Since Sebastian Bassong has officially signed with Spurs, we now have 4 true central defenders in place. Tthree-quarters of the defense are injury prone or just coming out of lengthy battles with boo-boos which is truly unsettling. Spurs need to sign another defender to be honest. All this talk of “we need a left winger” doesn’t cut it for me. Luka Modric is fine in that position and does a great job of cutting into the middle to set up others. I also think Jamie O’Hara is able to cover him on the wing if need be; it’s definitely not an area we struggled with last season and it never needed immediate addressing.
I, like so many, am addicted to Playstation games like FIFA and Winning Eleven (Pro Evolution for some). First thing I do as manager is solidify my defense. Why? The most annoying thing in the world is when you’re winning or even tied in the match, dominating the opposition, only to have the computer stage a comeback in the final minutes and score the most retarded goal(s). Bet you anything, if you beefed up your defense to begin with, the Playstation would have to overheat itself computing a way to score that dramatic winner.
So back to my point about the defense… we need healthy players competing for the central defender role. Anyone can see how crucial it is to our stability. Take last season for example, when Ledley played week-in-week-out, Woodie was healthy and Gomes was on form, it was nearly impossible to score on Spurs. They had built a solid partnership which gave us the ability to win games scoring just one goal (i.e. Chelsea). One goal! It’s not something you want to base your winning record on but we pulled it off! Why? Solid defense!
If we bring in one more established defender, preferably with Premier League experience between the age of 25 – 27, it would add stability to our rock of a defense. A rock that is battered with injuries and may crumble at any time. Let’s not wait to see that happen please.
Tags: defense, FIFA, injury, left winger, Luka Modric, Playstation, Premier League, Pro Evolution, Sebastian Bassong, Tottenham Hotspur, Winning Eleven
August 8, 2009 at 3:39 pm |
on the left winger issue i have to disagree with you, i think having modric on the left is nice .. but having him as a center attacking mid will be great and that’s his favorite position. your saying no need for a left winger now cause mod can ‘cover’ cover who? if mod is injured then you either play lennon, bentley or ohara who are not true left wingers. but now we have 4 CB’s plus the kids in the reserves and charly and you want an additional cover for a cover!
Still hate the theme
August 8, 2009 at 8:06 pm |
like i said, 3 out of our 4 CB’s are injury prone… the last thing we need is to have a battered defense during the season. i just want to be confident of having a solid defense so we don’t have to worry about goals conceded. i would love to go after a left winger but i worry more about the defensive side of things because i don’t want to be like last season’s man city… score 3, concede 2… just not healthy. on the left wing, i still believe we can use bale if need be. he is quick and has a great left foot.
August 10, 2009 at 5:59 pm |
playing manager games is a true addiction , i ve had it for many of years but now i only play the on line game Hattrick , http://www.hattrick.org
I do not think we need another CB , or maybe just a Defensive CM that can back up as a CB , otherwise you would have an unhappy expensive player on the bench at that will also crumble the rock
August 10, 2009 at 11:29 pm |
A good compromise Belgian Spur… defensive CM it is! so sissoko then????
will check out Hattrick, never heard of it. Thanks for that