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Pascal has now scored four goals from open play in (less than?) a handful of games -- 2x United away, West Ham home, United home. This follows on from a long spell of not scoring from open play. The last one I think he scored from open play was...
I've been hypothesising for a while now that the reason why defenders consistently fail to read Pascal's pirouette is that his delivery is so good that, in the first instance, defenders are seeking to block that, which enables Pascal to exploit the situation and buy further time in deploying...
I really don't think pace is overrated: all -- or, if not, pretty much all -- top/world class players have it. What that means is that you have to compensate in other areas if you don't have that and, in terms of technique, engine and especially intelligence, Pascal does that in abundance.
He's certainly been playing a more advanced role over the last month or two. The big difference, however, is that in 2017/18, CH played a very rigid and consistent 4411. Pascal went out on both wings, creating overloads, and putting in crosses for Murray. This season we have a much more mobile...
Although I agree with you on the other players, I think you're being a little harsh on Pascal here. There's a reason Potter picked him and played him for the full game on such a regular basis last season. And you're badly wrong on the highlighted part. Pascal's set plays are about as good as...