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My issue with last night's match was more the fact there's no connection between defense and attack. Henderson doesn't pass well enough to knit it together, or run with the ball well enough to commit the opposition midfield and then find a pass (I'm not saying Dier would be a better option either), the attackers, Lingard/Sterling/Alli, didn't make enough angles, find enough space or pick up the ball deep enough to initiate any attacks or again commit the opposition midfield so we could then start an attack.
Our best options were the right sided interplay between lingard/trippier, or 2nd half, Maguire bringing the ball out (pretty well) and then having no options once he'd stepped into the opposition's half.
Maybe I'm missing something, but we want to play, and pass, but alot of our passing was across the backline and pretty sterile, when it wasn't causing consternation because we were inviting pressure and getting out of it by the skin of our passing teeth.
Also if we're going to play Kane behind a speedier striker, then he can't be the one to pick the ball up off Henderson/Stones/Walker, one of our midfield trio needs to do that.