Stephy Mavididi

[filbertway]

I like how it came from the ball literally bouncing about 6 yards off him

 

[moore_94]

Loved this from him in added time as well

 

 

[SemperEadem]

Enjoyed how direct he was.

[filbertway]

Just now, SemperEadem said:

Enjoyed how direct he was.

Nice to have a player who'll run at the opposition. I was well impressed he had that in him at the end of the game considering his pre season was a week shorter and he's only just joined.

 

People are going well overboard on him in this thread mind. He'll cause problems with his directness though, it's nice not worrying about the gaffer looking to coach it out of him asap as well.

[Gamble92]

3 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Enjoyed how direct he was.

This is huge for me. Was really worried about how the possession based football might mean we lack that. Seen it too many times with us where we try and implement it and don't have the players. You'll always need players who can directly make something happen at any point. 

[Jonezy]

Very very promising debut.

 

Also absolutely loved his reaction, when KDH put his 2nd into the top corner. 

[Lambert09]

2 hours ago, filbertway said:

I like how it came from the ball literally bouncing about 6 yards off him

 

the best players don’t let a bad moment faze them. A very positive sign if you follow up an embarassing touch with something like that imo 

[VLC86]

Took his time but looked good for the last half an hour. Let’s not fall into the one game trap though please, the next Lloyd Dyer? Get out.

[LinekersLugs]

6 hours ago, gerrytaggart said:

All that from one glimpse of him in a Leicester shirt?!?.

 

I have be close to his camp for a number of years and have seen him play in France etc… it’s not just off one match 👍👍

[Dan LCFC]

Rusty as expected but really grew into it. I think he'll prove too good for this league.

[foxesfan98]

I really liked his willingness to make runs off the ball. So many times in the first half especially he was on his bike looking for a ball over the top but they were rarely played. Even if the pass doesn't come, it will worry defenders as they'll be thinking in the back of their minds he could burst in behind them at any time.

 

It looked like he wasn't quite sure what to do when he got the ball in the first half in terms of 1v1s but improved massively towards the end. Hopefully his confidence will grow as the season goes on and he can be more of a threat in the box cos if he does he'll be a massive player for us.

 

 

[DionDublinsThirdLeg]

I was a huge fan of Barnes and never understood that some fans never rated him. For 3 years + he was our only attacking outlet, would get doubled up on every game, and he'd still be one of the best scoring wingers in the League.

 

He had flaws though, and there were glimpses of Mavididi having certain strengths that Barnes didn't. For instance, Barnes was never actually a winger who would dribble past the opposition, his method of getting past was often through one twos and getting in behind off the ball.

He also wasn't good linking up play. I can recall many occasions where we would look to build up play and his first touch passes would be dreadful, and he was never a creative passer. Whereas Mavididi did play a great ball through to Iheanacho at one point, and obviously made space for KDH's second goal. 

 

I think Mavididi may be less of a goalscoring threat but actually offer us a more complete package as a team. He will be better at progressing us up the pitch than Barnes was, that's for sure, and he showed that against Cov with both his direct running and his passing.

For just £6-7 million though, why didn't we have at least one of this type of player on our bench last season?

[Jon the Hat]

2 hours ago, DionDublinsThirdLeg said:

For just £6-7 million though, why didn't we have at least one of this type of player on our bench last season?

Premier league tax would have made him 15-20M probably.

[DionDublinsThirdLeg]

14 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Premier league tax would have made him 15-20M probably.

 

That's not really been the case with Brentford, you had Brighton signing Caicedo for about the same we paid for Mavididi. They also paid about £3 mil for Mitoma, and we paid a minimal fee for Kante. These players are out there, and we stopped going for them. 

[Spudulike]

On 07/08/2023 at 16:11, Jonezy said:

Very very promising debut.

 

Also absolutely loved his reaction, when KDH put his 2nd into the top corner. 

Apparently he picked up a ball boy? 

[lcfcell]

It’s nice to see a player actually enjoy playing for us. Went mental for the 2nd goal 

[Jonezy]

2 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Apparently he picked up a ball boy? 

I dunno. I just loved that as soon, as KDH's shot hit top bin he made 'the aeroplane' storming towards the crowd like he scored. 

[East Langton Fox]

Inconsistent during the game. Has pace but was out running the defence rather than beating them one on one.

Nice  lay off for KDH’s second. 

Hopefully better than Tete who was a one game wonder. 

[ARM1968]

Don’t think we could have expected much more from him. He had a very good game. Let’s hope he builds on it. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 hour ago, lcfcell said:

It’s nice to see a player actually enjoy playing for us. Went mental for the 2nd goal 

So did McAteer. Loved it.

[jayfox26]

Does anyone have a video of him celebrating the winner?

[PhillippaT]

2 hours ago, Spudulike said:

Apparently he picked up a ball boy? 

I thought he'd be little too old for that  

[STUHILL]

I thought it was a very promising debut. He is a winger, so we will have to put up with the usual frustrations at times, but he certainly looks like he can create something out of nothing, and he will likely terrify defenders with his tricks and speed. 

Just need one for the other side now! 

[StriderHiryu]

22 hours ago, DionDublinsThirdLeg said:

I think Mavididi may be less of a goalscoring threat but actually offer us a more complete package as a team. He will be better at progressing us up the pitch than Barnes was, that's for sure, and he showed that against Cov with both his direct running and his passing.

For just £6-7 million though, why didn't we have at least one of this type of player on our bench last season?

Great analysis. Put a similar player on the other side and we will be too hot to handle for this division.

 

We did sign Tete for his ability to beat a man, and we thought we would probably sign Lookman who can do the same even if he's not quite as direct. Last summer we just couldn't spend / didn't want to spend so we didn't have that depth.

[Guest BlueBrett]

Very optimistic about this guy's potential at this level. Couple of lovely touches and once his confidence was up he seemed so positive and direct while actually managing to still play with his head up. I really like that he seems like a decent physical specimen as well, not one of these flimsy little wingers but genuine athleticism on top of the pace and trickery.