We are not out of a race that we were or are ever in but yes his predication I can see being accurate although not sure we can muster up enough forward passes to score.Yeah he also said we’re out of the title race after 3 FUCKING GAMES! 3!!
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I’m stuck in two minds.
Do we go 3 at the back, then have the wingbacks supply proper width, allowing Dier to step into midfield when necessary.
Or go 4-2-3-1, and have Eriksen, Dele and Son behind Kane with Ndombele and Winks in the middle?
Both have their positives but also have flaws.
Do we go 3 at the back, then have the wingbacks supply proper width, allowing Dier to step into midfield when necessary.
Or go 4-2-3-1, and have Eriksen, Dele and Son behind Kane with Ndombele and Winks in the middle?
Both have their positives but also have flaws.
Best centre back trying to convince the manager to start him in one of our biggest games of the season and not being able to play our only right back because the club are trying to sell him. I'm slow to use the word shambles but this really isn't far off it...
It’s perfectly normal for a 32 year old to have to convince the manager that he’s ready to start ahead of younger options. Let’s also not forget that brain dead moment from Jan last season when he randomly decided to play volleyball on Woolwich’s first set piece in this fixture. He was mediocre last season and doesn’t deserve an automatic start. He has to earn it like every other player.
He's our best defender by a country mile.
You would be completely correct, if our 'younger options' were better. There's no way Jans form and fitness could have deteriorated in the space of a couple of months to the extent that he is worse than Sánchez. No chance.
As much as Lamelas tenacity is good for these games, he can’t start here. He’s been poor the 3 games he’s played. Eriksen has to start with Son, and so does Dele it fit. He will actually make runs beyond Kane.
Saying Lamela has been poor is a bit of a stretch, he's at least been productive in his games 1G, 1A. I would agree he should not be starting centrally though. If we do play a 4-2-3-1 I wouldn't mind something like...
Son-Eriksen-Lamela
---------Kane---------
Edit: Obviously if Dele is fit to start I want him out there.
Yeh, he has been productive, but he’s also slowed down too many attacks and often makes the wrong choice with a pass.
Kane has had to drop deep quite often to try and make play for others. What Alli does so well is move into that space left by Kane. With Ndombele and Winks in centre mid we have the license to allow Eriksen dictate ahead of them, and Son and Dele get up alongside Kane. We just lack proper width. We need the fullbacks to supply that.
Yeah 7 points out of the first 4 fixtures seems reasonable.
I will be watching this in the Supporters' Club in Valletta, obviously hoping for a positive result, but dreading the worst. What worries me the most is that the team spirit that was so strong and got us through some sticky moments, seems to have deserted us.
Absolutely confident in a good result.
And if we do lose? What then?
Happy with a draw but Pepe and Aubemeyang frighten the life out of me.