Yes he isHe is a poster here is he not? (mrmujac that is)
Has he really been that bad? Yes it was a ridiculous team selection but Rooney, Smalling, Carrick and a few others have been anonymous or worse.Awful decision to play him CM. The second start of your career and you're playing away at Spurs and against 2 solid strong CMs in Wanyama and Dier.
I didn't say he was bad but we got overrun in CM, wasn't his fault as Spurs midfield is arguably the best in the league so it was never going to be easy.Has he really been that bad? Yes it was a ridiculous team selection but Rooney, Smalling, Carrick and a few others have been anonymous or worse.
I think the plan is to let him man marking Erikssen but the midfield get overrun too much thanks to Carrick and Rooney that he ended up everywhere.I didn't say he was bad but we got overrun in CM, wasn't his fault as Spurs midfield is arguably the best in the league so it was never going to be easy.
Just seems an odd decision to play a young lad out of position on only his send start for the team.
That's why I think it was a poor decision to play him CM.
If that was the plan he did it badly!I think the plan is to let him man marking Erikssen but the midfield get overrun too much thanks to Carrick and Rooney that he ended up everywhere.
We had to give Herrera a break so not much choice left in midfield tbf.If that was the plan he did it badly!
Jose playing him CM was a strange choice.
I think he had a decent game in CM.I didn't say he was bad but we got overrun in CM, wasn't his fault as Spurs midfield is arguably the best in the league so it was never going to be easy.
Just seems an odd decision to play a young lad out of position on only his send start for the team.
That's why I think it was a poor decision to play him CM.
Jones or Blind would make more sense imo. Axel looked completely lost at times which was to be expected tbh. Looked to man mark Eriksen but only half the time. Just hope Jose doesn't use this as some excuse to say Axel isn't ready.We had to give Herrera a break so not much choice left in midfield tbf.
Not disputing that and to reiterate my initial post, I'm not criticising him. More the tactics and the decision to play him CM I thought were strange. I think it would have been better to have Jones in CM (no, really ) as at least he's used to it and would have allowed AT to play a more familiar position given it's a tough game anyway.We had to give Herrera a break so not much choice left in midfield tbf.
I don't think he had a bad game. As aboveI think he had a decent game in CM.
There's a difference between saying that you won't judge him because of mitigating factors (tough game, played out of position, weak team put out) and saying he did decently.I think he had a decent game in CM.
In the space of a week, seems to have learnt a lot from last performance.Really calm in possession, makes the right decisions and isn't afraid to go forward. Looks much more comfortable in midfield than the last time around.