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Player Dejan Kulusevski
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In this system will only be effective as a 9 (like when he played against Luton) and as a 10. Not suited to the wing in this system in which case we need to either A. Sell; or B. Sell Gio, and convert Kulu to the backup 10.
....Or C) Sell both and use the proceeds to buy someone who can both play AND stay fit.
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Very much sell both.
Shame about Kulu as he started so well but his one trick of cutting indide has been well and truly rumbled. It always felt 50/50 if it was the right decision to sign him.permanently but looking like the wrong move now.
We're not a serious club if we hang on to Lo Celso, would mean a new contract as only has 12 months left.
im fine with him as a squad option and definitely don't want him sold.
Back to sell before we can buy, Daniel? What about the go karts? What about Cactus Jack
No, dickhead.
C u next Tuesday?
How many times does this need explaining. We don’t play with a 10, we play with two 8’s. And even if we did play with a 10, Kulusevski has nowhere near the skill set to play it at this level in this league. And we saw what happened when he was played in Maddison’s role v Chelsea - he was terrible and barely touched the ball for 45 minutes, because he can’t play with that kind of 360 degree pressure. He also lacks vision.
Give it it up. He’s a dead fucking parrot.
Have you got one of those average position map thingys?
............Cos despite what the Ange-ball experts promised (and what I'd like to see) it hasn't felt like we do since the early months of the season.
It’s actually embarrassing that we’re at the point where people have suggested he play Rw, Lw, 10, 8, 6 and even as a fucking 9 before accepting he is just a very mediocre footballer with an incredibly limited skill set who aside from a good season at Parma and a few months here has spent the rest of his career being underwhelming.
Actually getting annoying how stubborn people are on him now. It was amusing before but fuuuuucking hell, give it up.
Actually getting annoying how stubborn people are on him now. It was amusing before but fuuuuucking hell, give it up.
Maddison just roams around more than Sarr.
With regards to Kulusevski, it’s irrelevant, he can’t play 10 or 8.
It’s clear we play with a single pivot (Bissouma) with Sarr the R8 and Maddison the L8, Maddison takes more license as he’s the more “creative”
Anyone know how long he has on his contract? Id sell if possibly but with a young baby I don't think he will want a move...cant see it turning round for him He's not up to it.
It’s clear we play with a single pivot (Bissouma) with Sarr the R8 and Maddison the L8, Maddison takes more license as he’s the more “creative”
These things look like a toddler having a photoshop tantrum.
It's been playing out like that lately too.
He's definitely not made for this system. This system needs outside wingers with their natural foot and movement towards the sidelines/corner flag in order to provide space for the underlapping fullbacks. They need to be quick and fast as running around your opponent wide is a longer distance to the goal than when cutting inside.
Kulu is a player that wants to cut inside with overlapping fullback on the outside. He doesn't have the raw speed to play wide left winger either.
In the last match he did showcase decent strength a couple times to hold off fullbacks/midfielders challenging him when out right, but obviously doesn't have the speed to capitalize going outside. Out left he hit 1 or 2 decent balls into the box, but without any aerial targets, all such balls are basically useless losses of possession in this system.
I think he'll play much better in a system with overlapping fullbacks and a proper ST that is an aerial target. At this point, that obviously is not going to be this system with Ange at the helm.
With people being seemingly desperate to hold on to Son as a ST, and Levy being tightfisted with transfers, I do actually wonder if Ange will get the personnel he needs to implement his very specific system. There is a lot of business to be done this summer, and I've never actually seen a Tottenham transfer window in which we've done all the business we've needed to.
We play with 2 8's but with one given a creative license to get forward (the 10) and the other the responsibility of helping provide cover (the 8) . He played several games as the 10 in Maddisons absence and played very well, the Chelsea game aside where the whole team was poor