The thing with Hojbjerg as a 6 is that we lose his high pressing ability, which is why I think Winks will always have to start beside him to cover his pressures
I mean, he can play there, and probably will do the work. But he won't be able to press high all the time. I think he works better in a double pivot, like the one he did with JWP.So why did we buy him again?
Same goes for Doherty - a specialist RWB shoehorned into RB. Both not bad players to have in the squad but also each create their own problems.So why did we buy him again?
I don’t think anyone is “ripping into him” here, just giving honest appraisals.Winks hasnt started the season great but everyone just ripping into one of our own is pretty shitty imo...
Dele seems to be responding,
Ndombele MOTM IMO
Unfortunately he's not responded which is why he keeps getting subbed
IMO he's lost his mojo
A loan away would do him good
He did put a peach through to Lamela split the defence, but Lamela fluffed it. The midfield was all other place with positioning but thats neither winks or tanguys ( whom showed some good stuff and is improving game on games ) gamesNdombele for my motm. He was spreading passes, getting in tackles, getting back and covering plus he played a full 90 mins.A fully fit ndombele will be amazing. I was a bit disappointed with winks. His passing range has dwindled so much now compared to what he use to do, I can't tell if he is lacking confidence or has been told to keep it simple but he is going to get shoved out of the middle soon.
Competition is a wonderful thing.Aurier with a few lovely crosses. It might have been because no one was closing us down on the right hand side, but I find it incredible how he suddenly figures out how to cross after we've signed Doherty. I really hope we keep Serge, I don't think there's as much between Doherty and Serge as most do, it would be great to actually have real competition for the RB space.
Maybe (we can hope) it turns into a Lennon/Bentley situation where Lennon really upped his game and played the best football of his career for the couple of seasons Bentley genuinely pushed him for a starting berth.Aurier with a few lovely crosses. It might have been because no one was closing us down on the right hand side, but I find it incredible how he suddenly figures out how to cross after we've signed Doherty. I really hope we keep Serge, I don't think there's as much between Doherty and Serge as most do, it would be great to actually have real competition for the RB space.
I guess we'll have to wait and see there. From all accounts, he put a lot of effort into last night, it just didn't come off for him. It's his 1st game since the speculation has ramped up, and we have no idea how he's applying himself in training. If he's putting the hard yards in during training, I'm confident that JM will reward that. I get the feeling that he may have been trying a little too hard last night, so it's thrown his poise off a little.Unfortunately he's not responded which is why he keeps getting subbed
IMO he's lost his mojo
A loan away would do him good
Lennon played the best football of his career in the only 2-3 seasons when he was free from minor, persistent, niggling injuries. They happened to be the same seasons when Bentley was at Tottenham, but I doubt that was much of a factor compared to Lennon being pain-free.Maybe (we can hope) it turns into a Lennon/Bentley situation where Lennon really upped his game and played the best football of his career for the couple of seasons Bentley genuinely pushed him for a starting berth.