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    Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

    Further to my previous post, it is interesting to watch keepers adapt to this relatively modern technique. The 'hop' style penalties of Bruno Fernandes and Jorginho are designed to make a keeper commit as they land the hop, so during the hop they are fixed on the keeper and as soon as he move's...
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    Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

    Well, I played with a couple of players who did exactly that at semi-pro level. Do you honestly think Messi just walks up and side foots it slowly slightly to one side and the GKs always guess the wrong way? Interestingly, Messi changed his technique against Croatia in the semi-fnal as he knew...
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    ENIC...

    The main reason we won nothing from the conception of the PL until 2105 was we were competing with teams who were generating 3x-4x as much revenue as us, and subsequently paying a lot more, attracting the best players, as well as poaching our best players (Carrick, Berbatov, Keane, Campbell...
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    ENIC...

    Just wow. Merry Christmas. hope you're a happier person in real life.
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    ENIC...

    Well, I was talking about what he is good at and you replied to my post, so I am now confused that you think we're not. If you want to talk about what he's not good at then go ahead and knock yourself out (he has provided lots of ammunition on that front). For me, massively increasing match day...
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    ENIC...

    Whatever you think of Levy (and I personally think he as now served his purpose and we need new leadership for on-pitch success) you have to admire the job he has done. When he took over we were never in Europe, and more likely to be involved in a relegation battle than a fight for CL football...
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    ENIC...

    It will indeed be a well done baldy bollocks . This is the culmination of a 15 year plan, and it is some extraordinary feat. The table below shows how Levy has grown our Match-day and Commercial income in comparison to the other top 4 clubs (exc. financially doped Chelsea and Man City). When you...
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    Player Watch: Bryan Gil

    Did he though? How many goals and assists did he get in La Liga? 17 appearances and zero goals.
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    Player Watch Player Watch - Lucas Moura

    This guy scored a second half hat-trick, including a 'deep into injury time' winner in a Champions League semi-final, to take us for the only time in our entire history into a Champions League / European Cup final. Whatever he does in future, he will always retain super-hero status for us. He is...
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Pape Sarr

    He needs to play regular football and is 5th choice. I would still loan him out for the next 1.5 seasons.
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    Team v Brentford

    If Lloris is back I think he starts. He is our club captain and will not be physically tired. Only concern is mental freshness but an experienced player like him should be fine. Lloris Sanchez Dier Lenglet Emerson Højbjerg Bissouma Doherty Kulusevski Kane Son
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    Match Threads Spurs Vs Nice

    What are Spurs Play doing having an on-pitch presentation at the same time as on pitch punditry. Horrific trying to listen to it.
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    Match Threads Spurs Vs Nice

    Gil looks like a kid playing with men. No doubting his talent or effort, but he just looks way too lightweight. White is another who looks too lightweight for senior football. Tanganga on the other hand looks like he cannot play football without giving away pointless fouls all the time as he is...
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    Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

    It is hard to know where the problem really lies without knowing what the pain points are (I am not asking you for more details @Trix BTW). A hypothetical example, Conte wants us to spend big £80M+ on Hakimi (yeah, yeah I know). Levy is not keen and points out we have Emerson, Doherty and...
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    Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

    It’s not really about the transfer fee, it’s about wages and bonuses. That is where we cannot compete. And that is where the financially doped clubs will always beat us hands down. That then translates into titles, which becomes an even more compelling argument.
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    Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

    I am happy to admit I’ve been a big fan of Levy. Between 2003 and 2022 he has built us an amazing training facility and stadium. He has maximised our revenue streams. His expertise was exactly what we needed. But now we need a change. Everything is in place for us to be successful and we need...
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    Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

    Let's remove the tin pot leagues like Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkey etc. and only count the big 5 leagues / cups and European cups. Other than the players I named (Bale, Modric, Berbatov, Walker etc.) only a handful have actually gone on to win something significant. Paulinho: 1x Spanish...
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    Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

    How many more can you name other than Foyth? ;)
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    Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

    Sorry but I do not think you understand how someone like Messi takes a penalty. The penalties that Messi took were of utmost skill and nerve - a slow run up and locked eyes with GK (not looking at the ball) and simply put it the other way when the GK moves. If the GK had not moved by the time...
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    The January Transfer Scouting Thread

    I'm not too fussed about that TBH ...
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