Theo Hernandez goal Vs Atalanta

A great goal obviously, but he didn’t run through the entire squad as claimed. He beat 3 players, none of which made any real attempt to tackle him.
 
I like the way he's being blamed for perceived inadequacies in the opposition.

I saw it and thought "George Weah", not "I hate football so much I'd best find something here to complain about".
 
Chutney said:
I like the way he's being blamed for perceived inadequacies in the opposition.

I saw it and thought "George Weah", not "I hate football so much I'd best find something here to complain about".
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Who's blaming him?

It's dreadful defending, that doesn't mean he hasn't done well.

Like Payet's goal against us, it was a great goal but it was largely made possible by defenders not doing their jobs.

It's not like he avoided tackles or jinked out of the way of players, he just ran forwards and nobody ever tried to stop him.
 
TeaCider said:
Who's blaming him?

It's dreadful defending, that doesn't mean he hasn't done well.

Like Payet's goal against us, it was a great goal but it was largely made possible by defenders not doing their jobs.
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OK, not blaming, but certainly being absolutely determined to avoid cracking a smile and applauding the guy.
 
Chutney said:
OK, not blaming, but certainly being absolutely determined to avoid cracking a smile and applauding the guy.
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I'm happy to applaud him for a good goal, but my first thought watching that was the defenders were shocking rather than "how has he scored that?".

Watmore scored a solo goal against Huddersfield that I thought was brilliant, but he actually had to leap out of the way of tackles rather than just list lazily to the left and carry on running.
 
Great pace and fantastic composure to slot it in across the keeper, how many of those runs end up with it sliced high and wide.

If Boro had conceded that goal though I would be fuming, why didn't the guy running back with him pull him back and take a yellow? Why were the defenders so flat footed in coming out to meet the threat?

Definitely two sides to that goal's story.
 
Colgates_shaving_foam said:
Great pace and fantastic composure to slot it in across the keeper, how many of those runs end up with it sliced high and wide.

If Boro had conceded that goal though I would be fuming, why didn't the guy running back with him pull him back and take a yellow? Why were the defenders so flat footed in coming out to meet the threat?

Definitely two sides to that goal's story.
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It's always the case. Even Maradona's goal, Peter Reid and Terry Fenwick (i think) just jogged next to him.
 
One of the best, if not the best left backs in World football at the moment.

A fact I'm keen to remind Liverpool's Andy Robertson brigade at any given moment :)

See also Alphonso Davies
 
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