Tottenham Vs FC Schalke 04: Match Report

[doom]

Why the likes of Paulinho, Verts, Dembelle etc didn't play?

 

[Dan Yeats]

Some seem to be taking the entire preseason on the basis of this one game.

Llama - yes, he was less impressive yesterday, but was outstanding in N America.

Kane - same as above.

Rose - really encouraging to see his excellent performance against Schalke, but in mirror-image to Kane and Llama, he was definitely the old Rose in the games across the pond.

 

[glenda]

Thought the young defender from Sporting, Dier looked very impressive. Lamela still does not impress me. Jenas summed it up in his interview after the game,Lamela has a few nice touches. But never beats the man,always a lay off to someone else. Plus he seems to not be able to strike the ball with any intent. All his shots are placed or passed into the net. Easy to save if the keeper can reach it. Jenas said the same thing. I expect alot more and im not sure if we will get it. Soldado is the same for me,very average. Ade has so much skill he might not be everyone"s cup of tea. But on his day the boy is one hell of a footballer. Still in general the team looked good.

 

[tomo]

Spending 25 mill plus on 1 average player is careless. Spending it on 2 is completely ridiculous. If Lamela doesn't kick on this season, and I pray he does, then Baldini really has made a massive fuck up.
I don't think Soldado is a bad player he's just in the wrong league. Any goals from him will be a bonus and Adebayor is a better player so let's hope he stays fit.
However if Lamela can raise his game and we have 2 prolific scorers playing from midfield (eriksen being the other) then we could be in business.

 

[spursintheblood]

Lamela will be much more adapted this year. Also Poch will naturally be able to relate wirh him more. if he flourishes then I think we will have one hell of a player.

We need to give young players the chance to get bedded into the team. The prem is a very different league to Italy. Players used to be given time. Bale took years to blossom.

 

[wakefieldyid]

Re watching his great back pass in last seasons game against Chelsea??

Unsure to be honest ....but without the match fitness I can't see him starting as our RB this season.

I hope I'm wrong, but if his problem was "Gilmore's Groin", rest may ease the symptoms but leave him risking a recurrence as soon as he resumes hard training. I'd have been more reassured if he'd opted for surgery at the end of last season. Fingers crossed that I'm wrong!

 

[UbeAstard]

When he went down in the box I was like wtf ....the defender was behind him .....hes heading towards the goal ...only two options ....
1. square it if someone else is there for a tap in.
2. SHOOT.
what did he do .....slowed right down so he got knocked over and went down like a sack of spuds ......even my kids were laughing at him.

Well I think I know what he was doing. Torres did it in his good days against Vidic I think it was was chasing him down, stood strong and stopped the defender giving himself time and room to go on and score. For me the defender did barge Kane, maybe he could have been stronger I don't know but he was impeded people (El Haj Diouf, Saurez, Drogba) been getting fouls for those outside the box for ages.
Kane wasn't as bad or as lost as your all saying for me.

 

[stuffies]

Well I think I know what he was doing. Torres did it in his good days against Vidic I think it was was chasing him down, stood strong and stopped the defender giving himself time and room to go on and score. For me the defender did barge Kane, maybe he could have been stronger I don't know but he was impeded people (El Haj Diouf, Saurez, Drogba) been getting fouls for those outside the box for ages.
Kane wasn't as bad or as lost as your all saying for me.

We'll agree to disagree ;-) ......but ANY striker who is already past the last defender should be looking to square it or shoot.....he slowed down hoping to be taken out.
Also several times he was falling over like there was a sniper shooting him.....even the commentators at one point made a thing that Kane was on the floor again.

 

[UbeAstard]

We'll agree to disagree ;-) ......but ANY striker who is already past the last defender should be looking to square it or shoot.....he slowed down hoping to be taken out.
Also several times he was falling over like there was a sniper shooting him.....even the commentators at one point made a thing that Kane was on the floor again.

And if you stop the defender and buy yourself a little more time and have a better angle as to shoot as now would be hurried and another step or two would give you less....but me and you weren't playing were we. It works or you were crap.

 

[Shadydan]

If Rose and Naughton start the season as 1st choice full backs then it is a bit worrying. Not convinced by either.

If the manager is convinced by them surely that's all that matters??

 

[tomo]

If the manager is convinced by them surely that's all that matters??

Not really - I've seen a lot more of Danny Rose and Kyle Naughton playing top flight football in the last few years than Pochettino, although he has the ability to make them better players.

Doesn't matter if Pochettino is convinced or not with Naughton either - whilst Walker is worryingly struggling to recover from his long term injury he hasn't really got a choice at RB.

Saying that keeping Rose was the right decision. Two young left backs competing for a starting place (3 if you include Fryers) can only be a good thing.

 

[Shadydan]

Not really - I've seen a lot more of Danny Rose and Kyle Naughton playing top flight football in the last few years than Pochettino, although he has the ability to make them better players.

Doesn't matter if Pochettino is convinced or not with Naughton either - whilst Walker is worryingly struggling to recover from his long term injury he hasn't really got a choice at RB.

Saying that keeping Rose was the right decision. Two young left backs competing for a starting place (3 if you include Fryers) can only be a good thing.

So essentially what you're saying is that you know more than a professional manager who is paid to make these decisions?

Right ok.

 

[tomo]

So essentially what you're saying is that you know more than a professional manager who is paid to make these decisions?

Right ok.

I'm not saying I know more than a professional manager but considering I have been watching pretty much every Spurs game and generally a lot of football for the best part of 25 years then I trust my own judgement on players.
Like I said Pochettino seems to have a history of improving players so hopefully he can improve Rose and Naughton but as it stands I personally think both are a bit of a weak link in the team.

Also if we purely based being paid as a pre requisite (look that one up in the dictionary son) to making the correct decision then there would be no such thing as losing your job.