Matchday discussion

I was just coming here to post that. Davies is the consummate professional, always gives 100%. I think he is better than people think but has often been understudy to v good defenders. He has been good when playing centre back for wales, he could have pushed for a move to get a guaranteed starting place but never has

 

Just watched the highlights on MOTD. A few comments

Were we at home? When we scored there was huge sounds, good on the travelling fans!

Werner left Walker for dust (yes he was fresh but that doesn’t happen much)

brilliant attacking performance

This game is a perfect example of what I have been saying all season, we are very good but it’s a long term project and there will be ups and downs. I mentioned previously on early season losses that if the ball had gone the other way on a few occasions then the results would have been completely different and that the performance wasn’t really that bad ,
Now I think this an example of the opposite- City could have had 2 or 3 before we scored, just one of those go in and the whole game changes. City actually had a lot of good chances , (Halland seemed to get the ball a foot behind him each time).
So, great result but we will still have setbacks and shouldn’t go nuclear when they inevitably happen.

 

Of course there will be ups and downs ahead … this team is far from the finished article. But it is improving … that’s obvious. Most goals in the league … 2nd best differential.

I’m not sure why you want to keep kicking the can down the road. The manager has already proven he belongs.

 

I am not kicking the can down the road just saying what a lot of fans have been saying.I do feel that yesterday he changed our shape slightly because of the absence or both centre backs but it seemed to inspire Davies and DragusinThis has been my complaint that he was not prepared to change but I think the penny has dropped and he may surprise me,If you read my posts you know I am a life time spurs fan and would like nothing better than Ange to prove me wrong and as I have said I will admit my mistake but if it goes pear shaped again I bet nobody will do the same

 

Key part of the win was the adjustment in the defending line height due to the lack of pace between them. That slightly deeper line allowed the FBs to bomb forward with less risk of us getting caught in the counter. I think with the pace and numbers we have going forward, the approach suits us better, irrespective of who the CB pairing are. It was a subtle but positive adjustment to the style Ange stands by and hopefully is there to stay because it makes us was less susceptible to consider on the back foot.
Also, Davies and Dragusin somehow seemed to provide a more solid resistance to crosses in the air, which in turn put less pressure on vicario and his week spot. If anything Romero and VDV currently need to work hard to get their places in the back 4