Davinson Sanchez

[TheSpurEst]

It's better to use a player who fits your system, but has less talent, than a player with more talent, but who does not fit your system.

Sanchez can't pass. He is a good defender but lacks technique. Do we want to play out of defence or do we want to hoof it? Make your choice based on that.

But we can't keep buying players who don't fit our player profiles. Have a defined tactical plan and players who fit it. That's really all that matters. Are Huth and Morgan great defenders? Yes. Can they pass well? Nope. But they fit the tactic. Sanchez hasn't so far.

Well, that is rather one dimentional, isn't it.

OF COURSE in perfect world we would have well rounded players in the side who could have all the needed skills. But in real life it is tad more complex. Right now we are where we are. We have to compliment one player issues with how we use other players. E.g if Sanchez passing game is weak, we have to pair him with someone who is better at passing. Like Dier or Alderweireld. And order Winks do pick up ball from deeper positions.

And in current situation I don't think that we should freeze him out completely because his passing is below what we would expect. In long term, as I pointed out, we might look to upgrade on him. But life is not football manager, so we should not sell Rose, Jan, Foyth and Sanchez in one window and bring in 4 new defensive players. It has to go step by step.

 

[TheSpurEst]

Colombian chirices

not at all.
If I remember correctly Chirices was rahter decent in ball-playing department but sucked balls at defending
So opposite of him

 

[justin]

wouldn’t get a game in any of the top 6 teams. So why is he classed as good enough for us ?

 

[Nabil Bentaleb]

wouldn’t get a game in any of the top 6 teams. So why is he classed as good enough for us ?

Because we are not a top 6 team

 

[HampshireSpur]

? Make your choice based on that.

But we can't keep buying players who don't fit our player profiles.

THIS, 100%. So much wasted energy on this forum. Is X a good player? Is Y a bad player? Rinse, repeat. Our issue is we haven't bought for a/the system, for quite some time now.

 

[Totti]

Surprise surprise, thread hasn't been bumped, presumably because he played well.

Solid as a rock today.

 

[thfc nw]

Surprise surprise, thread hasn't been bumped, presumably because he played well.

Solid as a rock today.

Played very well today.

 

[Reidy]

Played very well today.

Helped by the return of Toby from a couple of years ago.

But Dav looked like the real deal today

 

[The Swellhead Spur]

Looked good, because we were defending, he's still young though and fair play was good today

 

[TheRealTI]

He was indeed very solid today.

 

[LEGO Boy]

Credit to the kid. Didn't put a foot wrong today and looked solid.

 

[sudoku]

He was on the right and PEA had 2 big chances in acres of space.
He won't be here next season.

 

[Yorkshire Yid]

Solid from what he had to do other then him and Toby leaving Auba in a mile of space first half

 

[ShutUpPatrik]

He was indeed very solid today.

Look at Spurs reddit and they want his head.

It's interesting how the fanbase can be so splintered over multiple platforms.

 

[Totti]

He was on the right and PEA had 2 big chances in acres of space.
He won't be here next season.

Aubamayang was playing LF mate, that's on Aurier.

 

[TheRealTI]

Look at Spurs reddit and they want his head.

It's interesting how the fanbase can be so splintered over multiple platforms.

Good opinions are few and far between on the Spurs reddit

 

[TheRealTI]

He was on the right and PEA had 2 big chances in acres of space.
He won't be here next season.

Watch it again man. Aurier was the one on him both times.

 

[sudoku]

Watch it again man. Aurier was the one on him both times.

PEA was free. OK so blame both.
Neither will be at Spurs next season IMO.

 

[NewZealand_Spur]

Look at Spurs reddit and they want his head.

It's interesting how the fanbase can be so splintered over multiple platforms.

Reddit spurs are a bunch of teenage yanks.

Sanchez played well today. Did everything that was asked of him.

 

[Reidy]

PEA was free. OK so blame both.
Neither will be at Spurs next season IMO.

PEA's chance came because Toby gave the ball away on the edge of our area.