The College Dropout Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 He's not the "dominant" type of defender - he's lowkey but great at what he does. DCL has a tremendous leap. He was always going to win 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: He's not the "dominant" type of defender - he's lowkey but great at what he does. DCL has a tremendous leap. He was always going to win 1. Too true. For context, we’re talking about Sven losing a single header… across the entire season so far! The man’s an ice cold killer of opposition attacks. All beautifully within the laws of the game too. No petty fouls or shirt pulls, just does what’s needed. Ronseal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 He’s pretty much pocketed Toney, Ronaldo and DCL in the last 3 games, big step up against Kane on Sunday mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: He’s pretty much pocketed Toney, Ronaldo and DCL in the last 3 games, big step up against Kane on Sunday mind. Kane tends to play super deep, so probably more a challenge for Schar if he ends up stepping out like he likes to. Be interesting to see how our defence handles Son and Kane, rather than a 'proper' striker like Toney. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 we now have brazil and holland as back up options for when england get knocked out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, relámpago blanco said: FUCKS SAKE, no doubt will come back injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzaschicken Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, JumpersForGoalposts said: Kane tends to play super deep, so probably more a challenge for Schar if he ends up stepping out like he likes to. Be interesting to see how our defence handles Son and Kane, rather than a 'proper' striker like Toney. I'm quietly confident they will not bother our backline. The tactics that conte employs aren't exactly attacking I wouldnt be surprised at a Nils each and pretty much an exact repeat of the manure game last Sunday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) What's the craic with Tottenham like. They're nigh on suicidal on TheFightingCock but they're 3rd? Edited October 21, 2022 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Worrying that he’s been called up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said: What's the craic with Tottenham like. they're night on suicidal on TheFightingCock but they'e 3rd? I was fairly amazed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 They’ve been awful all season long Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Hanshithispantz said: What's the craic with Tottenham like. They're nigh on suicidal on TheFightingCock but they're 3rd? The Spurs lad on Loaded reckons their results aren't telling the full story and they're not all that good. The main complaint seems to also be that they're really boring to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 So glad we don’t play the boring shite. Was so hard to sit through. Eddie playing it the right way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) I just don't understand how Levy can be so clueless. He's had Mourinho, Nuno and Conte all in a row. All more cynical defensive managers. Meanwhile the real strength of this Tottenham team for a while now, has always been their players in the forward areas. And as good as they continue to be, one has to wonder what they would be like under a manager that was better with a more attacking approach. Really think Spurs completely dropped the ball with Pochettino. Think they had found their manager for the long term and they never really got behind him. That guy took Spurs to a Champions League final with a team featuring Dele Alli as a major productive piece. Heck of an achievement. Edited October 22, 2022 by KaKa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Re: the DCL header; when I watched it back, I'm pretty certain that even if he directed it on target there's no route to goal because Botman had positioned his head in the way. He'd done done enough without winning the ball by cutting out the route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I’m sure that was the only time he lost out to DCL in the air in that game. Haven’t watched it again but I thought there was a couple of times. Anyway, hopefully he’ll learn what to do against a forward who jumps well, early and into him and adjusts. Am impressed with his communication with Schar regarding offsides. They seem to read each other pretty well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 The only thing you can do against a forward who dominates you in the air is to unbalance them. You need perfect timing to hold your ground and then either ease off or push into them just before both of you jump. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 We have 3 of the best centre backs in the league at the moment, in front of a top, top keeper. It's no coincidence we've got the best defensive record in the division. I love Targett, but you just can't argue against the back 3 of Schar, Botman, Burn with Trippier becoming almost a winger when we're in possession. Maxi or someone who can retain the ball on the left will add much balance too. It's so satisfying to see the table and see we've conceded the least in the league, gives me this feeling of 'come on then, score against us if you can', but having enough up front to score as well. Bit shaky in the last 10 mins against Man Utd, but they'd thrown their whole team into our half and we were playing for a point by then. Bit of a meandering post this, just happy to have probably what is our best defence I've ever seen at Newcastle, and that includes the first Keegan era and Woodgate. We've always had a 'calamity defender', someone who would be prone to a howler, from Bramble to Lascelles types, who on their day could be imperious but would cost us games with inexplicable decision making. Now we've just got 3 rocks who should all be starting for their countries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 He's just absolutely magnificent. Colossal. Imperious. Tremendous. Fucking unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Just an absolute monster in defence, shuts everything down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Rolls Royce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The price we paid already looks a complete steal. What a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Makes Terminator melt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Vauxhall Manta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 MOM. What a fucking performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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