Vertonghen yesterday on Belgian TV said that Moose is the most important player of the team and that all the players realise this , without Dembele we aren't a unit
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Is there any chance of him being fit for Sunday? I agree that we're weaker without him.
he needs two months off to completely heal but as his injury is not that bad, they just treat it and let him play even if its only 85-90 %. He said he's never been fully fit since he left FulhamIt seems as if he doesn't want to play anymore
he needs two months off to completely heal but as his injury is not that bad, they just treat it and let him play even if its only 85-90 %. He said he's never been fully fit since he left Fulham
Then u must surely have to question our physio team &/or why we are in such a state that we are rushing a player who has hardly been pulling up trees.
We joke about ( or some do) scapegoats & who's to blame but we also seem to think that " If "player A" was fit, we'd be fine" . Be that Lamela, Kaboul,Dembele, Sandro, Eriksen & so on. Truth is , we're in a right old pickle & it isn't changing any time soon.
Dembele can be superb throughout a match and yet still have moments that are completely baffling. His passing needs to improve, and I don't mean his successful pass rate, which is a slightly deceiving statistic, but rather his pass selection which can be either too safe or delayed.
But I would say he is one of our most important players, I just think he is capable of so much more.
What do any of our midfielders have to aim at? Ade is being marked out and nobody is making any intelligent runs outside Eriksen. Under AVB we used Siggy, Lennon, Soldado and Townsend. Not exactly cerebral players. I suppose Soldado is but he's too slow for the prem and spends a lot of time with his back to goal ball watching.
I would sooner he aimed for one of our players as oppose to over hitting simple passes to our wingers/full backs, and to be frank, I have sat there plenty of times looking at Lennon wide open and Dembele turn away from him...but that aside, you are right, we lack movement with which to pass too.
Dembele is a strange one for me. When he is playing I often find myself thinking that he doesn't do enough and is far too safe but then whenever he doesn't play I always feel we are missing his presence on the pitch and his ability to carry the ball forward. I'd have him over paulinho any day of the week right now
Really? Because I believe both Sandro and Paulinho started yesterday and only Sandro actually looked engaged in the game.Speaking of Paulinio, it's not a case of either or. For me it's both. Right now the Brazilians are victims of other players ducking out of the game. Dembele, Sandro and Paulinho should be starting. We really need to drop the wing/wingback play to move on and play to our strengths (literally).
I do think Paulinho has it in him to be good player but regardless of how are wingers are performing (Disgraceful all season) the fact is he hasn't been anywhere near good enough lately and If I had to guess, I would say that he will never be the player we need.Speaking of Paulinio, it's not a case of either or. For me it's both. Right now the Brazilians are victims of other players ducking out of the game. Dembele, Sandro and Paulinho should be starting. We really need to drop the wing/wingback play to move on and play to our strengths (literally).
Really? Because I believe both Sandro and Paulinho started yesterday and only Sandro actually looked engaged in the game.
I do think Paulinho has it in him to be good player but regardless of how are wingers are performing (Disgraceful all season) the fact is he hasn't been anywhere near good enough lately and If I had to guess, I would say that he will never be the player we need.
How can you not understand? Why do you think Sandro ends up puking every other game? He's being run ragged this season because Naughton, Lennon, Rose, Defoe, Soldado, Siggy etc mincing around disappearing and ball watching for swathes of the game causes THE SHAPE OF THE TEAM TO DISSOLVE.
Yeah, it's everyone else's fault, couldn't be their own inability, could it?The Brazilians spend so much time babysitting, they can't play their own game.
It's a fair assessment, even as a box to box player with his dribbling ability he should be scoring and/or assisting close to double figures imo.IMO The Moose is missed, he keeps the ball better than most of our midfield, but unfortunately doesn't have finishing skills. If he could score a few goals, it would ease the burden on our front man/men ... sorry is that stating the bleeding obvious??