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What makes it even worse is that it didn't really stand out to me that Lucas was trying to play incisive or difficult passes (I'm open to being corrected on that but it didn't seem to be the case). The reason it matters is that Kane on 73% is perfectly acceptable because he was trying some more difficult, creative passing (a lot of it came off and a couple of his balls were sexy -- oooer!). (And anyway, your striker is often going to have your lowest % outfield completion for obvious reasons. )
73% for a striker is fine (actually good in the context of this game) but 53% is never acceptable in any position on the field. That's a coin flip as to whether the ball reaches a teammate ffs! Random chance, basically! That's just crazy.
I like Lucas but there's no way to defend those stats. If he maybe pulled off something similar to the feint to Son (the one Kane did to set up a chance for Lucas on the break; one of not many memorable moments of quality in the match), people would remember that and his stats wouldn't seem so damning but... I don't recall him doing anything like that.
It's a shame.
I wasn’t accusing the players of having a defeatist attitude but rather the supporter who seemed to suck them off a bit. I was also saying the same steelness, street smarts, and mental fortitude they had to help them win that final, in the same heat, is what our current manager is trying to instill in our squad.
People can cry all they want but we had 70% possession against Sheffield, and started with 4 attackers and somehow lost 3-1 to a hungry bus parking team. We needed to be coached on playing street smart. IMO, that is what this team lacks.
Good post overall but I don't agree with this part. Judging by the number of balls Kane (and even Son) win defensively during opposition corners, they're clearly able to win aerials (especially Kane). And it's not like they haven't scored a substantial number of goals from crosses. That suggests that if they thought this was a high percentage option for scoring, they'd be putting a lot more visible effort into it.
My view is that they're missing someone (like Trippier) who they can actually bank on to put in a cross worth putting their body on the line for. How many times do we see someone like Aurier balloon crosses over everyone only for the ball to either roll or fly harmlessly over the byline on the opposite side? That's got to get pretty demoralising after a while.
(Also I spend quite a lot of time watching Kane's movement off-the-ball and he makes a lot more little runs, pointing to where he wants it, than most people realise, I think. The reason it goes unnoticed is that whoever has the ball so rarely even attempts to make the passes that Kane is asking for. Next game, pay special attention to how often that exact scenario plays out. You may well be surprised.)
Wow, that's oddly.. impressive.
What since the deflected corner against Wham, which was .... two games ago.?
Add in the VAR-overturned penalty against United
Since lockdown we've had more than our fair share of luck.
The gossip column has infiltrated the sports section. You can rely on the daily star. Why would any journalist want to work for them? Unless they get paid a pretty penny.
Give me strength.
It's much worse right know because we're much higher profile club than we were under avb and there's a lot of good teams with ambitions for european football atm.
Plenty of chances came that day. We worked so many openings.
But our finishing that day was one of the worst performances I've seen from us. Couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo.
Football is NOT about running around mindlessly for 90 mins.
Any professional footballer can and should.
If you're implying Ndombele, he played 2 full seasons in Ligue 1 for Lyon and majority of them were 90 minutes.
The dinosaur has no fucking clue how to manage a talent like him so instead he managed to convince large section of our fanbase that Ndombele can barely play 30 minutes a week that's why he's not playing.
Ligue 1 can’t compare to the PL
Plenty get found out but I wasn’t just referring to him and as I keep pointing out and will continue to point out the fact that Poch Jose and Deschamps all keep picking him
Some keyboard warriors on here disagree
Ndombele is much bigger talent than Sissofraud.Ligue 1 can’t compare to the PL
Plenty get found out but I wasn’t just referring to him and as I keep pointing out and will continue to point out the fact that Poch Jose and Deschamps all keep picking him
Some keyboard warriors on here disagree
Poch never wanted him and kept playing him because of injuries and lack of quality signings, likewise Mourinho.
Bit like the 5 sub rule; I think they're just as much about post-lockdown player preservation as they are essential hydration....
Prey that both aren't consolidated as part of a 'new normal' for the game moving forward though.
Both are shit.
Spain are but it was still above 25 at 10pm the other night