[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Once they got the goal they sat back and double marked him - that is why he was poor in the second half.

Very hard when you have 11 men camped in their own box. Think Messi vs Inter Milan in the semi final all those years ago and that was ten men for 60 minutes.

Yep. He still had some good deliveries but games like this just showed that spurs dared someone other than him to do something.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

He is better at RWB

He’s better as RW in general. These inside 10’s just sort of suck

 

[KeanoMagicHat]

That was extremely bad in the 2nd half.

He either had nothing left in the tank or froze due to the occasion. I pick the latter because of how many times he slipped for no reason.

He was rushed back from injury, it looked to me like he couldn't move near the end due to exhaustion but Amorim didn't want to be seen to be taking him off. I'd give him some benefit of the doubt because he did try a lot in the first half, one of the only players to try anything out of the ordinary.

 

[thegregster]

He just doesn't suit this crappy formation. He isn't a 10 nor a RWB.

 

[Cassidy]

He’s better as RW in general. These inside 10’s just sort of suck

He was essentially playing RW today second half

 

[ROFLUTION]

Best with space as a rwb

 

[DownRiver]

Again and again, his lack of physicality and end product is really poor. We need another n.10. I do not like the fact he walks around in high pressure moments too.

 

[MattofManchester]

He tried but he had zero help.

I get frustrated watching Maz and Dalot never attempting to overlap or provide actual support.

Getting double marked all game and he's expected to do something with no movement in front of him.

 

[ForFuchsSake]

Shame he faded in the second half. By far and away the biggest threat in the first half but very little in the second half with Spurs dropping deeper and less space to operate in.

Still, one of the few bright sparks in this side.

 

[Champ]

Was against two players on yellows and never took them on one on one..
Last night exposed his limitations as a player unfortunately.

 

[izec]

Was against two players on yellows and never took them on one on one..
Last night exposed his limitations as a player unfortunately.

Not really, it exposed United. He is not fully fit, has no match rhythm and sharpness, and once Spurs scored, they sat back and double marked him, because they knew he is the only one that could create something. At times 3 Spurs players were on his side, and we are too slow to move the ball around. We take ages positionally and passing wise.

It is easy to defend against us. He is our only bright spark (if Bruno plays like yesterday) and technically far ahead of anyone else. Like i said, it only showed he was not ready physically, we are a bad side in possession and rely mostly on individual brilliance.

 

[Champ]

Not really, it exposed United. He is not fully fit, has no match rhythm and sharpness, and once Spurs scored, they sat back and double marked him, because they knew he is the only one that could create something. At times 3 Spurs players were on his side, and we are too slow to move the ball around. We take ages positionally and passing wise.

It is easy to defend against us. He is our only bright spark (if Bruno plays like yesterday) and technically far ahead of anyone else. Like i said, it only showed he was not ready physically, we are a bad side in possession and rely mostly on individual brilliance.

He wasn't double marked, especially when Son came on. Spurs sat deep but didn't explicitly double or triple mark Amad at all.

Having said that, Richarlison when tracking back found it incredibly easy to nullify him. He never fully commited to going past his player which really is meant to be his strong point.

Take that from his game and he really is similar in effectiveness to Antony, and that's not just based on last night, that's based on several games throughout the season.

 

[Marwood]

He’s better as RW in general. These inside 10’s just sort of suck

Certainly 2nd half he played as a winger. Forget where he is on paper and look where he is on the pitch.

He just didn't have any help and ended up having to beat two men from deep to try and have an impact.

 

[FrankDrebin]

He's good but he's certainly been overrated on here which is understandable because we're all desperately looking for something to cling onto.

Overal he's a threat but I'm yet to be convinced that he'll have such a good output in G/A.

 

[EdinburghDevil]

Thought maybe his lack of football, coming back from injury maybe caught up with him in the 2nd half. The only player last night who look capable of creating something.

 

[Godfather]

He's good but he's certainly been overrated on here which is understandable because we're all desperately looking for something to cling onto.

Overal he's a threat but I'm yet to be convinced that he'll have such a good output in G/A.

Where I'm at. Really like him and he is easily our most exciting forward but he is getting somewhat overrated. Still needs time to develop but I'm not sure he will ever have worldclass output for us

 

[Silverman]

Him and Yoro were the only two that can hold the head high imo. Played well but had to do it on his own.

 

[Dan_F]

He's good but he's certainly been overrated on here which is understandable because we're all desperately looking for something to cling onto.

Overal he's a threat but I'm yet to be convinced that he'll have such a good output in G/A.

I’ve been pretty consistent that while being one of our better players right now, I don’t think he’s a starting attacker for a top club. It’s not a big issue as we didn’t go crazy with his new contract and almost every other position needs reinforcements before the right attacker.

 

[jamesjimmybyrondean]

since we’re sticking with Amorim and this system, we would need a right 10. Amad can only play there on paper. In reality he constantly prefers to drift wide causing Dalot, Mazraoui to go inside. Might as well just play Amad at RWB where he’s naturally positioned wide and sign a player that is comfortable as an inside forward

 

[Lash]

since we’re sticking with Amorim and this system, we would need a right 10. Amad can only play there on paper. In reality he constantly prefers to drift wide causing Dalot, Mazraoui to go inside. Might as well just play Amad at RWB where he’s naturally positioned wide and sign a player that is comfortable as an inside forward

Or just get a better wing back than Dalot or Mazraoui to give him some support. If you look at what Dorgu was doing on his side - up and down, vs what support Amad had, it was night and day.

 

[Lennon7]

He’s class, and if we’re considering building a team around anyone it should be him.

 

[Skills]

He wasn't double marked, especially when Son came on. Spurs sat deep but didn't explicitly double or triple mark Amad at all.

Having said that, Richarlison when tracking back found it incredibly easy to nullify him. He never fully commited to going past his player which really is meant to be his strong point.

Take that from his game and he really is similar in effectiveness to Antony, and that's not just based on last night, that's based on several games throughout the season.

There was no space on the right in the second. A big part of it was that Mazroui is thick as pig shit, and was standing about 10 yards away from Amad for most of that half. That automatically brought another defender into the same chanel.

The space only opened up again, when Amad explicitly told him to underlap and he took the extra man away. But we soon stopped trying to play football after that. But there was tons of space on the left in the second half. If we weren't playing with 10 men, we could've easily have broken through down there instead.

 

[Mike Smalling]

It’s a massive problem that our best attacking player has no natural position in this system.

 

[bosnian_red]

They pretty much pushed 2 or 3 players on him every time he got the ball so he couldn't run at them. Normally that opens up space for others. Given we started with no left flank threat, and Hojlund, it made it easy for them to do this with no fear of it not working. Any time Amad was 1v1 he did well. We started progressing more when we put Garna on and suddenly had a threat on both wings that they had to look out for more. For some reason we are scared to play with 2 wingers.

 

[Ddannidom]

What stood out to me in this match, especially when observing Amad and our primary creator Bruno, is that Bruno simply doesn’t feed him when he makes those intelligent runs. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. Despite Amad being arguably our only attacker who thrives on picking up second balls and punishing the opposition, the service just never came. As a result, he was forced to constantly drop deep, waiting for the ball to feet, nullifying one of his biggest strengths: movement off the ball.

Now let’s talk about that goal against Southampton, the lofted pass from Eriksen and Amad’s silky finish. Let’s be honest, if Bruno were in Eriksen’s position, that pass wouldn’t have happened. Bruno’s creativity is reactive, not anticipatory. He sees the obvious, not the potential.

This is where the problem lies. When Bruno operates in midfield, especially without true passers beside him, his lack of inventiveness becomes glaring. Casemiro has never been a distributor. Ugarte? Same story. They're disruptors, not creators. So how can a player like Amad thrive in the ten role when the midfield is dry of intelligent, progressive passing?

Another name we’ve sorely missed in this area is Lisandro Martínez. His disguised passes, line splitting vision, and tempo control are underrated assets in unlocking low blocks. In systems like ours, beating a compact defense requires variety in passing, disguised through balls, unexpected switches, clever verticals. You also want your tens running beyond the striker now and then, not just to add unpredictability, but to either drag full backs out of shape or force errors that your attackers can capitalize on.

Truth is, our biggest need right now isn’t just attackers or defenders, it’s intelligent midfielders. Players who see the game two steps ahead and can deliver the kind of service that brings talents like Amad into the game meaningfully.

We’re starving our creativity at the source. And no matter how good the movement ahead is, if the midfield lacks guile, it’ll always look like the attack isn’t doing enough.

 

[MadDogg]

since we’re sticking with Amorim and this system, we would need a right 10. Amad can only play there on paper. In reality he constantly prefers to drift wide causing Dalot, Mazraoui to go inside. Might as well just play Amad at RWB where he’s naturally positioned wide and sign a player that is comfortable as an inside forward

It was noticeable earlier in the season that Amad suddenly burst into life a few times when Antony was subbed on to play RWB behind him. He'd had quiet games while not getting much help from Dalot or Mazraoui, but as soon as Antony joined him they started linking up well and Amad was able to be much more effective. They interchanged to some extent, with some attacks Amad coming inside with Antony going wide and other times the other way around. That's probably what we should want the players in those positions to be doing, rather than the wingback always staying wide and the #10 always siting more central.

 

[Champ]

There was no space on the right in the second. A big part of it was that Mazroui is thick as pig shit, and was standing about 10 yards away from Amad for most of that half. That automatically brought another defender into the same chanel.

The space only opened up again, when Amad explicitly told him to underlap and he took the extra man away. But we soon stopped trying to play football after that. But there was tons of space on the left in the second half. If we weren't playing with 10 men, we could've easily have broken through down there instead.

Disagree, must have been watching another game, as Diallo constantly was the one cutting infield, Hence Maz being high up the pitch.
the simple fact was Diallo barley took his player on and was much happier playing a backwards or sideways pass rather than what he should have done, or what his actual strengths supposedly are.

 

[Utterly De Ligt'd]

This is why I am against the people who say we shouldn’t sign too many attackers in the summer because what will happen to Amad? He can compete with them. He is a good player, but some people will have you think he is a young Giggs, Rooney or Ronaldo.

He's a good player and one of the few positives in the team, however he has become largely overrated by our fanbase, which will only serve to harm him, as he has to live up to really high expectations at all times.

There is a strange phenomenon in football sometimes, his injuries have been timed really well with good performances, both his long term injuries came after a spell of some good performances, good preseason last year, then misses half the season, throughout that half a season his reputation of our savior just grew unproportionally to his actual impact. He came back and had some good performances and bad performances, as any 21 year old would. Then he started this season well, but again was inconsistent, however the team overall was quite negative, so people clung to him as the only positive. Then he gets injured and his reputation as our savior continues to grow, if only Amad was fit it would all be different. But if you go back through this thread you will see in the match reactions he had as many, if not more, poor performances then he did good prior to his injury. Now I am not trying to downplay the player he is and the potential he has, but I think his reputation has grown to a point where he almost can't live up to it.

Good player, will continue to be, but we will lose Garnacho this summer and most on here will be happy, but his ceiling is much higher and I will get a lot of flack for saying that, but keep this post, in five years' time will be a much bigger player in world football than Amad will be.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Certainly 2nd half he played as a winger. Forget where he is on paper and look where he is on the pitch.

He just didn't have any help and ended up having to beat two men from deep to try and have an impact.

I agree.

 

[Lay]

Amad was getting annoyed at the lack of overlaps in the second half. He needs a wingback to do that

 

[Sea-Cow]

I think he must not have been fully fit. Last night and against Chelsea he was hesitant to push the ball forward with pace. He would constantly stop and cut back over and over and over.

 

[NinjaZombie]

He tried but he had zero help.

I get frustrated watching Maz and Dalot never attempting to overlap or provide actual support.

Getting double marked all game and he's expected to do something with no movement in front of him.

Yeah I don't understand. Why are our wingbacks always holding their positions? Instructions? Cowardice? I don't understand. It's even worse when you realise our lone striker never comes close to the wide players and our two cms are just holding their positions in the middle as an out ball option. It's all so static.

 

[Irwin99]

Keep seeing this idea that he’ll be a RWB next season and I’m skeptical about that. The manager seems to like a more defensive balance in that position, hence why we never saw Garnacho or Antony when he was here play there.

He’ll be a 10 next season and he’s more than good enough for that role.

 

[JB08]

Keep seeing this idea that he’ll be a RWB next season and I’m skeptical about that. The manager seems to like a more defensive balance in that position, hence why we never saw Garnacho or Antony when he was here play there.

He’ll be a 10 next season and he’s more than good enough for that role.

While I agree with you that he’ll be the right side no. 10, it should be noted that Amorim started with defensive wingbacks in Sporting before using more traditional wingers in his second year.

 

[Reiver]

I'd like to see him play the wing back role.
The main reason being it automatically makes the team more attacking and, given Amad's inclination to get forward, it might actually feel that we're playing a 4 man midfield.

 

[Cassidy]

I'd like to see him play the wing back role.
The main reason being it automatically makes the team more attacking and, given Amad's inclination to get forward, it might actually feel that we're playing a 4 man midfield.

Think this will happen especially if we are more solid in midfield after the summer

 

[Isotope]

We need to build our attack around Amad. Let him just hanging up there ala Ronaldo, and do little defending. The kid is potential Ballon d'Or winner.

 

[lost7]

Goal and won the penalty, man of the match for me

 

[Pughnichi]

We need to build our attack around Amad. Let him just hanging up there ala Ronaldo, and do little defending. The kid is potential Ballon d'Or winner.

I’m a huge Amad disciple. Ballon d’Or is quite the push

I hope you’re right

I also think he needs to be RWB. He naturally want to be high up the pitch which pushes the oppo back and instead of 5 at back gives us a much increased attacking look.

 

[Red Rash]

Goal and won the penalty, man of the match for me

I'm a big Amad fan but he was quiet for a lot of the game. Still able to deliver when it matters though.