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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    One of his better games as a 6 for us. Have been hoping that he'd grow into that role, then losing some of that hope. But this was an encouraging performance. In form and in flow Bentancur is a wonderful player. Hope we get more of that this season.
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    Wilson Odobert

    Looked good imo. Showed a bit of what we've missed with him injured. Not great, probably fair to say he's not at top form just yet. But if this is him some way off his best I'm looking forward to seeing him when he gets to those higher levels.
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Emirates Marketing Project ***

    Maddison too was injured not that long ago and I think needs his minutes managed. The baffling thing would be not to protect these players.
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Emirates Marketing Project ***

    Quite clear that we're (imo rightly) prioritising the EL and getting some rest/rotation into the squad. Clearly second best in the first half and not good enough. Lucky to just be down by one. Good second half performance, even before the subs. Need to get that kind of performance more of the...
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    IIRC he was highly rated and in the PL with West Ham doing well. But then spent a season in the Championship with them before joining us. Perhaps break through is the wrong word. But playing consistently at a high level and in that deepest role imo happened when he joined us. That's when he...
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    Djed Spence

    The way I see it ball striking is one of his few "weaknesses". Not saying he's poor at it, but compared to some of his other attributes it's not at the same level. Unlike Bale he's also really good defensively.
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    Ange departs

    Don't think these decisions are made just based on the numbers (points, league position etc). Don't think they should be either.
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    Yeah. Would be asking an awful lot. Brought it up before, but the only player I can really remember breaking through in that kind of role at that young an age at the highest level is Busquets. And that was in a team with excellent players around him and a very clear and functioning system...
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    Ange departs

    At this stage the odds are that he'll come undone at some point regardless of what he does. There's nothing he or anyone could do that would make the likelihood of winning the thing higher than the likelihood of not at this point. I want him to keep doing what he believes in and if that is...
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    Ange departs

    For me winning or not winning a trophy doesn't say much about a manager's ability or suitability to a job. Of course it says something, but there's so much luck/variance in a cup competition. Getting close, doing well in the league over time says about as much for me. Though I also think a...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Emirates Marketing Project ***

    Neither team in their best form. Both teams capable of both being rather vulnerable at the back and scoring goals the other way. Hoping to see another step in the right direction from us performance wise. No full week between games as we have had for a couple now, but we actually have a match...
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    Brennan Johnson

    I think he wants both. Ideally of course in the same player, but that will always be difficult to get. Failing that having multiple and different options. That's why we signed Odobert imo rather than getting a more like for like replacement for Son/Johnson in. That's also why we loaned Werner...
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    Ange departs

    Absolutely. And assuming we avoid another injury crisis we have quite a few players good enough and deserving of those extra minutes in the league. Not saying we should play an A and B team, but some rotation and making the EL games a priority.
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    Was hoping he'd grow into that 6 role more than he has this season, perhaps that can still happen, but not looking that likely perhaps. Still very much a player worth keeping. Is doing a job as a 6, but imo a significantly better 8. But don't want him going into next season as our starting 6.
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    Archie Gray

    Stats are obviously always flawed, but even more so for centre backs. And even even more so for more "passive" centre backs. Probably also not helped but him mostly playing in our worst spell in years and years.
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town FC ***

    For sure our last three league games have not been perfmances that typically would lead to 9 points. Both watching the games and xG tell a similar story imo.
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town FC ***

    I agree that our pressing has room for improvement. I think a similarity with the Poch team is the need for quite bit of emergency and really strong one vs one defending. Gaps being there when the press gets bypassed is for me the norm, but the frequency and size of that happening is obviously...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town FC ***

    We have 6 players pressing high. The 6 on 4 happens from the time that high press is bypassed imo. You think Bentacur would be significantly better at holding up play at that point than Spence? What's the difference between the two setups if both have the same number of players back there...
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    Ange departs

    I agree the points I made are rather obvious, to anyone still "Ange in". I also think another fairly obvious point is that we need to see an improvement on our consistency from before the injury problems got bad. And not getting another massive injury crisis anytime soon.
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    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    Just look at other examples of players who clearly haven't been rated by Ange (for his system)... Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon. There's a clear difference. Was always going to get chances and a question of time imo. Was obviously at least fairly highly rated by Ange. That's why we sold Emerson and...
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