Yep I'm with you.Originally Posted by Letters
Yep I'm with you.
Saka is clearly not playing to a level he is capable of but rating him at 3 suggests he is doing more harm than good, sorry dude that hasn't been the case.
You rated Ramsdale above him, Ramsdale was directly at fault for both goals and his decision making was very questionable throughout the game. He did more harm than good, that's a 3 rating not Saka.
No poor isn’t harsh. Slow ditherer who simply cannot excel in this league where you don’t get given time and space by the opposition. He can look good against mediocre opponents but like with Aaron Ramsey put him up against against quality and he’s truly exposed.
Last edited by HCZ_Reborn; 17-08-2022 at 10:15 AM.
I don't think Ramsdale was at fault for the first, tbh. He was never in a position to do anything. Saliba made the move before Ramsdale could do anything. He was at fault for the second. However, he did make a good save to keep it 0-0 when Xhaka Xhaka'd and put Fofana in, so there was also positive contribution.
Saka barely got involved and when he did he gave the ball away almost every single time. The very definition of more harm than good. People may be faux outraged at him being rated a 3 for both his performances but they really know that both ratings stand up to any and all scrutiny.
I love how full of shit you are
I love how it’s not sufficient for you to hold a ridiculous opinion but you have to claim that we’d all think the same as you if we were being honest.
He was quiet, it wasn’t a great game but the idea that he did any harm to our chances of getting all three points especially compared with Ramsdale is a joke.
No Saliba was put in the position by Ramsdale who should have called for him to leave it but when charging out and left Saliba to deal with a ball.
His save from Fofana wasn’t that great, it was more a case of a defenders finish. And if it hadn’t been for the fact that VAR officials decided to intervene to point out that Vardy is a cheating cunt, his impetuousness would have cost us a penalty as well. Yes Vardy dived but the reason we were in that position was because he came charging out and didn’t get the ball.
Saka is playing in front of Ben White therefore he’s basically having to get the ball from deep himself to make any attacking headway where as Martinelli is getting far more supply from Zinchenko on the left.
In the small time Tomoyasu was on the pitch you could see a complete change in Saka’s effectiveness but interesting how you the impartial observer never mention that.
I didn't see the whole game but it does look like Ramsdale had a shocker
Tomi definitely connects better with Saka and his being back should be an improvement
Love Ramsdale but I think he’s been quite erratic for a while now. I think that near post goal he conceded against Liverpool earlier this year shattered his confidence and he’s looked a bit unsure ever since. Quality keeper but just needs to regain some composure.
I love how it’s not sufficient for you to hold a ridiculous opinion but you have to claim that we’d all think the same as you if we were being honest.
He was quiet, it wasn’t a great game but the idea that he did any harm to our chances of getting all three points especially compared with Ramsdale is a joke.
No Saliba was put in the position by Ramsdale who should have called for him to leave it but when charging out and left Saliba to deal with a ball.
His save from Fofana wasn’t that great, it was more a case of a defenders finish. And if it hadn’t been for the fact that VAR officials decided to intervene to point out that Vardy is a cheating cunt, his impetuousness would have cost us a penalty as well. Yes Vardy dived but the reason we were in that position was because he came charging out and didn’t get the ball.
Saka is playing in front of Ben White therefore he’s basically having to get the ball from deep himself to make any attacking headway where as Martinelli is getting far more supply from Zinchenko on the left.
In the small time Tomoyasu was on the pitch you could see a complete change in Saka’s effectiveness but interesting how you the impartial observer never mention that.
Could be more of a goalkeeping coaching issue than a problem with the player? I've been unimpressed with the standard of GK coaching at the club for a while now and I'm not sure how much I trust the current guy after he vouched for Runnarsson? You'd have thought things like being beaten at the near post would be a relatively easy thing to coach out of our keepers, but it seems to be a consistent theme going back years.
Not sure I blame Ramsdale too much for a lot of the "rashness" I see - some of it is him, but a lot of it looks like an inevitable consequence of the way we want to play. With the whole team pushing up higher our GK has to act as an 11th outfield player at times, and often has the unenviable choice of staying on his line and letting the striker run through on goal, or readying himself to rush out and sweep up. Also the way we want him to launch attacks quickly means that he's probably always sat there in a semi-frantic state with his adrenaline through the roof! The occasional heart-in-mouth moment might just be something that we have to get comfortable with as fans.
The way his confidence seems to ebb and flow is a worry, but I have a feeling that will eventually work itself as he starts to gain more and more faith in our ability to score goals - last year a goal conceded would almost certainly have meant valuable points dropped, but this season, with Jesus and co racking them up, maybe it won't be quite as consequential as it was. Give him the same backing that we've shown to Saliba and I think we can get him back to a happy place pretty quick.
Last edited by I am invisible; 17-08-2022 at 12:01 PM.
He did. A factual 4/10.
As for Tomi returning, I don't really see how that instigates more effort from Saka. The simple truth is that, due to idiotic favoritism and fanboyism, he thinks he's made it.
He needs dropped, not just for the benefit of the team but to benefit himself as a stark reminder that he has a long way to go.
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