villa4europe Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, GingerCollins29 said: We were 3-1 up against these and drew 3-3. How the hell did that happen Spurs are playing them perfectly, sitting deep, letting them play and then countering 40% possession yet in complete control 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Spurs are playing them perfectly, sitting deep, letting them play and then countering 40% possession yet in complete control Advocates changing the system from time to time doesn't it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, GingerCollins29 said: Advocates changing the system from time to time doesn't it? As well as the professionalism and experience of the better players Spurs know they don't have to do anything, just keep their shape and defend well and then enjoy themselves going forward, just don't do anything daft And that's the difference between spurs and villa, kane and son are playing this game perfectly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Spurs are playing them perfectly, sitting deep, letting them play and then countering 40% possession yet in complete control Yep when we go to Elland Road we can't have both FBs constantly bombing up as it's just asking for trouble. Have to sit back, defend properly and wait for space for Ramsey and Coutinho to exploit which they did brilliantly for 15 minutes at VP. That's how we win the game. Think Leeds only hope this season is Kalvin Phillips saving them. Think last few games shows how massive he is in their team. We've seen the weaknesses this season of playing without a decent DM for most of this season and that gets magnified with way Leeds play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Are people forgetting what we did against Leeds in the second half at VP? We did change the system and went with the whole 'sit back to control and counter' tactic. The players and manager were getting stick for it. Now 'Tottenham are playing it perfectly'... Maybe it helps to have two World Class forwards as part of the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, May-Z said: Are people forgetting what we did against Leeds in the second half at VP? We did change the system and went with the whole 'sit back to control and counter' tactic. The players and manager were getting stick for it. Now 'Tottenham are playing it perfectly'... Maybe it helps to have two World Class forwards as part of the break. I did say that! Kane and Son have the ability and experience to slow the counter down and retain possession when it's not on or play that quality ball out wide when it is They don't do daft things that result in the ball being lost and it coming straight back the other way At the very least they both have the ability to make the ball stick which is the opposite of our attack at the moment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Relegation a real possibility now. How on earth did we let them get a point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted February 26, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2022 Living in Leeds, I'm loving this. There's a pub just down the road with a huge mural painted on it, of Don Revie, Howard Wilkinson and Bielsa. I wonder if they'll paint him out. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said: Relegation a real possibility now. How on earth did we let them get a point Yes I think so. Big game for Brentford today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 New manager in before their game vs us... New manager bounce incoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 BT saying the end is nigh for Bielsa. Whilst they obviously ship far too many goals and are in terrible form the thing for me is, particularly with their injures, their squad is Watford/Norwich levels of poor. That he finished 9th with them last season is remarkable. Think if they bin him off and try a more defensive style they are cementing relegation this or next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, villa4europe said: New manager in before their game vs us... New manager bounce incoming Any new manager will flop unless bring in Sampaoli as that style is set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Wonder where Phillips and Raphina will end up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Main question I've got is why, when they had had to postpone a bunch of fixtures due to inadequate numbers in the playing squad, they didn't add anybody to it in January? I know, I know, 'Bielsa likes working with a small squad', blah blah blah, but if the guy in charge is proving so utterly stubborn maybe the time to make a change was during January rather than now after it's too late. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: I did say that! Kane and Son have the ability and experience to slow the counter down and retain possession when it's not on or play that quality ball out wide when it is They don't do daft things that result in the ball being lost and it coming straight back the other way At the very least they both have the ability to make the ball stick which is the opposite of our attack at the moment It's what Grealish did so well for us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 The most embarrassing thing is they absolutely ran us ragged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: New manager in before their game vs us... New manager bounce incoming Hopefully a ‘Brucie’ bounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brommy Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: In the shortest calendar month too. Throughout ‘Premier League history’ there will have been teams who had more than 5 matches in one month so that’s some accomplishment by the Leeds defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: 10/10 for effort though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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