6 pts off 4th. After this season so far, I'll take that. A signing or two in Jan is absolutely needed. Even if a slight premium needs paying
Alderweireld is 30, hardly old for a CB.No getting away from Alderwield's and Jan's age now. Need to get a new CB asap. Maybe also give Foyth a chance until then in an "easy" game.
Regarding handball, I don't see a problem with it. We have different rules for certain free-kicks, why is it a problem for certain handballs?
On offside decisions, to paraphrase the great Dominic Toretto, it doesn't matter if you're offside by an inch or a mile. Offisde's offside.
The results today bar Liverpool were incredible. Yes we were sloppy again but the improvements are for all to see. Haven’t we halved the points to 4th since he took over?
None of the above.Is Kane really lazy, unfit or injured? Genuine question.
Is Kane really lazy, unfit or injured? Genuine question.
It was about that. I forgot that citeh and chelsea played each other but we could have been looking at 12 pts the difference last week. It was only 9 in the end but before the change was made was anyone expecting us to rattle off two league wins to even try and close the gap?The results today bar Liverpool were incredible. Yes we were sloppy again but the improvements are for all to see. Haven’t we halved the points to 4th since he took over?
He's very much slowing down and has been for a while. I said this ages ago on here and got slated for it.Alderweireld is 30, hardly old for a CB.
Sitting back and just trying to see the game out is asking for trouble anyway, particularly when we look very open in any case, but it's clearly been a mentality issue two weeks in a row. In to the final 15-20 mins both weeks and it's been people - Aurier, Sissoko, Alli, Son being the main culprits - losing all focus and either stopped working hard, been switching off, or fucked around with any ball we have had, or a combo of all three things.
I doubt this will be popular and most will say they were easy games bar silly goals, but I think all three games/scorelines are a fair reflection of what we're seeing so far. Attacking players have a lot of freedom and have had the time and space (some of it due to poor opposition tactical stuff, but we are trying to put quicker combinations together) can run riot, but we're so open throughout the 90 mins and that will always mean you're liable to concede and the switching off in the final quarter of games just compounds that.