{"id":291560,"date":"2023-09-17T23:35:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=291560"},"modified":"2023-09-17T23:35:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:35:47","slug":"jeremy-doku-dazzles-with-even-manchester-city-surprised-by-his-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/jeremy-doku-dazzles-with-even-manchester-city-surprised-by-his-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Doku dazzles with even Manchester City surprised by his quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dazzling Jeremy Doku has even surprised Manchester City with his wizardry after the \u00a355m Belgian winger scored a superb equaliser in the 3-1 win over West Ham<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeremy Doku provided an indication of his quality against West Ham\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The winger, who joined for \u00a355m, got on the scoresheet for his new side<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thierry Henry once claimed that when Jeremy Doku is running at a marker in full flight, the only thing left to do is pray. Someone really should have offered Vladimir Coufal a mat to avoid his knees succumbing to grass burns.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly assistant to Roberto Martinez with Belgium, Henry has seen plenty of Doku and is insistent that the young winger is destined for great things. Even so, there was an element of surprise around Manchester City at the level of this performance, just a second appearance since a \u00a355million move from Rennes.<\/p>\n<p>Coufal didn\u2019t know where to turn. Doku can go both ways at pace and his equaliser, seconds after the restart, came as the backpedalling West Ham full back felt he could not commit to a tackle. While the Czech deliberated over what to do, Doku curled into the corner.<\/p>\n<p>This is what Pep Guardiola has not had for a long time. City signed the 21-year-old because of his unpredictability, a penchant for the unexpected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The recruitment team saw this as a particularly useful attribute when facing teams who defend deep, which is actually the majority of the division. An attacking impulsiveness is probably the only thing they have lacked in recent seasons. The antipathy of what City are and have been, and that can only be a good thing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/20\/75534375-0-image-a-1_1694980504588.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Even Manchester City are surprised by the quality that their new winger Jeremy Doku has<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/20\/75534405-0-image-a-2_1694980516753.jpg\" height=\"412\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City manager Pep Guardiola is delighted with Doku, who is known for his unpredictability<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/22\/75536785-12529119-image-a-15_1694987123813.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Doku scored a superb equaliser for his new club as Man City ran out 3-1 winners over West Ham<\/p>\n<p>Given their injury problems \u2014 Guardiola was without four big names here and teenager Oscar Bobb was the only available attacking substitute \u2014 they really needed Doku to adapt quickly.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted to being shy during a debut against Fulham yet, after talks with the manager, operated with more freedom down in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker called Doku \u2018raw\u2019 last week and there is a sense that he could take some time to adjust, with City also mindful of needing to manage muscle problems that blighted him in France. The learning curve was clear for West Ham\u2019s opener, a nicely crafted counter ending in James Ward-Prowse\u2019s free header.<\/p>\n<p>Doku miscontrolled to lose possession, then failed to track back quickly enough when Josko Gvardiol tried and failed to win it back on halfway. Walker didn\u2019t cover himself in glory over the other side either but it was a moment that crystallised how Doku will need time.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola was impressed by the way in which he responded. There was no shyness hindering him at the London Stadium \u2014 although some believe there are another few gears to reach for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s clear, he has to loosen up,\u2019 said Rodri. \u2018His quality and his ability is one on one, it\u2019s not easy because he always attacks defences that are closed. He has to learn to choose the moment when to go, because he has an incredible ability with that speed.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>If nothing else, his signing presents variety. It eases some burden on the injured Jack Grealish and it is expected that Doku will play again against Red Star Belgrade as City begin their Champions League defence on Tuesday. Quite what they will look like a week on is anybody\u2019s guess, with Guardiola promising wholesale changes in the Carabao Cup. Playing the kids when they don\u2019t have any kids left. With the opponents being Newcastle, it could be that City give up on that silverware early doors given their fitness worries and small squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are going to have to play with some players from the second team because we cannot (take risks),\u2019 said Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/21\/75534521-0-West_Ham_goalkeeper_Alphonse_Areola_says_that_his_side_can_attac-m-16_1694980928675.jpg\" height=\"548\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola says that his side can attack the best teams<\/p>\n<p>There are fears across football that this season will bring unprecedented levels of injuries as a knock-on effect of international tournaments and packed schedules.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham have the Europa League to contend with too but believe they are now in a position to attack the best teams domestically. Certainly they gave City a fright on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We showed that we wanted to keep the ball, build from the back and create lots of chances,\u2019 said goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have to be clinical against these kind of teams and we just have to take the positives from the game.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12529119\/Jeremy-Doku-dazzles-Manchester-City-surprised-quality-new-winger-possesses-following-goal-against-West-Ham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dazzling Jeremy Doku has even surprised Manchester City with his wizardry after the \u00a355m Belgian winger scored a superb equaliser [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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