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  1. ljinko888

    Match Threads Fulham vs Spurs

    I think next season we have to figure out a way to balance the midfield. Not just in personnel but they can't all expect to be the playmaker. If we're hit and miss with one game a week then we're going to be in real trouble with European football.
  2. ljinko888

    Premier League 2023/2024

    The goalkeepers for Sheffield United and Burnley are two of the worst I've seen at this level. They look so out of their depth. Luton's keeper has saved them points and that's worth its weight in gold.
  3. ljinko888

    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    Hopefully that goal will give him new confidence now he is off the mark. He plays well in build up play with his runs that the other players don't utilise enough. The glaring issue is he is not natural in front of goal and it looks like to be in the mind. There's no other player in the world I'd...
  4. ljinko888

    Spurs Youth Thread 23/24

    I disagree with that. Not saying you're doing this but I find it a bit patronising the common train of thought to say we have to get into the Europa or even now Conference League to develop our youngsters otherwise it can't happen. Firstly because it ends up in a Catch-22 situation since in the...
  5. ljinko888

    EFL Carabao Cup 2023/2024

    Poch is done. That's a Liverpool team you see in the 3rd round of this competition not the final.
  6. ljinko888

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I would prefer that. Way I see it though is Bissouma's form has dropped off since the Luton red card so you can drop him, put Dragusin in a back three and Porro and Udogie inverting doesn't leave us with less numbers in midfield. If Ange won't stop the inverting with Davies and Emerson filling...
  7. ljinko888

    Premier League 2023/2024

    Deserved lead. City have been off the pace. But I expect them to wake up now.
  8. ljinko888

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I didn't expect to talk about 3 at the back again so soon but maybe given he plays so high and pushing players forward we need that extra body instead of being 2-3-5 on the break. Opposite to Conte who played that formation with a low block and players behind the ball.
  9. ljinko888

    Match Threads Spurs vs Wolves

    This is correct. The way to make a difference without changing the system is to have an excellent 1v1 dribbler on the wing and constantly get the ball out to him to run. That will force the opposition to double mark him and take someone out of the middle. Instead most of our play goes to Kulu...
  10. ljinko888

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I think Wolves have showed the limitations of his system right now. We lack control of the middle of the park as it is too congested which suits teams sitting deep. There are loads of teams that play with a low block but what makes Wolves different is they actually have the attacking players who...
  11. ljinko888

    2023/24 - The Race For..................

    I think we will get top four without a doubt. We've only got the league to play for heading into the backend of the season and the injured players are coming back to fitness now. We did very well to cope with the amount of key players out over the winter and that included mid-week fixtures in...
  12. ljinko888

    Premier League 2023/2024

    Feels like it's coming full circle for Villa now. Recent poor results in games they have played well in counterbalancing the start of the season where they picked up wins in games they were on the backfoot for most of the time. Watkins has developed into an excellent forward but he's not got...
  13. ljinko888

    Player Watch Player Watch: Guglielmo Vicario

    If he tried looking for them he'd look like a a schoolboy. You can argue whether backing into him and blocking his movement is unfair but these aren't so forceful that he should end up in a heap. I think he just needs to put some force of his own into these duels especially if he is going to...
  14. ljinko888

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I didn't like the subs when they happened. Taking off the players best able to keep playing football for players undercooked (Dragusin, Sarr) and lightweight (Gil and Skipp). Kulu just played poorly. It just invited more pressure which was going to come anyway. I thought for 30 minutes of the...
  15. ljinko888

    Match Threads Everton vs Spurs

    Poor subs for this fixture. Everton at home are always up for a scrap at the end if the game is in the balance. We should have killed them off with a third goal because for 35 minutes of the second half they didn't get much of the ball. Bringing on lightweight/undercooked players to see it out...
  16. ljinko888

    Player Watch Player Watch: Son Heung-min

    Unbelievable that he's never been our free kick taker. No one in world football is as good as shooting from long range as him - and he does it with either foot! Yet we spent years watching Eriksen hit the wall, Kane shank a few wide and even Dier have more efforts from a dead ball.
  17. ljinko888

    Premier League 2023/2024

    What a way to gift the momentum away
  18. ljinko888

    Player Watch Player Watch: Brennan Johnson

    I think it's past the point he should be on the bench as an impact sub for a few weeks at least. Not faulting the effort tonight but he is taking too long to make his mind up what to do with the ball and it inevitably wastes opportunities to attack
  19. ljinko888

    Match Threads Spurs vs Man City - FA Cup 4th Round

    Really disappointing. Got worse with the subs. Brought Maddison on to try unpick City's defence in the final third but instead we hardly got up there.
  20. ljinko888

    Player Watch Player Watch: Brennan Johnson

    Right now I am worried he is one of those forwards who is better off the ball than on it. Firstly because it makes him stand out in this system where even back up defenders are being told to carry the ball up the field. But more crucially because his good movement in attacking areas in finding...
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