Álvaro Morata

[Rekin 835]

36 minutes ago, manpe said:

Did he write something about our capture of Rüdiger?

Not that I could see, I dont frequent the forum as often as I used to so perhaps I missed it. Rudiger being injured and played out of position for a while could also make him a bit low-key compared to Morata. Overall reactions to Rudiger there seem to be a bit negative, calling him a limited player better suited for EL than PL. I guess we will see. 

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

First day in England and he already speaks better english than Diego Costa...

[edetarod 2,155]

11 minutes ago, NiclasCFC said:

First day in England and he already speaks better english than Diego Costa...

Better than Rooney as well

[milka 3,390]

37 minutes ago, RoyalBlues said:

 

Why Tottenham cap ?

[Dimitr 488]

23 minutes ago, milka said:

Why Tottenham cap ?

It'snt 😅

[Valdo 583]

26 minutes ago, milka said:

Why Tottenham cap ?

Goodbye present from Bale  Although I highly doubt that its a Tottenham cap.

[Tautvix 1,321]

Not Tottenham but that's close 

[Jype 6,398]

1 hour ago, Rekin said:

Not that I could see, I dont frequent the forum as often as I used to so perhaps I missed it. Rudiger being injured and played out of position for a while could also make him a bit low-key compared to Morata. Overall reactions to Rudiger there seem to be a bit negative, calling him a limited player better suited for EL than PL. I guess we will see. 

Rüdiger is not injured, he's still on holiday but will join the squad in Singapore next week.

[Rekin 835]

2 minutes ago, Jype said:

Rüdiger is not injured, he's still on holiday but will join the squad in Singapore next week.

He is also not playing out of position right now. I was talking about his stay in Roma, where he was injured and then played as a right back a lot. 

[Jype 6,398]

Just now, Rekin said:

He is also not playing out of position right now. I was talking about his stay in Roma, where he was injured and then played as a right back a lot. 

Ahh, right. Makes more sense now. 

[Fernando 6,585]

2 hours ago, milan.cech said:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/20/alvaro-morata-ends-three-year-wait-play-antonio-conte-undergoes/
 

 

Antonio Conte spoke to him last season?

Isn't that tapping up? 

[akgw13 867]

53 minutes ago, Tautvix said:

Not Tottenham but that's close 

Its from a fashion line he supports or owns called https://thejunglewarriors.com/ it helps support endangered animals. 

[The Skipper 20,609]

10 hours ago, Robguima said:

She was certainly referring to footballing IQ, or lack thereof in Lukaku's game. Which is something I can agree with.

Elaborate? What is football IQ? Why is his bad? How does Lukaku lack that IQ? How does he have two of the top teams in the PL vying for him if he lacks football IQ?

It's a lazy argument imo. 

[lucio 5,418]

6 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Elaborate? What is football IQ? Why is his bad? How does Lukaku lack that IQ? How does he have two of the top teams in the PL vying for him if he lacks football IQ?

It's a lazy argument imo. 

Knowing when to press , what runs to make, t. Henry has already shown this deficiency on sky sports

[Rekin 835]

3 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Elaborate? What is football IQ? Why is his bad? How does Lukaku lack that IQ? How does he have two of the top teams in the PL vying for him if he lacks football IQ?

It's a lazy argument imo. 

To me football IQ (which is a fluffy term, I agree) means a player with good decision-making on the pitch, including a good awareness of his surrounding. Some players just put their head down and make a break for it, others will hold the ball forever even though there are players in better positions. 
If we talk about advanced positions, then to me a smart player can quickly spot a run from another player (or see the correct run himself), knows when to try to take on a man versus just trying to hold it, knows how to gather the attention of the other team to allow space for others and similar actions like that. It basically comes down to a player that is able to achieve synergy with the rest of the team.
Some players have this "football IQ", but lack the technical skill to make the most of it (Costa to me, he was not stupid but was not a very polished player). Others dont have it and try too much to do everything themselves (my opinion of Lukaku).

I sometimes feel like Makelele is a good example of high football IQ. A player who didnt have to rely on strength to be an effective anchor but instead had an excellent awareness that allowed him to often anticipate where he needed to be.