Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham
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You can always tell when a commentator hasn't been watching Spurs whatsoever for a few seasons when they come out with stuff like:
"Eriksen's set-pieces aren't finding the target today. That's unusual as he's always so dangerous from those situations"
"Eriksen's set-pieces aren't finding the target today. That's unusual as he's always so dangerous from those situations"
As I said during the game, he needs to be taken off them until he improves or we run out of alternative options.
Not only is he now useless at them, but it takes away one of our threat by having him out of the danger area.
Eriksen's suffered that curse all good set piece takers get when they join the club. Bentley only ended up scoring once from them, don't even think Gylfi scored from a freekick, Eriksen was good in the first 18 months or so and then fell to pot... Might be worth just letting Lloris take them, at least that way we won't build ourselves up with hope that someone may actually score from a dangerous opportunity.
That's actually the best free-kick that any of our players has taken this season, sadly.
Why doesn't Trippier have a crack, he's probably the best crosser of the ball. We've nothing to lose.
Judging by some of Eriksen's free-kicks this season, we could lose the ball.
Only if the shins of the nearest opposition player are made of industrial rubber.
Trippier should be put on corner duty when he's on the pitch. Waste of time having 'Frodo' in the box trying to attack a header, and he's the best crosser of the ball we have. Not sure why that particular skill would get harder when the ball is stationary and there are no opposition players near him. I'd give free kicks to Lamela as soon as he is back. In the meantime, we don't really have any stand-out options to take them - and therein lies the problem. Walker?
I am racking my brain to think of a single player whose set-piece ability actually improved the longer they stayed at the club. Bale is probably the only one. By his final season you could plonk the ball down anywhere within 30 yards of the goal and 9 times out of 10 he would score or at least earn a corner. Eriksen is currently the opposition's best and most effective way to launch a counter-attack.
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When do Tottenham host pur vs Millwall (come on you Purrs !!! ) ??
When do Tottenham host pur vs Millwall (come on you Purrs !!! ) ??
It's currently down as Saturday 11th March, but the TV coverage hasn't been announced yet.
It could move for that and it probably will in some fashion, even if it's just the time.
I was obviously seeing thingsDon't know what you mean...
Other than the one he scored against Russia, I don't think I've seen him produce anything better than Eriksen.
The problem is that players score one or two free kicks and suddenly get this reputation for being 'dangerous' from set pieces. Players like Ronaldo hardly ever score from them yet everyone creams themselves whenever he steps up to take one.
He certainly should be taking the deeper free kicks to get the ball into the area, sort of like Huddlestone used to do
If we get past Gent, then it goes to the Sunday. However, given that Man United are almost certainly through, then the Chelsea/United could also be on the Sunday. It's doubtful the Police will allow Chelsea v United and Spurs v Millwall to take place on the same day.
Does this apply to the manager too?
I was far more impressed with the appearance of the Fulham manager than I was with Pochettio's dress sense yesterday.