A match-fit Dembele can be magnificent but his stuttering form has Nathan from Tottenham Talking Tactics putting forward a case for another 'one of our own' taking his place.
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Kane has scored a hat trick in literally every single game in which he has played as a goalkeeper. Coincidence?Next ttť argues that Kane should relieve the goalie gloves from Hugo Lloris
Our PPG when Dembele plays is the reason why a fit Moose should always be one of the first names on the team sheet. Winks may well be the future, but he needs intergating slowly & steadily. No need to rush these things. For the present, Dembele plays (when fit) imo.Difficult, Moose is amazing but we simply can't rely on him. I am not in favour of putting Moose out when he is 100% as we need to win games but anything below 90% fit I would consider using Winks.
Dembele is unfortunately a luxury, as such we need to handle him with kid gloves and make sure he is ready for big games.
I do like using Winks in a sub capacity as well, he is very clever on the ball and towards the end of games is a good player to have on if we want to retain possession.
A match-fit Dembele can be magnificent but his stuttering form has Nathan from Tottenham Talking Tactics putting forward a case for another 'one of our own' taking his place.
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Our PPG when Dembele plays is the reason why a fit Moose should always be one of the first names on the team sheet. Winks may well be the future, but he needs intergating slowly & steadily. No need to rush these things. For the present, Dembele plays (when fit) imo.
But...he only gets fully fit by playing matches competitively? He wasn't available for 6 games at the start, so he's playing catch up at present. I don't suggest that he plays every minute of every game, but a 100% Winks isn't yet up to the standard of Dembele- even a slightly below par Dembele. I take your point, but do you think we would struggle any less with Winks being thrown in at the deep end?My point is that Dembele isn't fit. Not fully. And that's why we're struggling this season.
I don't think Dembele of last year would hold the team together week in, week out, when we have been without a host of definite first team members.
Watch the Woolwich game over again and tell me that Dembele should be replaced. He was pretty mediocre by his standards against Chelsea but we are not a better side without him.