Thank god we sold Walker. We'd have won the FA Cup if he wasn't dropped for the semi-final too. I'm converting to some fucking religion and praying every hour on the hour that we sign Aurier. Play Trippier RM if anything. All he can do is cross, we need more from a right back.
Don't understand why KWP was dropped for him. The performance against Toon was better than anything the full-back version of David Bentley has offered since he's been with us.
Fucked if I care whether I'm knee jerking or not.
I voiced my concerns about Trippier last weekend but lets not pretend Walker wasn't prone to an absolute balls up. He only really improved that side of his game when Poch got hold of him.
At fault for the goal but not alone in that.
Dembele fails to win header in midfield.
Whole back line (Vertonghen/Toby/Trippier) caught on heels and don't press the dropping ball, allowing Barnes to lay it back to Brady.
Brady had a ton of space to pick the pass because rather than press our defence is running away, Ben Davies is doing nothing here.
Trippier loses his man and Dier is up the pitch because he is the only one who tried to press the ball (maybe he should have gone backwards like the rest of our defenders and tracked Wood, but to me he looked the only one doing what we usually do, (trying to press the ball).
Toby misses tackle
Hugo Doesn't save.
Maybe Trippier is most culpable but it was woeful collectively.
If he was out of position he had the pace to recover.
But that's besides the point.
We broke up the PL best defence without replacing an integral part.
It's a fucking balls up.
But that's the point isn't it. The replacement should have been here before we sold our best right we've had. Trippier did an good job filling in last season granted, but he didn't play his way into the team. Walker was dropped with one foot out of the door. Poch showed very little confidence with Trips prior to that.We are in the process of buying a replacement. And tbf Trippier played alot at the back end of last season without making many errors - actually earning an england call up in the process. So let's not overact here, he's a decent player.
But that's the point isn't it. The replacement should have been here before we sold our best right we've had. Trippier did an good job filling in last season granted, but he didn't play his way into the team. Walker was dropped with one foot out of the door. Poch showed very little confidence with Trips prior to that.
Neither Trips or Davies are good enough to be starting for a top 4 team. Imo.
I was disagreeing with the Davies comment.
So if Rose was to leave you'd be happy with Davies as first choice LB/LWB?
I'd be ok with it yes but that's not what you said. You said he isn't good enough to be starting. He played every match last season from the end of Jan. We won almost every game.
Which imo doesn't mean he's a solid back up LWB for a PL title challenger, which is what we want to be. I'd forego the signing of a creative am/forward for a WB rotation of Aurier/KWP and Rose/Sessegnon, because we have enough going forward if we have attacking WBs. I'd love to have a creative AM, but if it were a choice, I'd get our wing backs sorted first.I suspect we waited later on in the window to buy a replacement as Poch was comfortable with Trippier and of course we always have to wait until the big boys have finished shopping to find out what quality players are still available.
I don't agree with on Davies. He is a solid back up left back. Not as good as Rose going forward but at least on a par with him defensively.
Think criticism on him today is a little harsh, the whole team were poor BUT I have to admit his weaknesses are being exposed.
Against the CL teams last year he looked a complete level or 2 below and was being beaten so easily.
As people say his delivery is good but he's not athletic enough for the way we play in a back 4, may be ok in back 5.
We need aurier or someone else ASAP