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I'm not seeing it. What was amazing about his performance?
I don't get the fuss either.
I'm not seeing it. What was amazing about his performance?
On another note i was at the game today and for sure danny rose has lost a good yard of pace. Not sure if its the injury of if hes bulked too much but hes totally lost his pace and agility!? Such a shame if it stays that way because right now hes got nothing on davies.
It wasn't a great performance today by any means but if we'd have been offered 3-1 and 1-0 back to back home wins this time last Sunday I doubt whether anyone would would turn their nose up at that.
With all the injuries we have, we followed up this fantastic win against Real Madrid with 3 points, we gained 3 points on Man Utd and pull a little clearer of Arsenal. I'd take that every day of the week. As said it wasn't great on the eye but it was job done, and with a 3rd choice keeper we kept a clean sheet so let's take the positives into the International break.
Do you think it might be because it’s his first start for nine months? Maybe?
We could but we won't.I’d take a 1-0 win in every game from now until the end of the season... means we would win the premier league, the FA cup and the Champions league...
Tactical twist: Poch learnt a few tricks at that lunch with Fergie.Hopefully not the one he injured last season.
A good reason not to let him go away on international duty though if it is.
Getting a bit fed up of hearing the constant lazy and completely unjustified criticism of Sissoko. Why do people feel the need to find a scapegoat to pick on? Seems like Sissoko is the current target of choice.
He's not Alli or Eriksen, he'll never have their first touch, or get their goals or assists. But he brings much more to the team, with many different attributes, than people give him credit for.
He had a pretty good game overall today - in an overall average team performance - from the criticism on here you'd think he'd been terrible.
You've all been watching football all your lives, right? So why can't you see the abilities of this player, or do you just want a scapegoat to moan about?
Correct he had a pretty good game when all those around him struggled, therein lies the problem. Sissoko is no more a "scapegoat" than Janssen, but he won't get a look in when Lamela is back or as everyone suspects Barkley is brought in possibly during the January transfer window.
That does not mean he isn't a good player but when everyone is fit and raring to go who would you drop for him to come in. Winks, Wanyama, Dembele, Dier, Lamela, or assuming he comes to the club Barkley?
Just name me one?
I'll wait.
Is it just me or does anyone else just dislike rose and want to see Davies in there .. :/
I think it's got something to with how football around the world - notably technique - has moved on since the seventies/eighties. We take it for granted that all high level players now (including many/most centre backs) automatically have good technique - first touch, control, both feet, weight and accuracy of passing etc. - and so someone like Sissoko today stands out but 'back in the day' he perhaps wouldn't have. I understand that a lot of technique is usually established by 13/14 yrs (and doesn't move on) but I'm sure some work could be done with him in this area.As I (and others) have said above, when everyone is fit he's not in the first XI, no argument there.
However what I don't get is the constant blind criticism of him as terrible - he clearly isn't.
When he's in the team he offers something different to our other midfielders - he's very useful to have in our squad as a back-up, or to offer an alternative way of playing.
Is it just me or does anyone else just dislike rose and want to see Davies in there .. :/
we are 8 points behind city, lose/draw today this will be 10/11 - you think that is catchable you are crazy!
Anyway, lets support the team and hope we get the win
I think it's got something to with how football around the world - notably technique - has moved on since the seventies/eighties. We take it for granted that all high level players now (including many/most centre backs) automatically have good technique - first touch, control, both feet, weight and accuracy of passing etc. - and so someone like Sissoko today stands out but 'back in the day' he perhaps wouldn't have. I understand that a lot of technique is usually established by 13/14 yrs (and doesn't move on) but I'm sure some work could be done with him in this area.