- Aug 25, 2010
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I didn't have the balls to watch MNF but have seen what Gary Neville has said and he's absolutely spot on.
I will add something though and I feel its quite important. Pochettino will need to weed out the ones with poor attitudes and the ones who arn't prepared to put in the hard yards etc, but we need to see that Pochettino is demanding high standards to ensure we have a hard working group so that they can implement what he wants effectively.
Adebayor is the spearhead of our attack and he's still ambling about. He should be initiating the high press a lot of the time and his lethargy off the ball and poor movement is having a detrimental affect on our attacking dynamic. Absolutely convinced by that.
What's worrying me now is that not only is he the wrong selection, for reasons most of us know and agree on, but does Pochettino feel pressurised to play him? Is he fearful to drop him for fear of unsettling the group? Or is he just determined to stick with the front four for x amount of time to breed familiarity and understanding?
I just don't see how we're going to change our mentality if we continue to reward players like Adebayor with starts when he clearly doesn't deserve them and is quite clearly affecting our attacking dynamic.
I want to see Pochettino making some strong decisions now - its vital if we're to change the culture within the Club.
I will add something though and I feel its quite important. Pochettino will need to weed out the ones with poor attitudes and the ones who arn't prepared to put in the hard yards etc, but we need to see that Pochettino is demanding high standards to ensure we have a hard working group so that they can implement what he wants effectively.
Adebayor is the spearhead of our attack and he's still ambling about. He should be initiating the high press a lot of the time and his lethargy off the ball and poor movement is having a detrimental affect on our attacking dynamic. Absolutely convinced by that.
What's worrying me now is that not only is he the wrong selection, for reasons most of us know and agree on, but does Pochettino feel pressurised to play him? Is he fearful to drop him for fear of unsettling the group? Or is he just determined to stick with the front four for x amount of time to breed familiarity and understanding?
I just don't see how we're going to change our mentality if we continue to reward players like Adebayor with starts when he clearly doesn't deserve them and is quite clearly affecting our attacking dynamic.
I want to see Pochettino making some strong decisions now - its vital if we're to change the culture within the Club.
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