Nelson Semedo

[serghei]

Maybe you were asleep when Muriel scored same as Semedo.

That was in min 91 and until that moment he worked his ass off trying to cover that flank as well as he could without any help from no one.

 

[Danic]

He is on the right track. Thats the only important thing. Strong defense most of the time and improving in the offense.

 

[Cule4life]

Good game actually. I'm glad he's adapting. Didn't see this coming, never thought he might make it, but hope he does well in the future.

Better late than never. [MENTION=22244]Nothanks[/MENTION] please join your friend in achieving enlightenment

 

[Slevinn]

Cant wait for the Copa to see this guy playing again.

 

[eaman]

Good performance. Hopefully keeps it up and gets closer alves's performance

 

[Horatio]

You can tell he's gained more confidence or he was instructed to play more offensively. Very few backpasses.

 

[EdmondDantes]

Well done Nelsinho.

His dribbling was ridiculous at times last night. He contributed heavily for that beauty that was our first goal.

 

[serghei]

Well done Nelsinho.

His dribbling was ridiculous at times last night. He contributed heavily for that beauty that was our first goal.

True but he needs to do it more often ffs. He has the burst of speed and acceleration that allows him to enter pockets of space whenever the other teams don't have a very compact shape.

Vs Sevilla, he saw the space, beat a player 1 vs 1 on pace, then found more space, played a decent ball to Suarez and it led to a goal. This is not something Roberto can do, so it's surely a thing he has over Roberto. The ability to beat a player on pace even on shorter distances. He is not only a fast runner, but also has pretty quick movements which allow him to be a very good dribbler.

 

[Cule4life]

True but he needs to do it more often ffs.

We all know what's holding him back from doing it more often.

 

[serghei]

Should absolutely stay as a starter now that he's building momentum. I think he was one of the best players on the pitch vs Valencia and Sevilla, and those aren't easy opponents.

 

[xXKonan]

You know it's quite funny how he wasn't known for his defensive output at Benfica, with some fans even admitting he had a lot to work to do in that regard but here his strongest asset is his defensive capabilities.

I'd say that he's improved a lot in that regard since he came here which is highly important considering how weak the right side is defensively and how open it is.

 

[YodaMaster]

"Coach knows better" lmao.

 

[Shreddy]

Maybe resting him for el clasico ?

 

[Mitchell1978]

Just when he finally was on a good run, showing his ability... weird choice not to start him

 

[serghei]

Maybe resting him for el clasico ?

Better hope so. He looked a bit tired vs Sevilla in the 2nd half imo.