Arne Engels

Playing like someone who's feeling the pressure and trying just too hard.
Would like to see him used selectively, maybe come of bench as impact player for a few games, get his confidence up.

Bernardo should to start more SPL games, Engels will still start in UCL regardless.

 

Too positionally erratic. Trying to be everywhere and found absent at times.
Wouldnt do him harm to study MoR’s game and movement and when he decides to hold his position and when he decides to run into pockets of space.

 

Disagree. Places should be awarded on merit regardless of the competition.
Bernardo is a cracking player and a great prospect in his own right and if he earns a place in the SPL he deserves a place in the european side.

 

To be fair, Rodgers has pretty much used him in the same role so far. Its up to Engels, BR and the coaching staff to work on his positional intelligence and develop his understanding of what is expected of him. I do think he will come good but he is all over the place atm.

 

Honestly think it's just a case of managing his game time better, he's not used to playing as many games as he has done so far and still looked decent/good in Europe and most of our domestic home games.

Obvious solution is to play Bernardo and/or McCowan in domestic away games until he's settled in a bit more and gets used to the heavy schedule/expectations. In the meantime we've got two cracking players on the bench who are probably better suited to domestic away matches atm. No reason why we couldn't have started McCowan at Killie where he has a good record then started Bernardo last night given Engels was off the back of two starts for Belgium.

 

There is a real player there. Think his understanding with the other players is a bit that will come over time, he seems not to be in synch with them when doing quick passing movements. Bernard is way better at that aspect of the game at the moment.
But remember this is Bernardos second season so Engels just needs a bit of time.