Him look good.
Not unusual ..
- I think Son's dips tend to be when he's been overplayed (he's a high energy type player)
- I think it's no surprise he tends to look better when he comes back from injuries (rest?)
I also think the pushing one of the midfield 3 back (Sarr +Biss example), it gives the wingers a little more space, both Son & Johnson do well with space to run into.
Todini didnt play like a £50m centre back on Saturday
What did people think of Son's reaction to being subbed today?
I personally thought he could have done a better job of getting himself off the pitch and helping his team mates get on with the game. He made it about himself rather than the collective. I get he was massively disappointed though. Human nature in that situation. The Sky commentary team seemed to be talking about his number being held up way before he made any motion to get himself off the pitch. I guess when you're trying to implement a new playing culture at the club, Ange will gently encourage him to think about the consequences of wasting our own time. I reckon there will be a bit of banter about his exit amongst the boys though.
Ange lives and dies by these tough decisions. Credit where credit is due to the manager for the subs he made today.
Every player should be fudged off when they get subbed, otherwise they don't care. The sulk just needs to stop about 5 mins after they've sat down, and it be aimed at himself, not the coach or player who has taken his place.
I was wondering this recently too. There's no reason they can't just run off /run on like in other sports. They waste so much time don't they. Feels a bit outdated to pause the game for so longYeah, agree that every player should be hacked off.
I've always felt that football makes too much of the substitution event. One player should run off and the other should run on like in rugby. When the player is set into his position, ref blows whistle. Not sure why they need all this attention, and why it has become a big deal time waster in the game.
The only surprise to me was that he looked surprised to be taken off. Ange made it pretty clear post game that this was preplanned. But perhaps Son thought the combination of him playing really well and the game being in the balance would mean that he stayed on for a while.What did people think of Son's reaction to being subbed today?
I personally thought he could have done a better job of getting himself off the pitch and helping his team mates get on with the game. He made it about himself rather than the collective. I get he was massively disappointed though. Human nature in that situation. The Sky commentary team seemed to be talking about his number being held up way before he made any motion to get himself off the pitch. I guess when you're trying to implement a new playing culture at the club, Ange will gently encourage him to think about the consequences of wasting our own time. I reckon there will be a bit of banter about his exit amongst the boys though.
Ange lives and dies by these tough decisions. Credit where credit is due to the manager for the subs he made today.
Yeah, agree that every player should be hacked off.
I've always felt that football makes too much of the substitution event. One player should run off and the other should run on like in rugby. When the player is set into his position, ref blows whistle. Not sure why they need all this attention, and why it has become a big deal time waster in the game.
I was wondering this recently too. There's no reason they can't just run off /run on like in other sports. They waste so much time don't they. Feels a bit outdated to pause the game for so long
@Muttley I quite liked his reaction because he wasn’t happy
I didn’t agree with the sub and I was clearly wrong
I thought sonny was starting to really step up in the game at the point we subbed him