut in and shoot merchant at Bayern, not particularly strong at passing the ball through the lines.

Xavi has shown himself capable of this in the Bundesliga - he needs to be found more often in the advanced central positions and we need better movement from our forwards in order for him to complete these types of passes

And Frank has refused for the most part to play Xavi in that position.

 

[billyiddo]

And Frank has refused for the most part to play Xavi in that position.

It's the position he has played the most...
Whoscored has him starting 3 games off the left.

He is a young player who looked off the pace of the PL initially and has been eased in to it. This is not something out of the ordinary.

 

[FolkestoneSpur]

Well that's one solution

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[braineclipse]

We tend to go wide when we're deeper in possession - these aren't the positions from which you play through-balls, we don't get on the ball enough centrally in the final third. Kulusevski Maddison & Porro were our highest contributers last season, 2 have not kicked a ball this season and Porro has reverted to a full back role as opposed to the inverted role that saw him occupying the advanced central positions.

Kudus completed 2 through balls in 24/25 - so not something he has a track record of.
Tel at Bayern was more of a cut in and shoot merchant at Bayern, not particularly strong at passing the ball through the lines.

Xavi has shown himself capable of this in the Bundesliga - he needs to be found more often in the advanced central positions and we need better movement from our forwards in order for him to complete these types of passes.

Agreed. Our ball progression is really bad. And that's rather important for a football team.

Will be interesting to see if Gallagher can improve that if he's signed. And if we move for anyone else that can improve that this window.