- Jul 14, 2004
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Let me preface this by saying I am not anti-Levy or anti-AVB. I supported Harry whilst he was manager, and now i fully support the new manager. But, imo he is making some key mistakes. Perhaps this is partly due to our timing in the transfer window, but partly due to some poor decisions also.
Looking over some of the negatives and positives of the season so far....
1). Defoe cannot start as the focal point in a 4-3-3/4-5-1 formation. He can;t hold up the ball.. he just isn't suited to it.
You can say Ade isn't match fit.. Well adapt the formation to the fit striker, or play an "unfit" Ade from the start, seemed to work last season in pretty similar circumstances.
2). Don't take off our only defensive midfielder in games when we only have a slender lead, or no lead at all. It's a recipe for disaster. Livermore isn't a DM. He's not. If you consider him to be one, then why the hell are we playing two of them at home against one of the poorer teams in the division.
3). Livermore. What does he do? He doesn't excell in any area. Doesn't defend well, attack well, link up the play well.. I'm not sure what he does apart from pass the ball the back exactly from where it came. He is an average player imo, and not a player any team in the top 4 would currently want in their starting line up.
As it stands we have a decent squad, we seem to lack a bit of creativity in midfield, but surely you have to start with Demeble at home over Livermore. The first half was as placid as it gets. We created hardly any clear cut chances.
The positives I draw so far;
1). Brad is playing at his best, he is determined to hold onto the no.1 jersey and that provides great competition between the sticks.
2). Vertonghen, although a little shaky at times, I really believe he will be a classy CB for us for years to come, providing he can have a stable partner next to him. Which hopefully will be Kaboul. I think Gallas is the right decision for now, considering Vertonghen's inexperience. But i would love to see Vertonghen and Caulker paired together in the European and domestic cup competitions. As i feel that is a partnership that could flourish after some time together.
3). Dembele looks a decent player. More positive. Moves the ball quickly, nice link up play, and a great goal today.
As it stands, we don't seem to be creating enough goal scoring opportunities. Hopefully AVB will intergrate Ade and Demeble into the the team sooner rather than later, as we look extremely goal shy at the moment.
Thoughts?
Looking over some of the negatives and positives of the season so far....
1). Defoe cannot start as the focal point in a 4-3-3/4-5-1 formation. He can;t hold up the ball.. he just isn't suited to it.
You can say Ade isn't match fit.. Well adapt the formation to the fit striker, or play an "unfit" Ade from the start, seemed to work last season in pretty similar circumstances.
2). Don't take off our only defensive midfielder in games when we only have a slender lead, or no lead at all. It's a recipe for disaster. Livermore isn't a DM. He's not. If you consider him to be one, then why the hell are we playing two of them at home against one of the poorer teams in the division.
3). Livermore. What does he do? He doesn't excell in any area. Doesn't defend well, attack well, link up the play well.. I'm not sure what he does apart from pass the ball the back exactly from where it came. He is an average player imo, and not a player any team in the top 4 would currently want in their starting line up.
As it stands we have a decent squad, we seem to lack a bit of creativity in midfield, but surely you have to start with Demeble at home over Livermore. The first half was as placid as it gets. We created hardly any clear cut chances.
The positives I draw so far;
1). Brad is playing at his best, he is determined to hold onto the no.1 jersey and that provides great competition between the sticks.
2). Vertonghen, although a little shaky at times, I really believe he will be a classy CB for us for years to come, providing he can have a stable partner next to him. Which hopefully will be Kaboul. I think Gallas is the right decision for now, considering Vertonghen's inexperience. But i would love to see Vertonghen and Caulker paired together in the European and domestic cup competitions. As i feel that is a partnership that could flourish after some time together.
3). Dembele looks a decent player. More positive. Moves the ball quickly, nice link up play, and a great goal today.
As it stands, we don't seem to be creating enough goal scoring opportunities. Hopefully AVB will intergrate Ade and Demeble into the the team sooner rather than later, as we look extremely goal shy at the moment.
Thoughts?