Probably Foyth. Could see Sissoko as a RWB though.
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Probably Foyth. Could see Sissoko as a RWB though.
A fair few reporters on Podcasts predicting he doesn't last the season. To be fair the majority seem to be happier with our business than those on here, putting us 3rd easily.
I think he sees Foyth as a RB. I was thinking today that it could turn into a 3 with Sessegnon pushing up the left wing, its something I would like to see.
Would not surprise me on little bit if by the new year we're playing 3 at the back. Sessegnon being played as a left wing back whilst phasing Danny Rose out. Giving Sanchez a lot more minutes as we look to prepare without Alderweireld (Allowing Dier to play at centre half too). Foyth/KWP competing at right wing back.
Midfield 3 of Lo Celso/Winks/NDombele too.
Lloris
Alderweireld - Sanchez - Vertonghen
KWP - Ndombele - Winks - Sessegnon
Dele - Lo Celso
Kane
Could also be quite a tasty alternative. Very similar to the 3 at the back we used to play during 16/17 in terms of formation.Alderweireld - Sanchez - Vertonghen
KWP - Ndombele - Winks - Sessegnon
Dele - Lo Celso
Kane
Sammy:
Remember when I told you that RB isn’t a priority area?
TFC:
I never said we needed a new RB, in Poch I trust.
Definitely not a priority.....who said that? Show me the post where I said that....I never said that, who said that.
We have the players and Poch loves a challenge, I never said we need a RB, who said that?
Remember when I told you that RB isn’t a priority area?
TFC:
I never said we needed a new RB, in Poch I trust.
Definitely not a priority.....who said that? Show me the post where I said that....I never said that, who said that.
We have the players and Poch loves a challenge, I never said we need a RB, who said that?
Problem with this formation to me is that it pulls out Son and Lucas who are two or our best attacking options. I'm not at all against deploying KWP and Sessegnon as wing backs, it seems like they'd flourish in the role. It just seems like it's not the best use of our attacking assets.
I actually meant a wonky back 4
Foyth - Sanchez / Alderwireld - Vertonghen- Sessegnon out of possession
and Foyth - Sanchez - Vertonghen as a back 3 in possession
similar to Dier dropping into the back 3 a couple of years ago but having an extra MF rather than wing backs pushing up (Sissoko probably on the right)
I can understand that.
Could quite easily drop Lo Celso back and replace Dele with Son or Lucas.
It's great to have alternatives again.
Don't believe the latter part of that statement, he would much prefer an instant solution i.e bring in a rb .
FB is a specialised position which requires many attributes and is not as easy as some people seem to think.
That's why City are always trying to upgrade the FB positions.
I can see Sissoko there, purely for his strength and reading of the game but he doesn't have the attacking attributes needed these days.
Foyth got took to the cleaners in the last friendly, where the attacking player went past him on the outside with ease. Foyth's body positioning was wrong. I know he's young and can learn etc. but it will take months or even years for him to be a "top" FB, if at all.
We have enough creativity in the middle of the park to cover up for Sissokos lack of crosses. What we do need is a beast of a right-back who runs for 90 minutes and excels defensively, and Sissoko is absolutely incredible in that aspect. He used to cover for Tripps most of the time, which meant that our transitions were not as fast since we lacked a midfielder when we got the ball. I for one am absolutely on the "Sissoko at RB" hype train.
I don't like making predictions of any kind, especially before a ball has been kicked. I just HOPE that we gel quickly, avoid serious injuries and play some good football. A trophy would be nice, but hate to admit it, top 4 is essential to our continuing progress. I'm also realistic enough to know that managers come and go, but it will be a sad day for me when Poch does move on, stability is rare in football, I'm hoping we will buck the trend.
Poch is right, it's time we won a trophy, we are a consistent CL side now and I don't want us to become like Woolwich where top 4 is our everything, we are better than that.
Think as a club we need to follow our managers winning mentality and expect more rather than just being thankful for where we are because it's the best time to be a spurs supporter.
Think as a club we need to follow our managers winning mentality and expect more rather than just being thankful for where we are because it's the best time to be a spurs supporter.
Hoping some of the kids make a breakthrough into the squad. We can use some enthusiasm and hunger to get through a long season
We have to beat City to win the EPL ... that probably means getting an extra 20 points
We have to get decent draws and/or beat our top six rivals, and play 65+ games to win a domestic cup
We have to get decent draws and/or beat the best in Europe to win the CL
Sure it's "time we won a trophy" but it's not like they're giving them away at the local Shell garage ...
It's been 11 years since we won a trophy mate, 11.
Every other club in the top 6 have won trophies during that time, even teams outside of the top 6 have won trophies since our last trophy.
It might not be an easy task, nobody said it was but the reality is, that's far too long for a club of our stature to go without silverware.
Like Poch said, anything other than a trophy this season should be considered a failure and he's right imo, although when our supporters say it they get told to stop being negative and just be happy because we are getting into the top 4, I wonder if they think our manager is negative for saying it now?
Like I have said before, it's a loser mentality and our club is better than that, that's not to say getting into the top four on a regular basis isn't a fantastic achievement or that supporting the club without us winning trophies is miserable, it isn't, it's great to watch us these days.
But there is a difference between knowing how good things are but still understanding that ultimately football is a competitive sport and the ultimate goal is to finish at the top and win a trophy and this pathetic mentality of just being happy finishing 4th and not being bothered about wanting more because it's better than the shit we were served up in the past.
The former is the right mentality to have the latter is the sort of mentality the woolwich scum have.
It's the latter I can't stomach because I love this club and that's the very kind of mentality our manager has been trying to remove from this club since coming here.
Sissoko was RWB again hull afew years back and was a monster, but we have Aurier & Walker-Peters who I hope do well this season along with Foyth