Temptation
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Wow that RL9 finish was beautiful.
27 - Lamine Yamal
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soul24rage
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I agree with this, maybe Raphinha at CAM will help for this regard.
Temptation
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That's a bizarre take.
If you play Raphinha at CAM, you can only start 2 of Frenkie, Gundogan, Pedri, Gavi, Fermin, New DM.
Also, why are people so confident about Raphinha as a CAM? His dribbling ability is nonexistent and is very poor in tight spaces. If he recieves the ball around those number 10 pockets, do you really think he'll be able to turn under pressure and use his vision and decision making to do something productive?
Gundogan should be the CAM/advanced 8 imo. He excels at making late runs into the box. Fermin is even better at that but he won't get to start over the big names.
soul24rage
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We're talking about options of who can attack the box and there were times where Raphinha was the CAM and Gundogan was a CM even though I prefer Gundogan as a CAM.
serghei
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He's a great teenager but it's all about what his level is gonna be at 21-22. So... he needs to improve his shooting by a lot.
I see Saka comparisons. Saka scores a lot of goals at Arsenal. Multiples over Yamal. You can't talk about forwards and ignore the most important metric for an attacker. That is if you aim for a serious talk.
So far, his young age is a good argument for him not being a good finisher. That is why comparisons with players like Saka, Foden etc need to be put on hold. Those are seasoned top class players.
I see Saka comparisons. Saka scores a lot of goals at Arsenal. Multiples over Yamal. You can't talk about forwards and ignore the most important metric for an attacker. That is if you aim for a serious talk.
So far, his young age is a good argument for him not being a good finisher. That is why comparisons with players like Saka, Foden etc need to be put on hold. Those are seasoned top class players.
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25 goals, yea okay.
serghei
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That's the range he needs to get close to. Of course, he can score less like Vinicius does but then bag them in vs most elite opponents, but that is even harder.
Maradona37
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Football isn't just stats. You can see by his first touch, his dribbling, his crossing, his game intelligence, that he is significantly more talented than Saka. Of course he won't have lots of goals and assists yet - he's not even hit his 17th birthday.
Now whether he fulfils this potential is another matter entirely.
Now whether he fulfils this potential is another matter entirely.
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Maradona37
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Yeah people talk about Saka like he's as good as Salah or will be. He's miles off in natural talent and stats too. He's really a bit overhyped. He doesn't impress me that much.
Last season, 32 starts, 17 goal contributions (7 Goals, 10 Assist) at 16.
If he literally adds 3 to each next season, he's at 23 goal contributions, plus everything else he does to off balance the oppositions defense.
In reality he'll probably add 5 to each.
PS they still a goal from him against Madrid.
If he literally adds 3 to each next season, he's at 23 goal contributions, plus everything else he does to off balance the oppositions defense.
In reality he'll probably add 5 to each.
PS they still a goal from him against Madrid.
Don Juan Laporta Estruch
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Apart from finishing, Saka does NOTHING better on a football pitch than Lamine. Lamine has a better touch, control, technique, dribbling , passing, crossing, movement, decision making, flair, even defends more than Saka. Lamine has done more in this Euros alone than Saka has done in an England kit in his whole international career.
Probably the wildest take I've ever seen on here to claim Saka is better.
Probably the wildest take I've ever seen on here to claim Saka is better.
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