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  • Start date May 3, 2025
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 3, 2025
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Is there a player in the league who has a bigger gap in quality between home and away performances?

unplayable today
 

Evo1883

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #2
Ccfcisparks said:
Is there a player in the league who has a bigger gap in quality between home and away performances?

unplayable today
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To do with how we set up away and home ?
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #3
Evo1883 said:
To do with how we set up away and home ?
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Must be. He had the full back for boro on toast the entire game
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #4
Ccfcisparks said:
Must be. He had the full back for boro on toast the entire game
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No beans on the toast ?
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #5
WTF was that spinning move he did to beat 2 players!?! I had a good view of it from where we’re sat and I’m still not sure what he did!
 
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clint van damme

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #6
Ccfcisparks said:
Is there a player in the league who has a bigger gap in quality between home and away performances?

unplayable today
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I can think of a whole squad full. At least since mid March
 
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mmttww

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #7
About the best I've seen him play. Driving infield like I haven't seen him do very often, if at all. More on Fri, pls!
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #8
I think it's about time he had far more protection from refs. assaulted again today badly don't want anything special just fair treatment.The grabbing round the neck should have been a sending off.
Thought he had a brilliant game today both attacking and defending and that touch of skill right in front of us class
 
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hill83

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #9
Terry_dactyl said:
WTF was that spinning move he did to beat 2 players!?! I had a good view of it from where we’re sat and I’m still not sure what he did!
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He spun around
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #10
He’s a good player. At home we get it to him more which is the problem only difference. His delivery is the best in the squad
 
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mrfr

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #11
I think the gap in output home and away is a consequence of how much support MVE gets from his centre backs which allows him to provide an overlapping run or a short pass to Sakamoto. Tatsu does his best work over 5-10 yards with either a quick interchange, pass, or by moving defenders left and right to create space and without MVE there so much he loses some of that.

I do think though that in recent games Rudoni has drifted out to that side a lot more and is creating triangles with Tatsu and MVE which creates lots of attacking potential. I wonder if that part is in turn a consequence of Sheaf being back in the team and his positional play being superior (IMO) to that of Allen.

The thing I love most about Tatsu is his attitude, he never moans or sulks, works his arse off, is not selfish, just a proper team player willing to run himself into the ground even when he’s getting little for it.
 
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #12
Terry_dactyl said:
WTF was that spinning move he did to beat 2 players!?! I had a good view of it from where we’re sat and I’m still not sure what he did!
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Absolutely fantastic piece of skill
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #13
hill83 said:
He spun around
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Yeah he did!
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • May 3, 2025
  • #14
hill83 said:
He spun around
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mmttww

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  • May 3, 2025
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hill83 said:
He spun around
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Right round...

 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #16
Sakamoto’s defensive work was impressive today. It’s a really smart tactical tweak from the management to have Sakamoto defend really narrowly to support the CMs. Credit to MVE and Sakamoto today, they covered a lot of ground between them.
 
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clint van damme

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #17
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Sakamoto’s defensive work was impressive today. It’s a really smart tactical tweak from the management to have Sakamoto defend really narrowly to support the CMs. Credit to MVE and Sakamoto today, they covered a lot of ground between them.
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I think it was a massive factor in why we never conceded.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • May 4, 2025
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clint van damme said:
I think it was a massive factor in why we never conceded.
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Sakamoto (and/or Sheaf) is probably the best player in the squad in winning the ball/tackling when joining a tackle as a second man.

It’s one of those niche roles that managers are increasingly doing where they deliberately leave a player or two to effectively mark two players simultaneously.

Smart from Lamapard and his team!
 

Winny the Bish

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #19
At home Saka is receiving the ball 15+ yards inside the opposition half. Away from home he’s getting it on the halfway line.
 

harvey098

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #20
I think I might love him.
 
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coop

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #21
I keep saying shouldn't play saka away from home.
 

shmmeee

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #22
coop said:
I keep saying shouldn't play saka away from home.
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Oh well just put in our other right winger who performs away.
 
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Balli001

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #23
shmmeee said:
Oh well just put in our other right winger who performs away.
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Always rated rapha tbf
 

shmmeee

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #24
Balli001 said:
Always rated rapha tbf
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Isn’t he a LW? I’m sure that where he’s come on in his cameos.
 
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SBT

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #25
I don’t know if it counts as an away game, but I really REALLY want to see Sakamoto playing at Wembley after missing out last year.
 
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CovveeBreak

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #26
Saka's footwork to create the cross for Rudi's first is genuinely world class.

It's not just a case of flapping back and forth and hoping the defender stumbles - there is so much intention there to create that yard that allowed him to deliver.
 
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Evo1883

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  • May 4, 2025
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torchomatic

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #28
SBT said:
I don’t know if it counts as an away game, but I really REALLY want to see Sakamoto playing at Wembley after missing out last year.
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Yeah, said that to my lad yesterday. Deserves a day at Wembley does Saka.
 
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SBT

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  • May 4, 2025
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Evo1883 said:
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“He’s a perfect example to all young wingers, some wingers at our club who aren’t in the team”
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #30
SBT said:
“He’s a perfect example to all young wingers, some wingers at our club who aren’t in the team”
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Wonder who thats aimed at
 

Evo1883

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #31
Ccfcisparks said:
Wonder who thats aimed at
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Probably Rafael
 

fatso

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #32
Ccfcisparks said:
Wonder who thats aimed at
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100% Rapha
 

fernandopartridge

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #33
Evo1883 said:
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A message to Raphael there?
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #34
Sakamoto’s final ball is the difference. It’s regularly better than other deliverers such as Wright, MVE or EMC. Rudoni is good as well but is also needed on the other end of them.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • May 4, 2025
  • #35
SBT said:
“He’s a perfect example to all young wingers, some wingers at our club who aren’t in the team”
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I know he’s not a winger but didn’t @Jimmy87 say Bassette was being told to work harder in training?
 
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