2024/25 Abdoulaye Doucoure


He’d be absolutely fine on reduced wages and being a squad player.
He’s got his uses, we saw how good he was against United…before he gave away both fouls that led to their goals. With better man management, he can be a really good squad player or ‘plays for 60 mins then off’ starter. I doubt he’d accept that role though.
 
….chuffed for him, he’s never pleasing on the eye but he’s effective, he plays like it matters and I have no doubt about his loyalty to the club.

Bit of a Groundhog Day, never convince the unconvinced but I’ve always understood why managers select him, his teammates will appreciate him as well.
Spot on. He may well be dreadful and contribute very little but goals like that are absolutely massive. Whether it’s worth a new contract is very questionable to me though.
 
And all the players who performed better than him, how many stoppage time winners did they score today?

Edit. Also I'm not his biggest fan but give the guy some credit.
How many attacks does this guy disrupt though? In one of the games he jumped in front of Beto and stopped him from scoring a tap in. Replace DOUCS with players that can actually create (like Dwight did for him) and we will stop skying chances. Most of our chances are half chances which is a massive difference from being set up plate perfect with the goalkeeper out of position and nobody to stop him.
 

And all the players who performed better than him, how many stoppage time winners did they score today?

Edit. Also I'm not his biggest fan but give the guy some credit.
What a stupid comment ! Even Messi would fall at the first .He is not up to the standard simple ,because he scores an odd goal doesn't justify his place when he is keeping another player out of the side .
 

Makes no sense, he scribbled on his hand, held his fingers to his ear like a phone and held his hands out. That isn’t a “no to racism celebration”, that’s a “ I wanna sign the ting, call me”.
I didn't say it was a no racism celebration, I said some kids asked him to do it when he attended a "Say No To Racism" event.
 
Somewhere at a championship club. He can come up with a winner like today but its the 10 or 15 games where he really is a liability for our attack that makes it important to let him leave in the summer.
The question I would be asking is why does every manager who is here pick him in the starting XI ?

He is doing the job they ask of him
 
And all the players who performed better than him, how many stoppage time winners did they score today?

Edit. Also I'm not his biggest fan but give the guy some credit.

Do you think that a front 4 of:

McNeil....Alcaraz...Ndiaye
................Beto

Wouldnt have scored today?

Alcaraz should have had a pen...as should Beto. Prior to them coming on we would never have scored imo.

McNeil added the class from the right today.

Doucoure i have actually massively liked since we signed him -- thought he was a great signing...brilliant under Ancelotti.

But hes no 10. Hes also not got the energy he used to.

I love the heart in the man but i dont love how Moyes is using him.

A contract extension as a squad player at £50-60k a week and it makes some sense...

Different role...different position and one more season would he a big stretch but i cant handle him being used over Alcaraz.
 

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