- Aug 24, 2011
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Any honest assessment would have to acknowledge that we massively rode our luck in that one. Between the completely unnecessary penalty that Murray conceded and the half-dozen opportunities that went begging at the feet of Knockaert, that could have been a very, very different match.
Despite that there were encouraging signs. Putting his missed chance at the end aside, that was the first time in months that Kane has looked like himself -- turning defenders to get one-on-one with the keeper, getting quick shots away, generally looking like the goal hungry monster that he is. The fact that a number of his best moments came in the last twenty minutes of the match is especially encouraging given that so much of his lack of form is can be explained by injury and fatigue. Beyond just Harry, Rose is also progressing toward getting back to his best, and so too does Lamela look like he's recapturing his best form. If those three get back to their top level we're a different animal.
The midfield is still clearly a problem area. Absolutely fell to pieces in the first twenty odd minutes of the second half when Brighton were pressing us. It absolutely has to be addressed in January, I don't give a fuck how difficult the market is. Our season will live or die on whether we can shore it up.
Despite that there were encouraging signs. Putting his missed chance at the end aside, that was the first time in months that Kane has looked like himself -- turning defenders to get one-on-one with the keeper, getting quick shots away, generally looking like the goal hungry monster that he is. The fact that a number of his best moments came in the last twenty minutes of the match is especially encouraging given that so much of his lack of form is can be explained by injury and fatigue. Beyond just Harry, Rose is also progressing toward getting back to his best, and so too does Lamela look like he's recapturing his best form. If those three get back to their top level we're a different animal.
The midfield is still clearly a problem area. Absolutely fell to pieces in the first twenty odd minutes of the second half when Brighton were pressing us. It absolutely has to be addressed in January, I don't give a fuck how difficult the market is. Our season will live or die on whether we can shore it up.