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The issue with Pooch's system is over congesting in the middle of the final third. Eriksen, Lamela, Mason and Capoue/dembele all trying to occupy the same space in the name of high press. You don't need to commit 4-5 players to press the ball. Should be simplier- you lose the ball; you fight to get it back and the ball winner runs in to assist. When you are in possession you keep the shape/fluidity there should not be a need to come out of position to take the ball out of your teammates' feet.
Look at Southampton this season. When they lose the ball and the other team goes to counter, the guy who lost the ball tries to get it back and either schneiderland or wanyama goes in to help while the other tracks back and finds the runner/looks to intercept the pass.
Look at Southampton this season. When they lose the ball and the other team goes to counter, the guy who lost the ball tries to get it back and either schneiderland or wanyama goes in to help while the other tracks back and finds the runner/looks to intercept the pass.
Left at half time.
Fuck off and die Spurs.
Fuck off and die Spurs.
Maybe these are stupid questions, but...
- When a team makes two defensive subs within 30 minutes and one of them is on a yellow how the hell do you not run at them?
- Why are we running into a wall at the 18 and opposing teams have a good 3 yards of space in front of them?
- WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO TAKE ONE OR TWO TOUCHES BEFORE ATTEMPTING A SHOT AND THEREFORE MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY?
We've already got Rose, Mason, Townsend and Kane starting today - I'd love to see this fabled theory of "put a local lad in the team, he'll be like one of us" be the answer to all of our ills. The reality is the kids play for a few weeks, everyone is pleasantly surprised they aren't utter crap and expectations begin to rise.......we are about 3 games away from Kane getting roundly slated for not being good enough.
We've gone from Modric, Bale and van der Vaart to Mason, Townsend and Kane but we are still expecting the same results.
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woodyspur
updating the NSFW Female body appreciation thread can cheer me up right now....
woodyspur
updating the NSFW Female body appreciation thread can cheer me up right now....i had a split tooth extracted 3 weeks ago. Piece of piss.
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Obviously we aren't as good of a team. But the problem isn't Mason, Kane, and Townsend, it's the millions we've pissed away on shit. 180 million and 19 players over the last three seasons and all we have to show for it is an incredible goalie, a pretty decent but moody CB, two sputtering wonder kids and Chadli. That's what has sunk us. We had the money and pissed it away.
As for the whole local lad thing, that wasn't what my point was about. Pochettino needs to start dropping the likes of Kaboul, Capoue and others to make a point. Whether it's Stambouli and Dier coming in or bringing in some of the academy players it doesn't matter. It's about making a point and trying to motivate underperformers. Ultimately our team is full of average players so it won't really matter but watching the same average players make mistakes every week is just so frustrating.
I bet Levy is secretly thinking the same - I honestly don't think he can cop out this time and sack Pochettino
One really annoying thing about today is the opportunity was there to be up to joint 5th. And thereby to change the whole vibe at a quarter of the way through the season.
Fuck the excuses. No matter how long a coach has been in the job, how small the pitch is or how much the fans may be tense, If players cannot get properly up for that opportunity, at home, there are serious, fundamental problems.
I find it difficult to criticise ENIC and Levy for what happens on the pitch on days like today.
The coach and the players didn't perform as a collective. And that's happening too frequently.
Fuck the excuses. No matter how long a coach has been in the job, how small the pitch is or how much the fans may be tense, If players cannot get properly up for that opportunity, at home, there are serious, fundamental problems.
I find it difficult to criticise ENIC and Levy for what happens on the pitch on days like today.
The coach and the players didn't perform as a collective. And that's happening too frequently.
Could not agree more Kaboul is too slow and as the guy in Talksport says there is a howler in him for every game. I couldn't believe we made him Captain. But who takes the wrap? This man Levy appoints the manager although most supporters wanted Frank De Boer and now Barca are sniffing around him. Levy makes me sick, we need two good strikers but our scouting policy is shit. How do Newcastle find all these cheap players who can score goals? As far as I'm concerned and no apology to all you Levy worshippers but LEVY is the problem the buck stops with him. I'm dreading the next game.
Of course he can. And he will.
Because whilst everyone focuses on Levy, that decision is made by the Board.
And I wish people would remember that AVB's contract was ended by mutual consent following a meeting. So, that wasn't a straightforward sacking.
If a Chairman calls a meeting immediately following a 5-0 home defeat it's only ending one way - they can say mutual consent all they like but I'd call it constructive dismissal.
Also the Board doesn't really exist as far as I can see - Enic own 85% of Spurs and Levy and Lewis own 100% of Enic.....they don't need to consult anyone to do anything.
