Cheeta Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Call the police! Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 A great save by the keeper to save the point for Lille, they look out of ideas! Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Aside from the fact the whole team looked off and not sharp (probably from the mid-week travel), the number of players on this team who dribble when they should pass the f'ing ball is simply unbelievable. Lucky to get the single point from this one. Club Linesman and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 david is playing too high..not getting on the ball enough and not a great finisher Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig11rm Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Where would Lille be without the 37yo Fonte. Very frustrating, I think David should be playing deeper as well and Weah should play more minutes. Cblake, Obinna, Trois Reds and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Really hard to watch David in these conditions, sometimes the decision-making and overall play is so bad, it's a miracle they are still leading the league. As I don't think Galtier has any ability to improve the play, and is showing himself unable to adjust to teams that have already got Lille's number (these weaker sides holding them rather handily lately in Ligue 1), it's most likely they'll end up 3rd. I don't think they are even at the level of Lyon or Monaco now. I mean: exactly what solution is there for this team, playing this way, with this coach? Don't see it. Cblake and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Marseille helped Lille out by tying Lyon in the late match. The commentator in today's Lille match mentioned that Galtier has been linked as a replacement to some of the larger clubs. And I was thinking maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing for David. ray and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Except for the fact that he has stuck with David through everything. He may not be able to coach some of the ball hogs into playing better but our boy was always on the pitch and he supported him 100 percent when he couldn’t find the net. If he leaves and David goes 6 games without a goal he might get nailed to the bench. sebdeserio, Cblake, Alex and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) The rumour was Marseille, as Gailtier is from there, but they have already brought in the new manager. In fact I think Lille face Marseille on the next match day. There may be other clubs in for him in the summer, but I don't think we'll see a change of manager at Lille. I actually think that is good for David. Not great, but not the worst situation to have a manager who will give you chances, as Galtier has done. If Lille somehow manage to win the league, it will be nothing short of a miracle. If they do or at least come close, perhaps they will generate enough interest to sell off Ikone and/or Bamba. Perhaps Yazici too. Maybe they'll even sell David, though that's unlikely unless he catches fire to round out the season. If David does stay, I really hope Lille makes changes and puts in a new style of play. I sometimes wonder of Galtier is captive to the players he has.... Does anyone know what his coaching style was like at St. Etienne? Edited March 1, 2021 by Obinna narduch and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 11 hours ago, Obinna said: The rumour was Marseille, as Gailtier is from there, but they have already brought in the new manager. In fact I think Lille face Marseille on the next match day. There may be other clubs in for him in the summer, but I don't think we'll see a change of manager at Lille. I actually think that is good for David. Not great, but not the worst situation to have a manager who will give you chances, as Galtier has done. If Lille somehow manage to win the league, it will be nothing short of a miracle. If they do or at least come close, perhaps they will generate enough interest to sell off Ikone and/or Bamba. Perhaps Yazici too. Maybe they'll even sell David, though that's unlikely unless he catches fire to round out the season. If David does stay, I really hope Lille makes changes and puts in a new style of play. I sometimes wonder of Galtier is captive to the players he has.... Does anyone know what his coaching style was like at St. Etienne? I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool were interested in David again. Firmino needs competition and Liverpool like to get a bargain (kabak). Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I had originally thought that David’s adverse conditions in Lille (with respect to the style of play, not the support he gets from Galtier) would eventually make him stronger and more adaptable, but I think I have been convinced - it isn’t about adapting to that style it is about the style being generally less conducive to developing actual footballing skills. Starting to feel the same way and while I was hopeful about this move originally I am thinking that a transfer out would probably be the best option if the opportunity materialized. 33 minutes ago, Mikmacdo said: I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool were interested in David again. Firmino needs competition and Liverpool like to get a bargain (kabak). I got critiqued for saying this before but I just don’t see a team like Pool coming in for David after he struggled to adapt to much. If he has this much trouble with Ligue 1 defenders, imagine going up against Premiership defenders week in and week out - and that would be. If he could quickly crack the first team. Regardless of whose fault it is, JD hasn’t really done himself a lot of favours with his slow start in France. Things improved in January but to me that is still a long way from being sniped by a club like Liverpool. Lille won’t give away their record signing so he would still command a fairly large transfer fee. I just don’t see it happening. Cblake and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I had originally thought that David’s adverse conditions in Lille (with respect to the style of play, not the support he gets from Galtier) would eventually make him stronger and more adaptable, but I think I have been convinced - it isn’t about adapting to that style it is about the style being generally less conducive to developing actual footballing skills. Starting to feel the same way and while I was hopeful about this move originally I am thinking that a transfer out would probably be the best option if the opportunity materialized. I got critiqued for saying this before but I just don’t see a team like Pool coming in for David after he struggled to adapt to much. If he has this much trouble with Ligue 1 defenders, imagine going up against Premiership defenders week in and week out - and that would be. If he could quickly crack the first team. Regardless of whose fault it is, JD hasn’t really done himself a lot of favours with his slow start in France. Things improved in January but to me that is still a long way from being sniped by a club like Liverpool. Lille won’t give away their record signing so he would still command a fairly large transfer fee. I just don’t see it happening. His issue isn't with Ligue 1 defenders. Cblake, Club Linesman and Macksam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Just now, CanadaFan123 said: His issue isn't with Ligue 1 defenders. I disagree. He is stripped of the ball in one on one situations a lot. His chances come from intelligent runs that he makes and which his teammates occasionally notice. But when he is running at defenders with the ball he almost never comes out on top. It is one of the reasons for the recent discussion on his tendency to fall down and look for calls. You don’t do that if you just beat your guy. Put him up against defenders who are generally smarter and faster in a tougher league, and I think he would be really challenged. Norrin Radd, sebdeserio, Cblake and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) 58 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I disagree. He is stripped of the ball in one on one situations a lot. His chances come from intelligent runs that he makes and which his teammates occasionally notice. But when he is running at defenders with the ball he almost never comes out on top. It is one of the reasons for the recent discussion on his tendency to fall down and look for calls. You don’t do that if you just beat your guy. Put him up against defenders who are generally smarter and faster in a tougher league, and I think he would be really challenged. He has been going down soft since his time at Gent. This isn't a new thing with David. Remember the goal he scored where he went down in the box and everyone stopped, looking at the ref to see if he'd give the call, then David quickly popped back up and shot the ball in the net? That was great reaction from David, but it all started from him going down easily. Rightly or wrongly, since day 1 in France he wasn't getting these calls. As for getting stripped of the ball, well yeah that's going to happen when you're taking players on at a higher level (unless you're Davies). That's not his game though, as you rightly point out. It's clever movement to find pockets and create or score. Those pockets are harder to find in France, but more importantly he doesn't have teammates capable of finding him, as you said. Either way, hard to imagine him doing better than he is now at a higher level of play, but if he was surrounded around players with better vision I think he can do very well at a higher level. For instance I think he'd be a perfect understudy to Muller at Bayern. I bet he would thrive at Bayern. It's a bigger club in a better league, but most importantly the players have world class vision. Unfortunately, the Muller understudy now looks to be Musiala, so it's moot. Just wanted to provide an example though of the kind of situation he could do well in. Whether Liverpool is a good example I am not sure. But yeah, right now I wouldn't bet on him doing better at a higher level, but wouldn't rule it out either. Good arguments on both sides. Edited March 1, 2021 by Obinna Cblake, Kadenge, Macksam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, CanadaFan123 said: His issue isn't with Ligue 1 defenders. Partially agree, as per my comment above. I do think too much is being made of it, but we have to admit the defenders are better. That is a factor somewhat. Whether it's more of that versus more about the system and role he plays in (and teammates he plays with), well that's debatable. Macksam, Ivan and Cblake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Lille take on Marseille at 3pm ET today johnyb, Shway, Cblake and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 41 minutes ago, narduch said: Lille take on Marseille at 3pm ET today Thanks for the reminder narduch and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 far north vs far south..interim larguet still in charge of marseille until sampaoli is allowed to join..should be interesting Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, Big_M said: far north vs far south..interim larguet still in charge of marseille until sampaoli is allowed to join..should be interesting Marseille seem to have turned their season around a bit after they looked to be tanking badly Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 David, Weah, Yazici and Ikone all starting. Interesting attacking lineup! Looking forward to this one. johnyb, Ansem, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, frmr said: David, Weah, Yazici and Ikone all starting. Interesting attacking lineup! Looking forward to this one. Excited to see Marseille! Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Actually a bit surprised that David is starting, he played the full match on Sunday, I figured that Galtier would continue to rotate the attacking players Obinna and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ansem said: Excited to see Marseille! Payet-Milik-Thauvin is a really tasty front three on paper Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Lille have a cup match on the weekend against a 4th tier team. Makes sense to go all out today. johnyb and Cblake 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Bamba not starting, which I think is a first for this season Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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