yet they’re happy enough to chuck out spurs fans for standing!
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yet they’re happy enough to chuck out spurs fans for standing!
I didn’t notice any crowd problems last night
He's not the most aesthetically pleasing specimen for sure, and I get why he doesn't appeal to some, but I think Sanchez is actually a more effective defender than his awkwardness suggests. He has superb recovery pace, and he's bloody tenacious, I just think he just lacks a bit of composure at times. I also don't think he's quite as bad on the ball as some think.
I would jettison Foyth before Sanchez personally, who is almost the reverse, a better footballer than he is a defender.
I'd really like to see Tanganga given some more time this season. He looks to be a good combination of defender/footballer to me.
Rose has never been a good defender. I wish we'd cashed in on him years ago.
In a couple of years Dav is gonna prove to be a mainstay that no-one wants to leave.
Foyth: Gotta be a niech for him somewhere... I'd try him at DM....
Exactly !
Ding dong..... checks wife is nowhere near the computer
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Really hope you're right as Davinson creeps away from the protective status of 'being a young CB'.
Also see sense in Foyth getting a go at DM.
Mourinho, true to form said he wants the 2x CMs to consist of a passing and positional player.
Positional - Dier, Wanyama, Sissoko, Skipp, Foyth?
Passing - Winks, Ndombele, Eriksen, Lo Celso?
Last night we saw Dier, Winks, Eriksen, Ndombele, Sissoko all have a go in that midfield - and arguably Dele too. I'm not sure we will establish a solid pair in the middle until next season.
A lot of competition for places anyway. Not everyone will be happy with the lack of game time that presents.
- I should add.. Mourinho said after the West Ham game Sissoko didn't fit his 'positional midfielder' idea. He has come on as a 'defensive wide player' in both games. He isn't a player with much future under Mourinho here unless he changes his game - which at his age with his ability seems unlikely to happen.
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One got a clump for celebrating the first goal in about row 70 of block 323 last night.
He had obviously been bought a ticket by a Spurs member mate who was with him and trying to calm the situation down.
Stewards were called and initially MOVED him down to the row we were in! Still in the middle of the south stand. I was fucking incredulous. Eventually sense prevailed and the 2 of them were removed.
Felt a bit sorry for him as he looked very much like he just didn't realise it would be a problem. But for fucks sake, after you've taken a couple of clocks to the head you'd think you would want to leave. And the stewarding should certainly have been swifter and more decisive.
Poor show all round really, from the member buying him a ticket, to the celebrating, to the "stewarding".
Lessons need to be learned.
How ironic
Fucking refreshing to see a game changed by some great in game management. Eriksen for Dier was a massive gamble, I confess to thinking at the time that Ndombele or Lo Celso in midfield would have made more sense, but it proved to be immensely effective, in the next 17 minutes Eriksen saw double the ball Dier had in the first 28 (receiving the ball a pitiful 8 times) and went on to have his best game of the season.
This isn't about match fitness with Dier, many of us have been pointing this out this since his "breakout" midfield season - when the going gets ferocious, Dier fucking shrinks. Think back to the first 30 minutes against Juve in March 2018, where we also found ourselves 2-0 down. Or even the last 30 against West Ham Saturday.
The second sub was also bang on the money tactically. About 5-10 minutes before that a couple of us had pointed out how everyone's favourite pea brain, Moura - despite having just set up a goal - was constantly forgetting to track their players and leaving Aurier continually exposed on the counter - he'd been doing it all game. Mourinho had not missed this either, hauled him off (much to the apoplexy of his fan club and a bemused look from the player himself) stuck Sissoko out there as a RM and switched to a 442. They barely got a sniff the rest of the game.
This isn't about match fitness with Dier, many of us have been pointing this out this since his "breakout" midfield season - when the going gets ferocious, Dier fucking shrinks. Think back to the first 30 minutes against Juve in March 2018, where we also found ourselves 2-0 down. Or even the last 30 against West Ham Saturday.
The second sub was also bang on the money tactically. About 5-10 minutes before that a couple of us had pointed out how everyone's favourite pea brain, Moura - despite having just set up a goal - was constantly forgetting to track their players and leaving Aurier continually exposed on the counter - he'd been doing it all game. Mourinho had not missed this either, hauled him off (much to the apoplexy of his fan club and a bemused look from the player himself) stuck Sissoko out there as a RM and switched to a 442. They barely got a sniff the rest of the game.
Agreed. I have all sat in the home end a few times(twice at Upton park, what a joy that was...)
But i kept my gob shut.It's not rocket science.
I also think right now, with the legs of TA and JV pretty much shot, his pace is quite handy.
I haven’t seen Tanganga but for me Sanchez isn’t up to it yet and not sure he ever will be.
You could say the same for Foyth
Maybe Jose can coach them to a reasonable standard but they aren’t there yet imv
I had a shit stream last night but noticed on several occasions Sanchez giving suicide passes to our midfield especially Winks when they were clearly being marked
He had other choices
back to Gazza or a long ball forward
Yes I sat in the Bobby Moore stand a couple of times and managed to control myself when we scored
Not easy though!!
Great analogy. For me, it was liking watching a favourite James Bond movie: girl won over and enemy destroyed.
You just praised Sissoko
I will be in the home end at United next week with my lad. Prawn sandwich section courtesy of some free corporate tickets. It says “no away colours on show” & we will respect that. But that’s the only bit we will respect. Hope they’re well stocked up on beer for the free bar & champagne for when we stuff these red twats
I don’t like having away herberts around me at WHL (or even in the pub) & assume it’s the same for most other fans. But it is part of the game as you say.
And I will enjoy every moment of lording it over the northern red scum as I sit in a private box drinking their beer and eating their canapés.