Not his best game.
Not helped by Sissoko disappearing from central midfield from minute one.
Blame the manager for that then....
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Not his best game.
Not helped by Sissoko disappearing from central midfield from minute one.
Also when eriksen and ndombelle play they go for the ball they free themselves and play as the link play forward , winks when does get the ball he play slow and with stress to find the safest pass a lot of the time back so no much of speed in the attack when he plays .
to cover Aurier mainly, it looked tactical (wrong tactics ) rather than Sissoko disappearing for me. Either that or Moura was not doing as asked but it looked like he was asked to stretch the game rather than track back.Not his best game.
Not helped by Sissoko disappearing from central midfield from minute one.
Got to stop thinking every youngish English player is gonna be the next Kane.
Vast majority will be lucky to be the next Tom Carroll.
Got to stop thinking every youngish English player is gonna be the next Kane.
Vast majority will be lucky to be the next Tom Carroll.
I'm not being dismissive of all homegrown players but realistically most ain't gonna make it at the top level.Equally, shouldn't we perhaps be even more concerned that Mr Sub-Carrol is keeping 120m worth of summer signings out of the team under 2 different managers now?
Esp. if were gonna take such a dismissive attitude towards homegrown players. What does that say about foreign talent?
to cover Aurier mainly, it looked tactical (wrong tactics ) rather than Sissoko disappearing for me. Either that or Moura was not doing as asked but it looked like he was asked to stretch the game rather than track back.
Poor cunt's been played in a position that doesn't suit him for nearly 18months.
What is his best position? Not being snarky, genuine question.
He's not a DM, and he's not an attacking CM. He appears to be the luxury position of a 'ball recycler' in a midfield 3. I just don't think that works anymore.
On the bench
What is his best position? Not being snarky, genuine question.
He's not a DM, and he's not an attacking CM. He appears to be the luxury position of a 'ball recycler' in a midfield 3. I just don't think that works anymore.
Joking aside, there's nothing wrong with that answer. If we bring him on when we're ahead to shut down the game and shore up midfield, he works. No pressure to create. He just needs to keep hold of the ball.
He would do well at that.
On the bench
The traits you describe are the byproduct of coaching and positioning, not his actual attributes....
So glad you decided to contribute to the discussion with something fresh and insightful..... Oh wait.