*** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion FC ***

[Mrs Vert]

Did you not watch Villarreal?

I did! And next week it will be even worse

 

[Bishop]

Anyone? What about Wilson Odobert?

I like Odobert I wish he was more ready, but he feels like the young guy who should be coming on and developing behind a first teamer. Tbh all of the proper options on the left feel like they are either the development option or the squad depth guy rather than the actual starter. That's what we are missing and why it's seems so janky on that side.

 

[Silly McSilly Face]

He will not make it with us. I'd be happy to offload him in January as long as we upgrade significantly. He's a decent mid-league player (I think somewhere like Brentford he'd do OK) but he is not the required standard for me if we want to push on.

I don't disagree i was just having a laugh at a post saying "anyone will do" in terms of playing left wing

 

[Silly McSilly Face]

I like Odobert I wish he was more ready, but he feels like the young guy who should be coming on and developing behind a first teamer. Tbh all of the proper options on the left feel like they are either the development option or the squad depth guy rather than the actual starter. That's what we are missing and why it's seems so janky on that side.

I actually don't like odobert. I was just having a laugh in respect of the suggestion that "anyone would do" at left wing....

 

[Daisuk]

I loved watching Simons out there in the 10 role - you really get to see how much we've missed a player like that (Maddison on a good day makes all the difference, of course). Getting into tiny pockets to receive, quickly turns, flicks people through, finds the right and smart pass just a split second before the defender does, pop up at the right place for a shot. He was excellent. Should've had at least a goal, but his finishing lacked a bit of fine tuning. Anyways, a proper Tottenham-player if ever I saw one. Really excited to see him in that role going forward.

 

[thfcsteff]

I like Odobert I wish he was more ready, but he feels like the young guy who should be coming on and developing behind a first teamer. Tbh all of the proper options on the left feel like they are either the development option or the squad depth guy rather than the actual starter. That's what we are missing and why it's seems so janky on that side.

I think your appraisal is a lot fairer and more balanced than mine. Having said that, if we could get a Semanyo or someone like that, I'd move him on!

 

[SteveAWOL]

I'd rather Semanyo.

Hopefully Kudus will put in a good word for us whenever he’s on international duty with Ghana, like how MvdV did with Xavi Simons.

 

[SissokoWasGood (BoL)]

I think with Odobert it might be that he’s quite good at a version of the role Grealish was forced to play at City, the ball retainer.

It doesn’t look like he is excellent at beating his man one v one, although he might be ok at it, and he isn’t going to be a Brennan style poacher. But I think what he is, is someone who can probably make the right touch and pass at the right time to release others, and still be something of a threat with his pace to stretch the opposition. I think Udogie was amazing today, and deserves all of the praise, but j think Odobert was doing well by releasing him. Doing the simple things and enabling someone else to shine, and there may be a role for that with us. Especially if he can be excellent defensively and maintain high concentration on that front too.

I might be wrong on Odobert, but I hasn’t seen us penetrate as much down the left in previous games - although I do appreciate we were playing two right footers there.

Either way, the idea that Tel and Odobert are championship players is mad to me. There’s clearly a gap between them and Kudus on the other side, but I think they are absolute prem quality with potential. It’s up to them to step up and take the opportunities.

 

[thfcsteff]

I think with Odobert it might be that he’s quite good at a version of the role Grealish was forced to play at City, the ball retainer.

It doesn’t look like he is excellent at beating his man one v one, although he might be ok at it, and he isn’t going to be a Brennan style poacher. But I think what he is, is someone who can probably make the right touch and pass at the right time to release others, and still be something of a threat with his pace to stretch the opposition. I think Udogie was amazing today, and deserves all of the praise, but j think Odobert was doing well by releasing him. Doing the simple things and enabling someone else to shine, and there may be a role for that with us. Especially if he can be excellent defensively and maintain high concentration on that front too.

I might be wrong on Odobert, but I hasn’t seen us penetrate as much down the left in previous games - although I do appreciate we were playing two right footers there.

Either way, the idea that Tel and Odobert are championship players is mad to me. There’s clearly a gap between them and Kudus on the other side, but I think they are absolute prem quality with potential. It’s up to them to step up and take the opportunities.

I think that all starts with Udogie TBH, albeit I agree that despite my gut feeling it is unfair to write him off right now, as he might well find a purple patch and soar.