I think it was telling that yesterday on a couple of occasions Raya threw the ball down with backspin and tried to take a quick goal kick, i think perhaps on one occasion the ball was still moving and on another the ball looked to be outside the 6 yard box, but it was telling that he was trying to get a quick attack going where we had Leno throwing the ball to a centre back and us taking an age over the goal kick.
I am not sure if the stats bear this out but we seem to be a lot more threatening or create more chances when we move the ball quickly.
Joe Bryan likes him.
Quote from: TheOnionBag on May 03, 2026, 09:29:03 PMI think it was telling that yesterday on a couple of occasions Raya threw the ball down with backspin and tried to take a quick goal kick, i think perhaps on one occasion the ball was still moving and on another the ball looked to be outside the 6 yard box, but it was telling that he was trying to get a quick attack going where we had Leno throwing the ball to a centre back and us taking an age over the goal kick.
I am not sure if the stats bear this out but we seem to be a lot more threatening or create more chances when we move the ball quickly.
I think at this current stage he is probably the best in the world.
Quote from: alfie on May 04, 2026, 09:59:32 AMQuote from: TheOnionBag on May 03, 2026, 09:29:03 PMI think it was telling that yesterday on a couple of occasions Raya threw the ball down with backspin and tried to take a quick goal kick, i think perhaps on one occasion the ball was still moving and on another the ball looked to be outside the 6 yard box, but it was telling that he was trying to get a quick attack going where we had Leno throwing the ball to a centre back and us taking an age over the goal kick.
I am not sure if the stats bear this out but we seem to be a lot more threatening or create more chances when we move the ball quickly.
I think at this current stage he is probably the best in the world.
Certainly a contender.