red till i die!! » Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:29 pm wrote:Bumped this because he seems to be getting a lot of stick over the amount of times he manages to not hit the net and its worth its own discussion.
Personally I think Mane has done ok this season. Certainly not on a par with his last one but up to this point he has 10 goals and 7 assists I think which is a decent return from a wide player which effectively he is. Also has to be taking into account his time out through injury.
He was a big player for us last year as we had done very little in the market. Everyone was loving him like he was a superstar much better than he actually is as well. His tally last season was only 13 goals and 5 assists. The year before it was 11 and 6. Those are good figures from a wideman but considering the chances we create it should be better but again the lad doesn't have that strikers instinct because he isn't one.
This season he has done well imo and well worth his starting berth with the squad we have. He has had some woeful misses but nonetheless picks himself up and goes again, His running is a big part of our pressing and his pace always has defenders scared even if he isn't on form.
I think he is a fairly consistent player from season to season and with many more years still to go I think he will put in one or two sure to eclipse the impact he had on his debut.
Good post ,I think Mane is an integral part of what makes our attack such an ominous threat ,like you've stated above he picks himself up dusts himself off after every miss and ensures his next opportunity finds the net ,he's a nightmare for defenders because his play is unpredictable, he twists and turns to find the space to use his blistering speed and over those few yards he is the quickest out of our three, which leaves defenders faced with the threat of his pace constantly forced into playing on the back foot.