Yep, I think Ange values speed down the sidelines, even in an possession system. The same stuff Poch used to do with Walker and Rose, Ange wants his wingers to do (and then suddenly the backs are in the box as forwards, as we saw with Porro last PL game).
That is the consensus. It will be interesting to see BJ's development under Ange. Can he be used as a 9 from time to time? Can he beat men off the dribble and/or be successful in tight spaces?
The Athletic's Newcastle correspondent is on record saying the rumor is nonsense.
Agreed. I think it makes sense for the player to stay in London. He may feel differently in January when Ben10 is hopefully back in the swing, but for the next few months he'll get PT.
Yeah, I think this is a spacing and depth move. Perisic and Solomon (but only when he's at RW) like to take the ball down the line and look for a cross. Deki and Son are looking to cut inside for a shot or to combine. BJ is out there to stretch the D horizontally and feed balls into a handful of net crashers.
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Eric FOOKIN Dier would like to have a word. I don't want to give it to him, but he's like, there. More seriously, yeah Ashley Phillips is your third CB, perhaps Ben Davies if it's VDV who's not available or rested. Dier is the break in case of emergency option as he's just not remotely mobile enough to play CB in a high line.
I read that is also true (though less - or differently - amazing) of his partner, VdV.
Considering how well Porro is playing, I have to agree that Emerson is probably the Romero suspension insurance.
Davies is 2 on the depth chart, and if it goes beyond that I bet Ange flips Porro or Emerson to the left. One thing I love about Ange is that he seems to have the perspective that these are professional footballers and they can do many things on the pitch. I'm not saying he's tactically inept or naive, but rather he seems to have more respect for the base level of skills it takes to play.
Turkey's window is open longer, so they can continue to add players.
Interesting, so EPL clubs (and La Liga for that matter) can continue to sell players after the window? I assume then, that the window actually refers to registering players? Like, could Spurs buy a guy from an Argentinian club tomorrow, and register him in January? I know it wouldn't make any sense to buy now and pay his wages, but is that plausible?
Yeah, this shouldn't be a surprise to the club or the players. Likely just agitating for a pay raise, or perhaps finally saying something that was already a problem before Dav's acquisition.
It is the registration period. Spurs can't buy a guy officially until the next window, but they can have a deal agreed to.
Good stuff. So then my question becomes how does a Turkish club (governed by UEFA, I think?) register players outside the window? Or is the window governed by each domestic FA? If that's the case, does UEFA have any oversight or umbrella policies that cover all member nations?
Turkey is, of course part of UEFA and they are bound by the umbrella rules. But each FA can have different transfer windows. Also - teams can sign free agents at any time.
I think we are a little off kilter when looking at Deki because of that ridiculous half-season when he first came over. He's contributing A LOT.
He was good even as a Conte wingback until injuries to basically everyone else in that position forced them to play him into the ground.
I think you move Kulu down and either start Richy (Son moves to wing), if Johnson or Gil can go you start them opposite Solomon, or maybe we get our first look at Feliz?
Yup, the forwards group is only 4 deep right now, unless Ange pushes Porro up and brings on Emerson. I think your setup is correct though.
They could conceivably make a run in the direction of the title if they have one of those "everyone stays luckily healthy" years, but so far not looking like they will. I'll settle for seeming well ahead of schedule on this rebuild job and hopefully between developing some of the younger guys they have and a few more windows they can build the depth to be legitimately competitive For the top prizes.
