Almost.A question to those who think Mourinho should stay. Do any of you think Mourinho after all this time, knows what his best XI is?
He also looked like he had a plan from match 1 and took them to multiple finals and won the league and CL, teams who win the league naturally often fall away the following season due to burnout, silly comparison to Jose’s time and situation at Spurs. Jose got 7 new signings in summer and we sit 9th with no clear plan or signs of improvement .
Isn't it high level guess work that it would be better with another line up?
Its so easy to say afterwards when you know the result but this time it just does not tell the story.
It is probably a lot down to Jose in terms of self confidence of the players but I could understand every single move today:
1. Dier and Sanchez: Pace against West Hams counter attack. I am no fan of either don't try to tell me Toby and Rodon would definitley better choices. There is not one CB right now that is a must start.
2. Tanganga as RB was totally fair and even demanded here because he did well vs City. And with staying more defensive we could give more freedom to Reggie
3. Reguilon coming back from injury and probably does not have energy for 90 minutes running up and down yet. To provide an offensive outlet by the FBs, the only alternative option was Doherty. I am no fan, tactical wise it made sense though.
4. Don't argue Bale is suddenly the solution of everything after having a great game vs WAC just three days ago. we all know he has his fitness issue and I think it was smart just to play him the 2nd half, were the game is about to be decided. Would we have been better without him the last 20/30 minutes when we would have needed to take him off? Doubt it.
We had enough moments today to turn this game to our favour. We lacked confidence in converting chances but I can blame Jose here only in the long run as I said as he may has influenced the confidence of the team with his stuff the last weeks.
But tactic wise I was fine with what I saw today, our defence is still a mess but who on earth could that turn around now?
Liverpool will need to ask if their bad form is down to injuries or if Klopp has burnt out. Given the injuries I believe he will get more time. But if results continue to be poor and he looks like he isn't going to turn it around then he'll lose his job.Who would be your preferred choice...football they say is a funny ol game
Klopp is having a poor moment with Liverpool should he be sacked.
Leicester sacked Ranieri after winning the league.
We started losing.As I asked, rhetorically, in the match thread..where is the team which scored 6 at United & 5 at Southampton? Where is the relaxed, smiling, 'renewed' Jose from that time?
What has gone so horribly wrong for Spurs?
He also looked like he had a plan from match 1 and took them to multiple finals and won the league and CL, teams who win the league naturally often fall away the following season due to burnout, silly comparison to Jose’s time and situation at Spurs. Jose got 7 new signings in summer and we sit 9th with no clear plan or signs of improvement .
Quite possibly but they’ve also lost their best 2 CB’s for most the season which would hurt anyteam... apart from us really as it doesn’t seem to matter which CB’s we play they’re all equally as error prone as each other ?I think there's more to Liverpool's drop off than that. Klopp was warned by certain coaches who's name escapes me that his style of football is unsustainable because its so high intensity. Players will eventually break down. You can't keep playing the way they did forever. Its physically and mentally intense. Poch, I think had similar issues. His plans fell in the toilet when he burned his squad out and whereas other clubs could tweak their way through transfer windows we had to replace half a squad because it was falling to bits. Plus Poch and Klopp put such an emphasis on aggression that player's burn out mentally.
Ranieri won the league with a back five of Kasper Schmeichel, Danny Simpson, Wes Morgan, Robert Huth and Christian Fuchs. Apparently Jose can't do anything with Hugo Lloris, Serge Aurier, Toby Alderweireld, Eric Dier and Regiullon. Which back five would you rather have? Don't forget that that back five was protected by Kante and Drinkwater. The only one you could argue would get into our team would be Kante and in PEH and Ndombele we're not really that bad off there.
I just don’t see how he survives this
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When Jose took over, the 1 positive for me was I thought he might at least organise our defence and we could rely on the individual brilliance of Kane, Son, Lo Celso and Ndombele to win games 1-0.
After 15 months nothing much has changed, if anything it is worse.
There is no way we dont have 4 defenders in our squad who are capable of forming a solid defensive unit.
What has gone so horribly wrong for Spurs?
I remember being a bit annoyed at Everton buying Docoure. He just seemed such an obvious signing once Watford got relegated. Him partnering PEH would surely protect a weak backline well enough for us to compete.When Jose took over, the 1 positive for me was I thought he might at least organise our defence and we could rely on the individual brilliance of Kane, Son, Lo Celso and Ndombele to win games 1-0.
After 15 months nothing much has changed, if anything it is worse.
There is no way we dont have 4 defenders in our squad who are capable of forming a solid defensive unit.
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I have a genuine question and am looking at it from a different perspective.
At the start of the season, JM appointed LK as the defensive coach.
Goals that have ve leaked has been through defensive errors and frailties.
Surely Ledders have to assume at least part of the responsibility too.
Is he the right person to "coach" our defense and defenders.
No neg rep pls...let's look at it from this perspective too.