2024/25 Abdoulaye Doucoure

[Eggs]

Genuinely cannot remember a single moment he did anything decent today Eggs, touch bad, looked slow, even his normal energy and harrying players wasn't present.

Three moments summed him up - early on being out clean through with a step on the CB, the CB reached the ball 3y ahead of him, played in for a decent chance had DCL wide clear - two great options, first time shot or laying it off - he chooses option 3 - take a touch and let's the CB easily get the block in. Third - Lindstrom spot him on the shoulder of the CB, plays a beautiful ball in behind meanwhile Doucoure decides to not run there but instead the opposite way into another CB, makes it look like a horrid ball from Lindstrom when it was actually a great decision just to a player with zero instincts

…agree, but we clearly struggle without him in the team. I just think he almost plays two positions, an ineffective no10 who will get alongside and beyond DCL and score the odd goal, but more importantly he gets himself behind the ball when the opposition have it.

I think that’s his real value to this team, he becomes an extra defensive body. Erratic in possession but an extra defensive body when the opposition have the ball.

The day we regularly pick up points without him is when we’ve progressed.

 

[bluestevon]

…agree, but we clearly struggle without him in the team. I just think he almost plays two positions, an ineffective no10 who will get alongside and beyond DCL and score the odd goal, but more importantly he gets himself behind the ball when the opposition have it.

I think that’s his real value to this team, he becomes an extra defensive body. Erratic in possession but an extra defensive body when the opposition have the ball.

The day we regularly pick up points without him is when we’ve progressed.

We need that extra body primarily as for some reason we play ultra defensively but without ever getting an actual solid DM, or any in fact - who was the last one we actually had?

 

[Joey66]

Never a striker far too slow ....

 

[nsno-chris]

Stole millions from this club

 

[Carlito]

There isn't a single player at Watford who's more of a Watford player than Doucoure, and yet he's somehow on Champions League money here.

 

[Runub]

Must be badly injured, otherwise how can a professional footballer be so slow

 

[Scarecrow]

Stole millions from this club

His goal keeping us up probably paid that in spades.

Still, not a fan of Absolyte Donkoure, but he's had his moments.

 

[nsno-chris]

His goal keeping us up probably paid that in spades.

Still, not a fan of Absolyte Donkoure, but he's had his moments.

His awful ability to play football was one of the reasons we were put in that position

 

[Scarecrow]

You could apply that to another nine outfield players though.

 

[micknick]

Stole millions from this club

What a whopper you are. Also saved the club millions by scoring the goal that kept us in the division.

 

[nsno-chris]

What a whopper you are. Also saved the club millions by scoring the goal that kept us in the division.

shut up mick

 

[micknick]

shut up mick

I’d beat you in a fight you ugly trog.

Douc deserves some respect on his name.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

[Poor language removed], move on.

 

[dannyboy]

Never a striker far too slow ....

You can put up with a lack of speed but not when it's combined with struggling to control a football.

 

[nsno-chris]

I’d beat you in a fight you ugly trog.

Douc deserves some respect on his name.

Shut up Mick