Son Heung-min @ Tottenham Hotspur FC 2020-2021 [R]

oof, missed that lol

Yeah I agree, Son's goal is definitely better than that one.

 

I don't think anyone is replacing Sissoko either he's invaluable for the squad atm and his physicality/defensive presence is vital to the team + Mourinho's philosophy. The team definitely is lacking that creative/attacking midfield touch--especially with Ndombele/Lo Celso unfortunately being able to coexist. We haven't really been able to fill peak Eriksen's position and I don't think Kane dropping deeper is a long term solution since he's a lethal finisher in his own right.

People have been saying Ndombele is best when he's actually dropped deeper and plays more defensive rather than the final 3rd creator he's being tasked to be (apparently that's the role he played in Lyon--not actually sure b/c I've never watched their games). Sabitzer has played basically an equal amount of games as a DM but also an attacking mid, don't think he would challenge Bergwijn (who JUST turned 23 and I'm high on--he's still providing more than SHM at the same age, especially defensively). He's also technically been rated higher as an attacking mid and CM then as a DM which showcases his offensive prowess. This is if he even wants to come here though & how much COVID is going to affect the team's willingness to spend. I would be ecstatic to land him though

 

You can only professionally foul someone if you can get close to him.

 

you guys wanna know something interesting. Park Ji Sung was part of the panelists judges in this FIFA2020 award haha

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2020#cite_note-men's_panel-25

 

Playing his 250th game for Spurs today, if he score it will be his 100th for the club.

 

@Rabbi Keane

Isn't playing both Siss and Hoj too defensive though? For games against Crystal Palace and today, Siss' offensive skills (or lack thereof) seem to be more on display.

 

Levy needs to find a real proper coach for this team. Jose style of garbage football died long time ago.

 

I'd rather have certain players moved on first, such as Lucas, Sanchez, and Winks and see who they bring in first. Some of them like Lucas don't really seem to have it. Also, watching Siss do something offensive is painful

 

Who do u suggest

 

As evident this morning, Spurs had no attacking desire or creativity. League leaders to 5th within a week. How long will Spurs players buy into Mourinho's football?

 

they need some creativity in the middle or some player that's capable of holding the ball. their attack is too predictable if u have kane or son playing in the MF. teams are just man marking kane now. another game where they needed lamela.

Sissoko - i think this guys a right back sometimes.
tanguy - i think this guys a defensive midfielder at heart.

hojbjerg is their best midfielder. Lo celso is mediocre.

 

was ndombele bad today?

 

defensively okay but offensively bad. Average game I guess. I don't have expectations for this guy. He is not going to ever be a yaya toure or anything elite. hes an average box to box midfielder at best with above average defensive ability.

he does a good job winning the ball but he doesn't know what to do with it if Son and Kane are covered. he can't dribble pass people. He can't make incisive passes in a closed position.

the team doesn't really do a good job with off ball movement too.

 

Why Jose is a DINO:

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/so...ance-of-bravery-is-lost-on-mourinho-1.4442345

 

To add insult to injury to small Mouro these two defeats let him fall behind Klopp on clubelo.com.

Edit: On the other hand, Expected Goals actually agrees with Mourinho, the better team lost since it couldn't convert its better chances. But he doesn't seem to like stats regardless...

 

This guy is truly a fan...wow

 

Does Son have an official buyout tag $?

 

Fun little thread going on in RedCafe. In the end, Jose's brand of garbage-ball is not sustainable.

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/jose-mourinho-spurs-manager.451882/page-141

 

Got through about the first 9 min, will watch the rest later. He's scored some amazing goals... signs were always there, even early on. Some of the goalkeeping while on international duty

 

Was a horrid call, was clearly onside--but at least we're comfortably winning now