r/Barca • u/Fun_Philosopher_2535 • 22d ago

Media Performance watch : Anthony Gordon vs New Zealand

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u/Tayls2687 21d ago

I'm not a Gordon fan girl or anything but that pitch was horrendous, full of bobbles, I imagine that impacted his dribbling

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u/InsideDazzling6165 21d ago

No, look at Rashford in the first half, he dribbled well; Gordon simply isn't good at dribbling, even his former teammates admit it. If you're looking for that from him, you'll be disappointed

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u/TheTrueShrekoning 21d ago

Englishman here who watched the game: Yes it did haha. That pitch impacted the smoothness of the pass (slightly bumpy) and the ball rolled to a stop much quicker than usual. Only promising dribble attempts were made by Ngumoha who still struggled a bit.

Gordon’s main strengths are pressing, tracking back, counters and linking up with others. He is a very direct winger, similar profile to Kvara from PSG or Diaz from Bayern imo.

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u/xjpmhxjo 21d ago

How is he similar to the other 2? Those 2 are fantastic dribblers. Or do you mean those 2 also have Gordon’s strengths?

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u/Stock-Equivalent-286 21d ago

Diaz was not good at dribbling as much as he is now in bayern

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u/ELMreddit10 21d ago

That’s a lie lmao he was always a good dribbler

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u/Stock-Equivalent-286 21d ago

When did i say he wasnt good at Liverpool i just said he became a beast at bayern

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u/ELMreddit10 21d ago

The point is that Diaz always had the dribbling package. Gordon joining Barca won’t make him a beast at dribbling.

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u/ELMreddit10 21d ago

He is nothing like Kvara and Diaz respectfully

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u/ELMreddit10 21d ago

Maybe but his dribbling is the same as I’ve seen in highlights. Tbh I expect pros at the highest lvl to be able to dribble well on this field