Conte said after the game he thinks the breakdown in us being able to defend as well is because he hasn’t had enough days on the training pitch to deal with tactics as playing every three days means there’s not as much time to work on things. Obviously if he has better players available to him than Sanchez and Dier then they’ll be able to keep it up tactically without the training pitch work.
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Conte said after the game he thinks the breakdown in us being able to defend as well is because he hasn’t had enough days on the training pitch to deal with tactics as playing every three days means there’s not as much time to work on things. Obviously if he has better players available to him than Sanchez and Dier then they’ll be able to keep it up tactically without the training pitch work.
That’s the sort of pass you see in the Pub Sunday League
Have seen better at under 7 level.
No way!
You know me so well!Yeh, you say that.. You will be singing like a canary on New years day.
mad to think he plays in the same team as the bloke in the clip above....
Yeah and he was absolutely gutted to be subbed and also celebrated as much as anyone for the winner - can’t doubt his commitment
Very true that is the point of coaching and getting them organised. I think we just play defending by numbers but no one actually has any roles or instructions.
It does look that way sometimes
Have you not been paying attention, last season these guys were playing to their absolute maximum, players like Sessegnon, Dier, Davies, Doherty and Sanchez were reaching levels they had never reached before.
But this is what happens when you have average players, they eventually level out because they can't maintain consistency. I suspect a lack of time in the training will do that too, playing every 3 days in this ridiculous season you don't even have time on the training pitch to work on defiencies compared to last season where we were virtually playing 1 game a week where the Coach could drill them for the entire week.
Such a relief that there's not another Spurs match tomorrow / Wednesday - the schedule has been relentless for fans, can only imagine what its been like for the players.
At the time I thought this was a red and I was miles away from the challenge. Haven’t seen it mentioned once in the media. Had Dier been stretchered off and missed the World Cup then it would have been.
Red cards aren't given for the actual tackle any longer - instead its whether the opposing player is thought to be seriously injured.
And most teams would sub you off after making it!!
The intent (however that is measured) plays into it - in the side-on replay, Roca is nowhere near playing the ball and follows through in a studs-up lunge into Dier's leg.
Very nasty. You would never play a dropping ball like that unless you intended to hurt the player.
without being drunk - red card!
It's supposed to - but you see near on identical tackles getting red cards and not even a yellow (see Emerson on Martinelli - because Martinelli screams in pain VAR sends him off)
Based on what evidence?
Every report, from team members, fans of his previous club, social media etc has him down as a decent, hard working, team minded player who puts the needs of the team ahead of his own personal preferences.
I can understand that you might not feel his return to date is worth the money we paid, but character assassination to back your opinion up, with zero evidence to support it?
Have a word.
Qatar isn't landlocked.
I used to spend virtually every weekend either on the water or dune bashing when I lived there.