Once again I would say, that what we the fans think of AVB is currently irrelevant. What the hierarchy, and far more importantly, the players think is! If as I, and others believe, he has lost the dressing room, then the end is not far away!...
First I'd drum into the wingers that first and foremost when a cross comes in from the other wing their job is to be on the far post for the simple tap in if everyone else misses the ball. How many times how we crossed a ball and it's found no one because only Soldado is in the centre? For some reason our wingers seem to think there place is on the edge of the box. Secondly, fine anyone who passes to a stationary player and fine the stationary player as well. If the opposition hold a high defensive line long balls are good. Soldado or Defoe are not lone strikers. If either of those play you must have someone to hold the ball up (Ade) or a provider/strike partner (Kane) Force feed protein to Lamela. Lock him up in a cage and make him eat a dozen chickens a day. Free kicks, even if they are not shots must be going between the sticks, aka Mata/Rooney, forcing defenders to defend. Attack but leave at least two at the back, of which one must have pace.
I appreciate your sentiments and yes it is a bit of a knee jerk by many of us but it's not the 'bad patch' that's the cause for concern it's the direction. IF AVB was obtaining good results with his current brand of football then we would no doubt shut up and accept it with just the odd moan about the lack of excitement; without the good results it's unlikely that Spurs fans will put up with it for long. We might not have won much recently but we still expect to watch entertaining football at the very least.
Its so primary school basic its ridiculous, that and 2 players at the same post, attackers should make sure both posts are covered, do that and sooner or later you will get rewards. A good example was Uniteds goal scored by Antonio Valencia last night.
please log in to view this image I think it's fair to say that those shaded areas need addressing....
^^^^^ **** me, sideways! That has to be the most pathetic attempt at attack I've seen since primary school! Having said that, you've seen the likes of Barca, City, and Arsenal score from there...they have players with movement, vision and touch to find a way through, we don't.
There are 7 City players in a small patch of the pitch, nevertheless one of our players is unmarked and could be put through in a single pass. There are acres of space for our full backs to run into. Clear evidence that the system works but the players are not yet used to it.
Looks like clear evidence that the players haven't got a ****ing clue what they're supposed to be doing! Who's fault might that be, I wonder?...
It's the two players within a few yards of each other that gets me. Why hasn't one of them gone wide?
Its the whole point of inverted wingers and playing narrow (AVB style), you ignore all common sense and ignore the simple effective method (which works), You should know that by now HBIC.
Yes, I think AVB has a cunning plan. So cunning that he's the only one who has a clue how it's supposed to work!...
the one player who is unmarked is directly behind 2 city players, who have the area where the ball would travel through completely covered. There's little chance of a through ball as the area is too congested. Perhaps a chip over the top might work, but then the unmarked player is likely to have his back to goal, which defeats the object of a through ball. I'm guessing that's lamela with the ball? From what I can make out, the only option is for the unmarked player to run into the shaded area on our attacking left hand side and receive a pass. one which is sideways and doesn't look like it's going to penetrate the defence, as there are 7 city players regrouping and an 8th who looks like he's on his way back to cover the LB position. Notso's right with the primary school reference. From a young age kids are taught to create space and angles to receive the ball. It's almost impossible to pass through people. why put yourself in this tight position where this is the only option? it's baffling.
That pic reminds me of the ludicrous 4222 formation Brazil used in the 2006 WC. However, there is another story that pic tells. There's three players on the edge of the box, but Soldado isn't one of them - he's the one standing five yards to the right of the ball.
Nothing wrong with that except the lack of a player to link midfield to attack. Nobody plays with two strikers these days, unless one is a no.10.
Adebayor always drops deep and goes wide, so it still might work. Total lack of a playmaker is a big issue, though.
The reference was two teams herding the ball like primary school kids do, you can set Benny Hill music to some games!
