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It means f-ing nothing.
If he scores against the scum in an FA cup SF like the last one I’ll be happy
Imagine a scenar
He’ll find a wayKeep Serge.. play him further up ahead of Doherty. Cant give away a pen if he's not in our own half.
Berkamp was a Spurs supporter, Justin Edinburgh was a gooner......... professionals put all that aside.
Terry Naylor was also a Gooner. Bloke is a cult hero to older Spurs fans now.
I remember Eriksen having less impact on the pitch than that beachball at Anfield. Literally.
Then come on here and read about how he ran the midfield and could walk into Barca.
He was surrounded by players not on his level, remember? I think that's why he doesn't start at Inter, no point playing him until they sign Messi.
Terry Naylor was a Gooner and Woolwich hero of 89, Michael Thomas was Spurs.
It happens all the time and always has.
Happy with this. Solid signing. Definitely an upgrade. Dependable pro with a lot of PL experience.
Beat me to it.
Must have same lawyer as Maguire.Messi is free
Who was the bellend that said we'd make no signings?
I think I have a better grasp on what kind of tactics Mourinho will employ.
It will be a hybrid 3 and 1 defence. Double pivot and 3 attackers in support of Kane.
The double pivot will have PEH and either Sissoko/Winks. From what I have seen of PEH, he is a traditional midfielder. Mourinho wants us to be in shape to be difficult to break down. But he wants to press the higher up the pitch with Moura, Lamela, Son etc. PEH will also step forward to press the ball higher up. If he gets bypassed it leaves Winks/Sissoko as the only central midfielder. These 2 players can't play by themselves as a pure DM.
Hence why I think we will need a proper DM. It would give us the option of going 442, possibly with a 442 diamond if the DM can hold by himself.
I think we could see Mourinho play something like this with a DM. It would allow PEH to go press the ball higher and effectively turn it into a 4141.
Lloris
Doherty Toby Dier Davies
PEH DM
Lucas GLC Son
Kane
The only issue I have with playing 1 DM is that with a hybrid back 3 and 1. The DM will invariably have to cover the RB who is pushed up, leaving a big hole in midfield. The positioning of PEH will be really important. I don't think he will press the high up the pitch all the time. But he will have to pick and choose when to press. The Ipswich game was a good example of him pressing the ball which led to a goal. So I am very intrigued to see PEH play and whether he has the intelligence of when to press, to hold and cover Doherty most likely.
Andersen-sen-sen
Wow. I know TalkSPORT get a lot of stick, but they wouldn’t be throwing out “completed” his move unless informed. Great signing.
This is very good news if true.
Its not something i'm proud of ,but...
That was a like a foreign language to me.
I'm still struggling to understand what a false number 9 is!!