I actually agree with a lot of that post..
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Manager Mauricio Pochettino
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I actually agree with a lot of that post..
I do remember for a short time when some people were complaining that he wasn't sticking with a lineup that appeared to work for us, now we are back the other way, I guess.I agree withsammyspurs , Poch hasn't been using the squad enough imo. Still believe Capoue has a future at Tottenham, but he really is lazy on the field. He's a player in the Matic mold, I'd like to see him paired with Bentaleb.
He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. If we fielded a team against United that contained one of or all of Capoue, Adebayor, Vorm, Kaboul, and Paulinho, people would raise hell against him.
Yes it is mythical....thats my problem Mick. We dont have one when the shit hits the fan.
We just throw in random subs, and next week those subs are'nt even in the squad..
My point has been that I can see its a little too late now and these players should have been integrated since January. I genuinely believe we will suffer from it.
Yes, it makes sense to replace them....but we have the rest of the season to play before that can happen. Thats my point. We have already missed our cup targets, and IMO, taking seven first teamers to Italy before the Final was a big mistake.
If only we had a squad..........catch my drift?
In the bin? How about the willingness to change formation mid game to stop getting outplayed?
Its like Poch is being given free reign to be tactically naive in games, when the likes of Big Sam put three men on Kane and close down all Eriksens space. Game over, great for the two lucky goals that got everyone to forget the diabolical performance.
My exact point Mick. It was shit. Because he does not play a decent 442. He just throws in Soldado, and in this case, Kane. Our 442 is shit.
Stopped reading. Get fucked.
Ive already said that I think its too late now, and he has made the mistake by outcasting them for too long
I would raise hell if he did that.
I've actually really enjoyed reading this debate. However, isn't it all kind of academic at this point? There is no more fixture congestion. We should be able to start our best 11 each game from here on out. No need to rotate the squad at all anymore.
Still needs to get schneiderlin in on an emergency loan I reckon
It just takes a couple of injuries to test that theory, without Kane we could be in trouble, Lloris too, some of the stops he's been making have been that fine line between draws and defeat.
I'm sorry, maybe I'm misinterpreting you, but are you advocating that we rotate Lloris and Kane from here on out?
GOD NO!
I just mean these are key players who we'd be screwed without.
Agree with this...
Injuries aside, we should also be trying to develope our game a bit for the remainder.
I hope to hell that Townsend and Lamela are not in our first teams plans for next season....so why not try something else?
I think its a case of his best 11 are not the players for his favourite formation, so he plays weaker players in that formation over a stronger team and a slight change.
Dembele >>>>>>>>>>>> Townsend and Lamela and has proven it against arse and Chelsea at home.
Yet he's behind them. Odd
The more salient point is that Poch does need time to build a squad not just a first 11 in his image and I think this summer window is going to be the most telling, he inherited a decent side and has built an effective nucleus. The question is if he can build a squad where there are more effective plan b's we're not quite strong enough for a 60 game season, the problem is that players who have that real level of quality are going to be hard to come by.
Nice! Thanks for that, really impressive.
Look at it on the plus side Sammy - we have to read your tosh and put up a defence against it. You don't have to bother, you just throw out unjustifiable bollocks in the hope that it makes you look like some kind of deep thinking intellectual.
It doesn't though. It just looks poorly thought out.
I'll go home and ask the wife to oblige your request, thanks for taking an interest.
Says the man who doesn't mind criticism.
I read through some of this and I think its ridiculous. Pochettino has a system that he favors and it has been shown to work. He has found players that fit the system and is playing them now. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Some positions do not have the depth yet, at least Pochettino believes that. I do too. I could come up with reasons why Capoue, Paulinho, Kaboul, and Ade haven't been playing based on their play style, not just the fact that some have been rumored to be poor in the locker room. Look at January when we didn't have Mason or Benteleb, we looked so boring. We get them back and we play well, or at least exciting like in the Liverpool game, the majority of the time.
This was always meant to be a rebuilding year. The fact that Poch has done so well is credit to him. He shouldn't be criticized for sticking with what he believes is his best 11 and for not being able to trust some of the players. He has his reasons and none of you will know that. I for one think that he earned our trust and that we should believe in him.
This was always meant to be a rebuilding year. The fact that Poch has done so well is credit to him. He shouldn't be criticized for sticking with what he believes is his best 11 and for not being able to trust some of the players. He has his reasons and none of you will know that. I for one think that he earned our trust and that we should believe in him.