I'd love to know what we're doing as a team. I imagine over the last month or so as the fitness work's paid off our totals would be pretty stunning.
Turning into a Klopp-style "outwork the opposition" effort.
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I'd love to know what we're doing as a team. I imagine over the last month or so as the fitness work's paid off our totals would be pretty stunning.
Turning into a Klopp-style "outwork the opposition" effort.
He's not alone though. We have seen a lot more of a group commitment from the team. Kane's putting in massive efforts, but so are the others. We don't have people strolling back anymore. Everyone tracks back, everyone hustles, and everyone puts in a shift. All the pieces aren't quite in perfect harmony, but a sense of collective willpower is there and you can see the effect of that in the last minute wins. Pochettino has taught these guys not to give up on the game or each other, and that's something we haven't see from a Spurs squad in a very long time.
Agreed. First name on the outfield team sheet, should be sat behind Kane.
Fuck me - Tottenham Hotspur fans wanting to bench Christian Eriksen, one of the brightest talents in Europe, and use him as an impact sub.
Agreed completely, I'm just noting the potential causality of this happening when Kane was introduced to the league starting 11.
Fair enough, but I am thinking it may be more correlation to Pochettino figuring out who on the team had the commitment required, and playing all of those guys (of which, it was clear, Kane is emphatically one).
Tomayto/Tomahto
Previous highest was Harry Kane at ran 13.0KM for Spurs against Everton.
Or...you could be a young, energetic forward who is constantly trying to move into open spaces and execute a high-pressure mentality.
Exactly. The distance run against Palace wasn't substantially different to that against Everton or Swansea. Pressing teams run more, due to the nature of the press.
Oh I'm not knocking it - I was trying to say it's not the whole story. I love our players putting that effort in, I couldn't stop smiling at the way we played Everton, but as a bald stat it can mislead as much as it reveals.
Absolutely, and I didn't think you were knocking it. There's not much to knock when you have a player who is willing to bust his ass each and every game to pull out a win. Granted, he can't just run stupid for 90 minutes each and every game, but I hope that his energy will help to encourage others to put in the same work levels so maybe he doesn't have to as much.
I saw this somewhere but I cannot be bothered to find the source. If someone can though it'd be great to show how clueless some people look when they're saying Eriksen doesn't have the work rate for LM.
Here you go guys. Joint 2nd all season in distance covered with Kane.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ksen-Harry-Kane-Tottenham-s-marathon-men.html
I like Nevin's analysis (I couldn't give a toss about the 2nd sports bit just the Eriksen stuff which starts at 2.03).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30463120
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30463120
Three assists tonight was a fantastic performance.
I'd love to be proven wrong like this every match.....
I'd love to be proven wrong like this every match.....
As much as I'm pleased to see Soldado scoring, he should be dropped so Eriksen can play in the hole. This is the future:
[formation=4231, Lloris, Walker, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies, Bentaleb, Mason, Someone, Eriksen, Chadli, Kane][/formation]
One of Lamela, Townsend, or Lennon needs to wake the fuck up and win the the RW role or we could buy Shaqiri
[formation=4231, Lloris, Walker, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies, Bentaleb, Mason, Someone, Eriksen, Chadli, Kane][/formation]
One of Lamela, Townsend, or Lennon needs to wake the fuck up and win the the RW role or we could buy Shaqiri
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Ah fuck off, you've pretty much been proven wrong every game for a year and a half, you donkey
As much as I'm pleased to see Soldado scoring, he should be dropped so Eriksen can play in the hole. This is the future:
[formation=4231, Lloris, Walker, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies, Bentaleb, Mason, Someone, Eriksen, Chadli, Kane][/formation]
One of Lamela, Townsend, or Lennon needs to wake the fuck up and win the the RW role or we could buy Shaqiri
Or maybe..
deep in the training grounds Poch and staff work on project "Make Yedlin A Wing Forward"
Or maybe..
deep in the training grounds Poch and staff work on project "Make Yedlin A Wing Forward"
Nah, he'll join Dier in the world's fastest back four.