For me every season Is a new cycle. Most times there are a couple, or more, new players and we have lost a couple of players. We have to build and improve upon the previous season. I don’t get this cycle talk.
The core of the team has been consistent under Poch. That's clearly coming to an end and we are bringing in the next set of players. The only shame is that he clearly wanted to start this a year ago.
There are only really two new core players though, it’s hardly a revolution.
I think something has been lost in translation there.
The barrier to bringing in new players has been shifting the old ones, we have had a reasonable window on that front and that should help speed recruitment in upcoming windows.
I still maintain Toby and Jan are the two best centre halves we have by a distance and should be starting virtually every game. Losing both next season would be a bad decision in my opinion. If we can’t keep hold of Toby and he won’t sign a new deal then we have to roll with it but Vertonghen has openly said he wants to stay so I don’t see why we wouldn’t do everything in our power to keep him.
Poch needs to take a long hard look in the mirror tonight .. this one is on him and has probably been coming for some time.
That wasn't about midfield creativity, it was about poor selection, tactics (against Steve fudging Bruce), brick tempo, poor subs and the side fact of Mike Dean should not ref Spurs ..
- Eriksen and Jan either belong in the squad and start or fudge it .. exclude them completely
- Sanchez is not at Jan's level
- Our midfielders have Son, Kane and Moura in front of them and we can't just seem to get it to them?
- How the fudge in a game where you are struggling for tempo, you take off Lamela and leave on Winks?
- Jan as RB would have been a more effective option in last 15 minutes ..
We have become a possession side with no tempo, yet not defensively solid and we make brick sides look quite comfortable.
This side will be trashed by the Scum if we can't play against a long ball to a pacey striker ...
He is turning into Wenger, losing the plot.
Any fcuker can see that Kane our goal scorer who has been top scorer in the prem a few times is not even touching the ball in the penalty area.
What sort of formation is he actually trying to play?
Reckon he will be in Manchester by the end of October.