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Since when was a signing from Southampton "audacious"
As if it matters where he comes from. Was Mane an audacious signing?
Since when was a signing from Southampton "audacious"
Gareth Bale!!!Since when was a signing from Southampton "audacious"
He wasn't an audacious signing at the time.. He was 17 year old with slightly smaller ears than me ?Gareth Bale!!!
I think you may have misunderstood, i don't care who we sign players from, i meant why would it be audacious that we'd sign a Southampton player?As if it matters where he comes from. Was Mane an audacious signing?
Same with everything. Doesn’t mean they don’t have an obligation to print what they get from a credible source.But they get 100 X more things wrong, when you sling so much shit, one or two things will stick
Hojbjerg was not a holding mid at Soton, have a look at his heat map when he was there.We’ve dropped the ball with Højbjerg then if that’s true ?
Hojbjerg was not a holding mid for Soton, have a look at his heatmap when there.Hojbjerg is and Winks and Sissoko (although not natural holding mids) will play ahead of him in that position
He’s clearly been brought in to ball win. Based on pre season we’re clearly going with an all rounder pivot. I’m not saying White won’t get minutes, but I don’t see any evidence that we’re going to utilise a particular anchor man, nor do I think White is an anchor man from what I’ve seen.Hojbjerg was not a holding mid at Soton, have a look at his heat map when he was there.
In the first pre-season game Winks clearly played as a holding mid with Holbjerg playing an all action role all over the pitch, when White has played in pre-season he has played more holding.He’s clearly been brought in to ball win. Based on pre season we’re clearly going with an all rounder pivot. I’m not saying White won’t get minutes, but I don’t see any evidence that we’re going to utilise a particular anchor man, nor do I think White is an anchor man from what I’ve seen.
I think you’re conflating players natural tendencies within matches with managerial instructions.In the first pre-season game Winks clearly played as a holding mid with Holbjerg playing an all action role all over the pitch, when White has played in pre-season he has played more holding.
I was just pointing out a fact !I think you’re conflating players natural tendencies within matches with managerial instructions.
OkI was just pointing out a fact !
Winks is perfect for this role.It's like we allow one midfielder to chase and harry
Can the two people who disagree please explain the above players positions as i obviously got it wrong !In the first pre-season game Winks clearly played as a holding mid with Holbjerg playing an all action role all over the pitch, when White has played in pre-season he has played more holding.
Why have you gone off topic ??? probably because you don't know what your talking about re pre-season.I think you’re conflating players natural tendencies within matches with managerial instructions.
Why have you gone off topic ??? probably because you don't know what your talking about re pre-season.
I see this type of comment a lot.In the first pre-season game Winks clearly played as a holding mid with Holbjerg playing an all action role all over the pitch, when White has played in pre-season he has played more holding.
I think it's because a lot of people are expecting Hojbjerg to be a holding midfielder who just sits in front of the back 4 all game much in the way Dier does, so as soon as they saw Winks coming deep and Hojbjerg involved higher up they assumed the roles had switched. In reality, while Hojbjerg is a combative, defensive minded midfielder he will also bomb around and press high on occasion, as was his role at So'ton.I see this type of comment a lot.
Winks will come and get the ball off the back 4 making it seem like he is the deepest mid. But actually it's just how most teams build play (DLP coming to receive from the back 4). Out of possesion Hojbjerg will mostly be the deepest.
I think people just need to see it as we are playing a similar double pivot as we did with Carrick and Davids.I think it's because a lot of people are expecting Hojbjerg to be a holding midfielder who just sits in front of the back 4 all game much in the way Dier does, so as soon as they saw Winks coming deep and Hojbjerg involved higher up they assumed the roles had switched. In reality, while Hojbjerg is a combative, defensive minded midfielder he will also bomb around and press high on occasion, as was his role at So'ton.
As you say, though, Winks certainly isn't our "DM" even if he comes deep to pick up the ball, and it will be Hojbjerg who does the most defensive work when we're out of possession. He's still effectively our DM, just not a holding DM.