Lol..... If there was ever a post that is oblivious to the one which it is a reply to.......
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Lol..... If there was ever a post that is oblivious to the one which it is a reply to.......
Wha? Who is this supposed to be aimed at?
People keep talking about the lack of creativity in this match but the answer seems to be go get Maddison or another CAM, not sure it works like that, I mean I'd like a CAM to come in as an option for when we need to change it up and I do like Maddison but he isn't going to suddenly be the answer to our problems in there, I don't think he is.
I don't even think we have a creativity issue, we are finding our players in space in and around the box, the problem is what happens when our players get to those positions, normally decision making and final ball is where it breaks down, maybe when we see Lenglet come in as he has the ability to overlap and cause overloads will give us an option.
I don't even think we have a creativity issue, we are finding our players in space in and around the box, the problem is what happens when our players get to those positions, normally decision making and final ball is where it breaks down, maybe when we see Lenglet come in as he has the ability to overlap and cause overloads will give us an option.
Earlier in the thread, couple of pages back. Have a read, it's ludicrous.
It's certainly a matter beyond merely parroting "bUy A cAm" over and over and complaining about PEH.
Perisic very good as expected - lenglet very good not as expected - confident for the season ahead though 2 big take outs from the game - if we don’t learn to defend a corner into the six yard box we are fucked (it’s lge one basic football) and just keep Kane away from free kicks it’s as embarrassing as our inability to defend a corner !
Do you see this apple? This apple is the best apple in the world. Do you see those two oranges over there? This apple is way, way, better than those two oranges. Fact.
Yeah it's nonsense, people just think a CAM is suddenly gonna make us more creative and we'll open up teams at will. Last season when we played those teams who sat back denied us space the onus was on the CB's and WB's to create as they had most of the ball (as they generally had the most space on the pitch).
As I said though it would be nice to get an attacking mid as an option.
Lenglet and Ben Davies are pretty good options for LCB
Think your being wildly optimistic mate having watched that game with the players we had and not have a single shot on target is a cause for concern.
We still don't look any better than last season despite all the adulation about our summer window.
All we have done is put a plaster over certain positions such as RWB nothing has changed there and the lack of creativity for a club in the CL is laughable.
I think the so called 150m injection has clouded many peoples vision and yet again has created a false narrative that spurs are challengers they are not.
We are probably playing for somewhere between 4th and 6th and that is it others around have improved such as the gooners who so far are free scoring and not conceding the total opposite to us.
Sanchez is an inconsistent defender, and consistently shit on the ball. Get him out
And replace him with who.
As was the case when we had Eriksen playing #10 under Poch; strike hard and early or it's a long afternoon.
I thought it was universally understood that CBs & WBs are pivotal for Conte-ball. I guess not.
Indeed. Options is always nice.
I think people have gone a bit overboard with how well we have done in the transfer market, but I think you have to look at it in the context of Conte's reign as a whole, so far.
Since Conte took over, I think we outscored almost everybody whilst having a top 3 defence, and getting a top 4 place with a very strong finish to the season in the last ten games or so.
We have massively upgraded at left wing back, which was our joint weakest position (along with right wing back). For rwb, Conte had Doherty playing at a much better level, until his injury v Villa. We have added Spence and we'll wait and see how that goes. The attacking output from wide areas will be night and day compared to Reg, Sess and Emerson.
Going back to the Roma friendly, it's a game of fractions. No shots on target was down to poorly executed finishing as opposed to a lack of chances. I can think of 3 instances where the shot should have been on target, from Perisic, Son and Kane. That's not taking into account that it was a friendly game played in ridiculous humidity.
I think you are being too downbeat. In half a dozen games time we could likely see a starting xi of Lloris - Romero, Dier, Lenglet - Spence, Bentancur, Bissouma, Perisic - Kulusevski, Kane, Son. That's 6 changes to the starting XI since Conte took charge, in two transfer windows. Given we finished 4th without having many/any of these players available for last season, why shouldn't we be optimistic about the season ahead?
I'm not being down beat I just wasn't caught up in the hype through the summer like many others were and the media because not much has really changed.
Nah, you're the original party boy innit! :contesmile:
Undoubtedly improved 2 positions in the first XI (Bissouma & Perisic) and improved our depth..... But not much has changed.
:contebored:
Perhaps we are beasting the players and conditioning them….. so they are going into games tired and fatigued (intentionally) and they have a recovery week now before the real stuff starts?
Conte is v focused on fitness so it wouldn’t surprise me
I guess we fundamentally disagree then. Even if we signed nobody, a full season with Conte, Bentancur and Kulusevski would alone be an improvement on last season. But Perisic in at left wing back is a top class signing and I think Bissouma is an upgrade on Hojbjerg. Spence and Lenglet are potential upgrades, we will wait and see. Richarlison is a big upgrade on Bergwijn and gives us a proper rotation option for the forward positions.
I don't think it's been a perfect transfer window, but I think there is far too much stock put into pre season friendlies, we saw that with Ramos (an example I always repeat). Likewise people who are impressed with Woolwich, let's see how they do in the real games. I'm sure Jesus has out performed Son and Kane in pre season, I don't think any of us are in a hurry to swap them though.
I think you will be pleasantly surprised once the real games begin.
Two positions FFS
Struggling with facts?