how dele gets picked ahead of him is a disgrace, they are both similar in the way that they hang onto the ball...just ndombele does it with actual quality and substance
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how dele gets picked ahead of him is a disgrace, they are both similar in the way that they hang onto the ball...just ndombele does it with actual quality and substance
There was a ton of encouraging things during the City match that weren't just opposition related that seem to have gone out the window already. It's really weird.
Agree however I’m honestly not sure he is a centre midfielder - he doesn’t give us control but I agree with you other than that.
I would start him for the next ten or so games 100%, but possibly higher up the pitch
That pass into Kane 1:00 in is delightful (when Kane returns it and he nearly scored). His passing is superb, love the angles - obviously tons of ability on the ball too
People bring up his defensive work rate, but I think his work rate in possession is where things need to improve.
He's an average defender, better than most give him credit for, but his main job in the team is to progress the ball forward either by dribbling or line-breaking passes. However, in order to do that, he needs to basically get on the ball every time we gain possession. He was showing for the ball a lot in the first 15 minutes when we had the bulk of possession, but when Rennes were in the ascension and we lost control he wasn't available as much.
This is why pushing him further forward makes no sense to me - we need him to take the ball off the CBs and be that option for them. When Bergwijn went off injured and Nuno pushed Ndombele up a bit we basically had no ball progression at all. After half he dropped back more and Hojbjerg pushed forward, and Ndombele started getting on the ball again.
This was his first match in 5 months and he was good and basically everything we did moving forward he was involved with. A 4-3-3 with two other midfielders supporting him makes a ton of sense and should get the most out of him. If he and Lo Celso manage to not injure themselves for a stretch we could actually see what Poch was hoping to do with the midfield 2 years ago.
Wolves 0 Spurs 1
If you blindly think results are the be all and end all, you have a short memory and a rude awakening
What are you talking about? Us getting out played badly and looking terrible is a great sign for us going forward.
No way that style could collapse and end up with us dropping down the table.
I haven't had a rude awakening for a few years now.
She can't be bothered.
Emotion played a huge part in that match. And Guardiola’s sides have always been vulnerable against counters.
No doubt it did.......
Regardless of style/tactics; we had an aggression about us which had been absent for a long time though.... Proving it's in there somewhere....... I want it back.
We also didn't have a certain midfielder playing who is somewhat averse to working hard off the ball and pressing players....let's not forget who the better side was even though we won with a dodgy penalty.
Didn’t we score first?
I agree to a point, and I know that Nuno looked at what Chelsea did against them in the CL final and borrowed some of those tactics, but we should be training towards those actions, not just hoping we arrive at them organically.
The dodgy penalty was Wolves of course in the other 1-0 we didn't really deserve to win (when the shit Adama Traore ripped them apart at will). That made everyone think everything was great.
The only side we've noticeably outplayed was Watford and that was a struggle...maybe Pacos the 2nd time, but they're shite.
The only side we've noticeably outplayed was Watford and that was a struggle...maybe Pacos the 2nd time, but they're shite.
He was actually playing insanely confident. Our midfield is just dead without this guy, Nuno has to work him in somehow.
There was almost certainly no-one in the box, knowing how Kane plays. Hardly his fault.
From being closely marked , he get 3 players close to him and makes a pass to someone who is now in loads of space and has had the time to pick their next move. Like Dembele to Eriksen.
Pretty sure we had less possession even in the first half with 11 men on vs palace. Would have to check though.