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His issue seems to be that he's lacking the decisiveness of last season. He used to make the right decision almost every time.
FightingIllini
I dunno man, he caused Brighton all kinds of problems, so much of what succeeded in an attacking sense came through him, and he was also chipping in defensively in a way Son never does.We need to make this loan move permanent as quickly as possible. His game has been going to new levels. And thanks to the esteemed posters in this thread I now know a bit more about the football and can see in this player all the wonderful things most others see.
Wouldn't be surprised if he nets another 5-10 goals this season just like he did last. World class player!
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Agree, he's obviously missing the final pass and shot right now but over the course of 90 mins, he keeps the oppo defenses running far more than Kane or Son.
This is a nice way of wording it...but absolutely, how much "succeeded in an attacking sense" today? Just asking but if that's your takeaway from today's game then I won't argue it witcha. Perhaps it will take a few more games.I mean the pattern of the game was always going to be Spurs going for rapid-fire counters whenever they could intercept long spells of Brighton possession given the managers involved.
Struggling for form? LOL you've seen him shit for much longer than anything you could point to as good yet it's "form" that he's struggling for instead of it just being a player with less than you thought they had...that is, being wrong in your initial assessment.
That's right, if you are going to populate your squad with shit then let it be of the inexpensive and foreign variety. That way we can guarantee that Real Madrid will never come and take our beloved player away.
Or...OR, we could aim to avoid having players with so little to offer clogging up our squad! That's a novel idea. Let me take a guess, you thought Poch was the problem...the Mou was the problem...and then Nuno and then Conte was the problem? Is that accurate?
You know why? Probably because we've been populating our fucking squad with player's about whom one could frequently express sentiments regarding their inexpensive cost rather than their actual football quality. Ever think about that? Dele comes to mind and now this joker that is struggling for this illusive "form" by the week.
I get it*...you had to reply with something... I'll just check back in with ya about this in a week's time.
I actually agree with a lot of your post, but you couldn't be more wrong about how I view this football club haha.
you're a fucking moron though so we can all discard your shit opinion
4th post in 9 years and you type this..You must really hate this
todd1882
guy to have to log on to your alt account to type this.
I've seen so many of these alts from years ago now chiming in. Think about how big of a coward this type of person is...they've planed almost a decade ago that they are the type of person so devoid of character that at some point in the future they would like to anonymously attack another poster so they should create a multi just in case. Think about the depths of nothingness in that person.4th post in 9 years and you type this..You must really hate this
Admin
would immediately wipe this type of person from the board as they clearly shown their intentions to be an anti-social poster. Another for the ignore rolls.
He is a competent footballer that will never be able to show his best ability because he is athletically incompatible with the PL. His every action will be 'hurried' because he will be scared unless he is in space.
We disagree here but that doesn't mean your point is without merit. I just believe there is a group of players on teh field that if we were to reinforce would improve both the defense and attack.
Yup
The biggest part of it but we saw today a team playing better than the sum of its parts...and it wasn't us.
It's a problem because your aforementioned greedy cunt will keep them here until the numbers balance out i.e. they will stay until the last year of their contracts. Keeping Kulu is buying Ben Davies and expecting him to be your LB starter. And I like Ben Davies and know he gives his all but he is limited athletically and always looked at his athletic max.
There is more value to be had in the market. If you think Kulu will improve then I understand your persepctive. I have no faith that he will as this is what I saw at Juve and after analyzing his game this is what he is. So this calculus doesn't work for me and a big reason is his cost and he's foreign. Shouldn't populate your squad with foreigners not good enough to start and make a difference.
There is more value to be had in the market. If you think Kulu will improve then I understand your persepctive. I have no faith that he will as this is what I saw at Juve and after analyzing his game this is what he is. So this calculus doesn't work for me and a big reason is his cost and he's foreign. Shouldn't populate your squad with foreigners not good enough to start and make a difference.
I can assure you we've been seeing the same player all this time. The only difference is folks were so thirsty that they lost their minds over his goal contributions last season. His play was the same...which was also the same as we saw at Juve. If you watch back his goals and play from last season you will see.
...and I'm certain he's not the player that folks think they saw last season but is in fact the player we are seeing now and thus only see downside in his move being made permanent. But my big gripe has always been to not RUSH into making this permanent. I knew that given time even those on this board would get to the point of asking "what's wrong with Kulu"? And here we are. I just need them and the club to recognize that he's not a great fit for the league.
I'll reserve my Kane thoughts for the Kane thread but will say that I don't like this approach toward team building. It's rarely successful and more frequently disruptive and counterproductive. It's better to move on from such players and bring players in on equal footing.
