well articulated
You know what I mean it was late or early or something.
well articulated
It's been this way for years. Spurs style especially with Ange made it extremely difficult for City because they were able to pass themselves out of trouble. At our best we do that too. Same goes for Arsenal.To be honest - what we are witnessing right now against City is what should have happened a long long time ago when Pep started playing his style. That style has actually been tried - all it is - is pure possession based football of the most aggressive style by getting your defenders into the opposition half to support the midfield and ensuring there is an overload of your players in the opposition space. Obviously if you have sharp intelligent players who are good with ball at feet and can pass quite well, then it is going to help extra, plus with pacey defenders - gives it an extra cheat code.
However, the flaw to Pep's system and its biggest weakness is that if you beat their press and have enough players to support a counter attack they are FUCKED - and this has been the same working model for the last 5 seasons. So what has changed ?
1) The quality of ball playing players with some pace across most teams in the PL has increased
2) Some coaches have decided - fuck Man City we are not going to sit back and let them attack us we are going to do our own thing.
3) City this season have a big loss in Gundo, and Rodri is the sole ball getter, end product on the wings is not what it used to be for them although the trickery and aggressive forward play is still in existence minus KDB.
What Ange did so brilliantly was have his 3 front men at the same level with City's defence, that means they could not overload and support their midfield like they can in most games. Such a simple strategy but effective, and you also have to consider their midfield (Spurs) - it did not have master craftsmen who do the fancy shit, but they all had the ability to dig and defend (fight for the ball) and progress the ball, and counter-press well enough for effective breaks.
Pep giving Ange high praise regarding his tactics.
With this new info I say, fuck Ange!!
Don't Spurs often do pretty well against City anyway? I mean, compared to some?
It's been this way for years. Spurs style especially with Ange made it extremely difficult for City because they were able to pass themselves out of trouble. At our best we do that too. Same goes for Arsenal.
Poor Ange just got cashout'ed
"shits titles" was definitely what DB used to describe Mourinho on multiple occasions, so the M.O. fitsJust curious. Last time someone on SCM started a thread praising a Spurs manager was the legendary "Juande Ramos!! He shits trophies" thread.
Who started that? Was it Dreamy?
Dreamie… he’s like fucking Richard Burton in The Medusa Touch - he’ll end us all one day!!!!
Yeah they’ll be in the mix alright. For a top 6 spot with Chelsea, Brighton and Utd.Ha. The short sightedness of this place 😀
Injuries killing Spurs.
They’ll be in the mix by Feb
To be fair, Dreamie also said there is no way LFC will win the league this season - so there is hope!
Ha. The short sightedness of this place 😀
Injuries killing Spurs.
They’ll be in the mix by Feb
Yeah they’ll be in the mix alright. For a top 6 spot with Chelsea, Brighton and Utd.
I mean finishing ahead of Utd or Chelsea would actually be a very good result for them. They over achieved in the first few games and raised expectations to an unrealistic extent, they don't have a good enough squad to challenge for the title. Same with Villa, they are doing well but at some point fatigue or a few injuries will deplete them and they will drop off.
Their expectations for the last 10 years has more or less been the same, to stay in and around the top 4.
It'll be a fun race to watch. Only 3 points separating them in 5th to West Ham in 9th now.Yes, that's right. If they have been targeting the top 4 for that long then really they should be achieving it more easily by now. I actually do think that they will pick up again and they will be around the top 4 again soon enough but so they bloody well should be.
Let’s see. You right him off every 4 weeks and he continues to make you look a fool. 😉Yeah they’ll be in the mix alright. For a top 6 spot with Chelsea, Brighton and Utd.
Let’s see. You right him off every 4 weeks and he continues to make you look a fool. 😉
You thought he wouldn’t last at Celtic and was all over his poor start there only for him to win it all.What are you talking about? I've never rated him from the start. Never rated him when they were beating a bunch of championship sides and I don't rate him now.
You're the one being made to look a fool for being so committed to sticking your tongue between his fat slobby arse cheeks based on what he did at leagues no body cares about.
Was ridiculous how much praise Ange was getting when Unai all along was going about his business quietly.
Who the fuck doesn't last at Celtic? Lennon and Rodgers both left.You thought he wouldn’t last at Celtic and was all over his poor start there only for him to win it all.
He's the sort of manager who is popular with the media, and I have always got the impression that Spurs are the kind of club that are also popular with the media too so it's not a huge surprise.
I haven't seen that movie since I was a youngling, but it was terrifying.Dreamie… he’s like fucking Richard Burton in The Medusa Touch - he’ll end us all one day!!!!