Aint going to happen old cock .
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Perhaps I can take this time to acquaint you with the definition of "Strengthen". Here it is:
verb (used with object)
to make stronger; give strength to.
Phonetics . to change (a speech sound) to an articulationrequiring more effort, as from fricative to stop or nongeminateto geminate.
verb (used without object)
to gain strength; grow stronger.
Shit def because use use of the 'root' so here are some synonyms: bolster, reinforce, intensify, reinvigorate, improve, enhance
Seriously?
Seriously?
I mean, who wastes time in predicting injury to defensive MFs. Never happens and our lot is hardier than most, right?
Meh.
Perhaps you didnt notice Dier spent the bulk of the following year at CB? :roll:
Regardless, i was referring to a general concensus.
There's always gonna be cunts that fancy themselves as scouts or are simply contrary for the fuck of it, but our 'rise' coincides with us being widely lauded as destroying teams in CM.... As recently as last season too.
3 years ago we bought Vic and had peak Dembele.
Revisionist bollocks.
It was last summer that cost us. You don't buy in January.
I thought Toby did ok but it was telling when he was running back to goal in the second half with time and he chose to put the ball into touch rather than risk the back pass to Hugo
If you haven’t got any confidence in your keeper it runs through the whole side as it did with the Dippers today but when he’s also your captain??
Terrible. Terrible. Terrible.
The board is to blame. Squad is stale and has been all season. We haven’t played well bar the Utd game last year. Selling Dembele. Joke.
I’d sell Eriksen - replaceable
Total joke Levy
The board is to blame. Squad is stale and has been all season. We haven’t played well bar the Utd game last year. Selling Dembele. Joke.
I’d sell Eriksen - replaceable
Total joke Levy
How is that going to make us play better?
Played an even game I thought. They aren’t better than us. Unfortunately bad handling by Hugo let us down. Not sure I’m ready for an all out competition between him and Gazzaniga yet, but I’m close.
Is that the 3rd game he cost us points this year?
Is that the 3rd game he cost us points this year?
Yet you were wrong, but can't admit it, I can, happily! Look at me, what do I know!
Sammy, EVERYONE knows you called it wrong, there's absolutely zero shame in that. I thought we should have signed Saido Berahino back in the day, go me!
Why can't you ever hold your hands up and say whoops?
We knew last summer that his contract was up and had a pretty good idea that his body couldn't stand up to a full PL season.
Criminal not signing a replacement. Those effects have been felt since Christmas. I would have killed for Barclay/Grealish/Shelvey etc etc. to start today.
Still, all water under the bridge. We need to prepare for Wednesday.
But at least we got a whopping £10m for him in January.
Sammy you so wrong , we needed upgrading in midfield as many were fading assets , not good enough or not ready ,it was bloody obvious .
It was clear as daylight old cock .
It was me!!
Enough time to reflect here, I said before the game the gloves were coming off for criticism if 100% effort wasn’t displayed in such a big game, well 100% effort was given throughout and criticism can not be fairly dished out to any player...well done lads.
But having watched first hand 100% commitment from each and every single player for 96mins it does now open the Pandora’s box of “quality.....”
So I’ll start with the Manager:
Pochettino set us up 352 which produced 35mins of near one way traffic, their goal was a perfect example of this, our wingbacks were forced into a back 5 leaving acers of space in the wide areas of midfield and left us an extra man doing nothing at Centre half, with the midfield 3 running around like headless chickens chasing shadows, the two up top were starved of the ball and were basically out of the game. Around 35mins he changed it pushing Verts to leftback and rose playing wide left, with Lucas dropping deeper into midfield 4411, he stuck with this second half and what a change of pace it produced, their fullbacks were stuck and we dominated midfield, had chances to win that game twice over, should have won that game twice over, Liverpool were broken and lost, but this is the highest level of football in the world and you live and die by fine margins of “quality”......Verdict? We must keep him at all costs.
Lloris - Can be a quality shot stopper, and has saved the day more than once over the season, but every time he has the ball at his feet I shit myself, and of course he has an ever growing collection of errors in his quiver....Verdict? Let him see out the season but needs replaced, Gazza could be a ready made “free” replacement and Hugo could bring in a welcome £25/30m.
Trippier - We always knew his defending was average, but he was supposed to offer quality, energy and delivery going forward, but hasn’t really lived up to the WC hype....Verdict? Another summer fundraiser, we don’t have a ready made replacement in the ranks so scouts should be looking at Rightbacks as we speak.
Rose - Improving with each game after his comeback......Verdict? Got to stick with him.
Vertonghen - Legend.....Verdict? I’d make him Captain.
Alderweireld- Leaving.....Verdict? Would love to keep him but he will leave for 25m, Scouts should be looking hard for replacement.
Sanchez - Inexperienced....Verdict? With Toby almost certain to leave we need to keep this kid, and keep improving him.
Sissoko - No words to describe him before the watershed....Verdict? Is he worth selling and taking a massive financial hit? But does being a squad player really suit him either? Best option here is to whore him out to the Chinese market and with a bit of luck claw back most of what was wasted.
Eriksen - His head isn’t in the game right now, that said he’s not playing his normal position which isn’t helping him, and of course the contract dilemma.....Verdict? If he won’t sign by the end of the season then 100m being touted looks good, could be our best option to actually have a transfer budget this summer.
Lucas - The definition of Hit & Miss....Verdict? Got to keep working him.
Alli - When the team clicks he clicks, sadly it should be the other way around, when he clicks the team should click......Verdict? Let’s get a team that clicks then, still too much potential to even consider selling, just needs to sort his personal life out and stop getting distracted.
Kane - Straight to the Verdict.....Verdict? Build a team to his strengths.
Son - Hardest one of them all, when Kane doesn’t play he looks like Messi, when Kane plays he looks like Sissoko....Verdict? Too much quality to even consider selling, but he isn’t a winger, he’s a striker, pair him up with Kane in a 4411.......
But having watched first hand 100% commitment from each and every single player for 96mins it does now open the Pandora’s box of “quality.....”
So I’ll start with the Manager:
Pochettino set us up 352 which produced 35mins of near one way traffic, their goal was a perfect example of this, our wingbacks were forced into a back 5 leaving acers of space in the wide areas of midfield and left us an extra man doing nothing at Centre half, with the midfield 3 running around like headless chickens chasing shadows, the two up top were starved of the ball and were basically out of the game. Around 35mins he changed it pushing Verts to leftback and rose playing wide left, with Lucas dropping deeper into midfield 4411, he stuck with this second half and what a change of pace it produced, their fullbacks were stuck and we dominated midfield, had chances to win that game twice over, should have won that game twice over, Liverpool were broken and lost, but this is the highest level of football in the world and you live and die by fine margins of “quality”......Verdict? We must keep him at all costs.
Lloris - Can be a quality shot stopper, and has saved the day more than once over the season, but every time he has the ball at his feet I shit myself, and of course he has an ever growing collection of errors in his quiver....Verdict? Let him see out the season but needs replaced, Gazza could be a ready made “free” replacement and Hugo could bring in a welcome £25/30m.
Trippier - We always knew his defending was average, but he was supposed to offer quality, energy and delivery going forward, but hasn’t really lived up to the WC hype....Verdict? Another summer fundraiser, we don’t have a ready made replacement in the ranks so scouts should be looking at Rightbacks as we speak.
Rose - Improving with each game after his comeback......Verdict? Got to stick with him.
Vertonghen - Legend.....Verdict? I’d make him Captain.
Alderweireld- Leaving.....Verdict? Would love to keep him but he will leave for 25m, Scouts should be looking hard for replacement.
Sanchez - Inexperienced....Verdict? With Toby almost certain to leave we need to keep this kid, and keep improving him.
Sissoko - No words to describe him before the watershed....Verdict? Is he worth selling and taking a massive financial hit? But does being a squad player really suit him either? Best option here is to whore him out to the Chinese market and with a bit of luck claw back most of what was wasted.
Eriksen - His head isn’t in the game right now, that said he’s not playing his normal position which isn’t helping him, and of course the contract dilemma.....Verdict? If he won’t sign by the end of the season then 100m being touted looks good, could be our best option to actually have a transfer budget this summer.
Lucas - The definition of Hit & Miss....Verdict? Got to keep working him.
Alli - When the team clicks he clicks, sadly it should be the other way around, when he clicks the team should click......Verdict? Let’s get a team that clicks then, still too much potential to even consider selling, just needs to sort his personal life out and stop getting distracted.
Kane - Straight to the Verdict.....Verdict? Build a team to his strengths.
Son - Hardest one of them all, when Kane doesn’t play he looks like Messi, when Kane plays he looks like Sissoko....Verdict? Too much quality to even consider selling, but he isn’t a winger, he’s a striker, pair him up with Kane in a 4411.......
No idea. If it is, he's saved us more than 3 times. Even today he tipped over that cross/shot from TAA.
He'll play Wednesday.
Sanchez is no quality
That's an absolute certainty if he is available.
Salah was very much on for that last goal.