Two crucial goal involvements today - playing the ball to Doherty for the 2nd goal, then intercepting and giving it to Kane for the 3rd goal.
Two crucial goal involvements today - playing the ball to Doherty for the 2nd goal, then intercepting and giving it to Kane for the 3rd goal.
He's so stiff. Like a white man at a South American Salsa Party. Like me at a South American Salsa Party.
Needs to do some yoga and salsa and eat less salsa.
A shout out to him tonight - it's clear he isn't the greatest on the ball and likely will never be, but he ran his socks off and looked more like his old self, making interceptions left, right and centre.
Also showed huge game awareness to drag Bergwijn back when he was racing to the crowd, since getting there would have meant Jon Moss giving him his second yellow.
Oh well, we can cancel that out with him coming out of nowhere to block the shot that would have given Leicester another goal….3 if you include him stopping short and watching his man for the Leicester goal
It’s a good point actually, I think recent criticism has come from the games v Saints and Watford when we’ve been trying to break down a packed defence. Hojberg isn’t the man for that and we’ve had Ndombele, Lo Celso and Gill on the bench looking on. That’s not really Hojberg’s fault.I don’t think he played any differently last night to what he has done these past 6 weeks or so. People see what they choose to see.
- lovely pass, move, and cut back for goal v West Ham
- Could’ve scored v Chelsea. Almost found top corner. Also excellent tackle leading to disallowed goal.
Excellent pass last night for the equaliser
he is limited. He’s never going to be a modric and make us tick in cm. we bought him to be a disruptor and because he can get his head up and pick a pass. He was what we needed in cm at the time.
the criticism he is getting lately seems to be because he isn’t controlling the tempo of our midfield. He will never do that! I also agree he is less useful when we are dominating the ball and trying to unpick a packed defence (Watford, Southampton away)
He is what he is. And he contributes plenty.
He should also be credited for physically preventing Bergwijn celebrating in the crowd at the end which would surely have led to Stevie getting a second yellow card.Oh well, we can cancel that out with him coming out of nowhere to block the shot that would have given Leicester another goal….
3 if you include him stopping short and watching his man for the Leicester goal
I don’t think he played any differently last night to what he has done these past 6 weeks or so. People see what they choose to see.
- lovely pass, move, and cut back for goal v West Ham
- Could’ve scored v Chelsea. Almost found top corner. Also excellent tackle leading to disallowed goal.
Excellent pass last night for the equaliser
he is limited. He’s never going to be a modric and make us tick in cm. we bought him to be a disruptor and because he can get his head up and pick a pass. He was what we needed in cm at the time.
the criticism he is getting lately seems to be because he isn’t controlling the tempo of our midfield. He will never do that! I also agree he is less useful when we are dominating the ball and trying to unpick a packed defence (Watford, Southampton away)
He is what he is. And he contributes plenty.
It’s why I’ve had to repeat that when people say we need a creative CM, that isn’t how conte playsAgreed. Windy also realised that the Conte system isn't so much about individuals performing brilliant tricks, it is more about the system enabling people to be in the right place and force good situations and arrive at the right moment. Enabling players (all of whom are good footballers, if not mercurial talents) to show what they are capable of e.g. the throughballs from Winks/Skipp/Hoj are all perfectly good enough and lead to goals/chances. But we wouldn't describe any of them as elite throughball merchants. Hence we don't need to rely on the mercurial talents of Ndombele, we need to get very fit players doing the right things in the right system.
It will be super interesting to see how we line up and how we perform against Cheatski, a very stern test which we nearly always fail, yet Cheatski are in a poor run of form, with several injuries and their own sullen lump up top.