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Spam Butterface.It's funny cos on the radio commentary it sounded like he wasn't great but a. They can't mention everything and b. Sam matterface is a bellend!
Jose knows.Not 100% fit. Should he even be playing or does he just need to toughen up?
Mourinho on Bergwijn
"He's having a lot of little physical problems. Even in the last 10 minutes he was touching his groin and adductor muscle a lot. It's preventing him from training sometimes. He's giving very good things for the team though and the goals will come."
Here is a comparison between Bergwijn and Son's first years for Spurs in the Prem:
Son Heung-Min
28 games (13 starts)
4 goals
1 assist
Steven Bergwijn
25 games (15 starts)
3 goals
2 assists
Maybe he just needs a bit of time and a bit of confidence?
Both the exact same age too at the time they joined Tottenham (Actually, Bergwijn was a little bit younger)
Luckily for us, Jose can see a lot further into his potential than some of our fans, and rates him.He's an attacker yet all you lot go on about how good he is defensively ,19 games 4 goals and zero assists he just isn’t good enough .
Although I completely agree with this and the fact that we should give him some time.. I think the worry/criticism is on his current (2nd) season. Compare his 2nd season to Son's 2nd season and that is where you will start to see a much bigger difference.
However I am all for giving him more time. We really need a player who plays on our RW position to cement a spot. And Stevie has the most potential given his age.. I think he will possibly be in and out of the team for most of this season (but used more often as a starter).. and by then hopefully his future here will be more clear.
Here is a comparison between Bergwijn and Son's first years for Spurs in the Prem:
Son Heung-Min
28 games (13 starts)
4 goals
1 assist
Steven Bergwijn
25 games (15 starts)
3 goals
2 assists
Maybe he just needs a bit of time and a bit of confidence?
Both the exact same age too at the time they joined Tottenham (Actually, Bergwijn was a little bit younger)
A non-clinical player that gets into these positions while offering a fair bit of defensive cover is still worth something.Bergwijn is good enough to get in positions with his movement and passing to fuck up his scoring opportunities. The goals will come.
In fairness he needs a better right back to be overlapping with him. Today there was an occasion were he had the ball and Doherty needed to just make a run ahead of him for a pass....but Doherty starting trotting backwards instead . Maybe someone has the stats of how many times he has started with Doherty over Serge?Not sure it’s just the fine details to be honest, looks poor in the final third - zero assists or goals this season. Tracks back well, but we need a lot more from that wide position, and had he taken even a quarter of his chances this season we would be better placed. Zero assists and goals I’ll admit doesn’t tell the whole story, but he has been a disappointment for me this year.
I really don't understand what people are seeing in him
It's not just his dreadful finishing , there were a number of occasions today where his pass was completely off and in good positions too