Premier League 21/22

ForeverAddickted said:

To be fair I know that Norwich are the lowest of the three promoted teams

But if they're winning the Championship which the likes of Fulham | West Brom are also yo-yo'ing between

What does it say about those who cant get promoted instead of them

Surely if Norwich dont stand much of a chance, then those still in the Championship stand even less of one

AndyG said:

I think Norwich are comfortable with the constant going up and down ( the owners not the fans ) any club that wins promotion is faced with a massive spend to try and secure premiership status in that first season and rightly or wrongly they dont want to do that imo

ForeverAddickted said:

Too easy for Liverpool so far... This could be nasty

JohnBoyUK said:

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Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Got to laugh, Spurs after all the shouts of terrible start, Nuno is out of his depth, Kane isn't interested etc, are up to 5th and above Man U.

Bizarrely though, they've gone from scoring six goals and conceding just one in their first five matches to scoring 15 and letting in 17 from their next eight games. 

They still have a soft under belly (no team in the top half have conceded more) and I would be extremely surprised if they finish in the top four. Being above United is more a reflection of that team's issues and the fact that Brighton are ahead of both of them, with just eight goals to their name, rather says it all.

I wouldn't look too in depth just now but there are a few baby shoots of progress.

Creativity was always the issue but playing 4-2-3-1 plays so much to our strengths.   Romero for only his 3rd PL start looks like a PL veteran.  Pace in both full back positions.  Ndombele, our most creative force, played as a genuine no.10 with an insurance policy of Skipp and PEH behind, allowing the front three to do their thing and you can see progress.

Ndombele is an enigma.  He is so talented but he is the laziest arse footballer I've ever seen at Spurs.  Against Arsenal, he may as well not bothered to come out for that first 35 mins.  Yet yesterday and against Villa, he ran the show.

Interestingly, Gio Lo Celso was supposed to have put in two back-to-back MOTM performances for Argentina last week yet didnt come on yesterday.  I have to say, I really do think Dele and Winks are done at Spurs now.  I see no way back for them into the first XI.  Dele worked harder in the first few games than we've seen in a good few seasons but that first 45 mins against Arsenal showed how limited he is as a central midfielder.  He played his best football for Spurs in behind Kane but he's never going to get in front of Ndombele or Lo Celso.

We'll really know where we are as a team next Sunday when we go to the East London shit pit.  They are playing well and Moyes has got them properly organised.  Getting a result against Villa and Newcastle is one thing, against them is totally another.

Addick Addict said:

JohnBoyUK said:

Addick Addict said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Got to laugh, Spurs after all the shouts of terrible start, Nuno is out of his depth, Kane isn't interested etc, are up to 5th and above Man U.

Bizarrely though, they've gone from scoring six goals and conceding just one in their first five matches to scoring 15 and letting in 17 from their next eight games. 

They still have a soft under belly (no team in the top half have conceded more) and I would be extremely surprised if they finish in the top four. Being above United is more a reflection of that team's issues and the fact that Brighton are ahead of both of them, with just eight goals to their name, rather says it all.

I wouldn't look too in depth just now but there are a few baby shoots of progress.

Creativity was always the issue but playing 4-2-3-1 plays so much to our strengths.   Romero for only his 3rd PL start looks like a PL veteran.  Pace in both full back positions.  Ndombele, our most creative force, played as a genuine no.10 with an insurance policy of Skipp and PEH behind, allowing the front three to do their thing and you can see progress.

Ndombele is an enigma.  He is so talented but he is the laziest arse footballer I've ever seen at Spurs.  Against Arsenal, he may as well not bothered to come out for that first 35 mins.  Yet yesterday and against Villa, he ran the show.

Interestingly, Gio Lo Celso was supposed to have put in two back-to-back MOTM performances for Argentina last week yet didnt come on yesterday.  I have to say, I really do think Dele and Winks are done at Spurs now.  I see no way back for them into the first XI.  Dele worked harder in the first few games than we've seen in a good few seasons but that first 45 mins against Arsenal showed how limited he is as a central midfielder.  He played his best football for Spurs in behind Kane but he's never going to get in front of Ndombele or Lo Celso.

We'll really know where we are as a team next Sunday when we go to the East London shit pit.  They are playing well and Moyes has got them properly organised.  Getting a result against Villa and Newcastle is one thing, against them is totally another.

Losing to Vitesse and then the Hammers (and not scoring in either game) suggests that the wins against Villa (lost last three) and Newcastle (not won a game all season) were a false dawn. To have only scored nine goals in nine games says it all as does the fact that Harry Kane has only one in goal in eight PL appearances this season - he hasn't had a scoring run of that ilk in the PL since October 2015

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

Considering United have 2 England defenders (and England defend pretty well) you'd think they'd be a lot more solid than they are. However for me their defensive problem is down to their midfield. McTominay and Fred are shit and simply don't protect the defence enough.

Instead of spending a year trying to sign Sancho, who they don't even need because they have Greenwood, they should've put the 75m towards getting someone like Declan Rice or Ndidi.