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Rodrigo Bentancur

glasgowspur said:
My memory is hazy, but as I recall he turned and beat the first press, looked up and no one was available and got caught with the follow up press.
Our lack of movement is criminal and it has been for years, over multiple managers and multiple squads.
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You're probably talking about another time, as I know he lost the ball more than once. Here is the example I'm referring to, receiving the ball with his back to goal and a couple of players coming to him but instead of playing a simple pass he tries to dribble around them and loses it putting us in trouble:
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PS agree about the lack of movement in general....
 
Bishop said:
His first instinct is to dribble, hes not a pass first player. I kind of think him in CM isn't going to solve the issues. Yes he will drive with it, and at times that's going to open up fantastic situations but I don't think he helps the speed of the ball movement or the speed of its rotation because he's not an expansive passer. Maybe given the role he will add that to his game but for the moment its not his strength.

I'd go for Gray or Sarr right now if we just can't get Bentancur to turn back time and turn back into the mini metronome.
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He should be doing what he does well further up the pitch, I don't want to see him receiving the ball as deep as he does at times. As you've said he's not a passer, really think Gray is a better option on these types of positions and as I've said previously Sarr should be playing anyway....
 
glasgowspur said:
Bergvall lost the ball because he had no one to release it to.
It's a similar discussion to the kulu holding onto the ball too long from the last couple of seasons, they are progressive players, neither of them will just endlessly pass it backward.
We need to get players around them and moving.
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Yes and no imo.

Maddison for example very rarely gives the ball away in that kind of situation while managing to be progressive.

Kulusevski and Bergvall are higher risk. But all of them would benefit from having more progressive passing options.
 
harr1984 said:
You're probably talking about another time, as I know he lost the ball more than once. Here is the example I'm referring to, receiving the ball with his back to goal and a couple of players coming to him but instead of playing a simple pass he tries to dribble around them and loses it putting us in trouble:
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PS agree about the lack of movement in general....
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Yes, it was at the other end.
 
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