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  1. Neon_Knight_

    Eberechi Eze

    There's a big difference between: a) Occasionally dropping deep, with other CMs taking responsibility of the deep zones when out of possession. b) Playing in a deep role for 90 minutes, being responsible out of possession (significant tactical discipline needed), and having the required...
  2. Neon_Knight_

    Liverpool vs Spurs team news

    At least our mini injury crisis on the left side can't get any worse...every option is already out. 😅
  3. Neon_Knight_

    Postecoglou wants 'change' in Spurs squad

    @Laboog was suggesting that we could sell Davies + Hojbjerg and replace them with a new LB & CM. I'm unsure why this would weaken us, as the replacements would be chosen based on their perceived quality and suitability. There's always a risk that any new signing will fail. Hanging onto bench...
  4. Neon_Knight_

    Match Threads Liverpool vs Spurs

    Not that it's likely to have made a difference to the result, but... A "minimum" of 7 minutes of injury was added on. TAE was booked for time-wasting during injury time. The ref blew for full time dead on the 97 minute mark. Why was there no additional time added on to compensate for the...
  5. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    But it was a "managerial choice" to not start someone who isn't fit enough to start ;)
  6. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    It's looking like Ange will match Poch's 5th place finish. He needs 4 points from the remaining 3 games to match Poch's points tally, and he's currently on track to better Poch's goal difference. While it was nice to reach a cup final in Poch's first season, it was hardly an impressive road to...
  7. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    He's not perfect, but what he offers over a "Bergwijn type punt" is evidently more goals and more assists. Johnson has 13 goals & assists in the PL so far this season and 11 for Firest last season. Bergwijn managed 12 goals & assists in 2.5 PL seasons (i.e. only 4.8 per season). We paid about...
  8. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    What makes you so certain that Richarlison fully match fit? People seem to be assuming he is, but his lack of playing time suggests otherwise. He's only very recently returned from two spells out with the same knee injury. He looked pretty sharp today, but that was a 30-minute cameo once the...
  9. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Perhaps something to do with Udogie, Davies, Sessegnon, Perisic, Solomon & Werner all being injured, and Son playing centrally while Richarlison isn't fully match-fit. Werner was signed on loan due to three LW options being out injured for the rest of the season (so Ange did something about...
  10. Neon_Knight_

    Postecoglou wants 'change' in Spurs squad

    I've already posted a comparison of how many players Poch (with us), Klopp, Arteta & Pep offloaded in their first two years here (spoiler: it was a lot!). To add a bit more context to the player churn that is required to PL team into major title winners: By the time Klopp's Liverpool won a...
  11. Neon_Knight_

    The Summer 2024 scouting thread

    Didn't Brentford find a piece of loose cartilage in his knee?
  12. Neon_Knight_

    Conor Gallagher

    This is very reminiscent of his comments on Eriksen's future, as he was about to enter the final year of his contract.
  13. Neon_Knight_

    Conor Gallagher

    More or less nuts than £50m for Brennan Johnson?
  14. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Ange's first year with us: 8 players moved on. 6 permanently. 6 loaned out, without any expectation of ever reintegrating (all of these are included in your list above). That's significantly less transfer activity than his peers. Ange's second year with us: Your suggested squad overhaul...
  15. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Sorry to labour the point, but I would hope that a lot of those decisions were made months ago, rather than "need making". Scouting and informal negotiations should already be in progress now, well in advance of the summer window opening, rather than hinging on outstanding decisions. Ange...
  16. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    After the first 10 games, I was feeling extremely optimistic, as we'd racked up 26/30 points while adjusting a new system and despite not every performance being entirely convincing. I didn't expect us to continue averaging 2.6 points per game, or to stay top of the league, but I was optimistic...
  17. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Why do you hope there was a meeting first thing this morning then? That would only be required if there was no prior planning / engagement, and the club was instead being extremely haphazard and erratic. I didn't learn anything new about our team last night, so I would hope none of Ange, Munn...
  18. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Why do you hope that happened first thing today? I would be extremely worried if that was the approach, as it would be extremely negligent to: a) Only be starting such conversations right at the back end of the season, when the transfer window opens next month, rather than having ongoing...
  19. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Yes, which only goes to show that we don't need to be feeling pessimistic at the moment.
  20. Neon_Knight_

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I think you need to behave. 🤷‍♂️ Poch inherited prime Lloris, Vertonghen, Walker, Rose & Eriksen, plus a young Kane who banged in 21 PL goals in. He also had a not quite prime Dembele on the bench, who was already better than Bissouma's average performance has been this season. The transfer...
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