Morning all...Re Saturday...... Happy with an Important 3 points (Wembley hoodoo, confidence builder going to Madrid etc but I think we can all agree it was a crap game & a pretty turgid performance. Watching the game it was so frustrating how slow we are this year moving the ball forwards..... Like many teams, there's too much sideways & backwards without anyone in the middle of the park who can run at a defense & get the opposition on the back foot. Victor & Dier have the DM position to fight for but while there have been sign of improvement from Sissoko & Winks is developing nicely, its not enough !!!! We miss a fit Dembele so badly & while watching the game I couldn't help thinking someone like Barkley (fit, confident & in form) would have seen us win that game far more comfortably than we did.
I'd be stunned if he's not at Spurs in Jan, Perfect spurs player & a coach to get the best out of him
Fingers crossed
The Case for Barkley
posted on 16/10/17
Would prefer Lamela before Barkley in an attacking midfield role.
posted on 16/10/17
I think more importantly is that Spurs get another striker in. I really do not see Llorente being any better than Janssen. Certainly not good enough for Poch to rest Kane and give him a full game in the Prem. I know Llorente is not being given a lot of minutes, but I already get vibes that Poch does not really think he is good enough. Wouldn`t be surprised to see Spurs go for Benteke in the January window.
posted on 16/10/17
I think a lot of things contributed to another flat display at Wemberlee.
Full backs/wing backs is key. Trippier cannot beat a man and was well marked preventing him fro getting decent crosses in. We need to work that side better to work space for Trippier to cross. This season he hasnt put enough balls in the box IMO. hes also guilty of the sideways/backwards overplaying.
Vertonghen at LB/LWB does help either. and to be honest, Davies isnt a great attacking option when the opposition are parking the bus.
The total lack of anyone to go past a man in that team was the issue for me...Lamela, Rose, Aurier, Dembele all offer that but were all missing. Alli just aint firing and well marked in games making him less effective. Son also not hit the heights of last season yet.
posted on 16/10/17
Would anyone be surprised if we did nothing in January? We can talk about players we should bring in but we've been here so many times before with this club and been left disappointed.
I'd hope we do something as we could do with more pace and creativity. If things are going swimmingly by then Levy may be reluctant to put his hand in his wallet after the spending in the summer.
posted on 16/10/17
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 29 minutes ago
I think a lot of things contributed to another flat display at Wemberlee.
Full backs/wing backs is key. Trippier cannot beat a man and was well marked preventing him fro getting decent crosses in. We need to work that side better to work space for Trippier to cross. This season he hasnt put enough balls in the box IMO. hes also guilty of the sideways/backwards overplaying.
Vertonghen at LB/LWB does help either. and to be honest, Davies isnt a great attacking option when the opposition are parking the bus.
The total lack of anyone to go past a man in that team was the issue for me...Lamela, Rose, Aurier, Dembele all offer that but were all missing. Alli just aint firing and well marked in games making him less effective. Son also not hit the heights of last season yet.
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The only way Trippier beats his man, which you see time and time again live, is off the ball if the man isn't paying attention. Requires a high difficulty ball to get to him. Aurier picking up form is essentially, thank god Davies has stepped up to such a high level.
posted on 16/10/17
Barkley? No thanks.
We knew he was injured so all this conjecture about how he could have helped us on the basis he wasn’t injured and joined us only serves to highlight the ridiculous decision to not go after anyone else. We can’t turn back time and win points back that have been lost months earlier, should have had other targets to chase like most normal football clubs would do.
posted on 16/10/17
spurs dont do wembley
absolutely fine away from home
posted on 16/10/17
Barkley will definitely join Tottenham, if Everton are struggling at the bottom of the table still come then I can’t see them selling him
posted on 16/10/17
comment by Chronic (U3423)
posted 27 minutes ago
spurs dont do wembley
absolutely fine away from home
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Unbeaten in last five Wembley games.
posted on 17/10/17
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 4 hours, 22 minutes ago
comment by Chronic (U3423)
posted 27 minutes ago
spurs dont do wembley
absolutely fine away from home
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Unbeaten in last five Wembley games.
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Should have won games we only drew - Burnley, Swansea. Ain't gonna win the league doing that!