Imagine a fire run by clowns...simples
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Imagine a fire run by clowns...simples
The back 3, wing back tactics was the problem more than anything, also remember Burnley were gonna be tougher opponents than others we've faced recently AND apart from Dortmund 2nd half we've played pretty shit recently anyway.
Playing a back 3 with wing backs loses us a natural player in midfield or attack so the wing backs need to be on it - they weren't, their crossing was woeful and contributed to our poor play offensively. Burnley sat back and parked the bus when we had possession and used long high balls to turn our back 4 around so they faced their own goal, squeezed us, and forced us into errors. He plays two big horrible bastards for a reason. They also looked for corners and set pieces as they fancied their chances from them, correctly as it turned out.
I can't lay the blame at Kane's door, playing Fernando wouldn't have changed our intent, playing Son up front would've rendered him shut out as there was no space to run into as they sat deep and soaked it up. We didn't need a back 3 and we needed to be on it, in the league we haven't been for weeks despite the results. Maybe we were so busy thinking about Chelsea and Woolwich we took our eye of Burnley? Some of us on here did....
Playing a back 3 with wing backs loses us a natural player in midfield or attack so the wing backs need to be on it - they weren't, their crossing was woeful and contributed to our poor play offensively. Burnley sat back and parked the bus when we had possession and used long high balls to turn our back 4 around so they faced their own goal, squeezed us, and forced us into errors. He plays two big horrible bastards for a reason. They also looked for corners and set pieces as they fancied their chances from them, correctly as it turned out.
I can't lay the blame at Kane's door, playing Fernando wouldn't have changed our intent, playing Son up front would've rendered him shut out as there was no space to run into as they sat deep and soaked it up. We didn't need a back 3 and we needed to be on it, in the league we haven't been for weeks despite the results. Maybe we were so busy thinking about Chelsea and Woolwich we took our eye of Burnley? Some of us on here did....
We can bemoan tactics, Kane starting or not starting, the referee being a prick (which he totally is) the Premier league/TV companies shitting themselves over a club winning the league by not spending any money or even Pochettino as some have said....
I’m a great believer in “true” world class players being able to read the game in front of them and change their game to suit, and great managers can do the same.....Pochettino is slow to react and Kane is the only player who can change his natural game to suit the opposition....
I’m a great believer in “true” world class players being able to read the game in front of them and change their game to suit, and great managers can do the same.....Pochettino is slow to react and Kane is the only player who can change his natural game to suit the opposition....
but clowns have fire engines and buckets of glitter
True true but I'm not sure you'd want to run a football club that way!
So he is out for more than a month and now will likely play 270+ minutes in the span of a week? Not to mention he will likely start three days later in Dortmund.
He never should have started at Burnley. I don’t blame Kane, of course he is going to want to play every minute, but this is poor management by Poch.
He never should have started at Burnley. I don’t blame Kane, of course he is going to want to play every minute, but this is poor management by Poch.
We all knew he shouldn't have started against Burnley. He should have been eased in. We showed we didn't need him, so pointless rushing him back.
72% win ratio when he was out injured. 0% win ratio since he's been back.
Not only that but our overall game has changed. Slowed down. Players now looking for a pass instead of testing the keeper. Just odd all round. Who's managing this? Poch or Kane!?
72% win ratio when he was out injured. 0% win ratio since he's been back.
Not only that but our overall game has changed. Slowed down. Players now looking for a pass instead of testing the keeper. Just odd all round. Who's managing this? Poch or Kane!?
Go away troll. You don't support spurs anyway.
... and Walker
Substitute greedy with "hungry".
Most world class strikers are hungry by definition. I love Poch, but to me this falls on him bringing back against Burnley too early. Maybe desperation, knowing that our challenge for the elusive title rested on us having to win week in week out. Yes Kane's presence of late hasnt been the Harry we all know, but I am convinced he's not 100%.
Respectfully your post suggests he will never be a world class striker... He already is mate.
Yes, I saw that and wondered if they would. He was also trying to wind up Luiz from the start. This culminated in the touchline scuffle at the throw.
You could see his frustration with his, and the team's, performance.
Throwing Llorente on to get in everyone's way didn't help things either.
Meh, ban him.
Record with him back is 0% and Poch is clearly clueless in helping the team fit together.
Record with him back is 0% and Poch is clearly clueless in helping the team fit together.
Agreed, thank you.
Umm that didn't look like a headbutt to me. Yeah he attempted but he didn't hit him.
