Doesn't seem to be affecting Fulham.......
Agree with most of that except the VAR reference on the 4th goal. If a ref and lino miss that they shouldn't be out there.
It definitely is. In immediate period post lockdown for most teams in top two tiers something was resting on the games whether fighting for promotion or against relegation or for a European place etc. Hence the teams could generate their own Adrenalin that would normally be provided by the crowds. That’s not the case now so expect more freak results, which is why Spurs may actually benefit of the top tier clubs as Mourinho is one of the few old school managers left where no player dare leave anything out on the pitch.
Thomas has already started aid during his lockdown interview that HD cannot play defensive midfield...I believe they have tried in training. I would though be tempted to try Fosu at right back again......we have a couple of weeks now to work on defensive side of that role.
Ok thanks, that is a shame. DM is a role where being able to read the game is important, so experience helps
It’s good when the figures confirm what you think you see at the time.
yeh he had an absolute mare. They're not even that difficult passes. God knows what happened there, is usually much better than that. The team heat map is pretty scary too, all in the middle of our own half, barely anything around their box. Ghoddos had spectacularly little impact!
Very interesting and unfortunately it confirms that I was watching the same game and that it wasn’t a bad dream......Marcondes was shocking.....I’m sure it won’t be long before the quotes about all the “unseen” work come out! Did Canos also get substituted at the same time as Norgaard......I didn’t think so but perhaps the map suggests otherwise
Toney doesn't pass. He job is to SHOOT!
It is also to link up play. It didn't stick well up front which was another cause of our issues. We can go through all sorts of maps and stats, but the reality is 90% of the team didn't get above 5/10. Do that against any side in this league and you'll come unstuck as we found out a few times last season. Don't expect us to do it again...
The contrast between JDS's heatmap and Marcondes' (and to a lesser degree Jensen's) is truly stark even allowing that JDS had an extra 20 mins on the park! The difference in terms of the impact is clear and the real worry would be the number of failed passes from EM in middle of the park that only invite more pressure.
Shows how relevant those stats can be then.
I thought Toney's hold up and link up play was very good first half.
