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2021/22 Abdoulaye Doucouré

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Play the kids onyango and Warrington with Allan while the duke is out.

Put Delph, gbamin and Gomes in the skip with Rondon.

Sorted.

I will bow to the wisdom of fans who have seen the likes of Warrington more than me but I don’t think he is ready for the PL yet. I don’t know how old he is so perhaps there is time but I just don’t see it based on the 2/3 times I’ve seen him. Hope I am wrong as there’s nothing any of us likes seeing more than a young blue coming good
 

Found this interesting from Abdoulaye Doucouré:


“Carlo Ancelotti had invited us to dinner at the restaurant, me, Allan and James, the three recruits, with our agents. We had spent a warm, relaxed time, talking about everything football, but also our lives, until 1 or 2 in the morning. I had never experienced that in my career”

“He is the most human coach I have met. He was also very honest. When I arrived, he explained to me that he did not particularly want me at the beginning but that the leaders had ended up convincing him”

“My first day in training coincided with the day before a match. Carlo comes to see me on the field and says to me: ‘So, Abdou, do you want to play tomorrow?’ I say yes, of course”

“He said to me, a little mockingly: ‘Well, we’ll see if you’re training well’, and he left, laughing. I knew then that I was going to play and I did not want to disappoint him. He reassured me, freed me. He was one of the men who changed my game".
 

We haven't one a game under Lampard with him in the team so it might be time to sell.

Joking obviously, but on a serious not I think it's a bit of a blessing that Lampard has been able to start building something while he's injured. I don't think a team relying on Doucoure to perform is going anywhere fast. Well anywhere but down.
 
The way I look at it now with him is we have diversity in the way we want to play. If we need fast paced, aggessive busy play, him and Allan together in the midfield. If we are going for something where we can dominate the ball or keep possession, you probably play Van De Beek/Alli
 
Found this interesting from Abdoulaye Doucouré:


“Carlo Ancelotti had invited us to dinner at the restaurant, me, Allan and James, the three recruits, with our agents. We had spent a warm, relaxed time, talking about everything football, but also our lives, until 1 or 2 in the morning. I had never experienced that in my career”

“He is the most human coach I have met. He was also very honest. When I arrived, he explained to me that he did not particularly want me at the beginning but that the leaders had ended up convincing him”

“My first day in training coincided with the day before a match. Carlo comes to see me on the field and says to me: ‘So, Abdou, do you want to play tomorrow?’ I say yes, of course”

“He said to me, a little mockingly: ‘Well, we’ll see if you’re training well’, and he left, laughing. I knew then that I was going to play and I did not want to disappoint him. He reassured me, freed me. He was one of the men who changed my game".
That doesn't surprise me. Ancelotti is renowned as a great man manager. He was who I wanted when Moshiri took over the club. Unfortunately, we were too far down the road when he came.
 

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