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Post by cogancoronation31 on Oct 4, 2023 9:33:30 GMT
Why no Brennan in the squad?
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 4, 2023 17:03:04 GMT
Why no Brennan in the squad? Injured |
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Post by abercymru on Oct 6, 2023 13:17:43 GMT
Ange Postecoglou "Brennan Johnson was close but he's not quite 100%, with the international break we're hoping he'll get that time to be available straight after."
Maybe he wouldn't be fit for our games, although from these comments it sounds like could have been.
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Oct 6, 2023 13:54:47 GMT
Ange Postecoglou "Brennan Johnson was close but he's not quite 100%, with the international break we're hoping he'll get that time to be available straight after." Maybe he wouldn't be fit for our games, although from these comments it sounds like could have been. Should have been named in the squad and assessed at camp. Unsure why Pagey’s bottled it in this regard yet again. |
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Post by jimexotic on Oct 6, 2023 14:25:38 GMT
This has a touch of "it's only a friendly, don't risk it" about it which could be a slight concern in the future if we haven't qualified for a tournament and there's games left, what we need is consistency and familiarity. Hopefully there's nothing in this.
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Post by hooky on Oct 6, 2023 14:44:37 GMT
Think this is the way with Jonson now.
Always the risk when a player moves to a bigger club.
Trouble is it can mess up the momentum of an average international team like us, disrupt us and stop us from qualifying for things
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Post by iot on Oct 6, 2023 15:08:23 GMT
Yeah I think this is just the reality in football. Injuries are not as black and white as injured / not injured. He's not fully fit, he's in the process of settling in to a new club after a massive move, and they probably want to work with him over that period and get him right for the remainder of the season. I'm pretty sure that he could have been available for Croatia (albeit not fully fit), but he probably just wants to prioritise getting himself right for Spurs first and avoid jeopardising that through aggravating something whilst away with us. He still has everything to prove to the club and the fanbase, so all of these things are considered - it's about fitness, commitment, and the player - club leverage / power dynamics. I don't like it, but I understand why he would prioritise making a success of the move at this time. Hopefully once he's proven himself at Tottenham, he can then be more assertive and prioritise Wales and show up even when carrying niggly injuries.
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Post by 60sred on Oct 6, 2023 15:13:57 GMT
Ange Postecoglou "Brennan Johnson was close but he's not quite 100%, with the international break we're hoping he'll get that time to be available straight after." Maybe he wouldn't be fit for our games, although from these comments it sounds like could have been. Should have been named in the squad and assessed at camp. Unsure why Pagey’s bottled it in this regard yet again. Can Wales still call him up after the weekend ? Seems strange when you compare it to England calling Stones up who has not kicked a ball for 2 months and have the best manager in the world stating he will not play this week but still prepared to let his player go on international duty. Is it that Page might not have that much respect in the game as he has not managed at the top level so he feels he is unable to ask the hard questions ? |
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Post by marsvolta on Oct 6, 2023 19:42:48 GMT
Will it ever be possible for a player to be accepted as actually being injured and not ready in time to play for us, but recover in time for their club a week later?
Players often play for their club one week, miss a few games for their club with a small injury, then play for their club again the week after.
Sometimes those injuries fall on international week.
I was thinking this the other week. After an Arsenal game, Arteta said that Martinelli would miss the midweek game but would be back for the following weekend. I remember thinking to myself imagine what it would have been like if Martinelli had been Welsh and the midweek game he missed that that week was for us,these pages would be in meltdown. Yet playing for his club on Saturday, injured for midweek, then available for the next weekend barely raises an eyebrow in football circles because it’s so common.
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Post by iot on Oct 20, 2023 13:29:27 GMT
Not seeking to cause any trouble here (I'll probably regret posting this), but I think it's pretty clear that Brennan could have played on Sunday if he / the club were prepared to. Obviously he's been carrying a knock, as footballers almost always are, but the fact that he's had a couple of solid weeks of training suggest that he probably was fit enough to play against Croatia. The way that Postecoglou has phrased his system almost makes it sound like it was the plan to keep Brennan back to work with him on certain things, so again suggesting if he really wanted to play and the club were willing, he could have made it. www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/october/team-news-ange-on-romero-johnson-and-bentancur-spurs-vs-fulham/I'm not really that bothered by it. All footballers have different levels of attachment to their club and national sides. Brennan still hasn't really been able to become an important player for us, despite being the most highly valued player that we can select. He's been left out of the side many times, including at the world cup, so he may feel slightly aggrieved. I get the impression that he likes playing for Wales and is committed, but when he feels the need to prioritise his club or his own development he'll do that, even if it means letting us down. He's joined a new club for a massive fee, got injured straight after joining, and has a battle on his hands to prove his fitness and show what he can do at Spurs. I'm not too fussed that he (or perhaps the club) made that choice rather than playing for us only 80-90% fit. Don't get me wrong, if he was a crucial player I'd be a lot more upset (perhaps unfairly), but to be honest it probably helped us in this last window otherwise Page would have felt the pressure to start him. It does pose another headache going forward though. I think he can contribute in the next window, although personally would want him to have more of an impact sub role. The risk is that he throws his toys out of the pram (perhaps he's done that to a small extent already) and so the situation gets worse where he never properly establishes himself in a Welsh shirt. There's a risk of it becoming a bit of a catch-22 - where he doesn't properly do it for us because his heart may not be fully in it (perhaps aided by those grievances), and so we never embed him as a crucial part of the team, thus fuelling further grievances. |
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Post by hooky on Oct 20, 2023 13:55:23 GMT
Well he's played himself off the pitch on to the bench hasn't he!
We need hard workers in these 2 games - players prepared to run back. As we know this is one of the weaknesses of his game.
I can't see how you can drop any of the forwards/attacking midfielders who did so well for us over the last 2 qualifiers for him
Good option to have as an impact player though!
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Post by athenempadu on Oct 20, 2023 14:25:01 GMT
Obviously he's been carrying a knock, as footballers almost always are, but the fact that he's had a couple of solid weeks of training suggest that he probably was fit enough to play against Croatia. The way that Postecoglou has phrased his system almost makes it sound like it was the plan to keep Brennan back to work with him on certain things, so again suggesting if he really wanted to play and the club were willing, he could have made it. www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/october/team-news-ange-on-romero-johnson-and-bentancur-spurs-vs-fulham/It's a tricky one, the last thing you want to do after a hamstring injury is come back too soon. He may have been back in training, but I doubt if it was at full pelt in the runup to the Wales game. The hamstring would also require stress testing at match performance level, and he will have had an extra 8 days before the Fulham game. |
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Post by bobbyghoul on Oct 20, 2023 17:57:17 GMT
There is no evidence to suggest Johnson was fit enough to play last Sunday.
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Post by marsvolta on Oct 20, 2023 18:00:36 GMT
There is no evidence to suggest Johnson was fit enough to play last Sunday. Exactly, just because he’s fit enough to train a week ago it doesn’t mean he’s 100% ready to go. Being able to train and being able to play in a full international are two very different things. |
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Post by athenempadu on Oct 23, 2023 17:38:28 GMT
Brennan is on the bench tonight's London derby, and Harry Wilson is on the bench for Fulham. No sign of Ben Davies though.
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Post by CrackityJones on Oct 27, 2023 20:27:01 GMT
Off the bench and sets up a goal. Linking up very well with Maddison and Son
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Post by athenempadu on Oct 27, 2023 20:29:10 GMT
Off the bench and sets up a goal. Linking up very well with Maddison and Son And some people still say he's cr*p  |
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Post by jimexotic on Oct 27, 2023 21:41:45 GMT
Imagine bringing him on off the bench along with Dan James against Armenia, we could light them up
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Post by athenempadu on Oct 27, 2023 21:48:19 GMT
Goal assist twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1718001860445933761 |
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Post by athenempadu on Nov 6, 2023 19:05:02 GMT
Starting against Chelsea this evening. We now have a Top 4 Premier League striker in our team!  |
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Post by athenempadu on Nov 6, 2023 19:09:16 GMT
Imagine bringing him on off the bench along with Dan James against Armenia, we could light them up Imagine leaving a Top 4 Premier League striker on the bench  |
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Post by winsumluzsum on Nov 6, 2023 19:46:42 GMT
Starts on the left, whereas James has been playing on the right for Leeds. Gives us options for switching sides mid game.
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Post by 1gwaunview on Nov 6, 2023 19:51:33 GMT
Imagine bringing him on off the bench along with Dan James against Armenia, we could light them up Imagine leaving a Top 4 Premier League striker on the bench Time he started showing 'top 4 striker' performances for us then.. |
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Post by fireboy0610 on Nov 6, 2023 20:03:12 GMT
Starting against Chelsea this evening. We now have a Top 4 Premier League striker in our team! Good to know, hopefully no injuries 🙏 Btw what's up with Ben Davies, he isnt even in the squad. |
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Post by athenempadu on Nov 6, 2023 20:45:46 GMT
Game over, maddest game of football I've seen in a long while.
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Post by winsumluzsum on Nov 6, 2023 21:14:42 GMT
Unlucky not to get an assist owing to offside, before being hooked because of the Romero red card.
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Post by athenempadu on Nov 6, 2023 22:43:40 GMT
Unlucky not to get an assist owing to offside, before being hooked because of the Romero red card. Spurs were in full control until a moment of madness, followed by some bizarre injuries. It was a bad day at the office, and their manager was fuming at the end. |
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Post by gimli on Nov 9, 2023 11:16:51 GMT
Should have a good run in the starting line-up at Spurs now with Richarlison due to have surgery. Time for him to shine and make the position his.
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Post by gimli on Nov 10, 2023 12:20:59 GMT
Looks like Maddison will miss a significant amount of time through injury now too. Big opportunity for Brennan to make himself a focal point of Spurs' attack now. There'll probably be a lot of pressure on him to contribute, so could be make or break!
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Post by athenempadu on Nov 10, 2023 19:17:45 GMT
Should have a good run in the starting line-up at Spurs now with Richarlison due to have surgery. Time for him to shine and make the position his. He already looks better than Richarlison with his direct play and end product, and he seems to be on the same wavelength as Son. |
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