In the Premiership over the last 68 league games we have only had 17 clean sheets. That is an appalling record and I don't see anything changing until we make signings.
Haven't checked the cup games as well. Can't remember many clean sheets there either.
Harry hadn't kicked a ball in anger for nearly 6 months & it showed, Son in 4 but we couldn't relace them with the likes of Alli & Moura cos they were both unavailable. No Eriksen any more & Lo Celso is still not quite ready. Taking everything into account i thought we coped pretty well. Their only success came from a rather soft looking penalty.
I agree but the lack of chances created has been a problem for some time under Jose. Lump it forward for Kane to win in the air and hope we score on the counter is just so 1 dimensional. Might as well have signed Fellaini if that's our plan a.
Compare our bench to Utds, there's no comparison. They brought on World Class, we brought on an out of sorts player & a kid. We had no answer on the bench to Pogba or Matic. It highlighted the need for a deeper squad, particularly in central midfield & up front.I agree but the lack of chances created has been a problem for some time under Jose. Lump it forward for Kane to win in the air and hope we score on the counter is just so 1 dimensional. Might as well have signed Fellaini if that's our plan a.
Compare our bench to Utds, there's no comparison. They brought on World Class, we brought on an out of sorts player & a kid. We had no answer on the bench to Pogba or Matic. It highlighted the need for a deeper squad, particularly in central midfield & up front.
Our defence this season has leaked more than my colander. But it did pretty well against Manure and they deserve some credit for it. Jose's decision not to start Toby was also the right one.
shhhhhsssuusssh!!! He's supposedly fully recovered from the virus now and looking to get back to the PL...!!
Having played Son & Kane together we had nobody to replace them. Both needed the minutes & being without Moura & Alli we were left short on the bench.you say that but as soon as they scored we started playing like we definitely had an answer. It was mentality / tactics not personnel imo. Yes Lucas on the bench might have helped but in my opinion taking off Bergwijn AND Lamela was a mistake.
I just see a bang average defense now EX. Our GK's wouldn't get in any of the top teams now either.
Tangy aside who looks talented I can't get excited about any of the others. They are either average or on the decline.
Having played Son & Kane together we had nobody to replace them. Both needed the minutes & being without Moura & Alli we were left short on the bench.
Lamela & Bergwyn were looking leggy by the midway point in the 2nd half, Bergwyn especially so, which is why Jose probably replaced them both. No doubt he was hoping to sit it on the 1-0 which tbf we looked capable of doing. I still think we were rather unlucky to concede the penalty late on but all in all i think he got his tactics spot on.
Mourinho hits back at Merson's criticism of playing style, Kane's record
reeling off their goal scoring stats under his tenures at various clubs.
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It's bread & butter for Mourinho, it's what his teams have been doing (rather successfully) for years.I don't see how defending a 1-0 lead with a team who have continually proven a complete inability to keep clean sheets even against weaker teams is getting tactics "spot on" but each to their own.
It's bread & butter for Mourinho, it's what his teams have been doing (rather successfully) for years.
I heard one of the Sky commentators say that last night. Well, I'd quite happily settle for winning most of our matches 2-0. That first season he was in charge at Chelsea, they won the title with 95 points. They were the second highest scorers after Arsenal and only conceded 15 goals. Contrary to what was being written in the media at that time I thought they played a lot of really good attacking football with Duff and Robben on both wings. My memory at that time was that it was a media backlash against Abramovich and their love-in with Ferguson and United.For years when he first was at the chav's he was known to love a 2-0, failing that 1-0 would do him which brings back to me why half the chav fans couldn't wait to get rid of him given the riches of talent they had available to him.
I heard one of the Sky commentators say that last night. Well, I'd quite happily settle for winning most of our matches 2-0. That first season he was in charge at Chelsea, they won the title with 95 points. They were the second highest scorers after Arsenal and only conceded 15 goals. Contrary to what was being written in the media at that time I thought they played a lot of really good attacking football with Duff and Robben on both wings. My memory at that time was that it was a media backlash against Abramovich and their love-in with Ferguson and United.
Yep in his first season the chavs played some great stuff. Mind you they did have some top players back then.
He inherited an amazing team, but it didn't take him long before he had them playing the Jose way.