Flashspur
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The yoof experts on here have said Skipp has a higher ceiling. Cant see that myself but he may kick on. Still looks like a boy trying to play a mans game. The fact Marsh made the squad shows how skint the youth set up is. He is a little tyro but another midget. Do we have any players over 5 foot nine in the youth team. It just means they take so much longer to mature. The game is pretty physical at PL level.
ohtottenham!
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Impressive display. Although it was a weak opponent, Nicaragua had a good pressing game going on, and Argentina had difficulty breaking them down until the end of the first half.
Lo Celso and Messi, obviously, were the bright sparks. Lo Celso was playing as an AM/Wing Forward first half. Played on both flanks. Great link up play, especially with Messi. Was instrumental in providing assists and build up for both first half goals, and the last goal when he was in CM. Very creative, incisive and attacking with his passing.
Second half took on the role of a deeper CM pulling the strings in midfield - also very comfortable in that role. Showed his vision with a nice range of long/short passing. Also showed he was the most press-resistant player in that defence/midfield. Great awareness and decision-making; don't think he coughed up the ball once, which others around him did as Nicaragua's press was the strongest feature of their game.
The game allowed him to showcase his talent and versatility. Very impressed. Player of the game imo.
Ron Burgundy
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Really useful, thanks. Also a good effort on your part to rename the ‘man of the match’ Award
ohtottenham!
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Ha! Interesting point. That motm phrase, which I'd normally use, didn't even cross my mind till after I posted, and saw it and thought the same as you. Think it was because it was a friendly game, so many subs, Messi, Aguero off at HT.
Jospur
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How did Foyth perform?
Japhet
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nailsy
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I'm not sure. Eriksen said in the interview that he didn't think Real had been in touch yet. He could be lying, but he'd know if a fee had been agreed wouldn't he?
ohtottenham!
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Pretty good. Drove forward a few times which helped Argentina get a different look in attack, solid in defence in general. But he had one negative Foyth moment when he lost possession in his own half and was muscled off the ball.
Could have been costly with a better opponent. Still, looked better than the defenders around him who had more difficulty dealing with the press, and were unable to carry the ball forward like Foyth did. I can see better opponents really targeting that Argentinian backline in the Copa America with a strong press and getting plenty of joy.
punkisback
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They’re different players but lo celso is better as he’s what we need technically. Fernandes could easily be another Paulinho.
BringBack_leGin
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I’d prefer Lo Celso every time but Fernandes is nothing like Paulinho, he’s an excellent dribbler in tight spaces with fantastic technique, quick feet and quicker thought.
doctor stefan Freud
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I always got the impression that whenever Paulinho was playing, he was secretly listening to Leonard Cohen
Lilbaz
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Probably. I just remember how the bale saga played out.
spursfan77
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Goals here. He’s involved in the first two
hellava_tough
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I say to myself every May that I'll switch Spurs Community off and come back in mid-August
I never do...
wrd
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Look like he was taking up the right side quite a lot, which is very similar to Eriksen for us, ohhhhh happy days
worcestersauce
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The commentary kept pronouncing it Lo Chelso is that right I thought it was Lo Selso?
Fidget
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If we sell them. They were for sale last year as well. Nobody wanted them at the price.
BringBack_leGin
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Definitely ‘Ch’ if Italian as it’s an ‘E’ following a ‘C’. If Spanish it would just be a ‘K’ sound, though sometimes a ‘C’ can make a ‘th’ sound of more central in a word (e.g. Murcia, Albacete).
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