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Love it, thanksFine - you whiney cunts...
Fine - you whiney cunts...
Mousa in that kind of mood genuinely is a joy to behold. Here's some more bits of Mousa magicSmaller version, for those without eyesight issues
At times, he's simply astounding, but:
MUST. SHOOT. MORE.
...and if he does, and it ends up in the stands there'll be uproar!
Yes, he may score a Worldie once or twice a season, but overall, I'm quite happy for him to pass it to someone with a better shooting accuracy.
.....Only for the likes of CE or Son to sky it anyway? (You're talking hypotheticals afterall)
Let's not pretend he's typically passing to someone in a better shooting position.
He declines a number of good shooting opportunities most games... More often than not he'll pass and the gaps on the edge of the 18 yd box are subsequently shut down.
Baffles me that or former CF is so shot shy.
.....Pass, goal?He is orobably the best player at keeping the ball - and we love him for it - but then what? How many times does he make a game changing
That would be great - but how many times does that happen?.....Pass, goal?
The last time we had a player who could keep the ball under multiple challenges was Gazza - but everything he did was with a purpose - he was driving towards goal either to try and score himself , draw a foul or slip the ball to someone else - I see the same skill with Dembele but not the same purposeThat would be great - but how many times does that happen?
Wow!I am sure I will get slammed for this but - come on - do we want the the spurs to be pretty or win matches. I have spent 40 years being quite happy for us to be oretty but now we have a chance to win things.
The mouss keeps the ball under duress, he apins and twirls and still keeps the ball - but then what? Most of the time he passes it sideways so for all of his brilliance, it hasn't helped us all that much beyond keeping pssession. He doesn't score , he doesn't assist and he''s not a cog in the midfield most of the time.
If enjoy Dembele''s ability to keep the balll and hold off multiple challenges as much as anybody- but what does he do with the ball after that? Usually he passes it along - and not much orogress has been made.
We have a chance to win things now - we need more than aesthetically pleasing players
I agree with what your saying and to see him use his ability to hurt teams a bit more would make him world class imo. But don't underestimate how vital what he does do now is to the way we are playing. We miss him a lot when he's out. He keeps us ticking over in much the same way Modric did and you could argue he didn't rank particularly high in the goals and assists stats.The last time we had a player who could keep the ball under multiple challenges was Gazza - but everything he did was with a purpose - he was driving towards goal either to try and score himself , draw a foul or slip the ball to someone else - I see the same skill with Dembele but not the same purpose
He is orobably the best player at keeping the ball - and we love him for it - but then what? How many times does he make a game changing