1. ESTÊVÃO
The primary of what is going to hopefully be many, many, many WAGNH Man of the Match awards for younger Estêvão, who bought to attain his first Champions League objective because of a stable management transfer from Enzo Fernández, who gave the penalty to the teenager to take (that he had gained within the first place). Estêvão nearly added one by the use of a bicycle kick late on: that unbridled youthful enthusiasm on full show, prompting reward from supervisor and teammates alike.
“The odd factor about Estêvão is with younger gamers you’re fearful they’ve one good recreation and assume they’re high. Estêvão is well mannered, he’s humble, he needs to study. His household make an enormous job there. We’re glad not solely manner with manner he performs however he’s a pleasant boy, a great boy.
“I believe within the Premier League he wants a bit of extra time. It’s similar to Cole Palmer. I had him identical age with Metropolis’s Below-23s. Cole performed vast and now he’s inside. Now Estêvão performs vast, however sooner or later I believe he’s extra of an inside participant.
“I really feel very fortunate to be his supervisor as a result of it’s thrilling, you possibly can take pleasure in. We stated many instances, I believe the followers on the finish, they paid the tickets to see gamers like Cole [Palmer], like Estêvão, this type of participant. So it’s good that we will have gamers like Estêvão, like Cole, like them.”
-Enzo Maresca; supply:
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2. MOISÉS CAICEDO (7.7)
Are we Caicedo FC now? Eighth podium look in eleven appearances for our reigning Participant of the Season — and each bit deserved. How fortunate are we?
3. MARC GUIU (7.6)
We’ve been ready for Guiu to get a begin, and he lastly did. And he promptly took benefit of the oppotunity, scoring our first on the night time.
In our prior recreation, we noticed him play along with João Pedro (with the latter in a supporting central position): may we see that extra typically going ahead?
vs. AJAX AMSTERDAM (CL, H, W 5-1)
EXCEPTIONAL (8.5-9.5): —
EXCELLENT (7.5-8.4): Estêvão (8.4), Caicedo (7.7), Guiu (7.6)
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GOOD (6.5-7.4): Enzo (7.3), Gittens (7.2), George (7.2, sub), Acheampong (6.9, sub), Lavia (6.8), Buonanotte (6.7), Fofana (6.6), Hato (6.6), Walsh (6.5, sub)
AVERAGE (5.5-6.4): Chalobah (6.4, sub), Santos(6.4, sub), Jörgensen (5.9), Tosin (5.6)
SUBPAR (4.5-5.4): —
BAD (3.5-4.4): —
TERRIBLE (2.5-3.4): —
OVERALL