I think we have to give some credit to Everton's solid defending. They set up well against us and scrambled minds with the constant threat of a counter. And therein lies De Zerbi's problem. We are going to have difficulty breaking down disciplined defences, particularly at home. As you say, eventually he will need to change tactics.
I'll be honest, I didn't see the whole game. My son and I spent the weekend at the Irish Open golf. On the bus back to the car park, he put the last ten minutes of the match on his phone, and he lasted about 3 minutes before falling asleep. I'm not sure if the Doonbeg sea air got to him or if it was the Spurs performance that did it. The highlight of what I saw was Tel getting a bollocking from De Zerbi after the match.
A strikers first or second touch will be a shot. (Watch Kane yesterday's winner). Our forwards are looking for a backward pass or another touch. They aint strikers and never will be.
I think we have to give some credit to Everton's solid defending. They set up well against us and scrambled minds with the constant threat of a counter. And therein lies De Zerbi's problem. We are going to have difficulty breaking down disciplined defences, particularly at home. As you say, eventually he will need to change tactics.
The best and most effective way of scoring is to be more direct. All this possession nonsense is not working, not will it.
I'll be honest, I didn't see the whole game. My son and I spent the weekend at the Irish Open golf. On the bus back to the car park, he put the last ten minutes of the match on his phone, and he lasted about 3 minutes before falling asleep. I'm not sure if the Doonbeg sea air got to him or if it was the Spurs performance that did it. The highlight of what I saw was Tel getting a bollocking from De Zerbi after the match.
A strikers first or second touch will be a shot. (Watch Kane yesterday's winner). Our forwards are looking for a backward pass or another touch. They aint strikers and never will be.
What's our 'first choice' midfield two? Will Tonali and Fernandes work?
Surely the club should’ve thought about that before we purchased both .
Exactly.