dyslexic nam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Commentators not pulling any punches when it comes to pointing out that David has barely touched the ball for the first 40ish minutes. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Is that because he’s playing poorly or because nobody is passing to him? Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Alex said: Is that because he’s playing poorly or because nobody is passing to him? No service - Bamba trying to out do Ikone Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Alex said: Is that because he’s playing poorly or because nobody is passing to him? Nobody passing to him. In fairness, Weah is more active. I have noticed that David doesn’t seem as high-energy as some other players when pressing and harrying. Bamba and Ikone both guilty of dribbling into defenders or shooting when better options are available. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I don't think David (or Lille as a whole) are playing well. And as I type this Montpellier tie it up. Wouldn't be surprised to see David subbed off relatively soon. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, El Diego said: I don't think David (or Lille as a whole) are playing well. And as I type this Montpellier tie it up. Wouldn't be surprised to see David subbed off relatively soon. I doubt he sees the 75th minute. One of Yilmaz or Yazici will likely come on to try and get the W. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Draws a PK with a nice run and a pass from... Ikone. Sorry, had to double check that. johnyb, Ansem and Cblake 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Really good pass to spring David there, and another great run from deep from David. That really is his trademark offensively. And finally a bit of skill from David to force the PK -- that had really been missing from his game this season. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 ...and tied Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Anyone not watching this match, do yourself a favour and catch the highlights... that second equalizer from Montpellier is a BIG woof Cheeta, Cblake and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdog Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Lmao, Ikone finally passes to David which leads to the penalty win, and Ikone takes it instead. Lille things... Really nice bicycle kick equalizer right after. Cblake and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I doubt he sees the 75th minute. One of Yilmaz or Yazici will likely come on to try and get the W. Subbed at 74:44... nolando, Cblake and johnyb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Now Yilmaz gets the go-ahead goal for Lille after being subbed on for David. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronaldo7 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Jo played quite well when on the ball. Hardly put a foot wrong but as we know, with the style that Lille play, he just doesn’t get much of the ball. He’s isolated as the #9 up top. His job seems to be to clean things up, lay off a simple ball and try to be a bit tenacious on defenders. It’s a brand new role for him and he’s struggled overall. But we’ve seen some progression and the coaches still trust him. Drawing the penalty was great movement and a big turning point in the game. He’s contributing. He’s not bagging in goals like we had wished but hey, top of Ligue 1 and consistently starting. That’s what’s important and he’s proving to fans and his coaches that when he plays, they succeed. He’s doing a lot of little things right. Personally, as most of you are, I am not a fan of this side. Completely miserable to watch and a lot of selfish players seemingly playing for themselves. But it is what it is right now. Jo will become better from this situation. He will become tougher and a more well-rounded footballer. A football career usually spans over a decade with loads of highs and lows. No matter who the player is. Jo’s career is just starting and has been massively successful. This is a road bump that we may all look back on, including Jo, and think was needed for progression. narduch, sebdeserio, johnyb and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Subbed at 74:44... For clarity, the 75th minute begins from the 74:01 mark. Take your L and move on. 😀 Cblake, dyslexic nam, longlugan and 7 others 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Bdog said: ... Really nice bicycle kick equalizer right after. Politely understating the moment. That was a beauty. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 12/20/2020 at 8:06 PM, Obinna said: He did that against Mexico too. He stripped Moreno and then fed Cavallini for the goal. Not sure why I just thought of this at this moment, but he almost scored against the USA in the Nations League win by picking off a back pass. Cblake and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) David Ligue 1 leader in pressing in attacking zone and Yilmaz in 5th: From TACOMPO @faistacompo: Voici le top 5 L1 des presses en zone offensive/joueur : 🇨🇦Jonathan David – 112🇬🇦 Denis Bouanga – 111🇧🇯 Steve Mounié – 101🇫🇷Randall Kolo-Muani – 96🇹🇷Burak Yilmaz – 93 Here's the bottom five: Hwang - 19🇫🇷Dimitri Payet - 24🇳🇬Moses Simon - 26🇧🇷Neymar - 33🇫🇷Kylian Mbappé - 35 Edited December 26, 2020 by Snowcrash Cblake, JuicyHam, WestHamCanadianinOxford and 11 others 11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Now if a couple of his teammates could start returning the favour he can add to his goal scoring totals. TGAA_Star, Cblake and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 12/26/2020 at 6:22 PM, Snowcrash said: David Ligue 1 leader in pressing in attacking zone and Yilmaz in 5th: From TACOMPO @faistacompo: Voici le top 5 L1 des presses en zone offensive/joueur : 🇨🇦Jonathan David – 112🇬🇦 Denis Bouanga – 111🇧🇯 Steve Mounié – 101🇫🇷Randall Kolo-Muani – 96🇹🇷Burak Yilmaz – 93 Here's the bottom five: Hwang - 19🇫🇷Dimitri Payet - 24🇳🇬Moses Simon - 26🇧🇷Neymar - 33🇫🇷Kylian Mbappé - 35 I, for one, am shocked...shocked I tell you, that Payet is in the bottom 5. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) When the other players stop passing to you, you're in trouble. Fans look at that as, "He's not getting a fair shot!" But that's not the real story. Edited December 30, 2020 by One American Cblake and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 minute ago, One American said: When the other players stop passing to you, you're in trouble. Fans look at that as, "He's not getting a fair shot!" But that's not the real story. It is when the team is noticeably worse without him. NVsoccer, TGAA_Star, Obinna and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 minute ago, One American said: When the other players stop passing to you, you're in trouble. To stop, did they not have to start passing to him in the first place? Kadenge, Obinna, johnyb and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 It's a long season. How you finish is most important. Not easy being the club record signing, especially when you join without a real pre-season. It may take a full season to find his feet. He still needs to adapt to the level of play and the style of play. He is playing heavy minutes as part of the forward rotation, and whether Gatier is gifting him those minutes or not doesn't even matter, because he is only going to benefit from the game time. To date he has played 1424 minutes. For comparison Yilmaz has played 1261, Yazici has played 953, and Weah has played 312. That is a lot of minutes for an unproductive player, so David is either doing something right or Gaitier is just extremely patient and trusts he'll get better. Either way, better to be on the field than ride the bench! rkomar, yomurphy1, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 This could be a Memphis Depay situation. He took a big leap from PSV to Manchester United and struggled to find the net, but then he dropped down to Lyon and became the massive player he was for the Netherlands the whole time. Point is that not everything is straight forward. David may figure it out at Lille, or he may need to change clubs, we don't know yet. If things don't work out at Lille it's not the end of the world, and it is not to say he is a bad player. If he was truly a bad player I don't believe he would be afforded this amount of time. Lille are fighting for the title after all. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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