- Jul 14, 2013
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I thought we were good
Dier does look much fitter.I know @Wheeler Dealer will disagree but the second half of that half was like watching Pochettino's Spurs. High defensive line. Total control of possession. Lots of probing (and backwards sideways passing).
And like Poch's team of old we finally fashioned a couple of very good chances (thanks to the closest thing we have to Eriksen: Lo Celso) and are unlucky to go in 0-0.
Much improved last 20 minutes.
Dier, again, very solid at the back.
This was my first thought when watching the replay. He's literally looking across the entire line.
Think we played fine really we had 7 shots and 65% possession to their 35% and 1 shot, it’s a typical tight first half in their cup final. The plan will be they tire and we get 1-2 goals 2nd half. We should really be 1-0 up after the chances we made anyway.If we continue as we played in the last 15, we'll win this. I don't think we will because we are not very good. Either fitness (possible after all that time off) or Jose is not setting them up right, maybe he's not the manager to get the best out of these players. Who knows. On paper we have very talented footballers. They just aren't clicking. It's like they are done and need a new challenge (who can blame them)
Because we never play with more than 1 creative player. It was always on Eriksen to provide creativity. Now we have 2 creative midfielders but we don’t play them together.We've almost always struggled with it, even at our very best.
Son is actually an idiot for being offside there. He knows the law by now.
Not a chance he could know he was offside there, we're talking millimetres.
And in my opinion this is where we need Lamela. With all his faults, he never stops trying to take the ball through a tight defence.The first 20 mins were really unconvincing, and two or three times West Ham even had a sniff at catching us out.
Since then we've settled down, plugged away and should really be ahead. In general though we don't look at ease trying to move the ball around and open up a packed defence. This was a problem under Pochettino, it is now an inheritance for Mourinho to fix. Too little idea as to how to manipulate the ball and create space, when to take a touch and when to give it, how to interchange in little sub-units of players, be more decisive or not take as many touches or quality with their action, etc.
Just need to keep going and hope we find that extra bit of quality to make the break through.
I'd rotate the forward line in the second half, even if things stay as they are. All of them a bit ponderous at times.
Seriously, I'm not exaggerating or blowing my own trumpet. I'm not that good a footballer really. But ffs I could have finished that chance by Moura. The near side of goal was wide open!!
Starting to sound like him, too. I wonder if he has a bulldog to fill out his tax return?Pleasing to see Jamie is starting to look more and more like Arry
highlight of the evening so far
Been our most prevalent problem for a long while now.The first 20 mins were really unconvincing, and two or three times West Ham even had a sniff at catching us out.
Since then we've settled down, plugged away and should really be ahead. In general though we don't look at ease trying to move the ball around and open up a packed defence. This was a problem under Pochettino, it is now an inheritance for Mourinho to fix. Too little idea as to how to manipulate the ball and create space, when to take a touch and when to give it, how to interchange in little sub-units of players, be more decisive or not take as many touches or quality with their action, etc.
Just need to keep going and hope we find that extra bit of quality to make the break through.
I'd rotate the forward line in the second half, even if things stay as they are. All of them a bit ponderous at times.
Next time we will bring his ruler to make sure...
He was marginally offside
It’s Jose’s gameplan which is why he bangs on about needing players from the bench to use around 60min Mark.We got this. West Ham will tire in the second half, and we'll smash them!
I hope