Our attack was like a boxer showing up to a fight and trying to bitch slap his opponent.
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Our attack was like a boxer showing up to a fight and trying to bitch slap his opponent.
I just dont get it, We play Richie up top who needs service and have Son and Lucas either Side of him?
We should have changed it at half time, gone to a back 4 , Moved Davies as LB
Perisic for Danjuma
Son For Kulu
Lucas for Kane
I would NEVER have picked those 3 together. And if I was in a room with Conte/Stellini when they came up with it, I'd have burst a blood vessel at them for even suggesting it.
Even go back to the league cup v Colchester Sanchez, Dier, Skipp and Davies all started. 1256 days ago.
Although bigger issue that night was we replaced Harry Kane with a 17 year old who in the 3.5 years since has struggled to make it past championship level.
It's actually mind boggling to think we have simultaneously spent a lot of money and still have a lot of shit players pre-dating the spend and they still get a lot of game time.
I've banged on and on and on about it for years. We won't get better until we get rid of these players. It's possible that the flops might even have ultimately improved without these players being around. If we had to stick it out and keep playing them, rather than falling back on the existing players, maybe they would have improved.
Look at Royal. Through little more than necessity, he has improved. Probably wishful thinking, but what if we had sold Eriksen in the summer window and threw GLC in and used him every week, Maybe he steps up, Very long shot to think TND does anything but never know as even he was a bit part player.
We need to clear out as urgently as we need to recruit. It has to happen and it needs to be dramatic this summer IMO.
You have to question how we value our players.
Do we put realistic figures on them when they are viewed as surplus ti requirements by the manager.
Look how many are currently on loan. I thinks it’s hard to sell unwanted players these days.
Clubs know you want rid. They lowball you.
Then we end up just cancelling contracts or carry on part paying their wages as we loan them out.
I was devastated by our exit. We should be winning these trophies. We were too complacent. We just thought we needed to turn up. We are thd strangest team. At our best we are the best side in the league who can dispose of city who smashing le arse by the way but then lose to these little inferior clubs. I was sickened. We will get top 4 though which is a bonus. We will spend big in the summer. We just need that creative midfielder and another centre back. We are only 3 players away from a real title challenge. With James Maddison likely coming in the summer it will improve our attacking side even more.
We won't pay asking price for a teams prized asset, but we also won't take reduced offers on players we want to sell.
Madness.
Like that bloke told me. Our so called leadership group needs binning. I propose the new one is Romero and Royal (buy that shithouse Argentina goalkeeper) Skipp is captain ( if I never see Hojbjerg again cool) and for the love of God back four only and buy two new centerbacks preferably mean bastards, and buy the best attacking midfield players you can get any two from Maddison Wirtz and Szoboszlai.
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You need to have respect. Holberg is a leader. He basically commands our team on the pitch..he has heart and fight and is an amazing player. He was superb against Chelsea unless your memory is that short. He had an off fame and you turn on him. Holberg along with kane are always first on my team sheet. One thing I agree with you is maddison will be a great buy for us.
Have we been turning down offers for our players? Can’t recall hearing about any, except Man City trying for Kane.
Wasn't Moura's 'shot' that glanced the crossbar a wayward cross?
Kane is getting older but I would not have any respect for levy for still demanding upward of 120 million even with over a year and a half on his contract. There are no other kanes. His tgenbest attacker on the planet. You could not trade me mbappe over kane. Kane will sign the contract with us anyway. He will do what he is told as he is very loyal and listens to levy.
Fair, you nor I know if there were actual offers or not.
Still could have gone in. Inch lower
We had 4 on target from 17 attempts. They had 1 on target from 7 attempts.
But yes, it's not a one off, not just under ENIC either.
Wasnt giving a free pass to the attackers, but that goal was easy to stop. 3 defenders couldn't stop it. The same ones who have been involved in the last few cup defeats
That's easy Hojbjerg is an average to good 8/6 hybrid he is not elite he is physically and technically limited. These flaws are fully exacerbated with short turn around between games.
His pattern throughout his career is exactly as you have outlined. He is not the answer to our issues he's actually a large part of our dysfunction. I want Skipp and Sarr to start but coaches and fans keep falling for the so called leadership Hojbjerg brings.
I'm not pinning the defeat on him he had plenty of help though the goal does three players (he is one of them) no favours.
Your exactly the kind of myopic fan I'm talking about. I don't think Hojbjerg is either the leader you think or good enough to carry us forward. I make no secret of liking the man but wanting the player upgraded ditto Dier. We fundamentally disagree that's fine but more and more folk are seeing exactly what I have been pointing out for some time. He is more detrimental to the team than Skipp our Sarr. Persic had good set peice deliver but he has aged horribly he can not run and his immobility just like Hojbjerg is costing us.
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Yeah the defence is shit, I just think the longer it stayed 0-0 the more confident they got