The Mauricio Pochettino thread

[Mr Pink]

I'm sure if Lamela was fit yesterday he'd have started over Eriksen

He could of used Lucas though.

 

[yankspurs]

He could of used Lucas though.

Or Lo Celso. Or Ndombele and moved Dele up. Starting Eriksen again in that match is inexcusable.

 

[archiewasking]

they play with a fuckload more heart and desire than we do whenever I’ve seen them play. Could easily be a shock result.

What, we might win??

 

[sausage]

Hmm... The form went when we lost key players to injury, and ended up flogging the remaining ones for the last 10 games. Something that could have been prevented by supplementing the squad over two windows.

Well, arguably that was down to squad management. It wasn't like we ran out of players any more than City have done over the same period of time, and it comes down to ensuring you don't stretch your team.

A lot of our injuries come down to playing important players in unimportant games (Kane), or by running them into the ground by not rotating players correctly.


If we bought in January, we wouldn't have seen said player(s) until May anyway, such is his way.

 

[austinfh]

He could of used Lucas though.

Lucas is probably the least creative forward player we have, not a good fit for the Eriksen role at all

 

[Lighty64]

Yes I agree which as I said to another poster I think is part of the problem

my views have changed, but you're on your usual ENIC attack

No chairman in his right mind will pay off that amount, or as has been mentioned not in 1 go. Also surely Levy must be thinking along the lines of there are players not pulling their weight, showing any passion or commitment on the pitch. YEP Poch is wrong picking them, and perhaps Levy should intervene and ask why he is selecting them.

The problem I see is will sacking Poch be the answer. Are these players just not playing for Poch, or the bottom line not playing for Tottenham Hotspur FC. if it's the later why pay any kind of compensation to sack a manager, possibly pay compensation to get another manager and be no better off.

I don't see why we should when this group of players should have been making strides to close the gap on the top two. We have some players who rather than ship out would benefit from new methods and a new voice.

It happened at Chelsea multiple times. Mourinhos last season they were in free fall and talking about ditching a number of their players, the following season they get a new coach who makes minimal changes and they win the title.

Now ripping things up and rebuilding MAY work out but why go through that when we are so close anyway?

the bolded above

 

[Primativ]

Only Norwich have faced more shots than us this season. How shocking is that...how can Poch not see the CM problem and the formation and tactics are all so wrong

 

[Shadydan]

Lucas is probably the least creative forward player we have, not a good fit for the Eriksen role at all

Guess what Eriksen created yesterday, nothing. He had 61% passing accuracy and was dispossed 11 times, he has no pace to deal with Robertson and doesn't have the desire to play for this club so why couldn't Lucas play in that role...that role being on the right of midfield which I'm sure is position more suited to Lucas.

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Lucas is probably the least creative forward player we have, not a good fit for the Eriksen role at all

In a 433 vs. Liverpool not using Lucas Moura is professional misconduct.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Lucas is probably the least creative forward player we have, not a good fit for the Eriksen role at all

He’s different. Would Eriksen have scored a hat trick in demanding circumstances away from home in the semifinal of the Champions League?

The point is, playing Moura and Son wide of Kane really stretches a defence and enables a three man midfield of, say, Lo Celso, Ndombele and Sissoko to control the centre of the field

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Only Norwich have faced more shots than us this season. How shocking is that...how can Poch not see the CM problem and the formation and tactics are all so wrong

He doesn’t care anymore. He has prided himself on his fastidious approach to games in the past. There’s no way twats like me or you can recognise this fault and he doesn’t. This is someone extricating themselves from a relationship by forcing their partner to dump them because they’re so incredibly, passively shit- because on this occasion it suits them- they haven’t got the gumption to walk themselves

 

[rossdapep]

I'm worried that the club, Poch and players will start to accept defeat.

When he first arrived he knew he needed to change the mentality and make this team react badly to losses and others saying bad things about them. But now each defeat seems to be accepted with a shrug of the shoulders.

 

[rossdapep]

He’s different. Would Eriksen have scored a hat trick in demanding circumstances away from home in the semifinal of the Champions League?

The point is, playing Moura and Son wide of Kane really stretches a defence and enables a three man midfield of, say, Lo Celso, Ndombele and Sissoko to control the centre of the field

This.

Robertson isn't going to be bombing doen the flanks repeatedly if he's having to keep an eye on Lucas.

 

[Mr Pink]

Honestly think we should make Eriksen captain, just to cap off a great week.

 

[austinfh]

He’s different. Would Eriksen have scored a hat trick in demanding circumstances away from home in the semifinal of the Champions League?

The point is, playing Moura and Son wide of Kane really stretches a defence and enables a three man midfield of, say, Lo Celso, Ndombele and Sissoko to control the centre of the field

I'm not disputing this fact but with the lineup Poch put out there needed to be one specialist 'creative' player and so it was between Eriksen/Lamela/Lo Celso. If he'd started Ndombele then he wouldn't have needed to start Eriksen and we could have played Lucas. I guess it's all ifs and buts really.

 

[southlondonyiddo]

You can’t play Moura and Kane together. Doesn’t work.

They both want to play centrally and they both look for the same space. Basically they cramp each others styles

 

[DJS]

You can’t play Moura and Kane together. Doesn’t work.

They both want to play centrally and they both look for the same space. Basically they cramp each others styles

Although this could also be because usually when they’ve played in tandem, Poch has played his shitty diamond with them up top as a partnership.

Not sure if can really recall Poch playing a 4-2-3-1 with a Moura as a proper right sided player.

 

[Lighty64]

But what if he drops Rose, Eriksen and whoever else is playing like a ****, and starts Ndombele and Lo Celso in a 433 and we win 3-0 in a positive and free flowing display?

I mean... its possible, right? Right?

will be very hard to start Rose, he is suspended

 

[Lighty64]

Good post however Verts is past it, he's looked slow this season, wouldn't be so quick handing him a new contract so quickly.

not being funny but Toby didn't look great yesterday for pace, especially chasing back just before Aurier conceded the penalty

 

[Shadydan]

not being funny but Toby didn't look great yesterday for pace, especially chasing back just before Aurier conceded the penalty

On the evidence of how both have performed this season Toby looks more assured and comfortable for me, he's been on a steady decline whilst Verts just looks past it.