Their defensive line was crazy all game, it was pretty much on the halfway line the entire time. Barca didn't exploit it until they subbed on a 16 year old who basically created 3 goals (Looks an incredible player)
I watched the game, if they play that insane high line with Dier/Romero they'll be on the wrong end of some hammerings.
Tbf I reckon if they try and play like that straight away in the Premier League we will batter them. They nearly got caught out twice with a pretty half hearted (pre season) press.
Yeah I think so too. I wasn’t trying to say they were some incredible team all of a sudden. I was just watching the game and was impressed by the football they were playing. They need to invest in new CBs for sure. I’m sure most Spurs fans would agree that’s the highest priority this summer.
Yeah I agree, have the seen the highlights of their pre season games and watched the game vs Barca. Will be a welcome relief after going through 2-3 years of Mourinho/Conte ball, I just wonder if they'll have the patience to stick by him after some of the drubbings they receive. Especially against teams that are good in quick transition and counter pressing.
You need very confident players to pull it off. 2 or 3 humblings will shut it down very quick in the league.
I can’t argue with a lot of this, Ange IMO is gonna surprise a lot of people this season, it’s up to him if he can back up his all out attack with some more of a tactical nouse. I really think he will do well, he seems the type of manger players just want to impress.
Ye we’ve had our fair share of Boring football, under Moyes, LVG, Mourinho. All the top 6 now should be playing decent football so it makes the league a lot better to watch. Especially the big games.
Yes, Ange is a smart manager, who plays exciting stuff. You guys will entertain this season.
Downside is you wont keep beating City all the time now.
Probbaly right
Agrees he will need to learn when to shut up shop and just take the win.
That’s a nice bit of play out from the back but usually there are two main tests of implementing a new style of play - I) Doing it in the proper competitive season over a long period of time - we have had many preseasons where we looked only to revert to disjoint football in the actual season because team’s ability to disrupt your flow multiplies and II) how effective you are in implementing a new style - there’s literally no point in changing a style but achieving / continuing mediocrity
Sorry but when did it become obvious that Newcastle or us are going to soon become or plan to become attacking monsters?
You don’t think so?
I think it’s why we’re bringing in new CBS, I do have a lot of time for Dier but in a high line he’s awful, I like Romero but he’s so volition you never know what he’s gonna do. I think we will be mostly started the new guys we brought once they settle in.
Corrected that for you. Also not sure what you see in Romero, so rash and error-prone.
Van der Ven looks a good signing as he is rapid but it's not just the defence you'd have to worry about. The midfield will have to have extremely good control as you can't afford any errors. Do you think your fans and the board will have the patience with him because there's going to be some bad results ? The football will improve of course but there will be some big losses in there, especially this first season while your team gets used to the style of play.
Yeah they'll need to take the good with the bad until they have the right players that fit Ange's ideas better, but if I was a Spurs fan I'd be buzzing with just watching an entertaining brand of football after 3-4 years of very dull, defensive managers. He's only been there a few weeks and the real football hasn't started yet but if what we see during the season is great football, lots of goals, the occasional hammering and the team hovering around 6th-8th place, I'd say that's a good first season for the coach with a good foundation to build on.
Indeed. I think this is key. If your talking about a manager in terms of building a project, building a style of play, while playing entertaining, front forward football then Ange is a very good coach to have.
i agree, i think people are harsh on Dier, not that I should expect other fans to do he has been pretty I’ll recently. In his first season under Poch he was brilliant. Romero is a good defender but yeah he can be rash.
Honestly yes, Levy’s popular airy is in the toilet, he has fecked up constantly since Poch. Poor choice after poor choice. Don’t get me wrong it’s water off a ducks back to him, but with the bother Lewis has found himself in, I think we will be sold sooner rather than later. Us spurs fans have seen toiket footballfor 4 years now, we can live without honours but at least entertain.
I think selling Kane could inadvertently help him.
I reckon you have had loads of players in defence, midfield and attack performing 60-70% below their true capacity. Save for Kane and a handful Under the last few managers.
I agree. I'm not one of those that subscribe to Spurs automatically becoming a mid table team when Kane leaves. Other players tend to step up, someone like Richarlison could thrive for instance, they still have decent goal scorers with the likes of Son and Maddison as well. Having an attacking coach will make a big difference in getting these guys goal tallies up, as he demands his players flood the box.
Lo Celso has also come back and has fitted in well, hopefully we end up getting something out of him after all. Perisic has done well too, probably our best attacking player over pre-season.
That's how I felt about United after about 6-7 games last season. Was like we emerged from 9 seasons of outdated football into the modern football World.
Reminds me a bit of when we sold Hazard all be it had the ban aswell.
i think witht the amount of doping in City and Newcastle now, all we can really ask for is a good game to enjoy. Winning shot never was really why I support Tottenham…. That’s pretty obvious
