The drop off from Spurs two stars to the rest is frightening, not sure you can get away with building your whole team round two guys these days.
The drop off from Spurs two stars to the rest is frightening, not sure you can get away with building your whole team round two guys these days.
The drop off from Spurs two stars to the rest is frightening, not sure you can get away with building your whole team round two guys these days.
Probably not til Kane returns in 4-6 weeksDoesn’t sound like Spurs are scoring anytime soon.
Is it arrogance though, thinking he can make the likes of Eric Dier into some form of Chelsea 04/05 fortress.Mourinho's best jobs were when he had a squad of players that would run through a brick wall for him. He needs to try and emulate that some how.
Dier had two hands grappling the Liverpool player including a handful of his shirt, the ball hits Dier’s arm first then the Liverpool player’s arm. So, in effect, two free kick offences, including one - the shirt pull that should have attracted a yellow card - before the Liverpool player’s handball but Martin Atkinson awards a free kick to Spurs. That was Scottish referee level incompetence.
Poor Sonny, he will be depressed as fck trying to explain football to the likes of Dier.Probably not til Kane returns in 4-6 weeks
Is it arrogance though, thinking he can make the likes of Eric Dier into some form of Chelsea 04/05 fortress.
Chelsea or Inter he had a few world class players & some very very good players, with this squad he doesn’t.
Your omitting Sneijder from that postI would say with Inter he had a couple of top drawer players, but the squad wasn't littered with superstars. Only Eto'o in that team I think had won a Champions League prior to winning it with Inter. Players like Stankovic, Pandev, Chivu, Muntari, Mariga in the squad. Good players yes, but you wouldn't pick any of them in a world 11 or anything.
Your omitting Sneijder
Maicon & Cesear stake a case for being world class too, along with top players like Samuel & Lúcio.
They beat Spurs comfortably IMO.
Yeah that’s fair enough but they had people he could turn to when the big guys weren’t on it, I’m sure all the Spurs lads can run but they need to do more than that.Aye, he was the other top drawer player after Eto'o . I thought that would have been obvious
They would beat this Spurs side absolutely, but they only got 9 points in the group and were underdogs v Chelsea and Barcelona. They done brilliantly but there were a lot better squads around at the time. They were totally unfancied.
Spurs badly need two top centre halves and someone else to rely on when Kane is out. Totally pathetic second half from them.
It’s a shame Bale has effectively chucked Football now, he should just go to China for a short payday.
Not sure China have any good courses for him to play on to be honest.Spurs badly need two top centre halves and someone else to rely on when Kane is out. Totally pathetic second half from them.
It’s a shame Bale has effectively chucked Football now, he should just go to China for a short payday.
I would say with Inter he had a couple of top drawer players, but the squad wasn't littered with superstars. Only Eto'o in that team I think had won a Champions League prior to winning it with Inter. Players like Stankovic, Pandev, Chivu, Muntari, Mariga in the squad. Good players yes, but you wouldn't pick any of them in a world 11 or anything.
Your omitting Sneijder from that post
Maicon & Cesear stake a case for being world class too, along with top players like Samuel & Lúcio.
They beat Spurs comfortably IMO.
I just don’t see Mourinho having as much ‘talent’ to work with here, so the players have no plan B when K/S aren't Available.
Cesar was regarded as one of the worlds best keepers at that point and was Brazil’s number one, Maicon (regarded as the best right back in the world at the time along with Alves, he was Brazil’s first pick though), Samuel, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Sneijder, Milito. These were all exceptional top level talents, that squad was bursting with talent.
In agreement there. They definitely had more than a couple of top drawer players.
Milito scored 30 goals in 52 games that season. Was a hugely effective and underrated player. Caused problems to any team.
Maicon and Cesear were two of the strongest players in their positions that season. Maicon was arguably the best right back in the world at the time.
Eto'o was class and Sneijder after playing a pivotal role in winning the CL then played a pivotal role in getting Holland to the World Cup 2010.
Then there was Javier Zanetti, who is an Inter and football legend.
Not one of them had a Champions League title and I don't think any of them won another after that season. Mourinho took a team that hadn't won very much and turned them in to a fantastic unit.
Good players yeah, successful in the terms of trophies? Not very. Mourinho was the one that turned them in to the team they are remembered as.
Definitely, potential shirt sales and the reputation must’ve been too tempting. Never a Jose player though, he likes the grafters.Levy must have signed Bale for Spurs, don't think Jose fancies him.