I don't know mate. From what I've read he's a versatile player by playing as an AM and as a CM (although not too often), sure those that know him better will inform.
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Manager Jose Mourinho
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We had great chances to score. We should have had at least 1, maybe 2 (Son & LC). We could have won that game. I credit Mou. Going head to head with Liverpool from the get-go is a recipe for disaster.
HArd to tell what to expect with City. I think their eggs will be well and truly put into the CL, this might give us a fighting chance. That said, it's always important to beat a so-called top 6 opponent, so maybe that's all they need as motivation???
We are still a fucked side without a midfield (i.e no Ndombele), so Jose still needs to find a solution for this and that's a tough ask but what I've read about Gio he can also add a bit in midfield too (I hold my hands up if I've got this wrong about his positions he can play).
Agree with everything except last sentence - I get why ST holders want to see something worth watching for their money. Those of us who are armchair fans, probably have no right to judge those who pay top-prices for turgid football.
havng said that, I’ve said elsewhere that I really enjoyed today’s game in a perverse way.
Hello everybody,
I'm a recent Tottenham supporter - Mourinho fan here.
I'd just like to say that today for the first time I saw the hand of Mourinho in this team - and I don't mean just parking the bus. There was defensive organization, fighting spirit and a clear idea of how to hurt the opposition. Even with a lot of non ideal options - a debut in center back (who did very well), the wing backs (Rose and Aurier) that don't make any top team in the league and a half player in Eriksen. There was a plan, and the players respected it.
So we agree that we are living difficult times - and I can imagine after 5 years with Poch how difficult the transition must be -, but today was a beginning.
Sorry about my bad english. COYS
I'm a recent Tottenham supporter - Mourinho fan here.
I'd just like to say that today for the first time I saw the hand of Mourinho in this team - and I don't mean just parking the bus. There was defensive organization, fighting spirit and a clear idea of how to hurt the opposition. Even with a lot of non ideal options - a debut in center back (who did very well), the wing backs (Rose and Aurier) that don't make any top team in the league and a half player in Eriksen. There was a plan, and the players respected it.
So we agree that we are living difficult times - and I can imagine after 5 years with Poch how difficult the transition must be -, but today was a beginning.
Sorry about my bad english. COYS
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I hope we can all keep our patience with Mourinho. He’s inherited a squad with multiple issues. These have been building over several years and will be hard to shake off soon. It’s not like Sherwood, who was able to start some sort of improvement after replacing AVB.
There just seems to be a massive attitude problem in the squad. Plus injuries and declining quality.
I’ve written off this season. It’s little more than an opportunity for Mourinho to sort the men from the boys, then hopefully oversee a massive overhaul (if Levy lets him).
There just seems to be a massive attitude problem in the squad. Plus injuries and declining quality.
I’ve written off this season. It’s little more than an opportunity for Mourinho to sort the men from the boys, then hopefully oversee a massive overhaul (if Levy lets him).
Jose didn't get it wrong, he got it spot on, the game is 90 minutes, if we had started with Le Celso and Lamela, and had Dele and Erikssen on the bench, do you really think those two coming on as subs would have any impact our squad is not deep enough.
Let Lamela get up to speed and then we can start to make in roads, come the end of the month, Erikssen will be phased out the team.
The idea of playing Erikssen was to see if we could of load in this window and make a little dough.Jose has already put the gauntlet to Dele, and it's up to Dele to up his game, as i have a feeling he will be gone in the summer.
What was good at today was having Tanganga in there and signing up Toby, with Davies coming back means we can play any of the four, Tanganga,Davies,Sanchez and toby as a back three, with Sess and Aurier on the flanks in the 3-4-3 formation we will eventually end up playing.
With Ndombele pulling the strings and dictating play in midfield alongside another.
The front three will most likely be either one sitting behind two or two widemen besides Kane.
Let's say hypothetically we get Gedson and Semedo in this window, come summer we could sell Moura,Dele,Sissoko,Dier and Rose without weakening the team or even just Gedson, who can also play both full back postiions if we revert to 4 at the back and on the right of midfield, and if we can get a striker on loan or permanent, thus generating funds for Mourinho to make one or two summer signings.
You have to look at the bigger picture, personally i would be happy if we finish fifth or sixth this season, because being in the Europa league next season would give us a chance to field an few youngster and fringe players and build for the future.
For example we could use Winks and Skipp in the early stages of the competion, with Parrot getting minutes.
I think the plan was to get to 70 minutes without conceding and then unleash Lamela and GLC.
Got the tactics right, got the selection wrong. End of.
It's really weird that we just can't find a manager who gets the tactics right and the selection right.
Europa League would be a godsend for many of our young players.
If we found one that could please every cunt in here it would be a fucking miracle...
Good work was done today by JM? I think so in many ways, but let's see if Watford shows evolution.
The answer is Daniel Levy.
Any success or failure can be directly attributed to a single person.
“Right team, just do whatever you need to do to make you and I loads of wongaaa.”
I haven’t been the biggest fan of how he deploys the squad, but I do prefer his media displays over Poch. He is way more open and allows us fans a chance to see into a bit more of the club.
I’m not even certain it will be then. We know how Levy operates in transfer windows. He won’t have all the players in and out early in the transfer window. The PL meet next month to see about changing the end of the transfer window again. If that happens we will start the season without all the players Mourinho wants.
Sure Mourinho will 100% have to have the team drilled to his tactics perfectly for the start of the season but I bet he doesn’t have all the players in and out that he wants.
If anyone on here could put a positive spin on it...
If we got knocked out of that competition feilding a weakened team the manager would get absolutely slaughtered btw
It’s ten games John, without Kane now too.
He’s still trying to find the best set up for this rabble and it seems he might be into something.
Yesterday relied on good passing for the counter. He trusted Dele and Eriksen to be able to make some accurate passes to Son and Moura but he underestimated just how SHIT they would be.
That’s baffling because they play like this every week, but to say the tactics and selection was wrong is off.
I’m annoyed he didn’t change it after half an hour though.
He will get bored/lose the plot well before any overhaul of the squad - it's now or never with him imo.