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Luka Modric
If he was Ill surely we would trippier on the bench just in case, was he on the bench?
If he was Ill surely we would trippier on the bench just in case, was he on the bench?
He has been our best player over the two first games ( imo) so far this season. However it was obvious from the start yesterday that he was not at his best, the way that Coutino got in at the back post for that first chance was very unlike Walker and there were a couple of occasions after that ( before he went off) when he went missing.
I am glad that it was ( from what we hear), he was feeling unwell and Pooch did the right thing because after putting Dier there ( who i have never really thought is a fb) we did not get as much threat down that side.
He has always looked so awkward at RB, his attributes just don't seem suited to the role.I agree Dier hasn't not got the pace or drive of Walker but his delivery is much better and he did create our two best chances, one of which we scored from.
I agree Dier hasn't not got the pace or drive of Walker but his delivery is much better and he did create our two best chances, one of which we scored from.
I wonder how many more years he's got left in him playing in a Poch team (assuming Poch stays around). Poch asks a lot of his fullbacks and they cover a lot of ground. Pace is also important and I wonder whether there might see them replaced earlier than you might otherwise see.
He's 26! Calm down :£
Brilliant news. In my opinion he is the best right back in the PL.
Absolutely. I wasn't suggesting that we send him to the knackers yard just yet. I was just wondering whether a fullback's shelf life was shorter in a Poch team.
You'll have to have a peek at his use by date. Probably tattooed on his back somewhere.
I wonder how many more years he's got left in him playing in a Poch team (assuming Poch stays around). Poch asks a lot of his fullbacks and they cover a lot of ground. Pace is also important and I wonder whether there might see them replaced earlier than you might otherwise see.
Part of what makes a "Poch team" in my opinion is signing and keeping players that are naturally fit and with the right mindset to keep working on their physical conditioning week in week out. We run further than many others not just because of attitude and training, but because we'we sold players that can't do that job and sign players that can.
Perhaps a slightly younger team overall is better for a Poch team. But on individual players it shouldn't matter much as long as they're a good fit.
I agree with that but it is natural for players to lose a bit of pace as they get older. Most compensate for this by reading the game better. I just wonder whether this might be more of an issue at full back than other positions in a Poch team.
I haven't made my mind up on this, I'm just putting it out there as something to discuss.
It says Best Before September 2019