Nov

25

Thank god the internationals are over

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A few thoughts from watching MotD tonight:
I’d forgotten John Carew played in England now. What’s his problem? A goal per game at Rosenborg, 1 in 4 at Valencia, 1 in 3 at Roma, 1 in 2 at Besiktas, 1 in 3 at Lyon and he can’t get 90 minutes at Villa?
I’d forgotten about Jonathan Woodgate, [...]

Oct

23

Younes Kaboul

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Possibly the worst centre-half I’ve seen since Titus Bramble. In his short time in the Premier League I’ve seen him turn his back on the ball more than any other player.
Defensively Spurs are a shambles and a lot of it is down to him.

Oct

2

Spurs defence

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It really is terrible, isn’t it? They’ve conceded 10 goals at home in 4 games, and a further 6 away. That’s an average of 2 goals per game.
Perhaps the £16.5m spent on Darren Bent, who hardly even plays, might have been better spent on a couple of decent defenders and a defensive coach whose philosophy [...]

Mar

16

Give Us A Toon

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Newcastle have now gone 38 years without a trophy and that shows no sign of ending in the near future. Last night’s piss-poor performance saw to that; Roeder has blamed his defenders, saying that they need better players in front of Shay Given - well spotted Glenn, anyone with mild cataracts could have told you [...]

Mar

11

Spurs can’t defend

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Chelsea’s first goal - Lampard left all alone in the middle of the box.
Chelsea’s second goal - Lampard left all alone in the middle of the box with multiple Spurs players standing looking.
Chelsea’s third goal - Kalou left all alone in the middle of the box with Dawson completely ignoring him until the last second.
They’re [...]