I have a feeling that we will start to look good once again when Rose is back. Whilst he may not be the best, he might be the most important player in the squad in terms of the system and team balance (except maybe lloris).
No other player can provide us with the width and attacking impetus on the left that we so vitally need to break down teams that park the bus (in our existing system) and he's a better attacker than walker. He also plays in the one position where cover is weakest. Vertonghen's a decent left back defensively, but he won't dribble to the byline at pace and whip in crosses like Rose can.
It's little coincidence IMO that our poor run of form (in performance if not results) have coincided with his injury...
So. When's he back?
No other player can provide us with the width and attacking impetus on the left that we so vitally need to break down teams that park the bus (in our existing system) and he's a better attacker than walker. He also plays in the one position where cover is weakest. Vertonghen's a decent left back defensively, but he won't dribble to the byline at pace and whip in crosses like Rose can.
It's little coincidence IMO that our poor run of form (in performance if not results) have coincided with his injury...
So. When's he back?