Tottenham (A) 20/8 Build-Up & Match Thread

[The Bear]

I'm enjoying Nunes' willingness to burst forward to support the front three. Just need to get him the ball a bit more.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Farcical refereeing to give Kane a foul

 

[The Bear]

How much we'd kill for a fit and firing Jimenez in this sort of team. We certainly wouldn't be short of chances that's for sure.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

How much we'd kill for a fit and firing Jimenez in this sort of team. We certainly wouldn't be short of chances that's for sure.

Are you Jermaine Jenas?

 

[The Bear]

Now that we have players who get into the box and support the main striker, I think Traore might look a bit more effective playing that striker role. He'd get in behind easily with his pace and get one or two in the box for him to pass to and it could potentially work better than in the past.

 

[The Bear]

Are you Jermaine Jenas?

How dare you.

 

[Alan]

Ok, so you want semedo to mark 2 players? Germany Portugal is a prime example of why the winger needs to track back. Or are you suggesting semedo as a winger? As that's mental.

Tracking back and positioning yourself at RWB are not the same thing.

 

[Lupollet]

We need to be at least 2-0 up before they bring in Richarlison.

 

[WsWolf]

Now that we have players who get into the box and support the main striker, I think Traore might look a bit more effective playing that striker role. He'd get in behind easily with his pace and get one or two in the box for him to pass to and it could potentially work better than in the past.

When has he ever run in behind consistently?

 

[WsWolf]

Tracking back and positioning yourself at RWB are not the same thing.

He has to follow Perisic so he has little choice. If Perisic doesn't push on he doesn't go back there. It's cause and effect, always happens when 343 plays 433.

 

[jlo]

When has he ever run in behind consistently?

Exactly, today would've been the day for MGW in a false 9 role, but about the only day for it too

 

[Wilf Wolf]

How dare you.

He said more or less exactly what you wrote! Great minds!

 

[The Bear]

When has he ever run in behind consistently?

A few one-on-one's last season.

 

[The Bear]

This is good stuff from us keeping the ball. Just need a little more creativity in the final third.

 

[WsWolf]

More than one one-on-one's last season.

Had 2 in the first 3 games. I don't remember any others where it was a ball in behind.

 

[jlo]

This is a good Spurs team, and we're very much matching them. Only Podence is a bit ineffective at the moment, but because of the type of player he is. Also, Kilman will be in the next England squad I reckon, he's come on so much.

 

[The Bear]

Possibly I'd switch Neto to the left as RAN is running into defenders constantly.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Three fouls before Hooper finally blows.

 

[Deano]

Tracking back and positioning yourself at RWB are not the same thing.

He isn't positioning himself at RWB at all, he finds himself in that area sometimes when defending as he can't leave Perisic to roam there otherwise we will probably concede.

 

[jlo]

Possibly I'd switch Neto to the left as RAN is running into defenders constantly.

I was rather hoping Doc came on to help him out...