Mohammed Kudus

[JerusalemMan]

What ya reckon...
Best to get his lower body in the first window, and upper body in the second window.

Left half then right half.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

Left half then right half.

Mmm..... definitely an option

 

[glasgowspur]

If we are serious about giving Frank what he wants, we need to push the boat out in the next two windows and get him Semenyo IMO...

Do we know for certain that's who Frank wants?

 

[Yiddo]

Do we know for certain that's who Frank wants?

Of course we don’t.

 

[papaspur]

Do we know for certain that's who Frank wants?

Ben sitting on the branch of a tall tree does.

 

[SteveAWOL]

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[markysimmo]

I get the fear everytime I see a new post for our best players
Open it with one eye hoping they aren't injured !!

 

[johnola]

Left half then right half.

Semen in the first window.

 

[braineclipse]

But we know these things mate.
We also know his ceiling is high, and we also know he is now at a club where he can progress and learn as opposed to West Ham where all he'll have learnt is that it was a brick move to go there.
Look at the calibre of players he is playing with, and consider the calibre of player to return.
Imagine if he had a fit Solanke to work off. Imagine if we had a strong left-winger to counter balance/ensure he doesn't get doubled all the time? Xavi drifting inside and picking up pockets and possession are already proving helpful in desaturating the amount of doubling he endures per game.
He will absolutely step it up as our side and systems develop.
New club, new manager, new coaches, injuries to key areas around him and he still has 4 assists and a goal, as well as being a presence and energy.
Let's enjoy what he brings and has, and let's believe that he will continue to ascend in his development. A fine player and great talent.

If "his decision making (does not) let him down at times" and his end product was immaculate, do you think there is a chance in hell that he would be playing in our team?

Reply to both: I'm in agreement. I think in the context of what I quoted that kind of makes sense, no?

 

[metalgear]

kudus is smashed
TF needs another tactic or kudus is going to burn out

 

[Mikey10]

kudus is smashed
TF needs another tactic or kudus is going to burn out

He needs to be trained to release the ball much earlier than he does.

 

[Stiff_Swede]

kudus is smashed
TF needs another tactic or kudus is going to burn out

He did tire early in second half, in the first he was excellent but second half he looked like Brennan Johnson

 

[RunTMC]

I think Kulu will help. At the moment Kudus is left on his own, fighting 3 guys and dragging us up the pitch. And he usually has no out ball other than passing it back to Porro.

Kulu can share some of the hold up play. And because he favours the right-hand side of the AM position he can interplay with Kudus, in the same way that Xavi does for the left-hand side.

 

[metalgear]

I think Kulu will help. At the moment Kudus is left on his own, fighting 3 guys and dragging us up the pitch. And he usually has no out ball other than passing it back to Porro.

Kulu can share some of the hold up play. And because he favours the right-hand side of the AM position he can interplay with Kudus, in the same way that Xavi does for the left-hand side.

unfortunately its end 2025 according to TF. don't think we can wait that long

 

[Bishop]

unfortunately its end 2025 according to TF. don't think we can wait that long

We have no choice.

 

[metalgear]

We have no choice.

yes we don't have other players so TF has got to come up with another plan rather than just relying on Kudu's individual brilliance
e.g. more shots from distance, sit deep and hoof it over for johnson to chase, or get the ball to the touchline and cross it into the crowded penalty box

 

[Bishop]

yes we don't have other players so TF has got to come up with another plan rather than just relying on Kudu's individual brilliance
e.g. more shots from distance, sit deep and hoof it over for johnson to chase, or get the ball to the touchline and cross it into the crowded penalty box

I agree but at the same time I don't really believe any of that will work. The quality we have or the lack of that quality will always be the decider imo.

Ps. Unless you're truly willing to play percentage football.

 

[braineclipse]

yes we don't have other players so TF has got to come up with another plan rather than just relying on Kudu's individual brilliance
e.g. more shots from distance, sit deep and hoof it over for johnson to chase, or get the ball to the touchline and cross it into the crowded penalty box

I shudder at the thought of playing without Kudus the way we're currently playing. Fully agreed that we need more strings to our bow. With and without Kudus we're too predictable. Credit to Kudus for being this good despite us being this predictable, but just imagine what he could do if we could set him up in better positions.

 

[Bullet]

I shudder at the thought of playing without Kudus the way we're currently playing.

Fully agree, we need to rest Kudus and allow him to rebuild his stamina. He was gassed on Sunday.
Too many games for Spurs and internationals, ditto Palhinha.

No point playing these guys until they break. Get them a rest, get some of the other 10 players some time on the pitch, even if it is not our preferred line up / system.

It's not as though the current system is working well.

 

[Lemonade Money]

I shudder at the thought of playing without Kudus the way we're currently playing. Fully agreed that we need more strings to our bow. With and without Kudus we're too predictable. Credit to Kudus for being this good despite us being this predictable, but just imagine what he could do if we could set him up in better positions.

It reminded me of when giving the ball to Ginola was our one tactic.