AntMcfc wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Still finding his feet but he's shown enough to suggest that when/if he gets a real run of injury free consistent games he'll prove his worth. He's always looking to make things happen. As much as we love Silva and Nasri they do sometimes dilly dally on the ball for 15 minutes and the move fizzles out, Jojo seems more likely to just have a go, often it won't come off but plenty of times it will and has.
This 'dilly dallying' is what's known as not trying to force the issue. Nasri and Silva are possession players, if there is a high risk percentage of the pass they won't play it, and rightly so because it's what they're instructed to do. Jovetic, on the other hand, is not a percentage player at all, and does try to force passes and combinations that aren't there. Nasri and Silva's insistence on keeping the ball builds large spells of pressure for long periods of time, something that's seen us win countless numbers of games over the years, and it's something that needs to be done against sides that defend well in a deep block.
I honestly don't think Jovetic has shown enough to suggest he can find a place in this side for the long term. I don't know how long we have to persist with him before people realise. He's lively and very good technically, but that doesn't make you an effective player. He doesn't affect the game in the right areas.
Ted Hughes wrote:AntMcfc wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Still finding his feet but he's shown enough to suggest that when/if he gets a real run of injury free consistent games he'll prove his worth. He's always looking to make things happen. As much as we love Silva and Nasri they do sometimes dilly dally on the ball for 15 minutes and the move fizzles out, Jojo seems more likely to just have a go, often it won't come off but plenty of times it will and has.
This 'dilly dallying' is what's known as not trying to force the issue. Nasri and Silva are possession players, if there is a high risk percentage of the pass they won't play it, and rightly so because it's what they're instructed to do. Jovetic, on the other hand, is not a percentage player at all, and does try to force passes and combinations that aren't there. Nasri and Silva's insistence on keeping the ball builds large spells of pressure for long periods of time, something that's seen us win countless numbers of games over the years, and it's something that needs to be done against sides that defend well in a deep block.
I honestly don't think Jovetic has shown enough to suggest he can find a place in this side for the long term. I don't know how long we have to persist with him before people realise. He's lively and very good technically, but that doesn't make you an effective player. He doesn't affect the game in the right areas.
If Jovetic had been wearing a David Silva mask today, he would have received 20 more passes.
I thought Aguero was working with him a bit more, but having watched it again, the only difference is that Aguero was more willing to receive passes from Jovetic without making him look a twat. No interest in playing a return ball though, no matter how good the run. When Jovetic runs between the lines, nobody passes to him. Appears to me he is not wanted.
Jovetic is living off scraps & trying to make a difference, & actually managing to make a difference. But I doubt he has a future unless Dzeko will work with him.
Meanwhile, there's a thread on Navas going cold. MOTD highlighted how Pellegrini used him to win the tactical battle v Ronald. And that means there is probably a Pellegrini thread going cold too.
Ted Hughes wrote:AntMcfc wrote:Bridge'srightfoot wrote:Still finding his feet but he's shown enough to suggest that when/if he gets a real run of injury free consistent games he'll prove his worth. He's always looking to make things happen. As much as we love Silva and Nasri they do sometimes dilly dally on the ball for 15 minutes and the move fizzles out, Jojo seems more likely to just have a go, often it won't come off but plenty of times it will and has.
This 'dilly dallying' is what's known as not trying to force the issue. Nasri and Silva are possession players, if there is a high risk percentage of the pass they won't play it, and rightly so because it's what they're instructed to do. Jovetic, on the other hand, is not a percentage player at all, and does try to force passes and combinations that aren't there. Nasri and Silva's insistence on keeping the ball builds large spells of pressure for long periods of time, something that's seen us win countless numbers of games over the years, and it's something that needs to be done against sides that defend well in a deep block.
I honestly don't think Jovetic has shown enough to suggest he can find a place in this side for the long term. I don't know how long we have to persist with him before people realise. He's lively and very good technically, but that doesn't make you an effective player. He doesn't affect the game in the right areas.
If Jovetic had been wearing a David Silva mask today, he would have received 20 more passes.
I thought Aguero was working with him a bit more, but having watched it again, the only difference is that Aguero was more willing to receive passes from Jovetic without making him look a twat. No interest in playing a return ball though, no matter how good the run. When Jovetic runs between the lines, nobody passes to him. Appears to me he is not wanted.
Jovetic is living off scraps & trying to make a difference, & actually managing to make a difference. But I doubt he has a future unless Dzeko will work with him.
Meanwhile, there's a thread on Navas going cold. MOTD highlighted how Pellegrini used him to win the tactical battle v Ronald. And that means there is probably a Pellegrini thread going cold too.
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