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Also........ is he in the starting XI for Belgium? Seems like last time I watched them he was not.
Also........ is he in the starting XI for Belgium? Seems like last time I watched them he was not.
I watched him very closely at wembley on saturday. His off the ball endeavours are really underrated. He is almost always there to assist in the middle third of the pitch. I thought he was outstanding on Saturday but even better last night because with all due disrespect to the nomads, the opposition last night was much superior.Sucks players towards him like metal to a magnet, break that and the space is found. Same when we payout from the back, the melts don't like us doing that, want us to lump it up field, "clear our lines", "stop fanning about with it".
What he does off the ball is still massively underrated, shuts down so many attacks, pushing oppo out wide, slowing down oppo allowing our defence to reset.
I hate the "he only passes side-wards brigade", yes he is, for the most part a side-wards passer of the ball, but usually he has gone past a few people, moved us 25 yards up the pitch and drawn in quiet a few players from the opposition in the process ruining their defensive lines. When he does play that side-wards pass, most of the time its to the likes of Erickson, Alli or Son who have already benefited from what he has done and are able to play that killer ball. Just watch how many times the play goes, Dembele, attacking player, Kane, goal.
Yeah it looked like the injures had sadly taken there toll! Such a good underrated players, I don't think Belgium start him in most games over the last 5 years or so either.Thought Dembele’s best days were behind him. So happy to be so wrong.
This has to be one his best, if not his best stretches at Spurs.
If Dembele doesn't get nominated for Premier League POTM then it really shows how little football the powers that be watch