how do you work out Sanchez has been at fault for 3 goals? McGin wasn't his man and Sanchez wasn't tall enough to cut out the through ball. what did he do wrong for the City goals. yes he was out of position for a ball over the top for Newcastle's goal but had Rose not paused on his run back, might of got a block in.
I agree Rose hasn't been great, but how do you know it wasn't Rose's choice to stay behind to try and find another club?
It's all very well saying the defence has to shift across (which it does) but there has to be an awareness of what attackers are around you, as if memory serves Jolinton was the only attacker in attendance and Sanchez was totally unaware of him for the sake of staying close to Toby contributing to him having the space to score. It's like when you see defenders running in straight lines to get back into position when they are the closest to the man in possession and could easily engage, you have to weigh up the pro's and cons, admittedly very quickly but that's what a gifted defender does; reads situations and does what's best for the team, it's those defenders that make the game look easy.Sanchez wasn’t out of position for the Newcastle goal. A back four is supposed to operate as a unit and not leave huge gaps between each other. Toby shifted over to cover danger on the right and therefore so does Sánchez to close the gaps. Rose should have did the same to get closer to Sánchez and therefore meaning he could mark Joelinton. Instead he was caught ahead of play leaving a huge gap between him and Sánchez which Joelinton fully exploited. Anyone who blames Sánchez has a fundamental misunderstanding of how a back four operates. The fault is all on Rose.
Wenger could be an option...?
Why not, we got George GrahamWenger could be an option...?
Wenger could be an option...?
Wenger could be an option...?
Mate, Sol Campbell is available, let's not overlook this fact.Wenger could be an option...?
Well on the first goal against Villa he got involved in a wrestling match with wesley and his positioning was woeful. By the time he stopped fighting with wesley and turned round the ball bounced about a yard away from him. If he had dropped straight away it wouldnt have got to McGinn. Against City he let aguero go way to easily. For the goal against newcastle his job seemed to be to man mark joelinton as when ever he dropped off sanchez went with him. Times sanchez was following him and was higher up the pitch than winks. So why on earth did he give him the freedom of the pitch. Joelinton being the only forward shouldnt have not had a defender within 10 yards of him. Feel free to go back and watch them. Hope that clears it up.
As for Rose the club came out and said they had told players they could leave and offered them to stay in the UK. Eriksen came but was also told he could stay. Rose stated publically in the press he wants to stay at spurs and I also have pals who have his number and speak to him occasionally. He stated to them he doesnt want to leave and was gutted that the club were trying to shift him in the summer.
It's all very well saying the defence has to shift across (which it does) but there has to be an awareness of what attackers are around you, as if memory serves Jolinton was the only attacker in attendance and Sanchez was totally unaware of him for the sake of staying close to Toby contributing to him having the space to score. It's like when you see defenders running in straight lines to get back into position when they are the closest to the man in possession and could easily engage, you have to weigh up the pro's and cons, admittedly very quickly but that's what a gifted defender does; reads situations and does what's best for the team, it's those defenders that make the game look easy.
I've played with defenders that have totally left players clean through on goal when they could easily have got the ball because "it wasn't my man" that can't be right...
Wenger could be an option...?
I'm not into scapegoats either, just seems to me Sanchez was closest man, and by moving closer to Toby whilst unaware of Jolinton's position he just opened up that space.High level stuff, but even the best make errors, and Sanchez is still learning. Cover from the full back was a lot more basic defending in that situation for me. I know where the blame lies in my mind, and it's not the new Colombian scapegoat. I like both players, so just calling it how I see it.
Nuno?
It's all very well saying the defence has to shift across (which it does) but there has to be an awareness of what attackers are around you, as if memory serves Jolinton was the only attacker in attendance and Sanchez was totally unaware of him for the sake of staying close to Toby contributing to him having the space to score. It's like when you see defenders running in straight lines to get back into position when they are the closest to the man in possession and could easily engage, you have to weigh up the pro's and cons, admittedly very quickly but that's what a gifted defender does; reads situations and does what's best for the team, it's those defenders that make the game look easy.
I've played with defenders that have totally left players clean through on goal when they could easily have got the ball because "it wasn't my man" that can't be right...
What I'm saying is, doing the "right thing" isn't always the best thing for the team.
Even if we do ride out this storm, turn things around and get back on the positive train every bad result, bad day or odd comment from Poch in the coming years will see this thread revived in the post match meltdown mayhem.This thread will be long forgotten come the end of October.
I'm still not totally 100% convinced by him. He's done amazing for Wolves, but he did get given a lot of first class Mendes-talent.Nuno?
Mate, Sol Campbell is available, let's not overlook this fact.