In what way?And funny how Toby is still miles ahead of Davinson.
Nothing this season suggests any of our defenders are up to much good.
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In what way?And funny how Toby is still miles ahead of Davinson.
In what way?
Nothing this season suggests any of our defenders are up to much good.
You've ditched Sessegnon before he's stepped on the pitch for us!---------new GK
new RB----new CB----new CB----new LB
----new CM----Ndombele
new RW--------GLC--------Son
--------Kane
Sub
new GK
new RB/LB
Sanchez
new CM
Dele
Lucas
new ST
We need to clear out at least 2/3 of personell over the next 1/2 seasons.
Oh, come on.
You just sound like someone with an epic agenda.
Sanchez on his own is making some very basic mistakes. One against one. Or even just him going for a ball.
Sure, Toby is not perfect. But he is better than Sanchez by quite some distance. And now I am only talking about his defensive abilities. Toby is also a very good passer and crosser - smth that Sanchez does not have in his locker.
Toby is a better individual defender than Dav, unfortunately it is because of this Toby is so poor at the minute. He can't hold a line and seems to defend to what suits him as opposed to what suits the team. Toby has been at fault for at least two goals this season. Anyone who can't see that definitely has an agenda.
The thing is an an experienced defender, I expect Toby to know how to hold a line, when to push up, when to defend deep. At present our defence is all over the shop, and with the experience of Jan and Toby, I don't expect that.No, surely Toby have cost us few.
But so has Dav. Though Toby has played more. Also he has contributed more to our general play.
So I dont think that Toby is perfect, but he still is a lot better than Sanchez.
This is also in part because of our style of defending (Dav looks a lot better for Colombia for example). And also because Toby is older and more experience. Dav is still learning and should be playing next to a senior defender that would lead the defense and give him help and instructions during the game. And Jan is so much better in that aspect than Toby is. Toby is a 1 on 1 defender and tends to forget that he has to lead the line when Jan is not playing. It's what had made their duo so good. They complement each other. It was also why Dav looked so comfortable next to Jan. He literally had the near perfect mentor next to him.No, surely Toby have cost us few.
But so has Dav. Though Toby has played more. Also he has contributed more to our general play.
So I dont think that Toby is perfect, but he still is a lot better than Sanchez.
Who? has he ever played for Tottenham this Sessegnon lad?You've ditched Sessegnon before he's stepped on the pitch for us!
Davinson's biggest problem is playing alongside Toby.
Funny how good he looked playing alongside Jan, but how much worse playing beside Toby.
Also funny how the Toby + Jan pairing looks so much weaker too.
Davinsons biggest problem is he doesn't read the game well enough to be a top class footballer. He gets caught the wrong side too much because he's 99% of the time too gung ho.
I want to see him learn when to push a player out wide, when to stand five yards off of someone, when to read danger and how to read it. For me he's too much of a ball watcher to make it into the elite levels but he has time to grow and learn. He has raw qualities but he really isn't polishing up very well has to be said.
Florentino Luis looks like the next big thing, but given that Felix went for crazy money, I don't think Benfica will sell him cheaply eitherI’d suggest we desperately need a midfielder to cover the back four. The times we’ve been successful recently have mainly been due to having a performing Wanyama or Dier sitting there.
Assuming Wanyama is now officially fucked and Dier isn’t going to find his form again, we need someone in there quickly.
Look at the best teams out there with Busquets, Kante, Gueye, Rodri, Fernandinho in their sides. We’ve got nobody.
Could we get Kessie? Ndidi? Fuck, I’d take Declan Rice at present. Carvalho any good again? Anyone!?!?!!
One could make a similar argument about WimmerDavinson's biggest problem is playing alongside Toby.
Funny how good he looked playing alongside Jan, but how much worse playing beside Toby.
Also funny how the Toby + Jan pairing looks so much weaker too.
The way things are at the moment I'd settle for Carlos AlbertoWould Luis Alberto be a decent alternative for us to look at?
The way things are at the moment I'd settle for Carlos Alberto
I had the honour of watching them play, a fifteen year old boy mesmerised by the magicAnd half the Brazil 1970 side I assume ?