ShipOfTheseus
Clint Dempsey
Jan’s thread has dropped down a bit. Important assist for Son’s goal yesterday, though.
Really hope we can get him to sign another contract, he is still our best defender ( imo).
Yea I thought he did well today against a nightmare opponent.
Fantastic header. Decent game overall up against Traore and getting isolated more often than I thought he should have. Sure Traore got past him quite a few times, but Vertonghen did enough to make sure the crosses were almost always under pressure and little came from them. Though definitely that was also thanks to good marking in the box.
He's not a long term solution at left back, but he's a massive upgrade on Rose.
I thought he did ok as well, Traore is a handful and i hate to think what he would have done if Rose had been there.
IIRC he said that they switched things up, and instead of Sissoko going forwards, he went forwards. Which makes sense because Verts is good in the air and Sissoko is er... better at chasing back.Vertonghen said in his post match interview on Spurs TV he had asked if he could come forward for the corner.
The Mourinho effect.Rose would have gotten himself sent off ..
For those who think "we got lucky"
Rose would have gotten himself sent off ..
For those who think "we got lucky"
In a footnote to this play, interesting to look back across the pitch at Eriksen and see his reaction to the goal being scored. Arms up and racing to join the celebration. I like.