First of all I’m not really one to single out players but the form of Dembele has me tearing my hair out, because he has all the tools too dominate most games, he is athletic, he has pace, power and a decent shot, so where is that player we signed from Fulham gone? I understand his problems with his hip injury but if AVB thought this was an issue would he include him in the first 11?
For me Dembele slows us down too much, yes it’s a team game but Dembele has that pivotal role of setting the pace in Midfield, collecting the ball from the CB’S or winning the ball and making things happen effectively. I love the way he glides past players but all that does is allow opposing teams to get their defense shape back and by that time he passes it sideways, i also can’t remember Dembele playing a killer pass for an assist for a long while.
When Sandro! is 100% fit we should build around him in my opinion, even with squad rotation every team needs a solid core whom are going to play the majority of important games, Sandro has that calming influence that Dembele sadly lacks.
A lot of vital members have championed Holtby as a CM option to replace Dembele and i agree it’s definitely something which should be tried, Holtby may lack the physical attributes of Dembele but he will release the ball a lot earlier which in turn creates space as teams have less time to adjust, i also think Holtby’s passing range is superior and his passes could be more effective then Dembele’s runs.
Again i would like to point out this article is in no way intended to bash one of our players or bring negativity to VS but a way of how we can improve our slow approach play. COYS
Written by spurfect one
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