- Feb 6, 2011
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the lounge couch some hours after and lots of play backs.
We can always expect a team to come back at us on those type of situations such as this game at Soton.
Take that as given.
What's needed in that situatiuon are players who keep possession, take the sting out of the situation, frustrate the opposition and their fans and quiet things down.
Two types of players can do this.
First a Scottie Parker type player who keeps and encourages tidy possession in deep positions.
"We are the boss here not you " is what we are saying to the opposition.
Second a keeper who comes out catches and holds the ball for as long is permissable and even rolls it out gets it back gives it to defenders to keep the ball again for a short time.
Same again "we are the boss".
Brad has been good for us but he's not that type of keeper and should also have prevented their goal by coming and claiming the ball for the cross before the corner. Constant "away away" is not what's needed. It brings renewed pressure and hyped opposition with their fans at their back.
Substitution - wise instead of Dempsey up front replacing JD I believe Bale should be moved central for that last bit (i dont mean start there). He's either going to be a great player that can play and worry defences from two or three forward positions or not
I think he would cause far more problems and occupy defences much more than our other options with Ade unavailable.
Ok fellow Spurs' get your teeth in to that lot !
COYS. !!!
We can always expect a team to come back at us on those type of situations such as this game at Soton.
Take that as given.
What's needed in that situatiuon are players who keep possession, take the sting out of the situation, frustrate the opposition and their fans and quiet things down.
Two types of players can do this.
First a Scottie Parker type player who keeps and encourages tidy possession in deep positions.
"We are the boss here not you " is what we are saying to the opposition.
Second a keeper who comes out catches and holds the ball for as long is permissable and even rolls it out gets it back gives it to defenders to keep the ball again for a short time.
Same again "we are the boss".
Brad has been good for us but he's not that type of keeper and should also have prevented their goal by coming and claiming the ball for the cross before the corner. Constant "away away" is not what's needed. It brings renewed pressure and hyped opposition with their fans at their back.
Substitution - wise instead of Dempsey up front replacing JD I believe Bale should be moved central for that last bit (i dont mean start there). He's either going to be a great player that can play and worry defences from two or three forward positions or not
I think he would cause far more problems and occupy defences much more than our other options with Ade unavailable.
Ok fellow Spurs' get your teeth in to that lot !
COYS. !!!