did we go 451 yesterday after the injury to vic?
Looked more like the 4-2-3-1 that we were successful with last season.
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did we go 451 yesterday after the injury to vic?
Dier looked great too. Really excited to see him back at midfield.Looked more like the 4-2-3-1 that we were successful with last season.
Speak for yourself, I feel great. I just don't think it should distract us from the teams biggest problem, which is strength in depth. Our first team is awesome but our lack of depth has humiliated us in Europe recently. In just a few key positions we really lack quality options to rotate and that is a big problem with our team and I don't think it's melting or harsh to point that out because it's just the simple truth.This is the reason I almost always avoid match threads like the plague.
IMO biggest change in 2nd half was Dembele, did what Winks wasn't doing first half (unfortunately he was struggling) but by doing what Dembele does it enabled Alli and Eriksen to get on the ball as they were being man marked in first half. But the biggest change was our fullbacks pushing their FB's back and enabling us to play one-two's from FB to Midfield to attack which was non-existent first half, Davies joined attack on a couple of occasions to good effect. Trippier tried but was shocking all game, improved positionally in defence 2nd half and wasn't left hung out to dry not knowing if he was to push up or drop, but he was shocking. Which might also mean that it was harder for Sissoko to do anything from the right because Messi would have struggled to link up with Trippier yesterday.I don't need anyone to hate on, but he doesn't even look like a footballer to me. Davies and Trippier were poor l grant you, but the improvement in the 2nd half was mainly down to Dier moving into midfield with Dembele imo.
Like most of us I'm absolutely buzzing about Spurs at the moment, but the Sissoko situation (if I can call it that) is strange, and worthy of comment. Anyway, you've snookered yourself with the "totally and utterly shit" comment you negative bastard.
Had the same in the FA Cup(?) game last year. They usually leave it for advertising, there is a similar space in their section in the same stand too.Anyone see the emptyish block of seats in the middle of our section ?
Wondering whether that might have been club/players tickets no show, what a waste if that is so.
Dier looked great too. Really excited to see him back at midfield.
During the game. Point is we won, everything is great and rosy in the tree of Tottenham, yet the appears to be a determined effort to find fault and it's always the same player that takes the clog. There were other players that had far worse performance that post match haven't been mentioned, which would suggest a pitch fork mentality.I saw plenty of people criticizing Davies.
IMO biggest change in 2nd half was Dembele, did what Winks wasn't doing first half (unfortunately he was struggling) but by doing what Dembele does it enabled Alli and Eriksen to get on the ball as they were being man marked in first half. But the biggest change was our fullbacks pushing their FB's back and enabling us to play one-two's from FB to Midfield to attack which was non-existent first half, Davies joined attack on a couple of occasions to good effect. Trippier tried but was shocking all game, improved positionally in defence 2nd half and wasn't left hung out to dry not knowing if he was to push up or drop, but he was shocking. Which might also mean that it was harder for Sissoko to do anything from the right because Messi would have struggled to link up with Trippier yesterday.
During the game. Point is we won, everything is great and rosy in the tree of Tottenham, yet the appears to be a determined effort to find fault and it's always the same player that takes the clog. There were other players that had far worse performance that post match haven't been mentioned, which would suggest a pitch fork mentality.
Davies, like much of the team, was better after the shift in formation. Not his best performance yesterday, but I think he's proven his worth in quite a few other matches.I saw plenty of people criticizing Davies.
I adore Winks, terrific player, very big future ahead of him. I get all nostalgic when I see him play as he reminds me so much of Steve Perryman both on and off the pitch, I think it's uncanny the likeness.Yes. Dembele and Dier looked a better partnership than Winks and Wanyama which you'd expect.
Meh, doesn't feel like that to be honest, may be I'm overly sensitive but I feel the support for Jansen is their, people want him to do well. That ain't the case with Sissoko, with him it borders on the vindictive.Janssen has had loads of flak on here. It's not always the same player.
I adore Winks, terrific player, very big future ahead of him. I get all nostalgic when I see him play as he reminds me so much of Steve Perryman both on and off the pitch, I think it's uncanny the likeness.
But he was struggling to stay on the ball and defensively easily bypassed. He certainly didn't have a shocker but he didn't impose himself on the game. Dembele was able to draw players towards him, those that were either marking or blocking passing lanes to Eriksen and Alli, then he can either beat that man and release to Alli/Eriksen or lay the ball off to Dier who can then supply the FB's or straight to Alli/Eriksen.
Hope Winks is OK, want to see him lift The Cup from the town hall balcony this season.
Meh, doesn't feel like that to be honest, may be I'm overly sensitive but I feel the support for Jansen is their, people want him to do well. That ain't the case with Sissoko, with him it borders on the vindictive.
Forest Cruyff? Before his mother married Billy-Bob Gump?This is a thread of a match he featured in. People can comment if they like no? I'm not negative, but if I want to say his performance reminded me of Bambi on ice, I will.
Actually his performance reminded me of a young Cruyff, and that's support right there.
So do I, both of them....I adore Winks, terrific player, very big future ahead of him. I get all nostalgic when I see him play as he reminds me so much of Steve Perryman both on and off the pitch, I think it's uncanny the likeness.
But he was struggling to stay on the ball and defensively easily bypassed. He certainly didn't have a shocker but he didn't impose himself on the game. Dembele was able to draw players towards him, those that were either marking or blocking passing lanes to Eriksen and Alli, then he can either beat that man and release to Alli/Eriksen or lay the ball off to Dier who can then supply the FB's or straight to Alli/Eriksen.
Hope Winks is OK, want to see him lift The Cup from the town hall balcony this season.