OMT: Mighty Spurs vs Chelscumski

[AdamB]

Apparently Brighton just had a challenge which sounded like GLC's - reviewed by VAR but also not given as a red. Hopefully that will help GLC (rightly) avoid some retrospective punishment

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Apparently Brighton just had a challenge which sounded like GLC's - reviewed by VAR but also not given as a red. Hopefully that will help GLC (rightly) avoid some retrospective punishment

There can’t be any retro punishment
They dealet within the game

 

[Gilzeantoscore]

Apart from his goal, I'm afraid that Bergwijn has done little to impress me.

 

[milo]

Apart from his goal, I'm afraid that Bergwijn has done little to impress me.

I thought that he worked really hard today and in an unfamiliar position

 

[Mikey10]

There can’t be any retro punishment
They dealet within the game

Be ready to copy and paste that at least five more times.

Apart from his goal, I'm afraid that Bergwijn has done little to impress me.

Really? I think he’s looked good in every game he’s played. Intelligent, quick and physical.

 

[ringo]

Apart from his goal, I'm afraid that Bergwijn has done little to impress me.

He tries to play quick, one touch football, in and around the box which is good. Alongside Son/Kane I suspect will prove a very useful player

 

[DeanoAustin]

So what would you have done instead? Played the awful Aurier? Not played Davies after his third game in 6 days after being out for months? Who to play instead off Verts who has looked shambolic recently? Who to play upfront? Lucas and Little Stevie are running on empty and being played out of position? Play the woeful Dele - and where -centre forward? Play the carthorse Dier? Play Lamela who only apparently has 20 minutes in his legs? Mourinho' s options were virtually non existent.

The options were limited. But we set up to sit in and not have the ball. We aren't playing with Gary Doherty and Andy Booth for Christ sake. We have some very good footballers.

On the personnel side, if I'm playing with 3 CBs, I'm playing Tanganga there and Aurier at right back. Because with 3 centre backs, you expect your full backs to push on and Aurier, for all his faults and brainlessness is better going forward than Tanganga.

I thought Dier did well at Villa until he went off. If I'm playing 4 at the back, I'd have him in midfield and I'd have GLC more central. Dele plays. We are missing Son and Kane and Eriksen is gone. There is no way Dele isn't in the team under those circumstances.

I have Parrott on the bench. He's not the answer but we have no strikers and he's a striker.

But I accept, personnelwise, our options are limited and what I've outlined doesn't change the result. It's the set up that's the problem. We set up to lose. And José's press conference is unbelievably negative. Today was brick for a number of reasons, many beyond José's control, but his selections, tactics and moaning is not helping.

 

[DeanoAustin]

Apart from his goal, I'm afraid that Bergwijn has done little to impress me.

I have the opposite view. The game he impressed me least in was City. The other games, I think he's looked very good in a team playing badly.

 

[StephenH]

The options were limited. But we set up to sit in and not have the ball. We aren't playing with Gary Doherty and Andy Booth for Christ sake. We have some very good footballers.

On the personnel side, if I'm playing with 3 CBs, I'm playing Tanganga there and Aurier at right back. Because with 3 centre backs, you expect your full backs to push on and Aurier, for all his faults and brainlessness is better going forward than Tanganga.

I thought Dier did well at Villa until he went off. If I'm playing 4 at the back, I'd have him in midfield and I'd have GLC more central. Dele plays. We are missing Son and Kane and Eriksen is gone. There is no way Dele isn't in the team under those circumstances.

I have Parrott on the bench. He's not the answer but we have no strikers and he's a striker.

But I accept, personnelwise, our options are limited and what I've outlined doesn't change the result. It's the set up that's the problem. We set up to lose. And José's press conference is unbelievably negative. Today was brick for a number of reasons, many beyond José's control, but his selections, tactics and moaning is not helping.

great post

but his selections, tactics and moaning is not helping.

This in particular.

 

[StephenH]

Apart from his goal, I'm afraid that Bergwijn has done little to impress me.

I agree to a certain extent but the team are not helping

 

[milo]

So what would you have done instead? Played the awful Aurier? Not played Davies after his third game in 6 days after being out for months? Who to play instead of Verts who has looked shambolic recently? Who to play upfront? Lucas and Little Stevie are running on empty and being played out of position? Play the woeful Dele - and where -centre forward? Play the carthorse Dier? Play Lamela who only apparently has 20 minutes in his legs? Mourinho' s options were virtually non existent.

I have been very critical of Aurier this season but I do not think that he has been awful lately and has been one of our main attacking threats. I would've started him and given him licence to get forward.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

I have been very critical of Aurier this season but I do not think that he has been awful lately and has been one of our main attacking threats. I would've started him and given him licence to get forward.

I’d have started him today and Tanaganga on the left

 

[milo]

I’d have started him today and Tanaganga on the left

I'd have stuck with 4-3-3 becoming 3-2-5 in attack. I'm not particularly bothered between Davies and Tanganga at LB.

We've got to find a way of being a threat going forward without Kane and Son. Other than the last 15 minutes on Wednesday, we haven't looked like doing it. I can't blame them for trying something different today but it didn't work. I'm not sure what the answer is but we need to find one soon.

 

[Pirate55]

The options were limited. But we set up to sit in and not have the ball. We aren't playing with Gary Doherty and Andy Booth for Christ sake. We have some very good footballers.

On the personnel side, if I'm playing with 3 CBs, I'm playing Tanganga there and Aurier at right back. Because with 3 centre backs, you expect your full backs to push on and Aurier, for all his faults and brainlessness is better going forward than Tanganga.

I thought Dier did well at Villa until he went off. If I'm playing 4 at the back, I'd have him in midfield and I'd have GLC more central. Dele plays. We are missing Son and Kane and Eriksen is gone. There is no way Dele isn't in the team under those circumstances.

I have Parrott on the bench. He's not the answer but we have no strikers and he's a striker.

But I accept, personnelwise, our options are limited and what I've outlined doesn't change the result. It's the set up that's the problem. We set up to lose. And José's press conference is unbelievably negative. Today was brick for a number of reasons, many beyond José's control, but his selections, tactics and moaning is not helping.

Yes indeed, the options were extremely limited. I firmly believe that Jose thought that with those 5 at the back and those three in midfield we might have a chance to hold on to the ball and build up from the back - giving our smaller forward players the opportunity to get into the game. Chelsea's relentless pressing and the poor performances of all our midfield players didn't help us achieve this. I think the only thing he can realistically be criticised today for is not playing Aurier and moving Tanganga to a CB position. Dele has been worse than useless recently and Lamela can't start with just 20 minutes in his legs. I keep saying we need Parrot on the bench. He may not be ready but he is a centre forward and would enable our better players to play in their best positions.

 

[Kandi1977]

Lamela must start from now on in our current situation

Not really. Impact player

If only 2-3 more of our players had his mentality, and will to win and will to win every duel, we would be fine. But the rest are a bunch of fudging pussies!

 

[Kandi1977]

We should just give up trying to set up defensively and trying to be compact, because we can't defend for toffees regardless how defensive we try to be. We need to just go all out attack and try to outscore the opposition.

 

[milo]

I wonder whether it is worth trying Sessegnon as Son's understudy. Something like this.

..........Lo Celso Winks
Moura........Dele........ Sessegnon
.............. Bergwijn

 

[Pirate55]

We should just give up trying to set up defensively and trying to be compact, because we can't defend for toffees regardless how defensive we try to be. We need to just go all out attack and try to outscore the opposition.

A good idea in principle. However, in practice, we have no attackers who can score goals on a regular basis at the moment!

 

[Kandi1977]

How then did we lose the ball time after time playing out from the back?

Because 80% of the "passes" are pinged knee and hip height, and impossible to control.
It was ridiculous how many balls were lost that way today!

 

[Kandi1977]

A good idea in principle. However, in practice, we have no attackers who can score goals on a regular basis at the moment!

It certainly doesn't work the way we set up now, with a clear defensive mindset. Just play a more attacking team and go out with the intention to attack and play in the opposition half, not the other way round. Can't be worse than it is.