Fuck this touchline winger shit, we need to find every opportunity possible to get Saka picking up the ball closer to the middle
Fuck this touchline winger shit, we need to find every opportunity possible to get Saka picking up the ball closer to the middle
Not really no, it’s about matching synergies together. Both him and Saka are chief creators. Martinelli and ESR provide dynamism/outlets. Having him next to Martinelli makes more sense, all else equal, than having him next to Saka.
Was excellent in the second half
Nope not at all. The issue was with Arteta. We never needed to play our absolute strongest XI’s in every single PL game of the season
Arteta is really doing a lot better at managing his squad this season. It’s great to see.
It was weird to me how little focus Odegaard got last season for his xG outperformance, despite his output basically doubling what you would expect on an xG basis.
Martinelli is more dynamic - more acceleration /burst/aggression
I would say it’s a serious problem that it feels like we are unable to create in open play beyond counterpressing
ESR is not even defensively bad. People finding excuses for why he is not playing.
Is there any truth to the Havertz growth spurt during/post Leverkusen?
Nah he definitely is. 6’s should be fundamentally very conservative and Partey is way too aggressive in his pass selection
The thing is Partey is probably too aggressive as a 6, but without him we can’t actually seem to create at all. Our lack of progression is very concerning
They got a draw away at the NLD - you would take that any day of the week
Tottenham are legitimately good, it’s not that hard to say it. They won’t win a title but they should finish top 4
Transition games are where he thrives the most
If you look at expected goals for vs against, Spurs are midtable whilst us, City and Newcastle are clear of the rest.
This is basically what xPTs calculate off
Would require Odegaard to leave
We have just as poor underlying metrics at Tottenham, relative to our positions. Both outperfoming xPTs by ~4.9
That XI finishes in European places lmao