The foul throw thing is bullshit. Every game I watch, the touchline gets stomped on in 2 out of 3 throws. Referees ( in all sports) watch for tendancies with certain players. Serge has the rep for this, and they watch for it. They gotta call something, or they would be accused of not earning their pay.
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Sorry, can't agree.
The fact that he does it (and it's not just stepping over the line, it's the ball not coming over his head as well), does not make it less of an infraction.
We can't pick and choose which laws to pay attention to. It's an easy fix to the laws to make a throw legal when one foot is on the line. This will then be abused with people stepping over the line.
The lawmakers can't win! There has to be a line somewhere!
For a few weeks until players realise they are going to get pulled up on it time after time. Then we *might* see more goals.
Couldn’t agree more
Couldn’t agree less.
Tripps technical ability is outstanding , everything he does when addressing the ball is spot on.
Whereas technically Aurier is an awful footballer
Technique isn’t the be all and end all .... look at Sissoko .... but it is trippiers strong suit
Tripps has no technical ability whatsoever. It's why when receiving the ball he always passes it straight back where it came from, he never lets it run across his body for instance and then attempt to play the ball past the oppo. It's so poor that an oppo player can read him like a book and know exactly what he's going to do with it. This gets compounded as he, in fact, ends up hiding having been closed down and then hurried into mistake after mistake and then takes up poor positions to receive the ball (which means Toby or whoever has one less option to pass out to), all our defender's playout from the back, with one exception HIM, he on his own makes us so vulnerable to turnover it's comical.
The one thing he has in his locker from a technical standpoint is his ability to hit a first-time cross, I quite like this despite the fact it rarely comes to anything as it's still an incredibly low percentage opportunity he is trying to fashion. I like it because it's played the first time and hit early the oppo are not quite set but nothing changes from the fact its low percentage as hell.
When I talk about the technical ability of a player, I'm referring to how good a player is with the ball at his feet. He's terrible with the ball at his feet, our worst player.
I agree with you that Sissoko has poor technical ability, I'd also venture towards Rose as well but both of these players dominate their oppo 1v1 (Rose more so while Sissoko is learning or becoming comfortable/confident with this). Tripps doesn't/can't - He's shite.
That’s not technique for me. That’s what your doing with the ball mentally before during or after receiving it
And this is what sets players apart. Technique is the physical form attributed to HOW you play the ball
Like a good golf swing
When you start combining awareness and vision with sound technique then you start to have the mouldings of excellent footballers
Trippiers failings is not his physical technique which is actually excellent
I’m not disputing that he couldn’t be a bit more adept once he has it (at his feet as you say) but that just goes back to being clever with the ball.
His actual technique is sound
I get what you are saying and agree to a small element.
I just can't attribute the words "good technique" to a player that can't play the ball when put under pressure, can't dribble, can't lay the ball off/control it with that first touch that creates space/time to by-pass the oppo.
PSG and AC Milan target Serge Aurier wants to leave Tottenham
Tottenham defender Serge Aurier wants to quit the club this month with PSG and AC Milan both expressing interest in signing him before the European transfer window shuts.
Tottenham defender Serge Aurier wants to quit the club this month with PSG and AC Milan both expressing interest in signing him before the European transfer window shuts.
The Ivory Coast international has made it clear to team-mates that he would welcome a chance for a fresh start.
PSG and AC Milan target Serge Aurier wants to leave Tottenham
Tottenham defender Serge Aurier wants to quit the club this month with PSG and AC Milan both expressing interest in signing him before the European transfer window shuts.www.dailymail.co.uk
Tottenham defender Serge Aurier wants to quit the club this month with PSG and AC Milan both expressing interest in signing him before the European transfer window shuts.
The Ivory Coast international has made it clear to team-mates that he would welcome a chance for a fresh start.
It would feel like a fresh start if he started playing here. The parth is cleared for him to become a starter with Tripps gone.
Anyway, he tends to play with his head under his arm, so it wouldn't be the biggest loss. Only problem is depth and quality at RB ATM.
Better off one RB down than having someone who doesn’t want to play and infests the dressing room
Why not? He’s rubbish and he wants to go, so let him go. If we can get our money back it will be great business.
When was the last time he even made an appearance for the first team? A player Poch doesn’t trust may as well not exist, best to get rid.
Never really warmed to him or disliked him would be a ridiculous decision to let him go now tho regardless of whether he wants to go or not.
if he doesn't want to be here, then let him go.
I retained higher hopes for him than most, but do we try and get our money back and go hard for a replacement in Jan? ....The quandary being dare we risk everything on KWP a) making the grade and b) not getting injured.
Tricky. Not like we know we can rely on Foyth once back fit.
Tricky. Not like we know we can rely on Foyth once back fit.
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