Today's Football 2016 / 2017 Season

[roydo]

I bet their fans aren't happy either.

Sure. Just some folk post unremitting gloom.

Pretty sure if we win the league, some will pop up moaning that we probably wont win it next year.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

The RS attack is but our defense is better.
Spurs are to a man better all over but individually not by miles.

Both teams work far harder.

Defensively we are better than the RS and on par with Spurs IMO. The saving grace is that the RS are a shambles at the back, and it doesn't look like that is going to change anytime soon.

 

[MartyMcFly]

If they do well again this year and we tread water again it may cast doubt on koemans actual quality.

It's all down to their scouting and how the club is setup.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Defensively we are better than the RS and on par with Spurs IMO. The saving grace is that the RS are a shambles at the back, and it doesn't look like that is going to change anytime soon.

It's an interesting point about our defence and it may mean that we have more of a chance against the top sides if we maintain our batten down the hatches approach.

 

[Kev The Rat]

It's all down to their scouting and how the club is setup.

Exactly

 

[deipnosophist]

Defensively we are better than the RS and on par with Spurs IMO. The saving grace is that the RS are a shambles at the back, and it doesn't look like that is going to change anytime soon.

yes...Swansea missed 3 sitters against them

 

[MartyMcFly]

Defensively we are better than the RS and on par with Spurs IMO. The saving grace is that the RS are a shambles at the back, and it doesn't look like that is going to change anytime soon.

No different than when they almost won the league a few seasons ago.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

It's an interesting point about our defence and it may mean that we have more of a chance against the top sides if we maintain our batten down the hatches approach.

Hmmmm, lots of 1 nil wins...

 

[Kev The Rat]

Hmmmm, lots of 1 nil wins...

If we can get draws out of games away at Arsenal city the rs and manure that will kind of justify the setup

 

[MartyMcFly]

It's an interesting point about our defence and it may mean that we have more of a chance against the top sides if we maintain our batten down the hatches approach.

Not sure. The teams that are getting the most joy at the moment are the ones who play with no target man and press high however those games could end in a thumping.

But we are a perfect counter attacking team so you never know.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

No different than when they almost won the league a few seasons ago.

Mirror image to this season, conceded a load of goals (50) that season, scored loads of (101) goals.

 

[PhilM]

Actually while that's true it is down to work rate. To a man I don't think our first 11 is too far off although we are missing an Eriksen player.

On paper our primary starting XI isn't too shabby at all and you're correct that we miss that little bit of quality to act as the catalyst to our attacks.

We simply don't seem to be able to convert our ability to actual performances on the pitch; the ruthlessness is gone and we too easily peter out.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Not sure. The teams that are getting the most joy at the moment are the ones who play with no target man and press high however those games could end in a thumping.

But we are a perfect counter attacking team so you never know.

The system looks like a joke against the likes of palace and Bournemouth as we cede territory unnecessarily but against the likes of the RS and City it may just work.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Mirror image to this season, conceded a load of goals (50) that season, scored loads of (101) goals.

Yea they aren't quite as extreme as then. Their attack isn't as good or defense as bad.

 

[MartyMcFly]

On paper our primary starting XI isn't too shabby at all and you're correct that we miss that little bit of quality to act as the catalyst to our attacks.

We simply don't seem to be able to convert our ability to actual performances on the pitch; the ruthlessness is gone and we too easily peter out.

No Eriksen.