heythisisjay
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- Aug 3, 2003
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Once our other defenders are fit/not suspended I really believe we should give Vedran Corluka a run as DM for a few games. I think he could make an instant impact, add cohesion between defense and midfield and allow Ramos more of an opportunity to prove that 4-5-1 is not dead in the water (which it looks like at present). [See the footage on youtube of him at DM for Man City for those who haven't already]
Jenas and Zokora cannot pass the ball. Whether you think these two are utterly useless pieces of **** (like me) or that they just blow hot and cold sometimes (yeah right) doesn't really matter. The fact is - these people cannot dictate play. They cannot inject bite to this tottenham side and give our boys a lift with either an interception or a killer-pass when we are behind. A 'good work-rate' (Jenas) is just running around unless you can tackle for 90 mins and pick a pass. 'Some penetrative runs and lots of effort' (Zokora) are not enough if you can't tackle for 90 mins and pick a pass. (Moreover, Jenas will never 'come good, and Zokora will never play for another club even half as good). O'hara runs around a lot and has a bit of bite but he has very little technical ability and is just a boy who cannot lead.
Corluka CAN BE DM. Steady the midfield. Start the counter-attacks and give our defenders some reassurance. Confident in the air, composed on the ball, assured in the pass and with an eye for the man in space. He might not have the work-rate of the other two but he doesn't need to - when he played DM for Man City he just worked a clearly laid out area effectively and didn't try being an AM like Jenas and Zokora, who usually get caught out of position when we lose the ball.
(And I bet that those of you who think Jenas is still an effective 1st team player are EXACTLY THE SAME PEOPLE who keep defending Ledley King. You are being led by emotions and not facts. Sure we all loved the guy when he was actually playing football and he deserves some respect. But King is FINISHED. Why he is still Captain I don't know. Don't give me this 'On His Day' bollocks. He will never have his day again. It is a joke that people think this situation is acceptable.
DM and LM have not been resolved since 2005 when I joined this site.
WHY HAVE WE BEEN UNABLE TO BUY JUST 1 ABOVE AVERAGE PLAYER IN EACH OF THESE TWO POSITIONS IN 3 YEARS?
I don't care which manager or DOF we had at any one time, how can so many people be so STUPID?
DAMIEN 'I'm the Son of the Devil' COMMOLI......
THIS MAN IS CANCER
Someone must know someone who knows someone who knows Levy, right? Can't we just pass the message on to him like ordinary folk? We need to Stop the rot.
Bought crap players Jol didn't want and/or hadn't heard of
Had Jol Sacked barely into last season.
Suggested Ramos on 2 seasons of football.
Bought crap players Ramos didn't want and/or hadn't heard of
TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY AS OF 25/10/2008
Will remain after Ramos sacked, like a festering disease. Wormtongue.
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL (was this not the main point of having bloody DOF?)
Levy isn't to blame, just saying he should take ultimate responsibility is all very well and proper but he has brought other people in and paid them to take that responsibility for him. Of all the culprits in this failure of a season, he is not the one to be protesting against. Sure, he tries to make money all too-often at the expense of progress but that is in his blood. We cannot change that. What we can do is get behind a piss poor team cos they can't all be sold at once, stick with the manager for a while and GET THAT DEVIL OUT NOW PLEEEASE
Jenas and Zokora cannot pass the ball. Whether you think these two are utterly useless pieces of **** (like me) or that they just blow hot and cold sometimes (yeah right) doesn't really matter. The fact is - these people cannot dictate play. They cannot inject bite to this tottenham side and give our boys a lift with either an interception or a killer-pass when we are behind. A 'good work-rate' (Jenas) is just running around unless you can tackle for 90 mins and pick a pass. 'Some penetrative runs and lots of effort' (Zokora) are not enough if you can't tackle for 90 mins and pick a pass. (Moreover, Jenas will never 'come good, and Zokora will never play for another club even half as good). O'hara runs around a lot and has a bit of bite but he has very little technical ability and is just a boy who cannot lead.
Corluka CAN BE DM. Steady the midfield. Start the counter-attacks and give our defenders some reassurance. Confident in the air, composed on the ball, assured in the pass and with an eye for the man in space. He might not have the work-rate of the other two but he doesn't need to - when he played DM for Man City he just worked a clearly laid out area effectively and didn't try being an AM like Jenas and Zokora, who usually get caught out of position when we lose the ball.
(And I bet that those of you who think Jenas is still an effective 1st team player are EXACTLY THE SAME PEOPLE who keep defending Ledley King. You are being led by emotions and not facts. Sure we all loved the guy when he was actually playing football and he deserves some respect. But King is FINISHED. Why he is still Captain I don't know. Don't give me this 'On His Day' bollocks. He will never have his day again. It is a joke that people think this situation is acceptable.
DM and LM have not been resolved since 2005 when I joined this site.
WHY HAVE WE BEEN UNABLE TO BUY JUST 1 ABOVE AVERAGE PLAYER IN EACH OF THESE TWO POSITIONS IN 3 YEARS?
I don't care which manager or DOF we had at any one time, how can so many people be so STUPID?
DAMIEN 'I'm the Son of the Devil' COMMOLI......
THIS MAN IS CANCER
Someone must know someone who knows someone who knows Levy, right? Can't we just pass the message on to him like ordinary folk? We need to Stop the rot.
Bought crap players Jol didn't want and/or hadn't heard of
Had Jol Sacked barely into last season.
Suggested Ramos on 2 seasons of football.
Bought crap players Ramos didn't want and/or hadn't heard of
TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY AS OF 25/10/2008
Will remain after Ramos sacked, like a festering disease. Wormtongue.
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL (was this not the main point of having bloody DOF?)
Levy isn't to blame, just saying he should take ultimate responsibility is all very well and proper but he has brought other people in and paid them to take that responsibility for him. Of all the culprits in this failure of a season, he is not the one to be protesting against. Sure, he tries to make money all too-often at the expense of progress but that is in his blood. We cannot change that. What we can do is get behind a piss poor team cos they can't all be sold at once, stick with the manager for a while and GET THAT DEVIL OUT NOW PLEEEASE
