Good morning.
Well the Rafa to HSV story was as you read here and seemingly only here rubbish. More proof that the hysteria employed during transfer windows only rivals the lack of thought.
So West Brom indoors it is. If you cast your eye down the Baggies squad you see a who’s who of journeymen and nearly men. Their ability to do more than survive is explained when you know their last manager was Roy Hodgson and their current on Steve Clarke. Two very traditional English football managers and Clarke is clearly planning on upholding the principles of discipline and team work.
I believe we’re a superior match tactically and our lot can leave them reelling. There’s gulf in talent.
West Brom beat Liverpool 3-0 last week but without playing down the value of that I am convinced that had as much to do with Liverpool’s performance as it did West Brom’s. I have to add this isn’t me reading too much into the unwatchable game against Hearts last night, either – that side only featured three regular first team picks for the Scousers. Rodgers is clearly having ‘issues’ trying to convey his ‘system’ to his players.
Talk is cheap but I was buoyed by Villas Boas’ delivery in his presser yesterday. This is a home game and despite the final score at Sid James Park we played some good football. My point is that our boss (on the strength of just one Premier League game) appears to have had fewer communication problems.
I think that a pushing, fast paced 433 with Adebayor a little forward of the top three essentially suits our personnel. And we shouldn’t, at home be afraid of implementing this with attacking players.
You could argue that with Bale, Gylfi, Ade and Rafa I’ve over egged the pudding fielding four goalscorers. But my argument is why play Jake or ***** or Bentley when they have so little to offer? Is it just so you can say ‘it looks more balanced?’ Mmnn. Why?
The real issue here is the absence of a midfield general cum play-maker. That certain someone to add the colour. The only intelligent thing to do is add as much creativity as you can elsewhere, surely? Neither Livermore, ***** or Bentley are going to provide that spark. They are at best three man who might put in a full shift.
We’re at home and we’re not a shower of Cheatski bus parkers. So let’s play to our strengths.We have an interesting system under Villas Boas, we won’t be reckless, we’ll be aggressive. We’ll welcome them into The Lane and we’ll tear ’em apart.
Predictions? My conservative thought is 2-1. But if we get into the groove I can see us scoring three or four.
BIOYWBC!
Hotspurs Half Hour – Show 2 by hotspurshalfhour
By all accounts Dembele had a belter of a game for Fulluavemselves today… Believe me, you may think I am a doubter, and yes, I would love top see AVB succeed, but I just cannot see it. His tactics are alarming, and we were dire last week against a very average Geordie lot (who are currently being exposed for what they are by Cheatski. Watching us in the first 2 games has been like watching Cheatski under AVB towards the end of his tenure, when the players were crumbling late in games and under pressure. Lets be honest and 100% honest, whether it is AVB, Harry, Marty Jol or whoever, we should not be getting overrun and dominated by teams like the Baggies, they are rubbish, average and dull with mundane players, and yet they can come to WHL and dominate us. I am not a happy bunny really, I feel like we have drifted back to pre Harry, and say what you like about old Redshnapps, but games like today we would have grinded out an even later winner. Looking at the players, I dont actually believe they know or understand what AVB expects from them and they look a bit lost. I dont think it will matter a great amount who we bring in, i am being very, very harsh early doors, but I genuinely believe we have made a massive mistake! By the way, Rich g, sorry for being a tool with you earlier was pissed off at the manner of how we dropped 2 points against (below) mid table mediocrity.
Dembele played like Paul Scholes in his prime today.
How you can be so arrogant beggars belief.
Are you so self-centred as to not know where today’s opposition has finished for the last 2 seasons?
If you think THFC will thrive under AVB, dream on.
Tactically inept, and seemingly unable to sort out what players to use.
Chelsea revisited….
Mate, we dominated that lot to day in the first half, but we couldn’t finish. Blame solely lies at the foot of Daniel ‘can do no wrong’ Levy’s door.
‘Stagnant market’ (unts can (cunt off. Shambles.
Give AVB a chance ffs you bald headed (unt!
Dominating the first half is not winning the game, which unfortunately for Spurs, is played for 90+ minutes, not 45.
The Spurs defending in the closing minutes was appalling.
By the way, Modric deal is close to completion, very close.
Moderation can (unt off too.