I felt the same as you at first: Diogo Jota felt like a cut-price consolation prize. Werner was the one we really wanted. How could this guy fill in for (let alone compete with) prime Salah, Mané and Firmino?
And then he played. And he scored. And he scored and he scored. And I thought: ah. Right. That’s why we signed him.
I thought his last goal for us — his last goal period — was so fitting.
Presses the defender into a mistake. Makes himself available in the box. Close control to wriggle past two defenders. Gives Pickford the eyes to send him the wrong way. Slams the ball into the unguarded part of the net.
This is a perfect tribute Grace, thank you.
I felt the same as you at first: Diogo Jota felt like a cut-price consolation prize. Werner was the one we really wanted. How could this guy fill in for (let alone compete with) prime Salah, Mané and Firmino?
And then he played. And he scored. And he scored and he scored. And I thought: ah. Right. That’s why we signed him.
I thought his last goal for us — his last goal period — was so fitting.
Presses the defender into a mistake. Makes himself available in the box. Close control to wriggle past two defenders. Gives Pickford the eyes to send him the wrong way. Slams the ball into the unguarded part of the net.
That’s just what he did.