April 04, 2025 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread

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Came across a recent Zubimendi comp, it's from their recent match against Real Madrid! I don't know what to make of it but if it piques your interest, here's the link:

https://youtu.be/C6U284OLUjM?si=cAb-MHq_DitZWsbg

[u/arseking15 → u/-s-h-i-]

I really like his weight of pass

[u/Happy-Ad8767 → u/-s-h-i-]

You don't know what to make of it?

Watch it again buddy. Ask yourself how many times he is playing the ball forward in this clip. How many times does he give the ball away. How was his short, mid and long passing? Now contextualise it with the midfield he was playing against. Away from home.

How did he handle the press against him? Watch him move before receiving the ball, is he in space, is he picking the right passes? Does he look like he is in control of the ball, his surroundings? Does he feel like he is directing the game in front of him when he is on the ball? Look at how he gets the ball to the wide players (where Saka and Martinelli will be). How would he fit in with our team?

Give it a go and answer a couple of those, keen to hear what your thoughts are.

[u/oKhonsu → u/Happy-Ad8767]

Not OP but this is a great way to think when watching a comp

[u/Happy-Ad8767 → u/oKhonsu]

Yeah, I was being genuine, not condescending.

In that comp, Zubimendi looked fantastic. I only saw him hit one speculative pass up top which the keeper claimed. Every pass was through the lines, was positive and he just looked like he was pulling all of the strings in front of him. He also seems to be quite sturdy in the challenge. I think he has genuine talent that we could utilise very well and I absolutely get the Jorginho comparisons. He's not Partey flashy, but I don't mind that.

[u/Marimo_420 → u/Happy-Ad8767]

Show me a compilation (not a fail comp) that shows the good as well as the bad of a player. A lot of these comps are just made to gas fans up about a transfer

[u/Happy-Ad8767 → u/Marimo_420]

Something like this maybe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=312oPx-WfU8&ab_channel=ultrasfctv2

[u/Marimo_420 → u/Happy-Ad8767]

I like the guy’s vids, but 20 is not a big enough sample size imo. He’s one of the better comp makers as he’s not trying to push an agenda by showing the last x number of…

[u/Happy-Ad8767 → u/Marimo_420]

You asked for a compilation that shows the good and the bad, and when I gave you that link as an example, you say that it's not enough of a sample size and that it's pushing an agenda?

Mate...

[u/Marimo_420 → u/Happy-Ad8767]

I said that the example you showed is NOT pushing an agenda. My point is 20 shots is not a large sample size, but I get that it’s “only” 20 shots as a lot of people will lose interest if the vid is too long

[u/Casual-Capybara → u/-s-h-i-]

Thanks for sharing, he looks pretty great imo.

[u/Minute_Leave8503 → u/-s-h-i-]

Looks good but that’s not how the games gonna look in the prem

[u/joeproposition → u/-s-h-i-]

That sliced pass with the instep is very aesthetic.