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Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v AS Monaco

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  1. The Huddlefro

    The Huddlefro Well-Known Member

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    Vicario really saving the point for us there.

    Need to see more of Sarr and Gray together in midfield. Feel like Sarr picks up so many second balls and Gray feels like he makes the team flow more than Bentancur does based on the limited minutes he’s had in midfield.

    We just feel like a really limited team at the moment. CL is a level up of course but stil. It’s a Frank issue and a player issue. Simons isn’t firing at all. Decent cameo from RKM but he needs to get into a rhythm to be really firing. Kudus is going to get ran into the ground if we’re not careful.
     
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  2. Spurf

    Spurf Thread Mover Forum Moderator

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    They should stop at the casino now
     
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  3. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    Either Bissouma starts buying his squadmates a lot of gifts, or our January shopping list just got another big ticket item added to it
     
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  4. SarrMan

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    Until we get the likes of Solanke and Kulusevski back or strengthen in January, I think there’s going to be more instances of these type of games. As long as we can keep chipping away with results though to get us to the knockouts and keep us in and around the European positions in the league.

    Hopefully we see more of RKM as did more in 20 minutes with regards to holding on to the ball than Richarlison has done all season. Kudus picks himself and hopefully Simons can start to show why he is so highly thought of.

    Odobert looks to take players on at least but just needs some better end product.
     
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  5. humanbeingincroydon

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    The issue is we're asymmetrical by default rather than design, as on the right Kudus looks to make things happen but on the left we have players who give the impression that things might happen

    The obvious solution is a LW who could complement Kudus on the left though having the right midfield blend is important so there's more reliable support to what we have, as the amount of times Odobert and Simons wound up passing the ball backwards when in the final third made it clear we needed something else. At the very least we need Sarr forcing turnovers higher up the pitch given the amount of chances he creates through doing that, and if that encourages the midfield to move at least 5-10 yards higher up that helps a hell of a lot
     
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  6. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Kolo has to start on the weekend, even if he’s only got 55-60 mins in him, he just has to start. We can’t keep watching Tel or Richarlison **** things up for us, it’s painful. Loan the youngster in Jan and let Richarlison stay at Everton after our game on the weekend. Sick of watching him. Never wanted him, still don’t want him, just get out, please.

    Sarr needs to be playing more too, Gray also had a decent game and isn’t doing his chances any harm of more game time.
     
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  7. Citizen Kane.

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    I think the problems run deeper than the missing three attackers.

    The midfield is a mess and has been almost all season. Three headless chickens, saved by the fact that Palhinha is a bloody good player. Otherwise, no one seems to know what their role is and we are - like last season - being routinely overrun in that area.

    I don't think Frank knows what his strongest CM combination is - we must have seen half a dozen if not more already. Palhinha and Bentancur start by default but the third member of the trio is anyone's guess and tbph the Uruguayan shouldn't be anywhere near the starting XI on current form.

    I'm also not at all convinced by the 433 he insists on playing. I know it worked well for him at Brentford, but I don't think we have the midfielders to make it work (yet - Sarr, Gray and Bergvall may develop in that direction but we don't know because he doesn't play them enough). It could be that Kulusevski is the key to unlocking a 433. Right now every combination he tries looks lost.
     
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  8. Spurlock

    Spurlock Homeboy Forum Moderator

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    Our attack just feels like a bunch of midfielders runnin around with no focal point
     
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  9. humanbeingincroydon

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    Honestly wonder if Tel would've been a better option for our CL squad than Odobert

    Odobert has the pace and trickery obviously, but Tel is far better at pressing - and some games you win by forcing opponents into errors
     
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  10. Left on the Shelf

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    Odobert had a decent first half, probably the best we've seen of him. RKM impressed in his brief cameo but let's face it, he didn't have a high bar to cross.
    Sarr improved things and Gray looked more at home in MF, although I wouldn't be too critical of his overall performance either.
    Bentancur and Palinha doesn't seem to work...and I thought the latter had a very average game.
    Porro was dreadful - had a complete 'mare.

    We somehow got a draw, but that was entirely down to Vicario and some poor finishing. That was not a 'resolute performance when not playing at our best' result. Not by a long chalk.
     
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    Agree. Because with Richarlison 'leading' the line, that's all we have out there.
     
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  12. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Between the pair at the moment, it’s like choosing between a slap in the face or a kick in the bollocks.
     
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  13. humanbeingincroydon

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    Don't kinkshame
     
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  14. remembercolinlee

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    Bissouma, Davies, Romero, Dragusin, Solanke, Maddison, Kuluchevski and Udogie all injured...fair enough that Bissouma is out of favour...but that's a lot for a squad like us to deal with.
    Romero, Udogie, Kuluchevski, Maddison and Solanke are all nailed on starters.

    It's not really surprising that we look disjointed and pretty blunt as an attacking force.

    Not losing was vital so I'll take this result even if it was daylight robbery.
     
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