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Ten Years a Cafite
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Usually one of them is young player.Any wager on who becomes the scapegoat like Pogba? My guess is Kane
Usually one of them is young player.Any wager on who becomes the scapegoat like Pogba? My guess is Kane
No. I wish people didn’t think along such simplistic lines here all the time, it’s exhausting.Oh dear, so you're saying things will get far worse for Spurs.
Absolutely, they were very flat. Replacing Eriksen is going to be very difficult he is their only midfielder who has shown he is truly creative and intelligent when it comes to the game.in any case, his new manager bounce didn’t last long.
I agree. The Spurs defence was terrified of Rashford and I can imagine Jose asserting his insight in training and banging on about how dangerous rashford is to the point where that was all the focus.He showed up at Old Trafford with his usual tactical approach. He looked at United and thought 'how do I stop them from playing the game they want to play' and probably thought to himself, ah yes, I'll have a deep block to stop Rashford from having room to run through and then hit them on the counter.
He then went on to fail for the exact reason he failed with United. He didn't bother to play to his own team's strength - rather focused on stopping the oppositions. Had he set up Spurs to press high and dominate possession in our half we would have been fecked. Ali, Son, Harry, and Erikson are lethal players around the box. They don't need to play on the counter.
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He took that well, to his credit.
It was away at Old Trafford. Despite what many on here think, it's still an incredibly hard game for the top sides. City are the only side I can remember going there and winning comfortably. Spurs won 3-0 last season but it was a fluke score, United should have been 2-0 up, Lukaku missed a couple of big chances if I remember correctly. Most of the big sides struggle at OT. Bar that game, only City out of the top sides have won at OT in years. Expecting Jose to try and go open attacking away at Old Trafford would be moronic considering United's main strength is in countering. Chelsea tried it on the first day of the season and we seen how that went. He's 3 games into his reign, we've learnt nothing so far, except that Alli has improved loads.Then play with freedom. Instead he shat the bed, played defensively and hoped individual brilliance would pull him out of the shit. Exactly the same crap he was serving up for us for 3 seasons.
Sorry but it was a typical Jose performance.
We scored very early in the game, I think it was 6th min when Rashford scored, maybe that's the reason.I found it really strange that when he was a pundit he basically said if you have men behind the ball United aren’t good enough to break you down, but he didn’t set up that way at all.
Even just going off of their starting 11 it was clear Spurs wanted to attack us.We scored very early in the game, I think it was 6th min when Rashford scored, maybe that's the reason.
I've been busy since the match so havent had the chance to comment on it. I don't blame Jose for the performance last night - his team selection was not right in my opinion but it is clear that the players look like they still are suffering from a lack of belief and confidence which is understandable given how dreadful we have been for the last year. Jose has a lot of work to do here and I think we will need a squad refresh as soon as possible. I think he will get us working much better eventually - although we have got good results apart from last night since he came in we have not really been very good when you look at the performances.The absence of Spurs's fans in this thread is indicative of a dawning realisation of what they're in for. This performance was no aberration, those that have suffered under Mourinho have lived through those cowardly away performances countless times.
You can have Matic in January for that squad rebuild, mate. We'd happily do a straight swap for Eriksen in that case.I've been busy since the match so havent had the chance to comment on it. I don't blame Jose for the performance last night - his team selection was not right in my opinion but it is clear that the players look like they still are suffering from a lack of belief and confidence which is understandable given how dreadful we have been for the last year. Jose has a lot of work to do here and I think we will need a squad refresh as soon as possible. I think he will get us working much better eventually - although we have got good results apart from last night since he came in we have not really been very good when you look at the performances.
I think their team pick itself except midfield. Also Rose instead of Vertonghen would have meant it's not defensive.Even just going off of their starting 11 it was clear Spurs wanted to attack us.
On this occasion I think I shall pass on that kind offer.You can have Matic in January for that squad rebuild, mate. We'd happily do a straight swap for Eriksen in that case.
It might tickle Jose in the right way though, Matic and Dier in the midfield would be orgasmic for him.On this occasion I think I shall pass on that kind offer.
that’s the icing on the cake - not seen that Glaston poster for weeks!!The absence of Spurs's fans in this thread is indicative of a dawning realisation of what they're in for. This performance was no aberration, those that have suffered under Mourinho have lived through those cowardly away performances countless times.
Did what he always does after Utd beat Spurs, makes one post in the matchday thread after the final whistle, then he goes missing until Spurs win again.that’s the icing on the cake - not seen that Glaston poster for weeks!!
Too early to make any judgements on Jose, especially as this is the first time he’s ever taken over a team mid season.
However, I can’t see that he’s changed - very charming, engaging, and professional at the start. We all know how the story will end... I had hoped he would be different at Utd, but he wasn’t. My spurs friends have largely been sucked in.
I wonder how much he’s actually earned in his career from being sacked? Payouts from Real, Chelsea (twice) and Utd - region of £50m?!
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Hasn't changed one bit. Bitter, past it, fool!Tweet
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He's not wrong there though. And I don't think he's implying it's somehow bad to play defensively - that would be the hypocrisy of the century coming from him, obviously.Hasn't changed one bit. Bitter, past it, fool!
I don't know if he's right or wrong, but it's certainly a dig at us - about the complaints about him not being attacking enough during his tenure.He's not wrong there though. And I don't think he's implying it's somehow bad to play defensively - that would be the hypocrisy of the century coming from him, obviously.
Like at United he will finish outside the top four this season then he'll somewhat overachieve next season (second season) by getting 4th with a squad that should be 7th by right. They will have a massive peak for a couple of months around this time next year as 12-14 months in is always the peak for Jose sides, mainly due to a combination of the players fully getting to grips with his methods but it also being too early to burn out through them, January onwards performances will dip but they'll grind out 4th then the third season it will all go wrong.Very curious to see what he'll do in January and in the summer, how far can Levy go to support him ?
Do they feck! They won't get close.Think Spurs have a real chance in the CL this season.
Everything aligns almost perfectly with the type of squad Jose likes to work with and one he's good at getting success out of.