Funny old game, Saint.Just about everything he [GLC] did today was great!
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Funny old game, Saint.Just about everything he [GLC] did today was great!
Have to take the opposition into account surely? That West Ham team are beyond awful mate. We looked solidish defensively and you could see the shape he had us in, but other than that it's hard to pick out anything else positive about how we played.Why Mourinho a 5 when we won by 2 goals and kept a clean sheet?
No world class performances. We beat a not very good team with a couple of their best players missing.Have to take the opposition into account surely? That West Ham team are beyond awful mate. We looked solidish defensively and you could see the shape he had us in, but other than that it's hard to pick out anything else positive about how we played.
Just my opinion, of course.
Have to take the opposition into account surely? That West Ham team are beyond awful mate. We looked solidish defensively and you could see the shape he had us in, but other than that it's hard to pick out anything else positive about how we played.
Just my opinion, of course.
Hugo -7 - Decent
Aurier - 6 - Good energy, shit going forward
Dav - 5 - okay but erratic as always
Dier - 7 - solid, looks in best shape in years
Davies - 5 - average
Sissoko - 6 - good stamina, good effort, offers nothing else
Lo Celso - 8 - best on the pitch, top top player
Lucas - 5 - quiet game, should have scored
Dele - 5 - offered very little
Son - 6 - decent, looked to make things happen
Kane - 7 - big improvement, should have had 3 or 4
Subs:
Lamela - 4 - classic Lamela, ran about doing nothing, should have scored
Bergwijn - 5 - offered slightly more than Lucas but was afforded more space
Winks - N/A
Mourinho - 5 - meh.
Tough crowd....
Lamela played a massive hand in Kane's goal and alongside his typical effort and energy linked up well for a few other attacks. Why on earthe should he get less that Stevie & Dele?
Davies was just as steady and reliable as Hugo or Dier were (similarly graded less that Sissoko too who you suggest offers nothing of note.)... He's not being played as a wing-back so shouldn't be down-graded as if he is.
Lloris - 6 - couple of stops, no fuck ups. par score.
Aurier - 6 - Not a bad game really, no bananas moments. Got himself into some great positions, shame he couldn't be just a bit more composed.
Sanchez - 6 - Defensively OK, not extensively tested, but his distribution leaves a lot to be desired. Not helped when one of the blokes in midfield just keeps hiding and pointing for him to hump the ball.
Dier - 6 - Like Sanchez, not overly tested, but decent enough game.
Davies - 6.5 - I thought he had a pretty good game, had a bit more to deal with his side defensively and did it pretty well, saw more of the ball than Aurier too, and him finally joining in the attack gave us much better balance, and is one of the things that ultimately helped us pull West Ham about a bit more.
Sissoko - 5 - When we are well on top of opponents that just sit back, and all a player needs is a wall to bounce a ball back off, he has some kind use, but even then he manages to bounce it the wrong way sometimes. Spent most of the first half hiding and pointing Sanchez to hoof it. We can't keep playing with one footballer in midfield, especially when it's only a 2 man midfield.
Lo Celso - 8 - At times seemed like he was having to do his job, Sissoko's job and Alli's job. 94 passes, 88%, should have had a couple of assists. Very good game.
Son - 5.5 - Very little sympathy with his disallowed goal. Just keep yourself onside. Had a chance to play Alli clean through in the first half by just paying a simple two yard pass, too difficult. Some bright moments, some less so.
Alli - 5 - He tried hard, played a couple of nice passes, but too many good moves die at his feet, it's incredibly frustrating. We can't keep playing a system to accommodate him in such a pivotal position. Change the system or get a better, more technically competent player into that position.
Moura - 6 - Terrible waste not to hit the target with the best chance of the first half, and there was a lot of the usual Moura pin ball, but he did play a couple of really good passes to get Aurier in behind the FB.
Kane - 6 - The goal bumps him up a point and a half, because lets be honest, prior the goal, it was another very frustrating night, which involved him trundling down blind alleys and into West Ham defender's legs.
Bergwijn - 6 - did OK when he came on.
Lamela - 6.5 - extra half mark for his role in the second goal where his tenacity and composure initiated the break, as ever the rest of what he did was high on endeavour, not always as high on composed outcome.
Winks - 6 - Did OK when he came on.
Winksy came on on the 86th minute and gets 1 more out of 10 than Sissoko and the same as Sanchez, Aurier and Dier? Fascinating as I agree with most of your ratings bar a few curveballs.
Lloris - 6 - couple of stops, no fuck ups. par score.
Aurier - 6 - Not a bad game really, no bananas moments. Got himself into some great positions, shame he couldn't be just a bit more composed.
Sanchez - 6 - Defensively OK, not extensively tested, but his distribution leaves a lot to be desired. Not helped when one of the blokes in midfield just keeps hiding and pointing for him to hump the ball.
Dier - 6 - Like Sanchez, not overly tested, but decent enough game.
Davies - 6.5 - I thought he had a pretty good game, had a bit more to deal with his side defensively and did it pretty well, saw more of the ball than Aurier too, and him finally joining in the attack gave us much better balance, and is one of the things that ultimately helped us pull West Ham about a bit more.
Sissoko - 5 - When we are well on top of opponents that just sit back, and all a player needs is a wall to bounce a ball back off, he has some kind use, but even then he manages to bounce it the wrong way sometimes. Spent most of the first half hiding and pointing Sanchez to hoof it. We can't keep playing with one footballer in midfield, especially when it's only a 2 man midfield.
Lo Celso - 8 - At times seemed like he was having to do his job, Sissoko's job and Alli's job. 94 passes, 88%, should have had a couple of assists. Very good game.
Son - 5.5 - Very little sympathy with his disallowed goal. Just keep yourself onside. Had a chance to play Alli clean through in the first half by just paying a simple two yard pass, too difficult. Some bright moments, some less so.
Alli - 5 - He tried hard, played a couple of nice passes, but too many good moves die at his feet, it's incredibly frustrating. We can't keep playing a system to accommodate him in such a pivotal position. Change the system or get a better, more technically competent player into that position.
Moura - 6 - Terrible waste not to hit the target with the best chance of the first half, and there was a lot of the usual Moura pin ball, but he did play a couple of really good passes to get Aurier in behind the FB.
Kane - 6 - The goal bumps him up a point and a half, because lets be honest, prior the goal, it was another very frustrating night, which involved him trundling down blind alleys and into West Ham defender's legs.
Bergwijn - 6 - did OK when he came on.
Lamela - 6.5 - extra half mark for his role in the second goal where his tenacity and composure initiated the break, as ever the rest of what he did was high on endeavour, not always as high on composed outcome.
I'm not a big Lamela fan but he really made a diff when he came on.
Sissoko was the guy that won us the game. He bossed it.
GLC is not doing it for me. Dele and Son tried but failed.
Davies was really, really good.
Eric Dier is a CB. Big contract for him, please.
Dav was good. There, I said it!
Aurier was really, really good.... except for when he presented a massive unnecessary chance to WHU..grrr
Did Lloris have a save to make?
Sir Harry.....fantastic..
Edit: I have 4 funnies ..which is better than having 4 fannies, I suppose.
All about opinions.
Can't think of anything great he did.
Sissoko - 5 - When we are well on top of opponents that just sit back, and all a player needs is a wall to bounce a ball back off, he has some kind use, but even then he manages to bounce it the wrong way sometimes. Spent most of the first half hiding and pointing Sanchez to hoof it. We can't keep playing with one footballer in midfield, especially when it's only a 2 man midfield.
Yeah fair enough I have revised my decision and given Lamela a 5 and Davies a 6. I just think us constantly praising the likes of Davies and Lamela, two players who reached their peak many, many years ago and who I genuinely believe woudlnt get near any of the other top 6 teams (bar Arse obviously) for “being solid” and “putting a shift in” is somewhat counterproductive. Particularly when they’re both players who I believe could be easily upgraded for a relatively affordable price.Tough crowd....
Lamela played a massive hand in Kane's goal and alongside his typical effort and energy linked up well for a few other attacks. Why on earthe should he get less that Stevie & Dele?
Davies was just as steady and reliable as Hugo or Dier were (similarly graded less that Sissoko too who you suggest offers nothing of note.)... He's not being played as a wing-back so shouldn't be down-graded as if he is.
Yeah fair enough I have revised my decision and given Lamela a 5 and Davies a 6. I just think us constantly praising the likes of Davies and Lamela, two players who reached their peak many, many years ago and who I genuinely believe woudlnt get near any of the other top 6 teams (bar Arse obviously) for “being solid” and “putting a shift in” is somewhat counterproductive. Particularly when they’re both players who I believe could be easily upgraded for a relatively affordable price.
They’re the type of players who just typify the “settling for mediocrity” mentality that has engulfed Spurs for years.