Tottenham v Newcastle

[Storzy]

We don't need 2 DM's, nobody does. 4-3-3 with the ball 4-5-1 without. Spurs are showing why the system is flawed today. They're always 4 or 5 vs 2 in the midfied battle which means we can't get/keep the ball. The amount of 2nd balls they're winning is the give away.

I reckon your crappy defence does

 

[SamScfc]

Has Tom Carroll even touched the ball yet?

 

[JimJams]

Defending isn't all about having defenders though. If you're busy with the ball up the other end of the pitch you have less defending to do. This setup just invites teams to push on top of you and as a result then you need the 2 because you need numbers to counter the threat, a threat that you wouldn't have to the same degree if you don't adopt that negative outlook. Even if you can't keep hold of the ball in the opposing half if you have men forward and so you have a visible threat, the opposition will leave more of their own players back so they can't be hit by counter attacks.

 

[G.B]

If we could keep the ball we wouldn't be inviting pressure on to the defence throughout every game.

 

[Storzy]

If you're set up to counter, then inviting teams onto you is sort of the point. Leicester do it.

 

[JimJams]

If you're set up to counter, then inviting teams onto you is sort of the point. Leicester do it.

How many defensive mids do we use?

 

[SamScfc]

That cross exactly why Sissoko isn't a winger

 

[G.B]

If you're set up to counter, then inviting teams onto you is sort of the point. Leicester do it.

You can't counter unless you have an outlet. We don't as our 2 central players are pushed so far back and the "wide" players are back to cover the oppositions players. As I said, forwards 40 yards further up the pitch, which leaves the option of long, hopefull passes... and ofc the ball comes back instantly. More pressure to deal with.

 

[Storzy]

How many defensive mids do we use?

I wouldn't have called your centre mids attacking either.

 

[JimJams]

They're box to box players. Kante runs about 8 marathons a match. Drinkwater not so much.

 

[G.B]

Mitrooooooo

 

[Stevencc]

They're box to box players. Kante runs about 8 marathons a match. Drinkwater not so much.

That's dangerous, it's very important to keep hydrated during marathons.

 

[Storzy]

They're box to box players. Kante runs about 8 marathons a match. Drinkwater not so much.

I can only go by what I've seen. Which amounts to your game against us and Man Utd.

I'd say you play exactly how I'd recommend Newcastle play in this game. Maybe in other games your midfield get forward more, but it was very much countering with two mids sitting infront of the defence. You got number forward against us, but less of against Utd.

Anyway. Clearly we're all wrong and McClaren is a genious 1-1!

 

[G.B]

piece of piss this game was

 

[Renegade]

Spurs trying to set a record for draws in a Premier League season.

EDIT: haha, I'm way behind. Oh dear.

 

[JimJams]

So you play Perez and Mitrovic up front. Someone said that in this thread didn't they?

 

[Storzy]

So you play Perez and Mitrovic up front. Someone said that in this thread didn't they?

Didn't they lose 5-1 playing that earlier in the season?

Regardless McClaren for England!!!!

 

[GodsGift]

See football really isn't that difficult.

 

[JimJams]

Didn't they lose 5-1 playing that earlier in the season?

Regardless McClaren for England!!!!

That's cos they played 2 defensive mids!!!

 

[G.B]

Lloris shit the bed there tbf. Spurs are a weird team, they look really good when they're actually playing football but they spent so much time playing Redknapp football with the long diagonals first half when they were on top, should have just kept at it and played on the deck between the lines.

 

[sl1k]

Alot of bodily fluids were released this game from what I've read.

This result along with Pool's makes me feel a little bit better about the weekend. Well done again to the Geordies.

 

[G.B]

we appreciate the support mate

 

[sl1k]

Anytime mate, I always had the utmost confidence you guys were capable of pulling off the result.

 

[JimJams]

Art Morte I believe you said something earlier...

 

[silkyman]

What an odd season.

 

[AFCB_Mark]

The scrapping teams doing our best to drag half the division into a battle.

 

[Storzy]

That's cos they played 2 defensive mids!!!

So we can expect a similar result for Leicester against Man City then

 

[JimJams]

I'm not playing this game anymore.

 

[Storzy]

Does this mean I win the internet?

 

[G.B]

yes