- May 5, 2005
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Odd thread but I'll give my opinion on the last part regarding Capoue and Sandro. I think Capoue has less weaknesses and a more rounded overall game than Sandro. He passes better, more comfortable on the ball and is fitter than Sandro. Sandro has better strengths and worse weaknesses, his game is more polarizing. Capoue is definitely a more 'complete' footballer, and that seems to be something we've developed throughout the squad whether it is by design or luck.
We seem to have more players who don't have the glaring deficiencies in their games, but maybe also don't have the capability of enforcing their biggest strengths onto a game either. It's made it easier to interchange players and helps our depth but I think it has also been a factor in our matches becoming a bit more labored, methodical and slightly robotic. We now have defenders who can pass, ball winners who pass, nobody who is fast but nobody who is painfully slow, nobody who is bad in the air, but nobody who is dominant in the air, all our forwards can shoot OK but aren't going to score screamers but it is fine because they track back well.
Spurs love a 'flawed genius' and the lack of that type of player is really what we are missing from this squad. If we were going to go out and buy more players i'd much rather we sign a super creative midfield dynamo who is a liability defensively than another midfield all-rounder. Or a guy up front who is lightning quick but not great first touch (or vice versa) than an all-round forward who doesn't do anything badly.
Agreed. The squad is badly missing a Ginola/Berbatov/VDV type, someone who can do stuff no-one else can do, even if he can't tackle etc. Someone to inspire and for the fans and players to rally around. Someone with the passion of a Dawson but the talent to back it up - VDV being the perfect example.
I think it's symptomatic of modern football, though - there seems to be a lot less of those type of players about. Everyone's much more robotic and 'complete' but conservative these days.