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Parker

That performance at the weekend has to be one of the worst that I have seen from any midfielder in the EPL.

I have not seen any stats but I would not be surprised if his pass completion rate was no more than 25%

He did not get near the opposition to actually make a telling tackle and on the 2 occasions that I saw him crashing in on a challenge, it was avoided and he spent the next 10 seconds picking himself off the floor, completely out of the game.

He is often the most advanced of the CM 2 and he frequently takes far too many touches, slowing the game down and killing any momentum.

In his favour, he did get involved, he wanted the ball he attempted passes that were more than just 5 metre sideways balls. Unfortunately what he did attempt was very poorly executed.

I was very very frustrated at his display and alongside a very jaded looking Dembele it is a wonder that we were able to keep any control of that game and force a win.

Both need to pick their game up for the rest of the season because the alternatives are Tiny Tom or Titanic Tom and both have their deficiencies.

posted on 11/2/13

I don't think Parker was as bad as what some of you are saying. There were about 6 players on Sunday that were probably worse.Parker going .forward obviously is not the best option but what choice did he have with Dembele way off form. Someone had to do something and Parker took the initiative.

Parker as a defensive midfielder though is fantastic. He stops attacks before they become dangerous so a lot his play goes unnoticed. We're very lucky to have him as a DM back up to Sandro.

Besides that he is a fighter and for how many seasons Spurs fans felt that we missed having a fighter in the team.

posted on 11/2/13

Parker had one of those games where he was annoying for half the game and brilliant in other bits. You cannot fault this effort and he did a lot of work to break up Newcastle's flow.

Going forward (or round in circles) drive you nuts but on balance he was a positive influence on the game.

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posted on 11/2/13

Lennon's had a few off games, Bale is getting all the headlines so everyone else looks average

posted on 11/2/13

Disagree about Lennon having off games. Sure he needs to vary his wing play and not always try and get to the byline to cross the ball. He should cut inside more often he's lethal then. Also Lennon's work rate on sat was superb. He's putting in tackles and tracking back all the time to back up Walker. He's also the main outlet for long diagonal balls and the reason for this is that his first touch is pretty phenomenal! Lennon didn't have an off game on say he put a shift in to allow other players (Bale) to be creative.

posted on 11/2/13

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posted on 11/2/13

Devon - not read all the comments so I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but according to 442's statzone - Parker made the most passes in the game = 50 successful out of 66 attempts


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48 of them were little pointless tippy tappies between him and the CBs.

posted on 11/2/13

That performance at the weekend has to be one of the worst that I have seen from any midfielder in the EPL.

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I take it you didn't watch Gareth Barry this weekend then.

posted on 11/2/13

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posted on 11/2/13

At least Barry scored

posted on 11/2/13

So it wasn't just me that noticed this?! I got slaughtered off a few guys on this board for thinking he was poor.

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