midoshairband
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pretty sure its just succession planning. there’s a good chance we lose Toby & Jan in the not too distant future, Sanchez needs to play a lot this season, and step up.
Ex-Player Watch Player watch: Jan Vertonghen
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bubble07
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But dier cant play left back like Vertonghen can. Would have made more sense to have Vertonghen instead of aurier on the bench as Dier can cover RB. That would be the most balanced bench
WiganSpur
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We will get more of this now the squad is better. I think this is a good explanation. Poch can push the players harder now and I think this is just a friendly prod to remind players that they aren't undroppable as well as push Verts to his best levels.
dagraham
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We didn’t have to do much defending as they quite rightly sat back and tried to hit us on the break. And as you said, hid didn’t defend well for the goal. Tends to get embroiled in too many off the ball physical encounters, of which he actually often ends up coming off worse.
sausage
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Being completely transparent is a terrible way to run a club. The club do things to protect all parties involved.
The manager manages the players - we know he likes things to be private, and I prefer it 1000% to sherwood and ferdinand telling anyone who'll listen about what the players were doing and not doing.
I agree, but he was a big reason they didn't get many chances on the break. He sniffed out danger very quickly and was able to cover for just about everyone out there with his pace and reading of the game. He does need to stop trying to rough up every striker he comes up against and let the game come naturally to him, though.
wrd
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I don't think this is a big deal, his explanation about Dier covering 2 positions and also Aurier being able to cover either side made perfect sense, Jan was also looked a big sluggish in pre-season so at worse it's a kick up the ass. Fact he was at the stadium with the boys tells you that everything is fine in the long run.
Spursmatty87
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Maybe he ain’t quite at it in training and poch is thinking let’s set the standard early on.
Thewobbler
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Jan is a better DM then dier is. Jan is good on the ball.
WiganSpur
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I agree but Poch has never used him there
yido_number1
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Ridiculous comment. Jan has never played CM for us and Dier is an international in the same role.
carpediem991
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Thewobbler
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I don;t need to see him play CM to know he is a much better footballer than eric dier.
wrd
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fair point but I felt that some of the bench were the people in the shop window purposefully (Nkoudou also). Who knows but I think on this forum we're prone to jumping to conclusions about players and it turns out they were just left out for tactical reasons, Jan is a pro, even if its because he isn't doing it in training I'm sure he will step up. don't expect this to be a long term problem.
BringBack_leGin
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SC for ya
