Manchester City is in permanent evolution under the orders of Pep Guardiola. The ‘tiki taka’ is already a thing of the past and the former Barcelona and Bayern coach has been incorporating different records in recent seasons with the signings of Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish…and Jérémy Doku (Amberes, 27-5-2002).
The former Rennes player, signed this summer in exchange for 60 million eurosHe has provided ‘electricity’ to the attack of the ‘cityzens’. His dribbling and his change of game They have fallen like an ‘electroshock’ in the Premier. The Belgian international – he made his senior debut at the age of 18 years, three months and nine days under the orders of Roberto Martínez – ‘crushed’ Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth (6-1).
The City winger, who scored a goal and distributed four assistsbecame the Youngest footballer (21 years and 161 days)to participate in five goals in Premier League history. Only Pogba, Kane, Cazorla, Adebayor, Cesc, Reyes and Bergkamp had been capable of providing four assists in a single Premier League match.
“In his first game against Fulham he was a little timid, but against West Ham he already started to show his incredible skills. We always have expectations, but Doku generates something special for the stands and for me too. You feel like something is going to happen when you see him upstairs with Erling and Julián. Being able to score six goals is something really good,” acknowledged Pep Guardiola after beating ‘the Cherries’.
We always have expectations, but Doku generates something special for the stands and for me too
Pep Guardiola
Although he has only played 45% of the minutes in the League -497 out of 990-, Doku is already the Premier player who He completes the most drives to the area (35), the third in the most assists (5) and the fourth in the most successful dribbles (27 out of 45)..
His dribbling ability guaranteed his arrival at the Etihad. Last season, with Rennes, it was, According to ‘Opta’, the player who drove the ball the most meters (356) per Ligue 1 game and the one who completed the most dribbles (6.8) every 90 minutes.
Guardiola, however, banishes that aura of a ‘compulsive’ dribbler that surrounds Doku: “He’s not just good at one-on-one or one-on-two. He’s a great, great footballer.. Read each action perfectly. He knows what he has to do and near the area he grows. It is difficult to find a player with that ability to play in small spaces. “It’s incredible how he changes pace in five meters, at that distance he is one of the fastest players in the world.”
He is not only good at one against one or one against two. He is a great, great footballer footballer
Pep Guardiola
Doku has found the ‘match for his shoe’ at City. “I am very proud. It is very easy to play in this team, there is a lot of movement. When you play with the best players it is easy to find the right pass and detect the right moment to attack the spaces. I feel like I’m improving every day and it shows. “All my assists, for example, were different.”
I feel like I’m improving every day and it shows. All my assists, for example, were different
Jéremy Doku
Rodri, who assisted him after a great wall to make it 1-0, also highlighted his impact on City. “In recent years, since the departure of Sterling or Sané, we did not have this type of player, so fast on the wing. Generally this type of player is good at one-on-one and somewhat selfish, but Doku has both. He’s quite altruistic.”
2023-11-06 11:21:22
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