Originally posted by The
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nonetheless, the whole time Bayer backline seemed very weary of his presence out there (especially knowing of his brilliance in quick passing / transition play on possible swift counters..!)
he was being man-marked tighter than a nun's butthole everywhere on the pitch and during the whole freakin time..! but still he managed to position himself brilliantly in little spaces afforded to him everywhere (especially so in and around the box..!) thus providing much more valuable space and time for his attacking surrounding cast..!!
ffs he won them the all important opening goal PK and also played a vital role in earning the 2nd PK too, as him chasing after and closing in on that CK delivery more so than anyone else panicked holzk into handling that cross into the box ..!
so i'd argue that he certainly had a Net Positive effect on the game ..! the proof for such claim is in the pudding as witnessed immediately upon his departure from the game, Bayer pressed more numbers into the high press and took complete control of the match and Roma's were left completely toothless on their attacking/countering forrays..!
like i said, the most frustrating shitt about his game was him getting winded a bit late on and not particularly pressing hard defensively and Scared of screwing up, going down and asking to be subbed off ..!!
probably so because of getting yelled (as you say..!) @ by his teammates for his half-asssed defensive pressing and efforts ??
like i've said before unlike Taremi, Sardar's defensive pressure and pressing tactics are poorAF.... he is a pure attacking player and he likes to lul his markers into sleep by lollygagging about conserving his energy but always ready and poised to pounce on a through-ball to exploit the large spaces left behind by advancing backlines...!! you could visibly see him ask for a long ball forward to run on to but Roma were too busy pussy passing it backwards and side to side instead..!!
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