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No, Soldado was not great. Soldado was absolutely awful. He never gets on the end of anything. And whenever he does get a shot it inevitably misses the target by a distance
Vertonghen did nothing wrong. Maybe it wasn't a red card but he got the back of his knee rolled up on. No person could have stayed up with that happening to the back of your legs. He didn't stay down or appeal to the ref. If you're of the opinion it wasn't a red, the only person to blame is the linesman.
No worries. Is that stat Harry's PL record or all competitions? I couldn't be arsed loading up the massive spreadsheet I have from last season.
Vertonghen did stick his leg into him though. He shouldn't have done it and it was definitely red but it wasn't unprovoked.Kicking out at a player who had nothing to do with the previous tackle/foul isn't acceptable though.
Bruce was going on about how it wasn't dangerous - neither is pushing someone's face, but it's still inappropriate behaviour and deserves a red, imo.
What you think of the Lamela miss?Oh my god, he got fouled and you consider that a worthwhile contribution. He was clean through on goal and missed the target, like he always does. I may have overstated the fact that he is worst Spurs striker in the EPL era, but he is definitely close
Oh my god, he got fouled and you consider that a worthwhile contribution. He was clean through on goal and missed the target, like he always does. I may have overstated the fact that he is worst Spurs striker in the EPL era, but he is definitely close
Kane's was a bad miss, but the ball dropped straight over the head of the defender and Kane misjudged it. We cannot rely on Kane if we want to seriously challenge in the EPL.
Lamela's miss was bad, Lamela makes so many mistakes. But he is 21 and in his first season with us. He needs time.
Soldado is 29 and is allegedly a striker. If we want a playmaker play Eriksen as the number 10. He is 10 times the player Soldado is. We desperately need to buy 2 strikers.
Gudjohnsen played 11 games for us!
Cambell played 10!
Crouch was a far better player for us than Soldado.
I'll grant you Rebrov and Postiga. He is the new Rebrov, great
How many games does a player need before he can be judged then?
Crouch scored 12 league goals in over 70 games, so not sure how you judge he was 'far better' when he's always been like a newborn foal on ice with the ball at his feet.
Kane and Soldado both operate better with a strike partner.Kane's was a bad miss, but the ball dropped straight over the head of the defender and Kane misjudged it. We cannot rely on Kane if we want to seriously challenge in the EPL.
Lamela's miss was bad, Lamela makes so many mistakes. But he is 21 and in his first season with us. He needs time.
Soldado is 29 and is allegedly a striker. If we want a playmaker play Eriksen as the number 10. He is 10 times the player Soldado is. We desperately need to buy 2 strikers.
Okkay I get you but are you being serious about not being troubled? When Hull had 11 men they did look very shakey! Won't be a popular opinion but I have no confidence in Vertonghen whatsoever, hasn't been playing well for a very long time!He shouldn't play at all. Why split up ANOTHER centre back partnership? Were Fazio and Vertonghen troubled for 70 minutes? Let them build a partnership.
That boy couldn't even put his hat on properly.
I'm very much all up for a long run of both Soldado and Kane playing together, but ...Kane and Soldado both operate better with a strike partner.
Just because he is a second striker, doesn't mean he is now a playmaker?
I want to see him get a serious run with Kane as a partner, and decide after half a season of that.
It's all dependent on the opposition I suppose.I'm very much all up for a long run of both Soldado and Kane playing together, but ...
Who misses out then?
As long as Chadli is out (which shouldn't be for more than 2 weeks at the most), that ST partnership is fine. But if Chadli is fit, he plays imo. He's intelligent, a fighter, and he's scoring loads of goals.
It's a tough one because then we have Eriksen and Lamela.