He's only been sent off once in 8 years. Statistically, he may well be our least likely player to get sent off (despite his "tenacity" and "recklessness"), and is more likely to cause an opposition player to get sent off than himself.
LOL I meant to say Lloris. Really no idea why I said Hart.
You must subconsciously want Hart to play.
The number of yellow cards it irrelevant if the player has a long track record of not picking up a second yellow (that has happened only once and was for an infringement that players do not normally receive a yellow card for).
The number of yellow cards it irrelevant if the player has a long track record of not picking up a second yellow (that has happened only once and was for an infringement that players do not normally receive a yellow card for).
Considering he has been sent off once in total, his total playing time should be factored in, not only his playing time this season. Otherwise it is 'cherry picking' to skew the stats in favour your preferred view. It's not like his aggression or level of risk taking has changed this season. He shouldn't even have been sent off and similar incidents have been unpunished (or not even deemed a foul) in most matches this season (before and after his sending off) - even a lot of football pundits and fans with no Spurs bias agree with that and have commented on it repeatedly in recent weeks as numerous similar incidents have arisen.
Red cards in the last 8 years (where equal number, I have ranked by playing time):
1) Aurier - 4
2) Doherty - 3
3) Son - 3
4) Hojbjerg - 2
5) Bale - 2
6) Sissoko - 2
7) Lloris - 2
8) Bergwijn - 1
9) Sanchez - 1
10) Lamela - 1
11) Dele - 1
Everyone else has avoided a red card in the last 8 years.
If Lamela is too high risk to play, we need to drop at least 10 of our players (Dele has played marginally more than Lamela, so perhaps his red card doesn't make him too high risk haha!). Looks like Hart, Davies, Vinicius and Scarlett will have to play, so we don't get anyone sent off.
On a very large majority of the occasions that he has been booked, Lamela has either completed the game or been subbed off a long time after being booked - in the latter stages when a player who presses as energetically as him would routinely be replaced by fresh legs irrespective of yellow cards (e.g. booked in the first half and subbed off in the 75th minute).
I hear you. But N’dombele had his hands on his hips within the first ten minutes last night. When he’s good he’s very good, but when he’s bad.... maybe Lamela along side Peh and glc ? Our man mason has a tough call to make
This! Why would people want it to happe !
It seems we just go for players who look good somewhere without thinking about the system the play, how we play, and whether that'll work or not. We buy Lo Celso and play him different to what he was excelling at. We buy Doherty and play him different to what he was excelling at. We buy Sessegnon and play him differently. We get Bergwijn and play him in every fkin position going, same with Fernandes. We get Llorente and dont cross the ball into the fkin box. Its poor decision making.
