I don’t care what anyone says, none of Lucas or Bergwijn have taken their chances in the league and they have had plenty of them. Excellent squad players, but I don’t think they are good enough to be starting premier league games week in week out, in particular huge games like Liverpool where a big miss like Bergwijn’s pretty much cost us.
Bergwijn has had so many games this season and hasn’t impressed enough for me. You can talk about his defensive work all you like, but he’s up there to be part of our attack and he’s showing no signs of actually being a useful weapon for us in that area. Not good enough for me and I said this a month ago, so this isn’t knee jerk because of that miss.
Gareth Bale has to start against Leicester if fit and given a run of league games. I still stick by this, our best front 3 are Sonny, Kane and Bale without question. Even Gareth Bale, who is obviously not as good as he once was, is still better than Lucas and Bergwijn.
Time to start Bale
posted on 17/12/20
I definitely think Bale will play a lot this season in the lesser games. But you cannot really fault Jose tactics in the big games, only losing one to Liverpool, and beating Man United, City and Arsenal, and drawing at Chelsea. So not sure anybody can really complain to much. Used to be a time when Spurs were looking at no points from that lot, and they got 10.
posted on 17/12/20
comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 1 minute ago
I definitely think Bale will play a lot this season in the lesser games. But you cannot really fault Jose tactics in the big games, only losing one to Liverpool, and beating Man United, City and Arsenal, and drawing at Chelsea. So not sure anybody can really complain to much. Used to be a time when Spurs were looking at no points from that lot, and they got 10.
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I'm pretty happy with our points total so far.
The big test for Jose now is getting us on the front foot and winning the 'easier ' games coming up. This is where we have stumbled a bit this season.
6 games left to we reach the halfway stage. If we're around 40 points it has been a great start.
posted on 17/12/20
Bergwin seems to be getting plenty of blame and abuse but tbh I thought he out it one he'll of a shift against a team reknown for hard work. Sure he missed a chance he could've scored but it was against one of the world's best keepers whilst being hounded under pressure. Most of the posters here are acting like he missed an open goal and if Bale played it would've worked out far better.
If Bale could've matched Bergs shift/work rate he would've played. I think that says everything. I take that as Bale wouldn't have been able to last that long, at that pace. Suggesting swapping him for bale would've earned spurs some points seems a strange thing to say tbh.
posted on 17/12/20
Morning Don, unlucky last night, extremely fine margins.
Bergweijn has been a good signing but just looks low on confidence. Sometimes being taken out the team can be a good thing.
Bale does need to be playing now too, only way he gets match fit is by playing games. He needs to step up but needs to be playing with Kane and Son for that to happen.
posted on 17/12/20
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 26 minutes ago
Give Bale a run of games in the league, that’s all I’m saying. Bergwijn and Lucas have had plenty of chances.
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Against Stoke mate
posted on 17/12/20
Bale is unfit. I also worry about bale and reggie playing together down that side as bale will not cover back.
posted on 17/12/20
comment by FootyMcfootfoot (U21853)
posted 8 minutes ago
Bergwin seems to be getting plenty of blame and abuse but tbh I thought he out it one he'll of a shift against a team reknown for hard work. Sure he missed a chance he could've scored but it was against one of the world's best keepers whilst being hounded under pressure. Most of the posters here are acting like he missed an open goal and if Bale played it would've worked out far better.
If Bale could've matched Bergs shift/work rate he would've played. I think that says everything. I take that as Bale wouldn't have been able to last that long, at that pace. Suggesting swapping him for bale would've earned spurs some points seems a strange thing to say tbh.
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Bergwijn wasn’t bought in a defensive midfielder son like I keep saying. We use him as part of our attacking 3 and if he isn’t offering anything of that sort, then he’s absolutely not doing his job. Harry Kane is excellent with his defensive work at times, why do we another one? Fact of the matter is Bergwijn isn’t offering us enough up top and has had his opportunities. Time to give Bale a chance.
posted on 17/12/20
Would rather see Ndombele replace Bergwijn, so he and GLC can start playing together
posted on 17/12/20
I see the conundrum that is Bale. If he doesn’t play, then he can’t find his form. If he does get a run of games and turns out to weigh the team down, then there’s a risk that Spurs lose more ground than they are able to make up.
I would think that the best approach for now would be to have him as the first option off the bench. If after several games given half an hour off the bench he looks like he is making some headway, then give him starts.
As it currently stands, I think José views him as an option to bring on when chasing games or when the game seems like it’s beyond reach for the opposition. It hasn’t looked up until now that José has too much faith in him when the team is looking to protect a narrow lead.
Bit of a catch-22 situation really. I’m no fan of José’s, but regardless of where each fan’s allegiances lie, I do think that he really is in the best position to judge.
posted on 17/12/20
Mourinho almost always has one winger who does the donkey/defensive work for balance, Bergwijn is his new Willian/Pandev.