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There's another precedent for this. Iirc, it was Conte who converted Victor Moses from an attacker to a WB at the Chavs. Emerson is hopeless as a WB whereas Bergy at least runs in behind and can finish (especially when Leicester is the oppo!)
That’s what I mean, Conte isn’t a stranger to converting players into a different role.
Perhaps stamina is the reason but even if that was the case, could he not have Bergwijn on for 60-70 mins and then sub in Royal/Lucas to close out the game providing we’ve got a lead? Which seems more likely if he plays.
I think the last 2 performances have been deliberately “laboured” or cautious patient football to prevent player burn out because of the distinct lack of depth to the squad and we have been trying to ease the workload - well we have truly reached the must win stage so full steam ahead boys let’s get after them and play some football
Just don't want Emerson to be in a spurs shirt again
Sounds mental but Doc missing has been huge for us. Teams know he's not a threat down the right so just give him space and focus the left
Kulu also constantly being 3v1 with no help has really affected him also
Sounds mental but Doc missing has been huge for us. Teams know he's not a threat down the right so just give him space and focus the left
Kulu also constantly being 3v1 with no help has really affected him also
Doc wasn't in the team that beat Villa 4-0 (it was 1-0 and we were being played off the pitch when he went off)
That said, Royal is fucking useless as an attacker.
Eye but Villas high press ment we just played long can't do that against teams that sit back in shape
It's a big reason we didn't break Brighton and Brentford down just no threat down the right with him
Nah..... If you're worried about burn-out you a) use ALL your subs and b) don't leave them so damn late.....
What you're suggesting is completely counter-logical.... Especially as you're talking about 2 'winnable' games.
I'd make him captain.
Brighton pressed us high and I'd argue Brentford did for 70+ minutes
Those teams just defended much better when we went long and were prepared for those passes.
I would love to see that team on the pitch
Really??
Lucas AND Bergwijn at WBs would be anhilated!
There's a difference between being a defender who can't defend very well (Royal), to not even being a defender in the first place!!
There has to be an instinct that comes with defending that attackers might not have...
Be like asking Davies to play up top!!
for the simple reason that with all that pace and attack on the pitch, they would have to out score us
and they wont
I doubt they would be annihilated, mistakes and a few missed tackles, but Romero and Davies are in form.
Actually, normally Royal isn't a bad defender.
The wing back role though is more like 70/30 in favour of being a winger and he's absolutely fucking useless at being a winger. He has no idea how to get forward or what to do when he gets there.
The defence get the ball and in most situations, they have the choice to pass to 2 WB's who won't do anything useful with the ball whatsoever or 2 CM's who are barely better at being creative.
Brighton and Brentford succeeded by blocking the CM's from taking a pass and turning it towards Kane. Most of the out balls went out wide and were screwed up by the WB's or long to Kane who had 3 players around him.
It was pitiful watching us fail to play from the back to the front short or long as a result.
That’s the problem the subs are that shite we have to manage the workload of our starting 11 and could only use subs when a game is won or lost - Doherty and skipp have proved massive massive losses we are really at the minimum now - and precisely Brighton and Brentford were winnable games hence we were going at less than full throttle ! Just an opinion mind probably wishful thinking and the truth is the squad is shite and conte is not genius many make out and merely a one trick pony whose team is fucked without half decent wing backs!
I think he's just been a bit too wedded to his system (hense the like-for-like subs) in the last couple of games and is used to having a MUCH deeper squad.
We could have forced matters in both games by going 4231 or 433 and he didn't.
Except that we'll probably play at the same tempi of the last 2 games....
Doherty is only "good" when considering the alternative. In real terms, he's a mid table player at best. Certainly not top 4 material.....