Nutmegyeti
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I have to say, I absolutely love Munoz as a player, but I’m far less concerned about him going now than I would have been a year ago.
I do think he’s missed a beat since the injury, which is understandable, and he’s a little bit older now. But the bigger thing for me is that he’s not the same player because he no longer has the same players around him.
When he was at his most effective, particularly in the cup-final season, he had Eze naturally drawing defenders away and creating space for him to run into. He had Guehi behind him, a genuinely ball-playing centre-back who could progress the ball, and he had Mateta up front, who you could ping it into, trust him to hold it up and then bring the wide players into play. The cup final was probably the perfect example of how well that system worked.
Now Eze has gone, Guehi has gone, the defence looks completely different, and Mateta isn’t the player he was in that FA Cup-winning season. His close control at the moment is further than I can kick it.
So for me, this feels like one of those moments where £20 million for a player who was absolutely brilliant in a particular system, but who now appears to be playing in a team that no longer uses that system, is very good business.
I’d take £20 million all day long.
Still just a shame it’s to Forest. c****.
I do think he’s missed a beat since the injury, which is understandable, and he’s a little bit older now. But the bigger thing for me is that he’s not the same player because he no longer has the same players around him.
When he was at his most effective, particularly in the cup-final season, he had Eze naturally drawing defenders away and creating space for him to run into. He had Guehi behind him, a genuinely ball-playing centre-back who could progress the ball, and he had Mateta up front, who you could ping it into, trust him to hold it up and then bring the wide players into play. The cup final was probably the perfect example of how well that system worked.
Now Eze has gone, Guehi has gone, the defence looks completely different, and Mateta isn’t the player he was in that FA Cup-winning season. His close control at the moment is further than I can kick it.
So for me, this feels like one of those moments where £20 million for a player who was absolutely brilliant in a particular system, but who now appears to be playing in a team that no longer uses that system, is very good business.
I’d take £20 million all day long.
Still just a shame it’s to Forest. c****.