Of course on another day the performance would still have got us 3 points. But I can’t pretend it didn’t worry me that Saints had 70% of the ball for the first half hour. That just isn’t right. We have got a hell of a lot of work to do if we are going to become truly competitive again.
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Of course on another day the performance would still have got us 3 points. But I can’t pretend it didn’t worry me that Saints had 70% of the ball for the first half hour. That just isn’t right. We have got a hell of a lot of work to do if we are going to become truly competitive again.
It doesn't matter though. They had 70% of the ball and, other than a freak shot, didn't cause us any trouble. half hour is only 1 3rd of the game. Once you take into account how long the ball was actually in play for, it was probably 20 minutes,
I was more concerned that one of their 2 shots on target was the last minute one where Dier brain farted so hard he nearly shat on the pitch and very nearly lost us the game.
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I’d like to see Doherty being rewarded for a good performance against Southampton with a start here Replacing Emerson. In any event hopefully we will have greater emphasis on attack than defence which will suit Doherty over Emerson anyway.
Id like to see a 3 man midfield with Skipp-Winks-Ndombele but suspect it will be Skipp-PEH again.
Id like to see a 3 man midfield with Skipp-Winks-Ndombele but suspect it will be Skipp-PEH again.
100% agree! Said it pre match need to come out fast and press keep the crowd quiet. V CL note said after palace we started slow. Do that I’m away games your asking for trouble as the crowd get behind the home team and then the players find an extra yard. By sitting back, not pressing and basically dawdling around with the ball at the back with urgency to get forward we encourage lesser teams. They get a sniff and their in from corners free kicks etc. we really must stop this happening.
Emerson is the best tackler. To replace him with Doherty appears a backward step.
prior to Southampton game Emerson was best tackler - 23 min - in the whole of the PL for a player on the pitch over 750 mins.
Agree on doherty. Thought that's as assertive and influential as I've seen him play in a spurs shirt and definitely worth a start ahead of Emerson, who is more interested in rolling around on the floor than playing football.
That might be the case, but playing RWB his role has changed now to provide more attacking impetus. He doesn't have that in his locker.
We have 3 CBs to do the defending, if we are planning on giving Southampton and Watford the ball to attack us then what are we really trying to do? It's not like we should be allowing them to dominate us. But like I've said in another post on the Winks thread, we don't have the ability to grab the initiative and play a possession style game because we don't have the players to do it in the ones that Conte trusts.
Nah..... Diff. game.
XI v XI plays into our counter-attack better. Even playing well against Palace we struggled against 10 men.
They've given everyone a tough time at home and literally beat WH 2 days prior.
Agreed.
The cult of Doherty is a curious beast.....
The lowest bar of anyone in the whole squad..... #Relativity.
Reality: He did nothing to earn a start yesterday.
It was against a 10men parked bus and he had no need to step out of the final 3rd.
That's not assertive; that's just an easy ride for a WB.
I think his most ardent followers have reached breaking point now. There‘s only so much you can take!
we have had some right injury prone guys in our time but this lad really caps them all complete joke .
Honestly doherty reminds me of bale when he first joined. We simply didnt win. Do think we will get bale in january as impact sub last few months of season. Need to get a goal early and their heads will drop fast.
Subs: Gollini, Rodon, Davies, Emerson, H. White, Højbjerg, Dele, Son, Kane
Manage your star players' minutes while you can.
Sub on Kane + Son if/as needed.
Due some luck and hopefully a win will get us back on schedule