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Bus-Conductor

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I think part of it is that they're all similar types playing in the same midfield together. If one, or maybe two, of them were playing with other senior players in midfield I think they would look better, just as Amos has in the entire preseason and Skipp did against Barca.

Exactly this. It would have even been interesting to see Onomah as one of the 8’s, offering something different to the other three.
 

ChristianBaler

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There is no reason to not utilize Skipp in the cup matches and even the odd prem game if we need to sub someone (and say were a goal or two to the good)

Amos will probably get another loan (to test himself in the championship), and Marsh will probably get one too but more likely to stay at the club.
 

ravo

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Interesting that Alen Halilović is on the bench for ACM. Anyone remember him from a few years back in Croatia, then going to Barca?

More updates please. It's not on TV here. Ta muchly.
 

Derryank

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Interesting that Alen Halilović is on the bench for ACM. Anyone remember him from a few years back in Croatia, then going to Barca?

More updates please. It's not on TV here. Ta muchly.

The new Modric...his old man had some outrageous demands in order to acquire his son's signature
 

taricco

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Exactly this. It would have even been interesting to see Onomah as one of the 8’s, offering something different to the other three.

He's been so unfortunate. He would have almost definitely played a prominent role in this tour. I hope it happens for him, but chances like this to impress Poch for a few games aren't going to happen regularly.
 

ravo

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He's been so unfortunate. He would have almost definitely played a prominent role in this tour. I hope it happens for him, but chances like this to impress Poch for a few games aren't going to happen regularly.
Has there been any clarification as to why he didn't go on tour?
 

heelspurs

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Two decent bits by amos there. Good to see him try that pass over the top and then to press the resulting clearance.
 

SpursD22

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Has there been any clarification as to why he didn't go on tour?

He’s injured. Apparently he was injured last season with Villa but kept playing games because he helped the team. According to Hercules Villa handled his injury bad
 

ravo

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Thanks guys. Clearly I have been buried in the transfer/ITK threads for way too long.
 

Bus-Conductor

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None of these three CM’s are creative geniuses, but it’s nice to see all of them happy to receive the ball under pressure, never hiding from the ball.
 

taricco

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None of these three CM’s are creative geniuses, but it’s nice to see all of them happy to receive the ball under pressure, never hiding from the ball.

I think it's amazing watching 3 technically assured English young players in CM. It's just not something that would have really happened before and shows the level of coaching in our academy.
 
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