Baleforce
Les Bennett
We should really try that yes.
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OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Wolves ** 29 December 2024.
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We should really try that yes.
Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
Well then he’s not going to be managing the team for much longer if he doesn’t change or at least tweak things slightly. Even Poch And Arry had a Plan B and they were also known for being stubborn and inflexible at times but Ange takes it to another level. Is there really nothing you feel he could do differently tactically?
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Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
Yep
Or invite pressure and wonder why the novices or tired players fail
And that isn’t to say there isn’t many ways to play of course
Daveeeeeeeed
Stuart Nethercott
Bogey team, we are depleted and Ange is in serious trouble.
1-3 Wolves. Dominated and a terrible match. will be his last.
1-3 Wolves. Dominated and a terrible match. will be his last.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
And that may happen
I think there is always things a manager can ask pakyers to do but it doesn’t mean a player can or will execute it
Maybe that’s why they don’t change that much
Mikey10
Pedro Mendes
If we lose to Wolves, and then by 2+ goals to Liverpool in the first leg of the semi-final, I think that will be the end for him.
DeanoAustin
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Usually, I've no idea what to expect. Have an awful feeling about this one like many though. Maybe that's just my general feeling around Tottenham at the moment but the probable defensive line up is a worry.
One thing I will be interested to observe if we lose though. Against The Dippers, the crowd stayed right behind the team and Ange. If we lose to Wolves, will they do the same?
Think I'd go with:
Forster
Porro
Udogie
Gray
Bentancur (if Dragusin is out)
Bissouma
Sarr (if Dragusin is out. Otherwise Bentancur)
Maddison
Kulusevski
Solanke
Werner
Struggling who to put in CB. I think putting a kid in with Gray could be a disaster. Then I'm down to midfielders and Bentancur is the one with the best football brain (racial stereotypes aside).
One thing I will be interested to observe if we lose though. Against The Dippers, the crowd stayed right behind the team and Ange. If we lose to Wolves, will they do the same?
Think I'd go with:
Forster
Porro
Udogie
Gray
Bentancur (if Dragusin is out)
Bissouma
Sarr (if Dragusin is out. Otherwise Bentancur)
Maddison
Kulusevski
Solanke
Werner
Struggling who to put in CB. I think putting a kid in with Gray could be a disaster. Then I'm down to midfielders and Bentancur is the one with the best football brain (racial stereotypes aside).
glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
Other Johnson for maddison and kulu Central I think that is as good a line up as we can expect tbh.
Mr Gogolak
Jason Dozzell
Funny how everyone have bad feelings about this one. Wolves are the kind of team that suits us: they have the worst defensive record in the league. We'll outscore them. Maybe it will be a tense affair but I'd be disappointed if we didn't come out on top against them. Forest were a team perfectly set up to beat us; Wolves aren't.
Muttley
Tony Parks
It still amazes me that the tactics are way down the list of root causes, compared to others like injuries, age etc.
Defending was always logical. You keep the ball away from your keeper / goal by have centre halves in front of them. You protect those centre halves by having guys on their outside called fullbacks and guys in front called midfielders. You protect those guys with more guys in front of them.
What is occurring to me is that when you try to do that but players are in different positions to where they are selected you should expect trouble. Just like you wouldn't expect a centre half to morph into a great winger, why would you expect a wide forward to think like a number 6 when he has had to come inside?
Ange is not selecting a team sheet with players out of position, except for Gray out of necessity, but when you look closely his players are spending a ton of time out of their natural positions within the 90 mins.
Is that taking it's toll? Will there be enough breakthroughs?
I always think back to how many managers have tried to teach Sonny defensive smarts. Every single one has failed. Will Ange fare better with a load of different players?
Defending was always logical. You keep the ball away from your keeper / goal by have centre halves in front of them. You protect those centre halves by having guys on their outside called fullbacks and guys in front called midfielders. You protect those guys with more guys in front of them.
What is occurring to me is that when you try to do that but players are in different positions to where they are selected you should expect trouble. Just like you wouldn't expect a centre half to morph into a great winger, why would you expect a wide forward to think like a number 6 when he has had to come inside?
Ange is not selecting a team sheet with players out of position, except for Gray out of necessity, but when you look closely his players are spending a ton of time out of their natural positions within the 90 mins.
Is that taking it's toll? Will there be enough breakthroughs?
I always think back to how many managers have tried to teach Sonny defensive smarts. Every single one has failed. Will Ange fare better with a load of different players?
Daveeeeeeeed
Stuart Nethercott
Famous last words. Just on history results for Spurs vs Wolves last 5 games
Wolves W 4
Spurs W 1
mudshark
Chris Armstrong
Not too sure this bodes as well as you might think. Last season when we met them at Molyneux in November, we were 2nd and they were 13th after 11 games and our goal difference was 15 better than theirs. When we entertained them in February, we were 4th and they were 11th with 24 played and our goal difference was 17 better than theirs. They still did the double over us....
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Really need the crowd to be totally behind Ange & the team on Sunday
hahaha ... truly hilarious
Place will be a library, we might decide to brick on the owners, if we are down at HT it will be boos and people will grumble when certain players make mistakes, been the same for years now
SteveAWOL
Barry Daines
That looks solid mate but you need to push one of those midfielders a bit further forward.
Mr Gogolak
Jason Dozzell
I'd give the first loss a pass: we were still reeling from the Chelsea game that proved a big turning point in our season. It goes without saying that we don't have a great record against them, but if you don't feel confident when facing a team that - at least on paper - allows you to play to your strengths, you might as well give up on the whole season.
We're not doing great at the moment but we're not in complete freefall either. I don't have any feelings one way or another about Postecoglou but a) I think he managed the injury crisis better than he had last season and b) so far, his team always bounced back when give the chance.
I wouldn't say that's a fixture we can't lose, but I'm feeling more confident about this one than I did when we faced Forest.
Legohamster
Ian Walker
Reports of Bissouma at CB
That is wild
Out most reckless player playing at CB seems an odd choice
That is wild
Out most reckless player playing at CB seems an odd choice
Doesn't say much for Dorringtons prospects either, if true.
Mikey10
Pedro Mendes
I thought Ange said after the game on Thursday that Bissouma had never played there in his career so why would he play him there on Sunday?
mudshark
Chris Armstrong
I admire your semi-optimism
