Strike 7,490 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Happy for him though. Hardly had a kick all season and comes on and scores with his first touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) Thing is, he would come in handy at LF in certain situations. Last night showed that if we are playing on the counter (2nd half), its best to have traditional wingers vs inverted ones. Look at the chance CHO blew away because he had to cut inside to his right. When Emerson was clean through, he immediately finished. Doubt he would want that role though. Edited March 18, 2021 by MoroccanBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 13 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: Thing is, he would come in handy at LF in certain situations. Last night showed that if we are playing on the counter (2nd half), its best to have traditional wingers vs inverted ones. Look at the chance CHO blew away because he had to cut inside to his right. When Emerson was clean through, he immediately finished. Doubt he would want that role though. Like what situations exactly? His goal came about in the ideal situation - on the break and against a desperate, beaten 10-man side. Can he have the same impact in a full, proper/normal game? Clearly Tuchel just wanted to waste some time by bringing him and Chilwell (and maybe even troll Atletico a little). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jason said: Like what situations exactly? His goal came about in the ideal situation - on the break and against a desperate, beaten 10-man side. Can he have the same impact in a full, proper/normal game? Clearly Tuchel just wanted to waste some time by bringing him and Chilwell (and maybe even troll Atletico a little). I think when setting up mainly to counter, our wingers should be playing on the side of their stronger foot. We catch teams on the break, the wingers can get their shot away faster vs having to cut in before doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: I think when setting up mainly to counter, our wingers should be playing on the side of their stronger foot. We catch teams on the break, the wingers can get their shot away faster vs having to cut in before doing so. The thing is, I'm not sure if Tuchel will ever set up to specifically play on the counter. He'll always want to dominate games and if we can create counter attacking situations, then great. Otherwise, he'll always try to be on the front foot as much as possible. Moreover, say Emerson had started on the LW yesterday instead of Havertz, would the first counter attack goal have happened? The overall team performance would also have been different because Emerson doesn't do what Havertz does overall. The second goal was just the perfect counter attack situation that rarely happens and even though he scored yesterday, let's not now act as if Emerson has great decision making or is pacey (compared to Havertz, Werner, Pulisic, CHO etc) or is this suddenly unearthed gem player we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Just now, Jason said: Moreover, say Emerson had started on the LW yesterday instead of Havertz, would the first counter attack have happened? The overall team performance would also have been different because Emerson doesn't do what Havertz does overall. The second goal was just the perfect counter attack situation that rarely happens and even though he scored yesterday, let's not now act as if Emerson has great decision making or is pacey (compared to Havertz, Werner, Pulisic, CHO etc) or is this suddenly unearthed gem player we have. I'm not saying we should sacrifice our entire game plan for Emerson 😄. I'm saying if we do find ourselves in situations where we need to protect a lead,  it would be better to have the wingers play in traditional roles vs inverted ones to pull off shots quicker when we do catch opposition off the break. The only role I can see of use for Emerson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: I'm not saying we should sacrifice our entire game plan for Emerson 😄. I'm saying if we do find ourselves in situations where we need to protect a lead,  it would be better to have the wingers play in traditional roles vs inverted ones to pull off shots quicker when we do catch opposition off the break. The only role I can see of use for Emerson. Then people will complain about other players not getting enough game time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashishi 148 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Emerson won CL and Euros this season. Definitely my candidate for Ballon D'or. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, Hashishi said: Emerson won CL and Euros this season. Definitely my candidate for Ballon D'or. exactly! he also did not miss a penalty in the final 😂 Hashishi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 good one 😆 Now maybe clubs will remember Emerson exists and looks like a fullback (has been his key advantage over Alonso). Because boy isn't he bad?! He's absolutely diabolical in defense and produces nothing in attack. It's really hard to see what he does on the pitch. The issue of having him around is that he ends up playing at the worst possible moment, which was showcased by the Euro final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Emerson isn't a bad player, it is more that it seems to me that he doesn't want to be here. I remember the end of the Sarri season and the star if the first SFL one. He was actually playing pretty well, then just seemed to give up once the rumours came out that he wanted to leave. When I say this, I am not saying he is a world beater, but he is certainly good enough to be a LB2 for us if he wanted to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 How many times was he offside last night? I mean I swear, Italy would get into some half decent positions pass to him and he was offside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Loan to Lyon officially confirmed. Atomiswave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Italy international, but oh boy no redeeming qualities for me. Folks criticized Alonso, but at least you always knew what his virtues were -- as well as his deficiencies. Emerson however, plenty of weaknesses and no clear virtue in my book. Best of luck, but we are far better server by the current selection of LBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Good move for him. Never good enough for an elite level club but definitely can be a very good player for the likes of a West Ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,700 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 hours ago, robsblubot said: Italy international, but oh boy no redeeming qualities for me. Folks criticized Alonso, but at least you always knew what his virtues were -- as well as his deficiencies. Emerson however, plenty of weaknesses and no clear virtue in my book. Best of luck, but we are far better server by the current selection of LBs. Zappacosta was also Italy international.. both of them crazy weak players. I checked Belotti’s dats yesterday and he also has almost 50 caps for Italy, amazing. robsblubot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 6 hours ago, nyikolajevics said: Zappacosta was also Italy international.. both of them crazy weak players. I checked Belotti’s dats yesterday and he also has almost 50 caps for Italy, amazing. There's a reason they've failed to qualify for the last two WC's. A considerable drop in quality since the 00's. robsblubot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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