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So we have gone from tactial ineptitude to fallibility or lack of tactical perfection? Changing one's argument to disguise the fact that you are clearly surprised Modric came out with that and thought I was talking out my arse.
VDV's comments were more descriptive, to highlight that he is given more freedom than under previous managers perhaps. As I said at the time, he is more of a libero player than we have or have had for a while. That doesn't mean we don't prepare in other areas. Modric's comments were pretty black and white and plainly contradict what you and others think you know.
You don't win as many games and do as well as we have under Redknapp with a 'definite lack of preparation'.
I'm not surprised Modric came out with that. I've heard Redknapp say it himself, and have posted his quotes many times on here. Eeven last week after the Hearts/ManU games I posted this:
You can never be sure with Redknapp because as he said himself before this game, sometimes changes are forced on him and these changes bring about, by fortuitous serendipity, a better style of play (MIlan away, Hearts away eg), but if the first couple of games are anything to go by it appears we are passing and pressing a little better than we finished last year. But I definitely reserve judgement on that until we see a couple more games and whether when everyone is fit and available we continue to zip the ball around or revert back to plodders like Huddlestone slowing everything down.
After the Milan game last year I said it was tactically his best game as a Spurs manager, when he played Modric in the hole against ManU in the CC final I said it was superb tactically.
I know he does them, and give him credit when he gets it right, but you don't win what 3 games in 14 ?, when you are getting everything right either.
We, even you, can see that for the majority of last season we did not play a high tempo, high up the pitch pressing game, quite the opposite, we were open and often didn't win back the ball until it reached our box. Even Redknapp said this on numerous occasions.
This clearly contradicts the philosophy Modric espoused.
And several of us an numerous occasions, including the author of the article posted in the other thread, have also noticed and highlighted definite and distinct lacks in organisation, work rate and discipline. Not always, but often. What we do have is a few outstanding individual players, VDV, Bale, Modric, Palacios, Sandro, who often masked deficiencies in tactics and coaching.