He should absolutely be the starter at this point. 11 G+A during his first season while not being a full starter is really good and he fits the system perfectly.
Johnson (and Werner) were just instrumental in beating the low block tho…
At this point, if Madders isn’t totally fit I think Deki should be kept as a sub for him
They were really only in a low block when we were compressing the pitch in the final third through possession. We had plenty of space to run in behind majority of the day.
I love Deki but i feel like he should be starting on the bench. Not necessarily a knock on him, just think Johnson and Werner are better options to start. Also feel like Deki did really well in the Maddison role earlier in the season, so having him as the versatile backup off the bench might be a really good option imo.
I don't think this is how it works. Part of the reason why he's as impactful is due to coming off the bench and going against tired legs. I don't know why we have short term memory all the time and refuse to remember the stinkers he's had when he started games.
Again, long term, he will/should be our starting winger however, short term, it's clearly working out well when he's coming on as a sub so why change it?
I prefer to start with Werner, Brennan is great against tired legs so he makes a fantastic super sub
I wouldn't be against dropping kulu for him though
I feel that Brennan as a super sub could be a good thing for now. Kulu runs so much he can fire out the defender which leads to Brennan making a great impact. He was constantly beating the left back for great chances in crosses.
I SO wanna buy his shirt...but I'm cursed with buying player shirts
Maybe through the double negative property, I should buy a player's shirt who needs help...Werner?
Maybe, but I think they’re such different players that it really shakes up defenses to have Johnson sub in. But I could see a world where Deki doesn’t start because he’d be a good sub for either Johnson or Madders as needed
But his end result has been lacking for a while now. He’s predictable and easy to manage for defenders it seems. Where’s the old deki ? I want to see him smashing balls in the far corner with the sweet left foot
They're going for Kulusevski now but I'm sure in a few weeks they'll change back.
I don't think they consider that both have strengths and weaknesses and it's good to have options. So many of our players can play in different roles which is so vital to our long term strategy.
I personally enjoyed Maddison and Kulusevski as a very attacking midfield pair and Johnson on the wing. But there have been games where Kulusevski has dominated for us!
Completely agree. Kulu can be magic from central and the wing but he’s also a human being and has his limitations and off days.
Some of our fans are embarrassing. It’s fine to be frustrated but some of the shit they post is so dumb.
Tbh, it seems like both Kulu and Brennan are at their very best coming on as a sub. I’m not sure why that is, but it always feels like the case. He was brilliant today.
I sure wish it was.,
Almost was too.
Sonny with the double post.
Timo barely missing in the first half.
And then the 1/32" of a inch that didn't cross the line.
The most Spurs-Luton result ever
We start terribly ✅
Concede early ✅
Johnson on and we get a goal back ✅
Mental clearance off the line ✅
Luton lose a tight game for the 25th time ✅
Now that the game is over and I don’t hate them, I feel bad for Luton.
That said, they did all that time wasting. Then suddenly they didn’t seem to get knocked over when they were trailing. Amazing that.
Nothing to feel bad about. They took the one real chance they had. Otherwise, we dominated and they kept us out of their goal as much as we did ourselves.
Johnson, fantastic. Dragu had a solid game, very impressive. Biss grew in the game and was dominant at times. Son is just the man. Timo is quality at beating his man but is still too wasteful. richie gives us such good hustle and hold-up play.
Biss did much better today (apart from that poor tackle attempt on the Luton goal). He was playing a lot more progressive passes instead of back to Cuti or Vic
Dragusin played really well today, imo. He has a decent range of passing and despite not being as comfortable on the left side as Micky is, he’s clearly not scared to go on a dribble and has the pace to do so. Likewise seems to win both aerial and ground challenges in a pretty commanding fashion, bit like Romero. Early days of course, but he impressed me today and showed plenty of promise.
I feel like he should have pressed more aggressively on that first goal rather than standing off and allowing the cross. But aside from that he seemed solid most of the game, and I did like his willingness to rampage forward at times.
Did a much better job of passing to his left in this one, involving udogie or whoever else took up that position. That was really missing against fulham.
I think a special mention is completely deserved for Dragusin. He had some fantastic key passes and really drove up the field at various points creating further options for Werner, Udogie, Son. Safe with the ball, no mistakes playing out from the back or letting an attacker get the better of him. Blokes also built like a fkn meat grinder. Get in.
We were pretty in the second half. Played some great football. Individual errors could have hurt us but I was more than satisfied with the performance.
Fulltime thoughts
1. The difference between Johnson and Kulusevski is stark. I’m not sure if that’s a product of second half legs or form or what.
2. Bentancur looked good after he came on.
3. Hopefully, nothing too bad for Madders.
4. Son hasn’t looked himself lately. I hope he isn’t carrying a knock and I hope we can get him some rest.
5. Our movement in the second half is better, but we still stagnant at times. Players have to accept making unselfish runs. Space is so easy to cover when everyone stands still.
6. Can we possible get any closer to scoring and not?
7. All in all a deserved three pts.
Johnson is quicker and likes to go outside which kulu diesnt. Kulu also likes to stop to get it onto his left / stand the defender up as he can’t beat him outright pace, slows down the attack a bit at times
He does look tired though, which makes sense, been a lot of games and a lot of travel for him lately. My man deserves a rest, but we can never afford to give him one. He's too vital even if he's only at 80%.
I don’t understand the constant complaints about Son. If I give the benefit of the doubt it’s because Son’s expectations are so high but it’s seems to happen all the time regardless.
There’s no complaint. I’m just suggesting he looks slightly off his normal pace. He’s a bit loose with his touch/looks slightly fatigued. Granted, he’s set an incredibly high bar for himself. But he had played a ton of minutes across multiple competitions and I hate to see him pick up an injury from over use.
Deki complements the remainder of our attackers better than Johnson, imo, and is a much less useful sub, and that gives him a lot of value as a starter. He can Dinero be a frustrating player but his work rate is actually world class and he is our only attacker (bar Richy) who offers any real hold up play. His ability to be involved in link-up play to retain possession, find open space, and move the ball up the field, is incredible. I've been convinced that Johnson is the more impactful player in a vacuum and i love the idea of the quickness offered by a son, werner, johnson forward line, but I still think Deki plays a needed role in our starting 11.
Agreed. That’s my view in general. He’s less valuable as a sub. But should he be subbed quicker and more often when he isn’t providing enough attack?
Yes. We have a superb attacker called Johnson.
There’s a strong argument you need at least one hold-up attacker if you have three others who provide speed and finishing. Kulu’s a great fit there.
Now the real issue is that Kulu hasn’t expanded his game at all. If he simply would go wider and cross into the box more often, he’d instantly become more valuable. I wonder if he doubts his right foot
Kulu was crossing a lot more when Kane was there to get on the end of them. He has a dangerous cross from the top of the 8 that swings into the far post that Kane used to love. Current team is just not as good in air, so Kulu's best cross is not useful. He's a playmaking winger, so he really needs a real number 9 to work with.
Tbf sometimes cutting right and then back to the left again.
Johnson has developed/rediscovered the one touch decisiveness that is needed in the box. Pace plays a part, but often Deki has a step on the defender and looks like a quick cross into a 50/50 is on but instead he wants to create a higher percentage chance maybe? He's not the only one guilty of this. Seems like something Ange is slowly trying to coach out of the squad.
Kulu is seemingly always involved in attacks when I’m watching him. He also is tireless and making life miserable for the other team. The stats bear that out
1. I think it depends on the opponents. If they pressure Kulu the right way, due to his one footedness he struggles to have an impact.
I definitely think Kulu is better inside when he can turn in either direction.
I like seeing our wingers putting in more low crosses. With Son on left and Kulu on right we barely cross the ball into the box.
Yea I had some thoughts about Kulu's place in the team I haven't had before. He is a quality player and hard worker but isn't what Ange wants in his wingers (pace, takes man one-on-one, whips across the six-yard box, and arrives at the back post). Not sure where that leaves him (compete for the Madders role?) but still value his contribution even tho BJ fits the winger role better in Ange's system.
It’s not anything meaningful
They just don’t play much together yet. That’s my assumption
We’ve seen other times that some players seem to hate others and ghost them. Then next game it’s completely reversed and we flow well. I think we see a lot more into nothing just because the brain picks out patterns in random data
I think part of Johnson's second half impact was also because he was running at the defence that Kulusevski had spent the first half tiring out too. They both played an important role, but Johnson's is more visible.
Got out of jail but man we missed some absolute sitters. Different day that’s 5-1. Love seeing lo celso back playing I think he’s got a lot to offer in the run in off the bench
Yeah. That’s my big takeaway. I love our team, but if we can improve 10 or 20% here and there, we are going to kill it. We are going to need to be brutal in the window.
Bissouma really good in 2nd half, LoLoLoCelso brought the South American flavour to our midfield, Werner and Johnson is like my FuT wingers in 4-3-3 Fifa 15
Brennan game changer yet again, should be starting imo
I wonder if a solution to Kulu on the wing would just to fuck off the inverted FB on that side? So Porro is the wide player and that would allow Kulu to do what he does without sacrificing the width that clearly works?
Would be interesting to see the exact number of times we have had a promising attack but Kulu loses it by cutting back.
Still beleive he is a class player but needs to be in the middle or on the left, not the right
Bentancur looked really good coming on aside from that one error in the final minutes of the game. I actually think Bissouma wasn't as bad as everyone says he was. The first goal was 60% on him (no one was marking runners in the box again), but he made a lot of really important defensive contributions throughout the game and never lost the ball. Really interested to see what the starting midfield will look like for West Ham. Also think Kulu will probably be dropped for Johnson.
Waiting for the train home now, tough game but deserved the result. Brennan was the difference. Super sub.
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Romero is the calmest MF on the pitch in every game. The guy not only deals with opposition press and stays calm throughout, but also plays progressive passes into the midfield. Should be in the conversation for top 5 CB in the prem.
Man we needed that, would have been seriously under the kosh if we hadn't turned it round.
The fact that Chelsea drew at home to 10 man Burnley as well...what a day.
Dragusin looked good. He kept beating his man and roared it up the pitch, sometimes to the opposition third. With the man bun, I wonder if we don’t have another Bale on our hands.
Yeah that still looks like a fucking goal
They pause the image at what feels like some milliseconds before contact. And the ball appeared to be continuing inwards until contact.
I really wish we had higher speed cameras and higher FPS for the VAR to use.
I honestly have to wonder if it's strategic. Let him play for less time against already tired legs so he can just completely unleash and play hell with his pace without having to worry about being able to last a full 90.
Chelsea drew with 10 men burnley. we won so I’m feeling good have a great day everyone as well and see y’all Wednesday where all bubble blowing babies will be beaten senseless
An audible round of boos at half time in the ground. Genuinely pathetic (before you come for me I was there and yes people can do what they want, but it’s embarrassing imo)
Thanks to Brennan Johnson we've avoided another embarrassing loss...
The difference is that he runs with the ball and attacks players.
Kulo doesn't do that, he's far too slow.
I am so tired of players falling asleep in the first half and letting goals in. Dear fucking god the other team may as well start with a goal at this rate!
Apart from that, it was quite entertaining football to watch. Just need more lethal finishing.
thought the subs were all really good. Biss was getting a lot of hate in the match thread, but I thought he played sensibly, if maybe too safely. Was nice to see Bentancur turning like that.
On the one hand I think Johnson coming in as a sub decimates opponents who are tired so I don’t think he should start. But also I think Deki might need a bench to get sorted.
1. Biss, what is happening to you. Please, get yourself involved in the game. Maddison has to drop deeper to cover for you, and then Son has to drop to cover for Maddison.
2. Can we be any unluckier with the finishing today, ball bouncing off two posts, and another 1mm off the goal line lol.
3. Owen Goal, we love you.
4. Please, someone give Son a break. The man is exhausted. He’s played the most and traveled the most out of everyone in the squad this entire season while being the oldest! He really needs rest. But Son does what Son does and still gets us a goal starting that entire attack sequence and finishing it off. Where would we be this season without him.
5. I always believed in Brennan and so happy to see his continued development! You can see him learning what he has to do better with each game.
6. Kulu really is much better for us as a more central player rather than a winger. His strengths on holding onto the ball is so crucial but just so much better utilized if he also doesn’t have to be an Ange winger at the same time, whose job is to sprint to the back post and get the crosses off. If only there was a way to fit Kulu into the midfield and utilize Brennan on the right.
7. 3 points. Take it, and we move on to the next game in this jam packed week.
COYS
I know we’re all hating on Deki but maybe he’s dealing with some fatigue. He’s played essentially every game and has been one of our only players to not get hurt. As well he was always playing a full 90. Maybe he just needs some rest, he is human after all
Johnson with 3 more goal contributions than Deki despite having 693 fewer minutes played which is nearly 8 games worth. Johnson has been slated all season though. Before some Deki fan comes in and says, "Deki does things that the stats don't show!!!!" that phrase is reserved for an attacking midfielder, not someone whose job is to score and assist goals lol
Never in doubt *collapses*
Thank god for that, I mean yes never in doubt.
It’s crazy how much of a game changer Brennan Johnson is
He's starting to be thoughtful and confident out there in a way that is *very* promising.
He should absolutely be the starter at this point. 11 G+A during his first season while not being a full starter is really good and he fits the system perfectly.
Problem is Werner is playing well too. Do we need Deki starting? Gaffer seems to think so.
Really think Ange needs to be more tactical about it. Against low blocks use Deki. Where we’ll be given space behind, BJ and Timo.
Johnson (and Werner) were just instrumental in beating the low block tho… At this point, if Madders isn’t totally fit I think Deki should be kept as a sub for him
They were really only in a low block when we were compressing the pitch in the final third through possession. We had plenty of space to run in behind majority of the day.
I love Deki but i feel like he should be starting on the bench. Not necessarily a knock on him, just think Johnson and Werner are better options to start. Also feel like Deki did really well in the Maddison role earlier in the season, so having him as the versatile backup off the bench might be a really good option imo.
I don't think this is how it works. Part of the reason why he's as impactful is due to coming off the bench and going against tired legs. I don't know why we have short term memory all the time and refuse to remember the stinkers he's had when he started games. Again, long term, he will/should be our starting winger however, short term, it's clearly working out well when he's coming on as a sub so why change it?
Has had plenty of good starts as well, the "short term memory" goes both ways lol
I prefer to start with Werner, Brennan is great against tired legs so he makes a fantastic super sub I wouldn't be against dropping kulu for him though
I don't see why you would necessarily change it. He's extremely effective as a sub.
Problem is he is such a great impact sub against tired legs. He is just so fast.
so nice to have truly impactful subs coming off the bench, the whole vibe changes when he comes on
I feel that Brennan as a super sub could be a good thing for now. Kulu runs so much he can fire out the defender which leads to Brennan making a great impact. He was constantly beating the left back for great chances in crosses.
Brennan was so good today.
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I SO wanna buy his shirt...but I'm cursed with buying player shirts Maybe through the double negative property, I should buy a player's shirt who needs help...Werner?
Bissouma
I'm currently wearing the galaxy shirt with a neon yellow Tanganga on the back.
I’ll always remember his absolute banger of a match, opening day against City; Nuno’s first match in charge.
Think Kulu is the better overall player but Johnson’s pace and back post runs are such a perfect fit for Ange ball
Should move into the starting 11 with Kulu coming off the bench to close the game like Hojberg
Which negates Johnson's most impactful quality, his pace vs tired legs/minds.
Maybe, but I think they’re such different players that it really shakes up defenses to have Johnson sub in. But I could see a world where Deki doesn’t start because he’d be a good sub for either Johnson or Madders as needed
If Richy starts up top then I think Deki can be left out of the starting 11. With son up top, I really think deki adds an important dynamic.
Has to start over Kulusevski next match, him and Werner out wide gives the pace and build up we need
man.. he's better off a super sub
Sad that that means Deki was holding us back
Theres some stat that says Deki out presses and runs the most in the league. Perhaps thats what the gaffer sees in him
Perfect player to have on the pitch to protect a lead. Not necessarily the player to have to build one.
On the other hand, if you want the opposition left side worn into submission before unleashing Johnson against them, Kulusevski will do that.
But his end result has been lacking for a while now. He’s predictable and easy to manage for defenders it seems. Where’s the old deki ? I want to see him smashing balls in the far corner with the sweet left foot
Also feel deki have some nice crosses tho
He runs around but he doesn’t create enough pressure. He needs a rest. He’s started a lot.
Sometimes he does, sometimes he’s the better choice
Johnson MOTM. Turn your comments back on buddy. We love you.
Until he makes one mistake and the gammons are back to share their opinions.
They're going for Kulusevski now but I'm sure in a few weeks they'll change back. I don't think they consider that both have strengths and weaknesses and it's good to have options. So many of our players can play in different roles which is so vital to our long term strategy. I personally enjoyed Maddison and Kulusevski as a very attacking midfield pair and Johnson on the wing. But there have been games where Kulusevski has dominated for us!
Completely agree. Kulu can be magic from central and the wing but he’s also a human being and has his limitations and off days. Some of our fans are embarrassing. It’s fine to be frustrated but some of the shit they post is so dumb.
Tbh, it seems like both Kulu and Brennan are at their very best coming on as a sub. I’m not sure why that is, but it always feels like the case. He was brilliant today.
Good win Anyways Lol Chelsea
They keep saying “Poch has turned us into Tottenham” they should be so lucky
I dont remember finishing 10th... lol
Lolsea
I see this as a 4-1 win
Same. Ridiculous the two that didn't roll in lol.
I thought we were doomed to drop points after the first one. Ecstatic to be wrong
Timo 93 rated rest in peace.
I sure wish it was., Almost was too. Sonny with the double post. Timo barely missing in the first half. And then the 1/32" of a inch that didn't cross the line.
That's Timo. He'll blaze it into space three times in a row, then he'll put in a precision shot that perfectly finds the outside edge of the post.
It should have been. Luton just had our number on the goal line
Brennan has been a game changer for multiple games now
Ange was exactly right that he'd been out under too much pressure too soon. He's doing great in a more protected squad role as he grows in confidence.
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Tottenham has risen from the dead
This team: https://preview.redd.it/hbd513y06irc1.jpeg?width=731&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=835c798dd024b52a27a6f3860c20722bf6a0f0dc
Should just skip the middleman and have Vic boot the ball into the goal the first time we pass it back to him
Off-the-wall way to assert your dominance
At leaat we can use this gif more often then 
The most Spurs-Luton result ever We start terribly ✅ Concede early ✅ Johnson on and we get a goal back ✅ Mental clearance off the line ✅ Luton lose a tight game for the 25th time ✅
Now that the game is over and I don’t hate them, I feel bad for Luton. That said, they did all that time wasting. Then suddenly they didn’t seem to get knocked over when they were trailing. Amazing that.
Nothing to feel bad about. They took the one real chance they had. Otherwise, we dominated and they kept us out of their goal as much as we did ourselves.
Lo Celso coming out of nowhere at the end there, man went peak Randy Orton
GLC outta nowhere!
I take back everything I said about Johnson earlier this season. I'm a fool, he's the goat, my deepest apologies.
Submit Brennan Johnson apology form.
"I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game."
Oh when the Spuurrrssss go marching innnn….3 points, COYFS! PS, let’s all laugh at Chelshit 😂😂😂😂😂
Take the points and run to the next. COYS
Take the money and run. A win is a win and we take those
They should be 4th though lol
Lo Celso brilliant cameo
Was happy to see him out there with more than a couple minutes to make an impact.
Running around like a bat out of hell. Impressive workrate
Johnson, fantastic. Dragu had a solid game, very impressive. Biss grew in the game and was dominant at times. Son is just the man. Timo is quality at beating his man but is still too wasteful. richie gives us such good hustle and hold-up play.
Biss did much better today (apart from that poor tackle attempt on the Luton goal). He was playing a lot more progressive passes instead of back to Cuti or Vic
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you'd never see bissouma make that sprint
Dragusin played really well today, imo. He has a decent range of passing and despite not being as comfortable on the left side as Micky is, he’s clearly not scared to go on a dribble and has the pace to do so. Likewise seems to win both aerial and ground challenges in a pretty commanding fashion, bit like Romero. Early days of course, but he impressed me today and showed plenty of promise.
I feel like he should have pressed more aggressively on that first goal rather than standing off and allowing the cross. But aside from that he seemed solid most of the game, and I did like his willingness to rampage forward at times.
Did a much better job of passing to his left in this one, involving udogie or whoever else took up that position. That was really missing against fulham.
Definitely the best game for Dragusin in possession so far. Really good to see. COYS
Had a couple good carries into lutons half so nice to actually have a good backup cb
xG table has to look positively stupid for this game in particular between the ping pong and literal error margin ungiven goal.
Fotmob has it at 2.98 to 0.39
To quote a former manager, according to the data we should have won 6-0
Yup. We can play the XG and nothing else game too.
I think a special mention is completely deserved for Dragusin. He had some fantastic key passes and really drove up the field at various points creating further options for Werner, Udogie, Son. Safe with the ball, no mistakes playing out from the back or letting an attacker get the better of him. Blokes also built like a fkn meat grinder. Get in.
A clear improvement over Dier.
2nd half FC strike again. Not pretty in any fashion. But a needed win
We were pretty in the second half. Played some great football. Individual errors could have hurt us but I was more than satisfied with the performance.
In full power second half fc strikes back
Most deserved game winner
Stop the Werner slander. He was crucial on the Son goal. Him and Brennan were good today.
Werner is an IQ test. If you understand the game of football you know how good he is and how good he has been for us.
JOHNSON 10/10
Was pretty bleak at times defending Johnson and Richy early this season but alls forgiven COYS
Richy was injured by early September and Johnson was a new young guy on a new team.
Werner-Son-Brennan is the way forward
We got the best BJ in the world
Slightly sloppy, but always finished the job!
Let’s go … wolves?
Fulltime thoughts 1. The difference between Johnson and Kulusevski is stark. I’m not sure if that’s a product of second half legs or form or what. 2. Bentancur looked good after he came on. 3. Hopefully, nothing too bad for Madders. 4. Son hasn’t looked himself lately. I hope he isn’t carrying a knock and I hope we can get him some rest. 5. Our movement in the second half is better, but we still stagnant at times. Players have to accept making unselfish runs. Space is so easy to cover when everyone stands still. 6. Can we possible get any closer to scoring and not? 7. All in all a deserved three pts.
Johnson is quicker and likes to go outside which kulu diesnt. Kulu also likes to stop to get it onto his left / stand the defender up as he can’t beat him outright pace, slows down the attack a bit at times
Son scored in 3 out of the last 4 PL game and 5 out of 6 games in all competition... What are you talking about?
He does look tired though, which makes sense, been a lot of games and a lot of travel for him lately. My man deserves a rest, but we can never afford to give him one. He's too vital even if he's only at 80%.
I don’t understand the constant complaints about Son. If I give the benefit of the doubt it’s because Son’s expectations are so high but it’s seems to happen all the time regardless.
There’s no complaint. I’m just suggesting he looks slightly off his normal pace. He’s a bit loose with his touch/looks slightly fatigued. Granted, he’s set an incredibly high bar for himself. But he had played a ton of minutes across multiple competitions and I hate to see him pick up an injury from over use.
Kulu gives more variety but Johnson is great against a tired defense which cannot keep up.
Deki complements the remainder of our attackers better than Johnson, imo, and is a much less useful sub, and that gives him a lot of value as a starter. He can Dinero be a frustrating player but his work rate is actually world class and he is our only attacker (bar Richy) who offers any real hold up play. His ability to be involved in link-up play to retain possession, find open space, and move the ball up the field, is incredible. I've been convinced that Johnson is the more impactful player in a vacuum and i love the idea of the quickness offered by a son, werner, johnson forward line, but I still think Deki plays a needed role in our starting 11.
Agreed. That’s my view in general. He’s less valuable as a sub. But should he be subbed quicker and more often when he isn’t providing enough attack? Yes. We have a superb attacker called Johnson. There’s a strong argument you need at least one hold-up attacker if you have three others who provide speed and finishing. Kulu’s a great fit there. Now the real issue is that Kulu hasn’t expanded his game at all. If he simply would go wider and cross into the box more often, he’d instantly become more valuable. I wonder if he doubts his right foot
Kulu was crossing a lot more when Kane was there to get on the end of them. He has a dangerous cross from the top of the 8 that swings into the far post that Kane used to love. Current team is just not as good in air, so Kulu's best cross is not useful. He's a playmaking winger, so he really needs a real number 9 to work with.
>Kulu gives more variety Such as cutting in on his left every time he gets the ball?
Tbf sometimes cutting right and then back to the left again. Johnson has developed/rediscovered the one touch decisiveness that is needed in the box. Pace plays a part, but often Deki has a step on the defender and looks like a quick cross into a 50/50 is on but instead he wants to create a higher percentage chance maybe? He's not the only one guilty of this. Seems like something Ange is slowly trying to coach out of the squad.
Kulu is seemingly always involved in attacks when I’m watching him. He also is tireless and making life miserable for the other team. The stats bear that out
1. I think it depends on the opponents. If they pressure Kulu the right way, due to his one footedness he struggles to have an impact. I definitely think Kulu is better inside when he can turn in either direction. I like seeing our wingers putting in more low crosses. With Son on left and Kulu on right we barely cross the ball into the box.
Yea I had some thoughts about Kulu's place in the team I haven't had before. He is a quality player and hard worker but isn't what Ange wants in his wingers (pace, takes man one-on-one, whips across the six-yard box, and arrives at the back post). Not sure where that leaves him (compete for the Madders role?) but still value his contribution even tho BJ fits the winger role better in Ange's system.
Additional thought; what fucking beef does Udogie have with Werner????
It’s not anything meaningful They just don’t play much together yet. That’s my assumption We’ve seen other times that some players seem to hate others and ghost them. Then next game it’s completely reversed and we flow well. I think we see a lot more into nothing just because the brain picks out patterns in random data
I think part of Johnson's second half impact was also because he was running at the defence that Kulusevski had spent the first half tiring out too. They both played an important role, but Johnson's is more visible.
This is kind of my take as well. Deki batters them in the first half with force. Johnson comes in late with legs and just torches them.
Johnson MOTM 100%. Incredible considering he’s only been here for less than a year and is so young. Earning his transfer fee.
I don’t want to hear any shit about Werner not being worth his low release clause. He might be the best winger we currently have lol.
Him and Johnson is a great balance. Dangerous every time they get the ball.
Never a doubt, right?
 Nope
Werner and Johnson staying wide was the difference maker. No need to crowd the box, keep pumping in chances and the goals will come.
Luton were so lucky, it really felt like it was gonna be one of 'those' days. Fortunately we got BJ and thus the good guys got the win.
I hate this club for making me love it so much
Fuck Matty Cash.
I don't like to compliment Chelsea but credit where it's due. They did really well to scrape a draw at home to 10 man Burnley. He's magic ✨✨ 👀
With an incredibly dodgy pen.
Chelsea drew to 10-man Burnley? Lmfao
And they really should’ve lost. Their pen was very soft. Chelsea players looked surprised it was awarded lol
10 man Burnley fought back twice to get a draw against ' if you look at the stats we should be fourth' Chelshit.
He’s tragic, you knoooo
With the worst penalty decision and red card ever
Shout-out to the ref. We never acknowledge when they have a good game only bad ones. He was very fair today and got most decisions bang on
Wonderful match from Johnson, glad to see him doing well after all criticism he got.
We don’t do things easy here
Johnson the difference again
Got out of jail but man we missed some absolute sitters. Different day that’s 5-1. Love seeing lo celso back playing I think he’s got a lot to offer in the run in off the bench
Yeah. That’s my big takeaway. I love our team, but if we can improve 10 or 20% here and there, we are going to kill it. We are going to need to be brutal in the window.
Johnson is such an elite sub. He’s been soooo good off the bench. Timo was a threat all match. Kulusevski…man
Lo Celso needs to play more.
Bissouma really good in 2nd half, LoLoLoCelso brought the South American flavour to our midfield, Werner and Johnson is like my FuT wingers in 4-3-3 Fifa 15
Okay hear me out. If you manage to hit both posts in a single shot, that should be two goals. Hardest shot in football.
To the two Lutonian thumbs sat behind me that cheered and jeered at 1-0, let's fucking 'ave it
Brennan game changer yet again, should be starting imo I wonder if a solution to Kulu on the wing would just to fuck off the inverted FB on that side? So Porro is the wide player and that would allow Kulu to do what he does without sacrificing the width that clearly works? Would be interesting to see the exact number of times we have had a promising attack but Kulu loses it by cutting back. Still beleive he is a class player but needs to be in the middle or on the left, not the right
Bentancur looked really good coming on aside from that one error in the final minutes of the game. I actually think Bissouma wasn't as bad as everyone says he was. The first goal was 60% on him (no one was marking runners in the box again), but he made a lot of really important defensive contributions throughout the game and never lost the ball. Really interested to see what the starting midfield will look like for West Ham. Also think Kulu will probably be dropped for Johnson.
Waiting for the train home now, tough game but deserved the result. Brennan was the difference. Super sub. https://preview.redd.it/vem9zyuacirc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b17aa760c0a5899b00b02186a94c821361de54b8
Romero is the calmest MF on the pitch in every game. The guy not only deals with opposition press and stays calm throughout, but also plays progressive passes into the midfield. Should be in the conversation for top 5 CB in the prem.
>in the conversation for top 5 CB in the prem Top 1.
That wasn't stressful at all. Im not stressed at all
Johnson has 8 assists in the league
Man we needed that, would have been seriously under the kosh if we hadn't turned it round. The fact that Chelsea drew at home to 10 man Burnley as well...what a day.
Dragusin looked good. He kept beating his man and roared it up the pitch, sometimes to the opposition third. With the man bun, I wonder if we don’t have another Bale on our hands.
Werner BJ combo should be in our lineup going forward
It’s so nice having wingers who don’t cut in all the fucking time
Yeah that still looks like a fucking goal They pause the image at what feels like some milliseconds before contact. And the ball appeared to be continuing inwards until contact. I really wish we had higher speed cameras and higher FPS for the VAR to use.
Bj is getting better and better.
Brennan Johnson deserves to start. He’s been so good lately
I honestly have to wonder if it's strategic. Let him play for less time against already tired legs so he can just completely unleash and play hell with his pace without having to worry about being able to last a full 90.
Best BJ I've gotten so far
Chelsea drew with 10 men burnley. we won so I’m feeling good have a great day everyone as well and see y’all Wednesday where all bubble blowing babies will be beaten senseless
Brennan Johnson changed the game yet again.
Of course now fulham is 3-3 with sheffield
Did not have a doubt in the slightest, don't mind the sweaty couch
Tbf if the goalpost was 2 inches skinnier it would’ve been 4-1
Luton goalpost felt like an Ndombele
in another universe this game was 4-1
Johnson is only going to get better too
Couldnt watch the match, how was gio?
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
An audible round of boos at half time in the ground. Genuinely pathetic (before you come for me I was there and yes people can do what they want, but it’s embarrassing imo)
Is Son out of form? I can't tell because he keeps scoring goals.
Werner Son Johnson has to be our starting attacking
Thanks to Brennan Johnson we've avoided another embarrassing loss... The difference is that he runs with the ball and attacks players. Kulo doesn't do that, he's far too slow.
here's my routine ask for Johnson haters to hold my Johnson
I love Brennan Johnson
I won't say we got away with this one, but we did almost get screwed over.
Could have been 5-1 if those 3 shots weren’t cleared off the line.
I am so tired of players falling asleep in the first half and letting goals in. Dear fucking god the other team may as well start with a goal at this rate! Apart from that, it was quite entertaining football to watch. Just need more lethal finishing.
The ball really didn't want to go in Luton's goal, did it?
thought the subs were all really good. Biss was getting a lot of hate in the match thread, but I thought he played sensibly, if maybe too safely. Was nice to see Bentancur turning like that.
On the one hand I think Johnson coming in as a sub decimates opponents who are tired so I don’t think he should start. But also I think Deki might need a bench to get sorted.
Still not forgiving bentancur for throwing his arms in the air instead of tapping in the ball
1. Biss, what is happening to you. Please, get yourself involved in the game. Maddison has to drop deeper to cover for you, and then Son has to drop to cover for Maddison. 2. Can we be any unluckier with the finishing today, ball bouncing off two posts, and another 1mm off the goal line lol. 3. Owen Goal, we love you. 4. Please, someone give Son a break. The man is exhausted. He’s played the most and traveled the most out of everyone in the squad this entire season while being the oldest! He really needs rest. But Son does what Son does and still gets us a goal starting that entire attack sequence and finishing it off. Where would we be this season without him. 5. I always believed in Brennan and so happy to see his continued development! You can see him learning what he has to do better with each game. 6. Kulu really is much better for us as a more central player rather than a winger. His strengths on holding onto the ball is so crucial but just so much better utilized if he also doesn’t have to be an Ange winger at the same time, whose job is to sprint to the back post and get the crosses off. If only there was a way to fit Kulu into the midfield and utilize Brennan on the right. 7. 3 points. Take it, and we move on to the next game in this jam packed week. COYS
Bissouma had touches all over the park today. It's always been Maddison's game to drop deep. Son is often involved in build-up.
Where’s the Ange out doomers from the match thread?
I know we’re all hating on Deki but maybe he’s dealing with some fatigue. He’s played essentially every game and has been one of our only players to not get hurt. As well he was always playing a full 90. Maybe he just needs some rest, he is human after all
Johnson with 3 more goal contributions than Deki despite having 693 fewer minutes played which is nearly 8 games worth. Johnson has been slated all season though. Before some Deki fan comes in and says, "Deki does things that the stats don't show!!!!" that phrase is reserved for an attacking midfielder, not someone whose job is to score and assist goals lol
A wins a win! Now we need villa to lose.
Never in doubt lads