6 of one, half dozen of another. i get your point but it's not like they only took 20 this year. the bigger issue with that transition class is going to be next season when there's a dearth of upperclassmen, bread or no.
because premier league teams have some sort of weird fetish about hiring managers who have previously coached in the premier league, success or not. it’s why woy hodgson is still employed.
mou has reportedly agreed to terms.
i doubt it unless they find a replacement to bring in. they need him for depth, although not sure how much it matters at this point. this team will be lucky to make the top 6 this year.
as pointed out in the first video @Captain Ron posted, spurs have been lacking a true holding central mid since dembele started declining in 2017. wanyama was supposed to be that guy but was always hurt. sissoko was supposed to be that guy but gets trigger happy. winks was supposed to be that guy but isn't athletic enough (and is always hurt). maybe n'dombele will be that guy eventually, but until then spurs will continue to expose their central defenders and struggle with play through the middle in the current preferred tactical formation.
I have no idea about Mourinho but I know that he wasn't the problem at mu and every interview I've seen since then he comes off as not an asshole
mou is an asshole.
aurier has always been a reckless player. here are his defensive highlights from the season before spurs signed him. see if you can count the number of tackles where he doesn't go to ground:
certainly no more inconsistent than trying to play sanchez there. with KWP the only other true right back on the roster there has to be more to it than inconsistent play.
in terms of the match, the draw is disappointing considering how things started but i'll take it considering how things went after halftime. sanchez was lost out there today, which makes me wonder what aurier has done to get so crossways with poch. if the goal was 8 feet wider and 10 feet taller sissoko would be the PL's leading scorer. how did xhaka make it to 90+ before getting a card? and for that matter, there were quite a few arsenal players that could/should have been booked had martin been consistent with how he booked spurs players.
here's hoping the closing of the european window and the international break will allow them time to get their minds right and make a run in sept/oct.