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Vedran Corluka
LB: I would sell Rose. Keep Jan and Davies. Sess should be trained as a left winger.
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Jan Vertonghen
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Vinnie Samways
Only if Jan can run. The games he has played this season show a player who runs through treacle.. he cannot okay left back if his legs have gone
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
If Jose knows one thing, its working with ageing defenders. Just ask the lads at Inter (Or Terry, Carvalho....)
I can see him improving the defence for sure. I dont mind Jan as left of a 3, but am not sure he has the legs to go full-LB.
I can see him improving the defence for sure. I dont mind Jan as left of a 3, but am not sure he has the legs to go full-LB.
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
The guy was slicing through the Dortmund defence as recently as nine months ago. You do not just lose your physical abilities in that short period of time...
With Davies out for the foreseeable period, I don't think we have much choice - assuming Jose wants to play the wonky rather than have to FBs bombing down the wings. In addiition, if Vert sits while Aurier attacks he will need to run far less than in the Poch system.
Exactly, Jose's left 3 are actually playing as CB's, only the RB is playing a FB from what we have seen.
So a sitting LB that can release the ball to Son is easily within Jan's capabilities.
I'd have no issue giving both Jan and Toby a 2 year contract provided they understood their role will lessen over that time as we build the next generation
Cochise
Steve Carr
We are essentially playing with one winger and one wing back. The other side has a defensive fullback, but that fullback still has to do fullback things and running back against pacy wingers is one of those. I worry that Jan will struggle. I have a feeling that Jose wants one aggressive CB and one that reads the game, which we have atm with Toby and Sanchez.
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
Aggressive ... and .... Sanchez
Not exactly two words I would associate with each other!!
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Really? I'd say quite the opposite. The Sanchez I watch frequently gets himself into unnecessary physical battles with his opponent, arms and legs all over the place, when he really needs to concentrate on winning the ball.Aggressive ... and .... Sanchez
Pretty sure we've conceded on more than the odd occasion as a result
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
With the performances Rose has put in something has to change. Mourinho will have a better idea if he thinks he can get Rose up to speed or not, if he thinks he can and tries I'm all for that. If not I think it would be worth at least trying to play Vertonghen or Sessegnon out there.
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
Of course we have... Aston Villa and last Saturday are just two that spring to mind.
Handbags at six paces is not my definition of being an aggressive centre half. Graham Roberts was an aggressive defender, Vidic was an aggressive defender; you knew that you were going to get a physical battle as soon as you stepped on the pitch. With Sanchez, strikers know that all they need to do is to let him come on and then just turn him; or when he has lost his concentration and is seeing red, just slip off him with a well timed run and he will be left floundering...
Bullet
Andy Thompson
Big day for Verts today, with Davies injured... Rose playing poorly... Sessegnon not being considered a left back right now by Mourinho... it was important Verts did his job today.
He had a lot of good moments, 2 or 3 last ditch clearances/challenges... did anyone see problematic areas in his game today?
He had a lot of good moments, 2 or 3 last ditch clearances/challenges... did anyone see problematic areas in his game today?
StephenH
David Ginola
Problems are he’s not getting any younger and he needs to get fit!
Love the guy in a Spurs shirt!
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braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Struggled at times, but I thought it was because of others leaving him isolated.
Until Davies is back I don't see how he can be dropped or moved.
monkeybarry
Jack Jull
I think he'll become Jose's Ivanovic for us
Bullet
Andy Thompson
It was a beautiful tackle. But which dingdonghead was it that headed it back and put is in that position? With 10 seconds to go, just smash it away, don't be cute.
Hopefully Mourinho is electrocuting the culprit as we speak.
SteveAWOL
Chris Jones
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
I quite enjoy a bit of electric role play myself.
milo
Jack L. Jones
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Great tackle and good game overall. People keep claiming that he's too slow now or whatever. His class is still there and I think he's as close to an automatic starter if fit as we have in our back four.