Too early to say that.
We’re somewhat deep into the season atm, but this is only a start for him.
The guy hasn’t even been able to train with the team up until a few weeks ago. Played like an hour or so before this, and now it’s the first start for him.
You could obviously be right in the end, but it’s way too early to make such a definite judgement on him.
Me, Trion and everyone debating the red card
Well stop it and watch the fucking boring game!
Merino can’t even score from a corner, shit cunt.
I know better than to write him off after just one game
Too reactionary
Doesn’t look up to much but still early days
This thread will be a barrel of laughs. Does anyone want brace for their jerky knee?
Haven’t been impressed by any of his appearances but let’s not be silly. He can ball.
I think he’s a good player but relying on him to be your most creative midfielder is madness. It should be 2/3 of him, Rice, and Partey and never all three unless we’re trying to see out a match.
When he barely played Nwaneri before he was not going to trust in it today
And that’s the issue with not giving him more minutes previously
Even today only brings him on when the game is lost, if it were 1-1 I doubt he takes Merino off
Too cautious when we’re missing key creative players in Saka and Odegaard
I agree.
What I really don’t understand is why he went away from Trossard in the middle of the pitch, who had developed such a good relationship with Havertz. He could have started Jesus on the left, Sterling on the right and we would have the system that had been successful for the last month just with the wingers changed.
Yup.
Rice, for his immense price tag, doesn’t have the passing capability to make our attack tick. I was hoping Merino might be bit better in that regards but nope.
We really need to get a player who can come into this midfield and add that passing range.
We let ESR and Viera go to not give minutes to the player who should be hoovering up those kind of minutes when we’re talking like for like
That will be a big issue over the course of the season IMO
Showed good feet and touch to set up Martinelli on that big chance.
Been poor this season for me
He does his primary job of keeping it tight but his contribution to our attack is poor indeed.
I’ve seen some shit takes in my time on this forum but writing off a player half way through his first start for the club might be up there with the worst of them.
Tbh I don’t think he’s done that well defensively either, we’ve been more under threat and more chaotic at the back than usual and he plays a part in that.
Last season he was unreal so i’m holding him to that standard which may be harsh but I expect him to get back there.
The overreaction to an overreaction is ironic