24/25 English Cup thread

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I heard he was home against Qarabag and away to United but unfortunately for him I was on holiday that week haha

Did you miss the West Ham game too?

His hold-up play and pressing is top tier. And he plays a sacrificial role in the sense that he is doing eveything possible to occupy opposing center backs to leave space for others. Like Kulusevski and Son.

Edit: most places I'm reading that he had a good game tonight. Seemed gassed in the end though.

 

[luiginb]

His hold-up play and pressing is top tier.

That doesn't make an impressive center forward for me, let alone one that costs 65 million pounds. The West Ham game we scored four goals, with zero goal contributions from Solanke. He seems slow, lumbering and with limited skill on the ball.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

He seems slow, lumbering and with limited skill on the ball.

That's absolutely not my impression of him.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Solanke has been probably Spurs’s third best player this year in the matches I’ve watched (which I think is most of them?) behind Kuluseveski and VdV.

 

[luiginb]

Solanke has been probably Spurs’s third best player this year in the matches I’ve watched (which I think is most of them?) behind Kuluseveski and VdV.

We probably enjoy different kind of players, Spurs best players this year for me were Son, Maddison and Romero.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

We probably enjoy different kind of players, Spurs best players this year for me were Son, Maddison and Romero.

Romero is the reason why Solanke is “probably” third, because they’re around the same for me.

Maddison has not been good this year, IMO.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

And of course Spurs are the first team to hand City a loss this year! Now watch them lose again to Palace in the next round hahaha

Spurs have a chance to take out the whole city of Manchester.

 

[Jack Straw]

We probably enjoy different kind of players, Spurs best players this year for me were Son, Maddison and Romero.

I won't disagree with those three but those are also the three that you expect the most from. Based on history, resume, etc...

Solanke has been ok, probably better than I was expecting but he hasn't really wowwed me. But I would say apart from vdV (who we kind of expect to be great at this point) the two that have really impressed this season are Kulusevski and Johnson. Both have been consistently good and consistently dangerous.

 

[Epictetus]

Gakpo = LW Robben

Not bad

 

[luiginb]

Adingra is Brighton's best player, and the sooner they realize it the better.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Mickey down with a hamstring injury...not what we need.

"Be back soon" he posted on Instagram.