paxtonwolf
Tony Marchi
Re: Official Nabil Bentaleb Thread
Well done that young man
Well done that young man
Cool it, cool it. 30 minutes against a strangely disjointed Southampton side does not the new Hoddle make.
He had a decent game, looks reasonably assured in possession and tracks opposition runs well. He needs to bulk up a bit, and though we got away with it today, it's a bit unfair playing him in a lightweight midfield comprised of Eriksen, himself, Sigurdsson and Chadli (any goals scored by an opposition midfielder will inevitably be blamed on him to some extent). Next game, if Tim decides to go 4-4-2 again, then by all means put Bentaleb on in central midfield if necessary, but move Eriksen to the left and get someone more defensively minded on to partner him.
Still, promising signs, all told.
No I think you have valid points. I think we all see how good he is, but it's consistency and building on from this experience. What a great way to start eh ?
I see I'm in the minority here. :ross:
Of course we shouldnt get carried away but he and Carroll should have been getting their chances.
Completely agree with that. Sandro, Capoue and Paulinho aren't great on the ball at all whilst Dembele holds on to it far too much. In the meantime, we have Carroll and Bentaleb who can pass and move and they're not playing. Really poor management
Yes, to oust 3 full internationals with a 19 year old that's played 30 mins, crap management :ross:
Promising start. His attitude was amazing. Great to see.
Not oust them they shouldnt have been signed in the first place. Demeble/Sandro/Bentalab competing for the more defensive position and Eriksen/Carroll/Holtby/Siggy competing for the creative position. Paulinho and Capoue werent needed.
Comments from Sherwood
"I don't know Capoue as much as I know Bentaleb and that's why I put the latter on instead of the former."
Depends on what Sherwood is going to do, but yes it looks very much like Paulinho is the odd one out here. Maybe in some games we will see him with the striker to give us a bit more work rate up top, but for me Capoue was worth signing and may work his way back into the team. Dembele on the other hand may be in trouble