From the King of the Outstanding to the core of offensive! TA: Doku often cooperates with Haaland to ask the coach to improve his decisions

October 4, TA wrote an article to analyze that Manchester City winger Duoku is transforming from an "inefficient" dribbling player to an offensive core with truly top output.

data shows that the 23-year-old Duoku is unique among the top five European leagues in dribbling. His extraordinary frequency and propulsion ability are far superior to other players, and he can be called a "data monster". However, in the previous two seasons, he has not converted this talent into sufficiently impressive goals and assists. The situation has changed qualitatively this season, and there are three key reasons behind this. First, it was revealed that Duoku hired a private analyst last summer to focus on improving his decision-making ability in the offensive third zone through weekly reviewing game videos. Secondly, coach Guardiola tactically "emancipates his mind" for him, and deliberately creates a one-on-one single-handed environment for Doku on the wing by adjusting the positions of the full-back and midfield.

The most important thing is that Doku has been doing additional training with center Haaland to cultivate a tacit understanding between the two in running and passing. This chemistry was perfectly reflected against Burnley: Haaland's run created a great route for Doku's cross.