Not exact matches
One decision might be to commute for longer to get to the city
centre, a decision that has already
spurred the rise
of further
out suburbs.
Could someone please tell me which team
out of Leicester,
Spurs, Man City, Man United, Liverpool, West Ham and Chelsea have 4
centre backs as good as Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gabriel and Chambers.
Having suffered an ankle injury in pre-season which kept him
out for the first few months
of the campaign, the former
Spurs play - maker became a regular in the team at both
centre back and holding midfield.
The Gunners appear to be appear to be giving in to the growing trend
of playing with 3
centre - halves, as Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United have all tried
out this term, and it has so far proved a success, with the Blues closing on the title since the change in system, and
Spurs their nearest rivals to win the league.
It is fair to say that this summer transfer window has completely spiralled
out of control, and
Spurs have in some ways been wise to stay in the background while other clubs are making big money signings and transfer records are being broken left, right and
centre.
Villas - Boas must figure
out who his ideal
centre - back partnership is, in my opinion, once Danny Rose and Younes Kaboul are fit, a
Spurs back four must consist
of Danny Rose, Younes Kaboul, Jan Vertonghen and Kyle Walker.
Fortunately for
Spurs, one half
of this feared
centre - back pairing has featured in every league game, but they do appear to struggle when the other is
out through injury.
However, the
Spurs manager did admit Michael Dawson could be sold to QPR should they launch another offer for the
out -
of - favour
centre - back.
When West Ham tried to squeeze
out the duo,
Spurs had two viable options - they could either return back to attacking from the
centre or commit more men on the right side
of the pitch (primarily Bale or / and Parker)
Usually, when
Spurs try to win the midfield battle, teams overload the
centre of the field, and push them
out wide.
Younes Kaboul and William Gallas are fit and will bolster
Spurs» defensive options, however full - back Alan Hutton and
centre - back Ledley King are both
out of the remainder
of the season.
Spurs centre - back Kevin Wimmer is attracting lots
of interest from lots
of clubs ahead
of the January transfer window, with three clubs set to battle it
out for the Austrian's services.
The team news coming into today's game is good news for
Spurs after Pochettino confirms their
centre - half Toby Alderweireld is returning to the squad after recovering from a minor back problem leaving him
out of their 2 - 1 win against Burnley.
Spurs looked lacklustre in the
centre of the park without him against West Ham this week and with a Squawka Performance Score ranking
of 812, only Christian Eriksen has
out - performed him at the Lane this season.