It's great that we now have two very good systems to play and the personnel for them. For next week I would go with the 3 at the back. Dembele can have a rest. I think it would also suit Aurier in as much as he wouldn't have to commit those terrible slide tackles in the box as Davinson would be there to cover. It gives more strength up front to break down busparquet teams.
If his wages could be sorted I would take Pogba at Spurs, knowing full well that Pochettino will get the Juventus/France version of him on a PL pitch. But as Martial has proven, Man Utd do not sell players to Spurs lest that very fear comes true.
I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole. With his teammates generally putting in a shift last night he was abject throughout. Feckin' anonymous. If he can't show up in these games then not even Poch will change him.
I’ve said similar. The Pogba for France and Juve was a different guy to the one you see stifled under Jose.
And the heading. Where does that come from? A tiny Brazilian who wins headers against towering Premier League defenders for fun. Did we get Les Ferdinand in just to train him on that for six months or something? It's bizarre. As long as he's got a bit of a run on the defender, then I've started to expect him to win them.
"As Mauricio Pochettino strode onto the pitch, wearing all black as if attending Mourinho’s own wake" And here's a good one from one of our own fans about the travel situation: https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/how-magnificent-tottenham-fans-defied-15081515 A ludicrous state of affairs, but hardly a surprising one. They don't give a crap about the fans, unfortunately.
In the age where attendance money is not needed for a PL club to be solvent, the attending supporters should be compensated/rewarded for making the effort to be at the match. They are what makes the ATMOSPHERE of a game and ENHANCE the spectacle for broadcast viewers. Think otherwise ?? Watch the next TV game on mute then and tell us how that felt.
****ing dreadful. It was good to hear MP calling the fans incredible in his interviews. Our away support truly is. The home support ain't bad either. Despite all the negativity in the media, nearly 60,000, all fully behind the club, against Fulham during the school hols and without any season ticket sales is fabulous. I stood all night like that on a Friday night train from Milan to Nice whilst some Italian played Rod Stewart songs all night on an early ghetto blaster. I had to be really pissed to make it through that night, I can tell you.
His workrate is also exemplary. He was harrying and closing down all game, yet still had enough to leave them in his wake. Seems to have a great attitude to go with that skill
Jan Vertonghen on Lucas Moura...! The 25-year-old forward, who played as an auxiliary striker next to Harry Kane, was a target for Sir Alex Ferguson at United before joining PSG for £38million five years ago and Vertonghen says Lucas is now showing his true quality. “He is a nightmare to play against,” said the Belgium centre-half. “We play against him every day in training and he’s just a nightmare. He works hard, he has goals in him — left foot, right foot — and so much pace. He’s a great player and an even better guy, so everyone is very happy. Kane reveals Pochettino half-time tactical tweak sealed Man United win Analysis: Lucas Moura can turn Tottenham nearly men into champions Pochettino ‘never considered’ taking Spurs captaincy from Lloris “Obviously, he missed pre-season last year and that’s very important to understand the style of play and having the fitness to cope with what the attackers have to do because they run so much. “He had a great pre-season this time from what I’ve heard. He’s an unbelievable guy, everyone in the dressing room is so happy for him. I think you could see that. Everyone was hugging him. “He had a couple of tough years in Paris and last year he didn’t play as much as he wanted. This year, he’s here and he’s an unbelievable player.”
Will be interesting to see (assuming he contributes at Watford as he has the past two PL games) whether Moura is called up to the Brasil international squad for the September games.
There was a warmth the way they embraced at the end of the game, was a good sign. If you are staying under sufferance then it is fair enough to do your 90 mins and then slink off. Toby has done none of that. Cheers the team on when not involved, celebrates goals fully. We need to offer him the right deal (and Eriksen) and then all is good.
Lucas Moura, from an Interview with Brazilian TV... “No doubt, no doubt it’s a great night. And I want to share this award with my teammates. We had a great game, we worked really hard, we knew it would be very difficult to play here with one of the biggest teams in the world, it’s not easy. And we managed to do a great job.” “I’m very happy for this moment, to help my team with two goals. As I said, to share with my teammates, because it was hard work during the week, we prepared very well for this game and I think we deserved that victory.” “I think we did a great first half. We just adjusted some details in the half time, which the manager asked defensively, and continued to make the moves in front. And I think we were awarded in the second half with three goals. “We worked very hard, we were able to neutralise their moves. It was a great teamwork tonight. We knew, as I said, that it was going to be difficult. But we are also very strong, our team has a lot of quality too. When we work hard as we worked today, it’s difficult to play against us.” “Man, you can’t explain it. Only those who have already done this can feel this emotion. It’s a great night, as I said, to play here, at Old Trafford, against Manchester United, score two goals and win the game, I have no words to explain.” “Just to thank God, to share with my teammates, to offer my family that surely is watching me both here at home and in Brazil as well. I am very happy, it’s a great moment, to thank God all the time, and to continue working because there is much more ahead.” Like his hair, I don't think that he's going to let it go to his head.
