I know thats what you expected....but we won
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I know thats what you expected....but we won
Dembele and Vlad had a good game
Dawson and Naughton - poor
Chadli - below average
Townsend and Siggy - ok
Soldado - isolated
Lamela only came in the end and had little impact. Holtby made a difference from the bench
didnt see a thing there was fucking snow everwhere whooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Lol - my bad
is he working tonight dont tip the bastard
fuck of and get me the manager
Well I enjoyed that, nice to see us score and win again. Dembele's first of the season, shame it wasn't Vlad's first for the club.
We really need to start getting more attackers in the box. I wsh Townsend would get involved and start shooting from 12 yds instead of 25.
I'm getting frustrated by Soldado's shows of frustration. He's beginning to do a Berbatov without the end product and technique of Berbs. not a good sign.
Anyway excellent result and assuming no injuries, a difficult trip safely negotiated - top of the group with a game to spare.
AFAIK Spurs currently hold the British record for the most European wins in a row (8) - this team might break our own record
We really need to start getting more attackers in the box. I wsh Townsend would get involved and start shooting from 12 yds instead of 25.
I'm getting frustrated by Soldado's shows of frustration. He's beginning to do a Berbatov without the end product and technique of Berbs. not a good sign.
Anyway excellent result and assuming no injuries, a difficult trip safely negotiated - top of the group with a game to spare.
AFAIK Spurs currently hold the British record for the most European wins in a row (8) - this team might break our own record
Holtby always adds a huge spark and sense of urgency to our play which we sorely lacked until he came on. I like him in the number 10 role behind the striker rather than deeper in midfield as he is a good in and around the box, however
Dembele also made a claim for this role tonight on his two runs into the box, reminded me of his Fulham days...
I think we need to stop playing two defensive/holding midfielders and just have one (i.e. Sandro) sitting just in front of the back four allowing the other midfielder, be it Paulinho or Dembele to maraud forwards. Then Eriksen /Holtby in the number 10 role behind the striker with two PROPER wingers none of this inverted winger lark when we have a striker who needs balls put into the box...
Dembele also made a claim for this role tonight on his two runs into the box, reminded me of his Fulham days...
I think we need to stop playing two defensive/holding midfielders and just have one (i.e. Sandro) sitting just in front of the back four allowing the other midfielder, be it Paulinho or Dembele to maraud forwards. Then Eriksen /Holtby in the number 10 role behind the striker with two PROPER wingers none of this inverted winger lark when we have a striker who needs balls put into the box...
I know he hasn't had too much time to 'adapt' but my fears about Soldado being a flop buy are starting to grow.
I'm starting to wonder if he was a Levy panic buy.
I just don't see things dramatically improving for him unless he completely changes his game or we put someone up top with him meaning we become more open.
I'm starting to wonder if he was a Levy panic buy.
I just don't see things dramatically improving for him unless he completely changes his game or we put someone up top with him meaning we become more open.
all the ammo for 352 just load the gun lets fire it on sunday
Only lost 1 in 20 European games if my calculations are correct!AFAIK Spurs currently hold the British record for the most European wins in a row (8) - this team might break our own record
Starting a new formation against Manchester United is not ideal though.
aulinhobored:Also, I would rather utilise fullbacks/wing backs to overlap the wingers and provide more balls into the box, dare I say it like in 'Arry days... NOT THAT I'M SAYING I WANT HIM BACK
Phenomenal stat
i see the point but with wing backs we get service we have three mobile centre backs not including dawson one central defender sandro two runners to get at times past soldado
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ives us a minimum of three players to pick we play thru them and turn them if we play infront of them they could slaughter us when it breaks down
gives us a minimum of three players to pick we play thru them and turn them if we play infront of them they could slaughter us when it breaks down
It was said that AVBs preferred front 3 were Villa, Bale and Hulk for this season.
I wonder if due to Villa not coming to England Baldini recommended Soldado, given the lack of negotiations I don't think it could be called a panic buy.
He's a goalscorer but our play is so pedestrian at times that an player who thrives on early balls is always going to struggle.
Hi SL, do you mean in our last 20 European games? Or UEFA games, or, anyway not sure about these stats?
EDIT - AH I think you were talking about AVB - whereas I was about Spurs.
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Soldado is poor in the air from what I've seen, so that's a disadvantage, he's not fast, another disadvantage, doesn't have a particularly hard shot, another disadvantage, can't dribble the ball and create goals form nothing the way Greavesie could.
He's got an awful lot of disadvantages for a striker. Obviously he has plus points, but not enough for him to flouncing around the pitch throwing his arms about a la Berbatov, a player who at Spurs looked several steps superior to Soldado ATM.
I'd like to see him dropped for the United game, but with Ade and Kane injured chances are that would mean JD on his ownsome which is a 'no-some and then some'
It seems we're jiggered for Sunday. We need one possibly two strikers in January. I just somehow we can cobble together a win against West Ham, who have their own striker problems too.
Maybe we should play 4-6-0 v Utd a la West Ham
He's got an awful lot of disadvantages for a striker. Obviously he has plus points, but not enough for him to flouncing around the pitch throwing his arms about a la Berbatov, a player who at Spurs looked several steps superior to Soldado ATM.
I'd like to see him dropped for the United game, but with Ade and Kane injured chances are that would mean JD on his ownsome which is a 'no-some and then some'
It seems we're jiggered for Sunday. We need one possibly two strikers in January. I just somehow we can cobble together a win against West Ham, who have their own striker problems too.
Maybe we should play 4-6-0 v Utd a la West Ham
Nothing serious, apparently. Expect him to be in contention for the game.
Hope so. To me Ade and Defoe is the way to go for Utd. I expect us to lose pretty much whatever team we put out - but maybe we can surprise them with a new system, then again ...