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he will never learn to release ball early. He just doesn't have it in him to do it and tbh i doubt he wants to.
very good postIt's a mental thing with him, he just can't process information quickly enough. You've seen it throughout his time here, he needs to see the picture clearly developing in front of him and that extra one or two seconds that elite players don't need.
He's been better than Son as of recent and a a hell of a lot more effective than Stevie.Twice screwed up the counter by not releasing the ball fast enough. Once he was saved by Shelvy and the other time Kane was still able to create a chance after the bad pass.
Works hard and cares but not nearly good enough for what we need.
He's been better than Son as of recent and a a hell of a lot more effective than Stevie.
So you're saying we should play Stevie over Lamela?He has put in effort and that is about it.
He had that great goal against Woolwich which was great to see but outside of that he is consistently terrible on the ball, holding on to it way too long and unable to make the necessary passes, even simple ones like today.
So you're saying we should play Stevie over Lamela?
lolI would play him ahead of Lamela yes.
Story of his stint at Spurs in a nutshell. Been slowing down Spurs fast break since 2014. Being out injured most if his Carter was actually blessing in disguiseWhat a waster this guy is. 2v1 with Son and he brings it back to allow Newcastle to get back. The other chance we get before FT is him fluffing another chance. He is so unbelievably poor.
Absolutely ridiculous thing to say, with practically every win (and draw away from home) against City he's either scored or set up the goals!! Against Liverpool too and of course against the scum and Man U. Let's not get revisionist again.Could never fault his application or that on the very odd occasion he has made a bit of an impact but ultimately too often injured and I can't think of one big game where the bloke made any kind of game winning performance.
And honestly that is simply shocking..
Absolutely ridiculous thing to say, with practically every win (and draw away from home) against City he's either scored or set up the goals!! Against Liverpool too and of course against the scum and Man U. Let's not get revisionist again.
The fella has suffered loads of injuries (probably all related or reoccurrences to the broken vertebrae he either arrived with or sustained in one of his first games for us). Because of this alone, his impact in the side has been substantially affected.
He's had 4 managers at Spurs and every one of them has rated him and played him when fit. Players that have since left the club have rated him as one of the most competitive, committed players at the Club, Mason now a coach also backs this up.
Why?Lets keep him.
IMO, this is something you can't coach. Either a player has it or he doesn't.It's a mental thing with him, he just can't process information quickly enough. You've seen it throughout his time here, he needs to see the picture clearly developing in front of him and that extra one or two seconds that elite players don't need.