Adebayor or Soldado
We are 5 games into a season and already some supporters are moaning that we didn't buy more players, as if all we have to do is decide we want a player and that's it, he's automatically our regardless of cost.
Today was a bad result there is no denying that, a team that hadn't scored for 6 hours scored and we had 1 shot on target and to be honest I didn't see much of the interchanging of the front four that they are supposed to do.
Tottenham are evolving. Pochettino has had one window where he decided the defence was the top priority and has started to address that area, while trying to create four goalscorers instead of relying on one.
Emmanuel Adebayor is just one of the four tasked with scoring goals, Nacer Chadli, Christian Eriksen and Eric Lamela being the others from the first choice first XI. Thus we are not so reliant on having a 25 goal a season striker, although it helps if one fits the system.
Roberto Soldado for instance was bought as the goalscorer but hasn't fired, however other aspects of his game are absolutely top drawer. The cross he put in at Southampton last season for Emmanuel Adebayor to volley in was exceptional and he did it again against Partizan Belgrade for Harry Kane, who inexplicable didn't try to head the ball.
The wide attacking areas are a concern if Chadli or Lamela get injured. We were looking for a left side attacking midfielder during the summer which suggests that Aaron Lennon will again be shown the door. With inverted wingers Townsend starts on the right so presumably the club and Pochettino feel his end product can be improved upon.
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With inverted wingers the defending full-backs can tuck in to allow less space between them and the centre-backs so these passes become extremely difficult. We didn't have the talent to make them. If they are tucking in then overlapping full-backs should be playing decent balls in and a striker should be looking to attack the near post, the far post or a header. We like to play the ball on the deck, therefore the striker has to attack the near post in front of the defender or it has to be an exceptional ball to find him.
When Rose crossed in the first-half into the 6 yard box, Joleon Lescott was in front of Adebayor and it would have had to miss him for Adebayor to have a chance of scoring, that's the wrong place to be. In the second half when Younes Kaboul put a cross over Roberto Soldado got in front and had a first time shot, our only shot on target the whole game. There is the different between the two strikers on the floor.
One wants it on a plate and one has the movement to create a chance. Now he is fit the club need Soldado to start scoring regularly in the Europa League or this week in the League Cup. Then he can put pressure on Adebayor who is hit and miss at the moment. Until he does we'll continue with Adebayor who did nothing today, not even a shot on target in 90 minutes at home, that is simply not good enough and almost inexcusable.
Today was a bad result there is no denying that, a team that hadn't scored for 6 hours scored and we had 1 shot on target and to be honest I didn't see much of the interchanging of the front four that they are supposed to do.
Tottenham are evolving. Pochettino has had one window where he decided the defence was the top priority and has started to address that area, while trying to create four goalscorers instead of relying on one.
Emmanuel Adebayor is just one of the four tasked with scoring goals, Nacer Chadli, Christian Eriksen and Eric Lamela being the others from the first choice first XI. Thus we are not so reliant on having a 25 goal a season striker, although it helps if one fits the system.
Roberto Soldado for instance was bought as the goalscorer but hasn't fired, however other aspects of his game are absolutely top drawer. The cross he put in at Southampton last season for Emmanuel Adebayor to volley in was exceptional and he did it again against Partizan Belgrade for Harry Kane, who inexplicable didn't try to head the ball.
The wide attacking areas are a concern if Chadli or Lamela get injured. We were looking for a left side attacking midfielder during the summer which suggests that Aaron Lennon will again be shown the door. With inverted wingers Townsend starts on the right so presumably the club and Pochettino feel his end product can be improved upon.
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With inverted wingers the defending full-backs can tuck in to allow less space between them and the centre-backs so these passes become extremely difficult. We didn't have the talent to make them. If they are tucking in then overlapping full-backs should be playing decent balls in and a striker should be looking to attack the near post, the far post or a header. We like to play the ball on the deck, therefore the striker has to attack the near post in front of the defender or it has to be an exceptional ball to find him.
When Rose crossed in the first-half into the 6 yard box, Joleon Lescott was in front of Adebayor and it would have had to miss him for Adebayor to have a chance of scoring, that's the wrong place to be. In the second half when Younes Kaboul put a cross over Roberto Soldado got in front and had a first time shot, our only shot on target the whole game. There is the different between the two strikers on the floor.
One wants it on a plate and one has the movement to create a chance. Now he is fit the club need Soldado to start scoring regularly in the Europa League or this week in the League Cup. Then he can put pressure on Adebayor who is hit and miss at the moment. Until he does we'll continue with Adebayor who did nothing today, not even a shot on target in 90 minutes at home, that is simply not good enough and almost inexcusable.
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