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*** Tottenham Hotspur vs. Leicester City *** OMT
- Thread starter Jurgen the German
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thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
It's interesting...earlier in the season it was my chief complaint about him and I felt he had to work harder and get tougher. He did IMO. But I would say he has to be tired right now; played a lot of football and trained like a beast, so a bit of pass perhaps???
thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
Careful please mate.
Armchair Expert
Vedran Corluka
thought we were dominating?
Mulletperm
Mauricio Taricco
Chadli off, Townsend on left and Lamela on right.
shaney
Alan Hutton
So Its the manager ?
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
If we had a leader on the pitch he'd have rose and walker dropping back after we were 2-0 up.
No game management waiting for Poch to save them a half time.
Sandman
Dean Austin
yes. But he is assessing the players this season. So we will judge him more next year when he has the players he wants for his system. All the wing play is coming down the side of verts. They are really working off him. bring a man in short to draw him out then slide it down his side.
Armchair Expert
Vedran Corluka
its just not good enough anymore.
towsnend is just waank. offers nothing going forwards or defensively. fking dreadful player. the worst thing is its now become painfully obvious. he's been pony for three seasons now.
chadli's lack of commitment and townsend being useless hammers our 'philosophy'. we don't have a plan our philosophy when we aren't pressing and working hard. eriksen can press, but he cant tackle - and he definitely cant do it alone. we have to press as a team. when we dont do that we are so, so, so, so easy to play against its unreal: midfield swamped, full backs completely overworked and worked over.
these two must be dropped. its simply a must. townsend should play for burnley or someone. but he wouldn't get a game.
shaney
Alan Hutton
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
At half time we should have a read of this from Neville during the week
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...per-agents-taking-our-top-clubs-for-mugs.html
"In periods of uncertainty in games, too, the players at those European clubs are far better at adapting. Tottenham, last Sunday against Manchester United, had a problem with Marouane Fellaini, and where Ashley Young was playing, but there was no player adaptability on the pitch itself. Too often players have to wait until half-time when the coaches can get hold of them.
Player thinking is really poor. Problem solving is really poor. I have been appalled in the last season or two by some of the defending, collectively. In that respect Brendan Rodgers deserves great respect for reversing what was a negative trend towards poor defending by Liverpool. Even last season, when they were challenging for the title.
Now, they have much better resilience and defensive organization. Across the board, though, it is nowhere near good enough. Andres Iniesta was constantly taking the ball off City players. Barcelona’s instinct is – we have to win the ball back as soon as we lose it.
Sounds simple, but we are caught between having players who think they are too good to go and retrieve possession, and those who think just getting behind the ball is sufficient. Three or four yards off an opponent is not close enough. It’s a physical issue, a mentality issue and, with some, a question of willingness and desire."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...per-agents-taking-our-top-clubs-for-mugs.html
"In periods of uncertainty in games, too, the players at those European clubs are far better at adapting. Tottenham, last Sunday against Manchester United, had a problem with Marouane Fellaini, and where Ashley Young was playing, but there was no player adaptability on the pitch itself. Too often players have to wait until half-time when the coaches can get hold of them.
Player thinking is really poor. Problem solving is really poor. I have been appalled in the last season or two by some of the defending, collectively. In that respect Brendan Rodgers deserves great respect for reversing what was a negative trend towards poor defending by Liverpool. Even last season, when they were challenging for the title.
Now, they have much better resilience and defensive organization. Across the board, though, it is nowhere near good enough. Andres Iniesta was constantly taking the ball off City players. Barcelona’s instinct is – we have to win the ball back as soon as we lose it.
Sounds simple, but we are caught between having players who think they are too good to go and retrieve possession, and those who think just getting behind the ball is sufficient. Three or four yards off an opponent is not close enough. It’s a physical issue, a mentality issue and, with some, a question of willingness and desire."
nayenezgani
Jimmy Neighbour
He's tried to make things happen, taken people on and kept possession of the ball with his strength. I think it was a penalty to be honest and 'sitter' aside I think he's been solid. Comparable to Eriksen who has been so weak and far better than Townsend.
Vertonghen is not a defensive leader, he's just not.. He needs guidance and I raised this issue in the thread specifically discussing our leaking of goals.. The problem is that Fazio has shown no sign of organisation or leadership ability either. He's just as positionally slack and prone to switching off.. It's an issue we need to address in the summer.
And Chadders will come good again, watch him score second half
getting down on him helps no one! You should know this Steff, of all people.