Not obvious that they need him with Semedo there either
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Matt Doherty
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Not obvious that they need him with Semedo there either
El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
He’ll be back there within the next week I think. With Jorge Mendes’s active participation at both Wolves and Spurs, I can see a deal being easy to process.
Legohamster
Cecil Poynton
A well, not a loss if he goes and frees up a squad place and funds.
Shame it didnt really work out for him
Shame it didnt really work out for him
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Rumoured to be off to Athletico to replace Trippier. The Mendes commission engine always turns.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
I think fair play to him beyond this game too. Been pretty clear that he may be on his way out after what can't have been a pleasant time for him here. Kept putting in decent performances, trying his best, being a good professional.
Yesterday game conditions suited him. We managed to dominate in midfield, got Tanganga high up and wide in support. So he could spent more time attacking the box and playing some good combination play rather than hugging the touchline.
Still don't know if it was a forced sub or just a tactical one. If it was a tactical one really impressive from Conte imo.
glasgowspur
Dimitar Berbatov
Hats off to him, his performances lately have been poor and his confidence must be low, but he dug out a really good performance.
And what a tactical stroke from conte, i thought royal was ok and I would never have replaced him with Doherty.
And what a tactical stroke from conte, i thought royal was ok and I would never have replaced him with Doherty.
I know he’s been pretty brick to date, and that was only one decent half, but he’s barely ever been played in his position since being here. Maybe a run at RWB will show that he does have some value as a squad player, especially with Romero looking good defensively but pretty mediocre going forward.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
I’d say he has played right wing back less than 10 times with the first team
Before last night he had played less than 100 mins in the league
We know that the “B” team is always shocking when chucked together so it never helps any player shine
The key last night though was winks dropping deep, allowing Japhet to push up and then Doherty could under lap like he used to at wolves. It was brave tactics and as @braineclipse says above, suited to his game
just another thing @AdamB he made 4 key passes. I’m still not sure what the may actually entails but it was the joint highest of any player
It was tactical, the commentators confirmed it. He has barely played in his best position at RWB, always been right back or even left wing back. Put him in his actual position and funnily enough he looked decent! Clearly a good professional, happy for him to put in a good performance and show what he can do….
SouthStand322
Ryan Nelsen
his passes in to the box were pretty good. Zipped low balls at pace and one lovely cross to the back post to set up reg for a chance. Much much better than what royal has served up lately.
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
As others have said though, if you play him out of position he’s not going to show anything. Play Son at LWB and he looks brick as well! If you play him with the reserves (our cup teams) then yes he ought to shine, but some players just don’t, he’s not the first and won’t be the last to look poor in our B teams.
he is never going to be a world beater, but hopefully Sess and Reggie stay fit now and we never have to see Doherty on the left again. After last night I actually think he’s edged ahead in the pecking order at RWB.
obviously, all that being said, RWB is a position we need to upgrade in coming windows, just that maybe we have a decent squad option in Doherty now?
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Considering how much attacking play and positions we had in the first half, Royals contribution to that was minimal. Of course, bringing Doherty on is a risk, as Conte (like us) probably hadn't seen much to be confident about such a decision.
But it worked, and very much in the mould of his Wolves days. I wouldn't get too excited but in games where it's open or we are dominating he could well be a better option than Royal. In tougher games (eg Sunday), Royal is still the choice.
We do need someone who is better than both though and is suited to all types of games. Whether that can wait til the summer, who knows.
But it worked, and very much in the mould of his Wolves days. I wouldn't get too excited but in games where it's open or we are dominating he could well be a better option than Royal. In tougher games (eg Sunday), Royal is still the choice.
We do need someone who is better than both though and is suited to all types of games. Whether that can wait til the summer, who knows.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
People really have to look at his games with the proper team at right wing back
He ain’t a right back
And he ain’t a left wing back
But we signed him off the back of 3 very strong seasons at rwb… he even did damage to us
But weirdly we play him 2 years at right back and then under Conte left wing back
He ain’t a right back
And he ain’t a left wing back
But we signed him off the back of 3 very strong seasons at rwb… he even did damage to us
But weirdly we play him 2 years at right back and then under Conte left wing back
Bullet
Luka Modric
I seem to be in the minority, I didn't think he played well last night, but what he did do was get into the box and cause a bit of chaos e.g. Stevie's first goal, Doherty was charging in and got smashed to the floor and Stevie's shot nearly took his face off. We need more of this chaos, really sprinting into dangerous areas rather than [wait for a pass... then lay a pass back]
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
To go forward you need something foward to aim at
Dicko
Edgar Davids
There were a few times when he left the right side and just went wandering inside and Sanchez and Tanganga looked bemused when they had no option other than to turn away and go back to the other side through Lloris or Davies etc. Not sure if that was intentional or not but seemed to slow a couple of attacks. But then who are we to complain, He played well overall, better than Royal and it was an epic night in the end. I'm happy he had a decent game in his best position. I wonder if either Bergwijn or Doherty will still leave this window or if they will now end up staying til the summer at least?