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Sergio Reguilón

I think what yourself and Bishop talk about is very logical. It's a tried and trusted formula used pervasively in football.

The reason I liked what I saw with Pep and Cancelo was because his version of full-back was disruptive. One moment Cancelo was the orthodox full-back, and the next minute he was the playmaker in midfield. It suited the cultured player based on his attributes. It would have also suited Zabaleta if that player and Pep's career had overlapped. It also didn't suit Walker, so Pep didn't do it with Walker. Then Pep surprised us all again, shifted Cancelo, and suddenly Stones became that play maker, but from centre half this time.

What Reggie did on Saturday was also what we all loved with Walker and Rose. He played very similar to those two.

I do think the next step for Ange is find a better way of playing to his player's strengths and protecting them from their own weaknesses. It does feel at times that he's shoehorning them all into his systems of choice, which might be a little too idealistic for this league and Spurs.
 
dingdongo said:
Still weird that he isn't close to leaving... I assumed a deal would already have been in the pipeline. Maybe if he can't get a move to Sevilla or somewhere then he'll end up in Turkey on deadline day
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He has good contacts in Spain and might know he can just wait it out and get a nice job at home.
 
agree and not sure if the old dog wants to learn new tricks
Muttley said:
I do think the next step for Ange is find a better way of playing to his player's strengths and protecting them from their own weaknesses. It does feel at times that he's shoehorning them all into his systems of choice, which might be a little too idealistic for this league and Spurs.
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Is this LB really so out of form that starting him against lowly Leicester is worse than playing a youngster, who had to be helped to his feet after collapsing with exhaustion on Thursday, out of position once again?!
 
SteveAWOL said:
Is this LB really so out of form that starting him against lowly Leicester is worse than playing a youngster, who had to be helped to his feet after collapsing with exhaustion on Thursday, out of position once again?!
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It's really hard to defend the manager on this one. Margins are small in football and you have to make the right calls. Reggie hasn't always been the best on these key moments when you need to defend well though. However, Archie isn't a left back.

At the same time, we don't concede the first goal if Gray is playing centre half. He gets his foot to that ball. Davies was always going to come up short with age and pace and being on his wrong foot again.
 
Muttley said:
It's really hard to defend the manager on this one. Margins are small in football and you have to make the right calls. Reggie hasn't always been the best on these key moments when you need to defend well though. However, Archie isn't a left back.

At the same time, we don't concede the first goal if Gray is playing centre half. He gets his foot to that ball. Davies was always going to come up short with age and pace and being on his wrong foot again.
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Plus if Reguilon had played in rotation with Spence then he might’ve been able to give Porro an occasional breather and Udogie might not have run himself into the ground.

Can somewhat understand the gaffer not wanting to throw youngsters in before they’ve had a spell on loan to get up to speed but Reguilon has played as LB for Spanish national team and nearly 80 PL games under his belt, surely he can get a tune out of him,
 
SteveAWOL said:
Plus if Reguilon had played in rotation with Spence then he might’ve been able to give Porro an occasional breather and Udogie might not have run himself into the ground.

Can somewhat understand the gaffer not wanting to throw youngsters in before they’ve had a spell on loan to get up to speed but Reguilon has played as LB for Spanish national team and nearly 80 PL games under his belt, surely he can get a tune out of him,
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Yep, cutting your nose off to spite your face.
 
Beyond incompetent to start an 18 year old right footed midfielder at left back instead of Reggie. Beggars belief.

The goals didn’t come from there but first 10 minutes they landed two balls into acres of space where our left back should be.

By the way, I don’t blame Gray. He’s a brilliant talent. Ange has no idea what he’s doing.
 
DeanoAustin said:
Beyond incompetent to start an 18 year old right footed midfielder at left back instead of Reggie. Beggars belief.

The goals didn’t come from there but first 10 minutes they landed two balls into acres of space where our left back should be.

By the way, I don’t blame Gray. He’s a brilliant talent. Ange has no idea what he’s doing.
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Actually thought Gray was much better than Reggie. Who came on and delivered very little quality despite being fresh.
 
DeanoAustin said:
Beyond incompetent to start an 18 year old right footed midfielder at left back instead of Reggie. Beggars belief.

The goals didn’t come from there but first 10 minutes they landed two balls into acres of space where our left back should be.

By the way, I don’t blame Gray. He’s a brilliant talent. Ange has no idea what he’s doing.
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Thought Gray did well. It's not even about him being LB, we need someone that can protect the back 4 in midfield and the only one we really have for that is Gray. Sarr is off form and Bentancur isn't defensively minded enough.
 
DubSpur said:
Thought Gray did well. It's not even about him being LB, we need someone that can protect the back 4 in midfield and the only one we really have for that is Gray. Sarr is off form and Bentancur isn't defensively minded enough.
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Sarr was injured and shouldn't have played. That was the reason why Reggie should have been LB and Gray in midfield. Had Spence been fit then Davies should have been on the bench and Gray maintained at centre half. One man's opinion.
 
DubSpur said:
Thought Gray did well. It's not even about him being LB, we need someone that can protect the back 4 in midfield and the only one we really have for that is Gray. Sarr is off form and Bentancur isn't defensively minded enough.
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Gray wasn’t terrible but I really don’t know how you pick an 18 year old, right footed midfielder over a Spanish international left back. Not saying Reggie is the saviour but on paper that’s a bonkers decision.

Then again, so was moving to 3 at the back against Everton rather than playing Gray in his position in a system the team are used to.

Just the latest in a long line of head scratchers.
 
DeanoAustin said:
Gray wasn’t terrible but I really don’t know how you pick an 18 year old, right footed midfielder over a Spanish international left back. Not saying Reggie is the saviour but on paper that’s a bonkers decision.

Then again, so was moving to 3 at the back against Everton rather than playing Gray in his position in a system the team are used to.

Just the latest in a long line of head scratchers.
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Ange got it wrong IMO… second week on the trot
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