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Bryan Gil
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parklane1
Tony Galvin
I agree, only 20 and has the makings of a very good player.
MKSpur
Christian Ziege
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
Wonder where he fits in now in a 3-4-3, Fighting it out with Son and Moura? Not sure he’s pacy enough for an out and out wide forward?
I really like what I’ve seen from him, just wonder where he fits now as I don’t see him as a wing back.
I really like what I’ve seen from him, just wonder where he fits now as I don’t see him as a wing back.
Grays_1890
Chris Jones
I think eventually he sits behind the front two ala Silva
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
You sly dog. I hope you are happy together.
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
Yea I almost wrote about a similar role to Silva in my original post, but thought I might be getting a bit ahead of myself.
I think he's as pacey as Moura. But why is pace a requirement for all forwards? Conte's front 3 at Chelsea was Lukaku, Hazard and Pedro - where is the pace there?
P.S> No way is he a wingback!
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
No way he’s pacy! Gil’s got average pace at best, he’s sharp over a short distance but not going to sprint away from anyone, nothing wrong with that, it’s not his stand out attribute.
All of Hazard, Pedro and Lukaku were pacy! Pedro was rapid, Lukaku a powerful runner and I’m not sure anyone watching Hazard at Chelsea would say he’s slow or lacking pace would they?
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Bishop
John Lacy
You don't have to have pace to play in a front three (although it is very useful). You do need at least one of the following and ideally a combination of 3 or more; pace, dribbling, awareness of space, quick reactions, tight control, vision, finishing ability or strength.
Gil to me looks to have the right control, the dribbling and the vision part down. It remains to be seen how his strength and finishing ability play out.
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
Yea I don’t want to disappear down a rabbit hole on this, not saying he can’t play in a front 3 just I don’t think it’s ideal and I think he could be more of a David Silva type.
Bishop
John Lacy
At the end of the day if he doesn't score or directly create goals then a place in the front three just isn't going to work.
Like yourself I think a David Silva like role probably suits him, but Silva pre City (and even at City at times) played a variety of positions including the right hand attacker (RWF) at Valencia.
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Was thinking the same last night. My only guess is that he's ill with covid, but we dont want to say publicly given its a health issue rather than injury, or he just hasnt made the cut.
He could be quite useful in the 3-4-2-1 formation and bringing in a Moura-like player who is a bit more creative
parklane1
Tony Galvin
That could be it i guess, Conte said that only Romero and Sess were unable to play because of fitness/injury.
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
Or if he is one of he unvaccinated, he would have to isolate if someone with whom he was in close contact tested positive. I don't know if he's been seen in any training pics?
glasgowspur
Luka Modric
Still mourning the passing of fellow band member mike nesmith.
Found him!! In the background of the first one of these
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/ne...train-on-christmas-eve-ahead-of-palace-visit/
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/ne...train-on-christmas-eve-ahead-of-palace-visit/