MOTD Thread 2020/21

[baldeagle]

2 minutes ago, davieG said:

Mourinho reckoned they controlled the game and we only scored from a penalty and an own goal and Kasper made a great save. The better team lost.

You forgot Maddison was definitely off side 

[twister]

the press spun king up leeds backsides when they could have let in about 12 today is ridiculous

 

They are good to watch going forward but embarrassing defensivly. 

 

there is nothing fun about getting spanked 6-2 by your local rivals.

[Facecloth]

I can't put my finger on it, but Micah Richards says Albrighton in a really weird way.

[UniFox21]

Brilliant piece of analysis on JJ and Albrighton. Their link and understanding has been outstanding today 

[StriderHiryu]

Very good analysis on MOTD2 today, Dion Dublin has been reading my Tactics thread! 

 

Showcased some great examples of JJ and Albrighton working together to shut down the counter attacking threat of Heung-Min Son, which was key to winning the game. 

[Kierzz]

Also because Richards can only analyse a full back and the player in front 

[UniFox21]

2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Very good analysis on MOTD2 today, Dion Dublin has been reading my Tactics thread! 

 

Showcased some great examples of JJ and Albrighton working together to shut down the counter attacking threat of Heung-Min Son, which was key to winning the game. 

Then again, has anyone seen Dion and Strider in the same room together? 

[baldeagle]

40 minutes ago, baldeagle said:

I’m sure this will be about how poor Spurs were tonight and not how good we were 

Blimey I stand corrected good analysis tonight 

[StriderHiryu]

3 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Then again, has anyone seen Dion and Strider in the same room together? 

Rumbled!

 

I'm off to sell some more homes at auctions before anyone finds out...

 

 

 

[UniFox21]

3 minutes ago, baldeagle said:

Blimey I stand corrected good analysis tonight 

There is some genuinely good punditry out there the minute you move past the big name crap sky throw out. 

[baldeagle]

Just now, StriderHiryu said:

Rumbled!

 

I'm off to sell some more homes at auctions before anyone finds out...

 

 

 

And in front of you are the stairs 

[Always Next Year]

So almost 25 mins on the stats of every Man U player and just 15 mins on our game.

 

[Webbo]

Just now, Always Next Year said:

So almost 25 mins on the stats of every Man U player and just 15 mins on our game.

 

It was 6-2, of course it was going to be the main game.

[trabuch]

I'm glad JJ and Marc got plaudits.

[Mehrez]

5 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Rumbled!

 

I'm off to sell some more homes at auctions before anyone finds out...

 

 

 

Stairs up to the bedrooms

 

[baldeagle]

4 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

There is some genuinely good punditry out there the minute you move past the big name crap sky throw out. 

I always think Dublin is very good but Jury is still out on Richard’s 

[1972 Fox]

8 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Rumbled!

 

I'm off to sell some more homes at auctions before anyone finds out...

 

 

 

Are you the one in the middle? Fancy a date? 

[Always Next Year]

3 minutes ago, Webbo said:

It was 6-2, of course it was going to be the main game.

Did I say anything about the main game NO my point was the time they spent replayed what we had already seen. 

[UniFox21]

4 minutes ago, baldeagle said:

I always think Dublin is very good but Jury is still out on Richard’s 

I rate them both, Dublin with some great points today.  

But you just look at the analysis you get the minute the big 6 pundit crew are gone. 

[baldeagle]

3 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

I rate them both, Dublin with some great points today.  

But you just look at the analysis you get the minute the big 6 pundit crew are gone. 

Yep too predictable 

[Frank Large's Black Book]

Yeah ok, I'll go with the punditry - but who edited the highlights? Mourinho?

 

I must have watched a different game, especially the first 2 minutes. Sorry I mean 45.

[UniFox21]

1 minute ago, baldeagle said:

Yep too predictable 

Too predictable and too basic. I don't need Redknapp (or numerous others) to tell me a run was good or something general. I want them to explain why a team has set up or using a specific style, just like Dublin on JJ and Albrighton. 

 

 

[baldeagle]

7 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Too predictable and too basic. I don't need Redknapp (or numerous others) to tell me a run was good or something general. I want them to explain why a team has set up or using a specific style, just like Dublin on JJ and Albrighton. 

 

 

Just taking the easy route along with picking out big name players who managed to  put two passes together  as if it’s an incredible talent . 

[Vlad the Fox]

31 minutes ago, Mehrez said:

Stairs up to the bedrooms

 

Dublin you old swinger  

[StriderHiryu]

21 minutes ago, Frank Large's Black Book said:

Yeah ok, I'll go with the punditry - but who edited the highlights? Mourinho?

 

I must have watched a different game, especially the first 2 minutes. Sorry I mean 45.

Yeah this is a huge issue with MOTD and all the highlights shows, they don't represent what happened in the game at all.

 

This match was a very good one to watch again, and not just because we won. First half was light on attempts at goal, yet I still felt was high quality (from our standpoint at least) and very tactical. Mourinho has done wonders with that Spurs defence, he really has drilled them very well and you can see why they will keep a lot of clean sheets. Leicester balanced an attacking intent (we pressed way more often than many times this season) but respected massively the counter attack, Rodger said after the game he learned the hard way about how good Spurs were at that when we got pummelled last season 3-0. I think we deserve massive credit for playing an attractive style that asked questions but also keeping one eye on the break. 

 

I do think that had we not got the penalty it might well have been a 0-0 as the game was tight. Perhaps we would have gone for it at the end with Under, Praet, Nacho, etc or more likely just taken what would still be a good point. 

 

One thing they missed on MOTD2 though was that literally on going 2-0 up (59 minutes), Brendan immediately brought on Amartey for Castagne and switch to 343. Castagne probably would have come off anyway, but the point was that instead of playing 4 at the back, we now had 3 aerially dominant centre backs on at all times. Son did have a great chance saved by Schmeichel, but that was off a corner, and in open play Spurs did nothing.

 

Whilst our team can be incredibly frustrating to watch at times, if you compare us to Wolves and Spurs who are also great at counter attacking, we are by far the best team in open play of the the 3. We have given away stupid points, but we genuinely have a few different ways to play and subs and formation can heavily change the outcome. Given how crazy the world is at the moment, that is very impressive.

 

I wonder if we will sign anyone in January? With players returning we probably don't need to, but one more good signing on the level of Castagne / Fofana / Under might be the difference between top 7 and top 4 such is the competitiveness of the league this season. 

 

 

Edited 20 December 2020 by StriderHiryu