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Watching Serge Aurier these past years makes me wonder if we were all far too harsh on Alan Hutton all those years ago...
Those pics are hardly news, man.
It was the suggestion to fire the "asshole Gooner troll cunt" I thought was silly, given we have no other better RB options.
Hes been solid tbh after a run of games. His end product is hit or miss but there are far more players than him underperforming
[Whisper] Don't let the door hit you on the way out [/Whisper]
He obviously subscribes to the Wayne Gretzky school of the more crosses you make, the higher chance that one finds a teammate.
Which is fair, I do as well and Harry broke through by shooting as soon as he got the ball during his breakout years (his shots to goals ratio those years must have been horrid).
In modern sports tho there is such a focus on stats. Numbers upon numbers.
I really wish I was Marty Mcfly. I would do something about this.
And he is in the team as a left-back, probably all you need to know about this Best XI bollocks.
I fucking hate crosses in general as they are so low percentage (they are vital to provide variety to attacks and keep the oppo guessing) but he can fucking cross the ball!!! His delivery tends to be a ball with pace and a very flat trajectory, they are hard(er) to defend against and if an attacker can get on the end of one it's about making contact, all that's required is a touch towards the goal, let the pace of the ball do all the work.
I agree about the use of stats in the game today, they are never delivered with any context. So here is some context: He delivers approx 50% fewer crosses per game than Tripps did by comparison, with the number of assists he has already that's 4 times better conversion rate than Tripps who was given the nickname "The Bury Beckham" on account of his crossing ability!!
EDIT: Forgot to add, that almost HALF of Tripp's assists were NOT actually from crosses, making his crossing stats (by comparison to Aurier's) absolutely fucking woeful given the above context!!
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Not sure if I could disagree more with this
run of games has shown how dog awful he is
others have been playing bad as well ... ok he’s decent
Congrats to Serge! His 4th CAF Team of the Year selection in the past 5 years.
IMHO, he's clearly been one of our best players since Mourinho's arrival.
Ten different people will look at the same thing and see ten different things, but the stat merchants have corroborated a positive assessment (Aurier highest rated Spurs' player in 4 of the last 5 matches. He was 2nd highest rated Spurs' player -- behind Kane -- in the other.)
IMHO, he's clearly been one of our best players since Mourinho's arrival.
Ten different people will look at the same thing and see ten different things, but the stat merchants have corroborated a positive assessment (Aurier highest rated Spurs' player in 4 of the last 5 matches. He was 2nd highest rated Spurs' player -- behind Kane -- in the other.)
This one never gets posted.
The last two years is suddenly starting to make more sense.
Bizarrely he will need a new contract soon or we have repetition of our current ills.
He would be shocked if he starts actually watching our matches.
To be fair I am struggling to name many that have been any better than the useless bastardHe would be shocked if he starts actually watching our matches.