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  1. Krafty

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Got to give him time - this team was always going to take time to turn around, he’s lost the best number 9 in the world, to be competing for a champions league place is a good achievement. Yes, I do expect us to move on to another level of performance with another pre-season and more squad...
  2. Krafty

    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    Got to cut out the sloppy mistakes for next season. Far, far too often one of our players is caught out on the ball, outmuscled, or just makes an absolutely woeful decision and it costs us a goal. it’s not just a couple, not even a few, but far too many for our team with our aspirations. First...
  3. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Destiny Udogie

    His defensive play has certainly taken a dip, I thought he didn’t help Draguson against Fulham, and in the first half against Forest he was played around so easily several times. What was pleasing was in the second half he was not committing himself so recklessly when closing the opposition...
  4. Krafty

    Player Watch: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

    PEH is probably our only decent long range passer and can give us a different dynamic. He also plays much better in a partnership with another central midfielder (Bentacur being the best candidate) but probably needs a partner because he isn’t quite able to cover the width of the pitch, but can...
  5. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Micky van de Ven

    Simply phenomenal. Aside from just good performances at the start, he has been immense and blends youthful athleticism, with a mature head who feels like he’s been here 5 years already. A sign of a truly great player, he just makes everyone around him seem better
  6. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    He is looking better and better. I still feel he is not top level, but he is being more and more effective and I am less worried if we do sign him. I wonder how he would do playing every other game - would he still be just as effective? - and it’s a shame he is not a better finisher, but he...
  7. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Yves Bissouma

    He’s got to do better defensively, otherwise the argument will be why not play two of Sarr/Gio/Bentacur/Holberg (heck even Maddison or Donley in there) against teams who sit back and at least have more ability in possession. But not writing him off at all, might just need a little time to refocus
  8. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    Still not convinced we wouldn’t be looking for an upgrade within six months if we signed him. Puts the shift in and is showing more signs of making things happen In the final third…don’t know, tough one. if he was homegrown then that would make it a yes from me, but given our squad make up we...
  9. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Radu Dragusin

    We’ve been fortunate with VDV looking so stellar so quickly into his career here (and in English football, although his first few games had their moments) but I think Radi is doing quite well in a position which Ange’s system can expose. I hope his solidity improve, much like Romero’s has, and...
  10. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Giovani Lo Celso

    So difficult with Gio. Feel like if we clicked as a team just a little more, Gio would be a very useful part of the team. Being fit for a prolonged period would also help. if this was his second season with us then certainly keep, but if Ange doesn’t want to keep him then content with that...
  11. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: James Maddison

    We’ve lost a little bit in midfield, I wonder if Sarr being given more license to get forward has exposed Bissouma and stunted Maddison a bit? I thought Madders was dropping deep to get things going, because no one else was. I think earlier in the season he was more prevalent in the final...
  12. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Dejan Kulusevski

    Needs a right back who is overlapping him otherwise, given our lack of ability to interplay, he just slows things down when we need someone to be direct. He is still a very good player but he is never going to beat a defender in tight spaces and we are reliant on that at the moment. Also with...
  13. Krafty

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Fulham were set up perfectly to deal with our strengths and weaknesses - 2 DMs to cover the centre and offer coverage if the full backs got caught high upfield. Get behind our full backs, and don’t get dragged out of position when defending. I’m hoping Ange is putting all these in the memory...
  14. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    Looked better than Kulu and Johnson, but still doesn’t look good enough to warrant purchasing for me still. I’d rather see if we can get more out of Johnson (who was Sunday league yesterday) then know what we are - and are not - getting from Werner. I’d much rather see a new winger come in
  15. Krafty

    Player Watch Player Watch: Yves Bissouma

    Looks a long way short of confident. Biss at the start of the season was receiving the ball on the half term and looking to play forward - it was always back (barely even square) last night. His lack of awareness when running back to our goal is a bit of concern, really something he needs to...
  16. Krafty

    Match Threads Spurs vs Wolves

    Very insipid display. We’ve come up against enough teams who just want to sit deep, and yet we still do not have a game plan. We dont look to get crosses into the box - which is good because there is often barely anyone in there until we slowly grind forward, by which time the opponent has also...
  17. Krafty

    Match Threads Spurs vs Brighton

    Only caught the second half. Some recurring themes from this season - a little too lax with possession when a player is facing our own goal, struggle to break down low block teams, very good when there is space in behind the back line and we exploit with quick interplay on the break to exploit...
  18. Krafty

    Player Watch - Ashley Phillips

    Looks like a little work to be done on his 1-on-1 defending, but seen experienced pros (including Toby when struggling for form) stand off attackers to the point they would end up in the back of the net before putting in a challenge if it came to it. undoubtedly getting good experience
  19. Krafty

    Referees

    It’s a really hard job - but I don’t think they are helped with the way they are taught to conduct themselves. I’d love them to be empowered to explain their decisions more to players during the game, instead they make their decision and tell the players to go away. They must also be taught not...
  20. Krafty

    Spurs Youth Thread 23/24

    It would be fascinating to get a greater understanding of how the club, and other elite clubs, look at loans. Do they get lots of offers but turn them down, or do they have to work harder to get the loanee clubs interested? Is it the financials of the deal (both ways), is it game time, playing...
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