Spurs (A) | Post-Match Thread

[HertsBlue70]

I miss us playing fast attacking football. I'm sick of us slowly working our way up the pitch, passing it wide only to stop and pass it backwards and we then work the ball to the other side where it's rinse and repeat until someone hits a hopeful cross miles above everyone's heads.

totally agree, this is how I feel. it has become tedious and boring to watch for a while now

 

[Withnail]

Apart from the first 15 mins that was a poor performance. Tbh I didn't think we would win, City looked totally undercooked and it will be a few weeks before we are firing. Mendy was beyond crap and is a liability, but we all know that don't we.

Jack looked good in patches and I am confident he will turn out to be a good signing.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Fanny wipe?

I won't reply my mind as I'll get banned, I'm assuming you are a scouser or a rag or a limp wrist with no passion

 

[madden150]

This every time.

And an actual left back.

 

[spacecadet]

Undercooked again.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

how will Sterling and Grealish fit in first eleven in the long run? Grealish was clearly running into same position as Sterling making Sterling to go more inside but then we pretty much lose the pace of Sterling out wide.

I would hope Grealish plays from left, Sterling from right and Kane centrally because Mahrez for me is not worth keeping as Sterling in bad form still scores more than Mahrez overall imo.

Only this

 

[madloaf]

Souness said Spurs were aggressive and that's what you've got to be against us. It helps when certain players can kick outs with impunity and not get booked.

Looking forward to the time a ref has a word with Fernandinho about his 6th foul and that he's "only got one more chance". FUCKING LAUGHABLE.

 

[andyhinch]

Great word flange, criminally underused.

We have a group of guerrillas ? That you Gerald. One for us FoC’s

 

[Phil Mitchell Foden]

Biggest take away for me is that Rodri is the most important player in the squad now.

I knew Mendy wasn't good enough, I knew we didn't have a striker and Ferran would go missing, I knew Sterling would be poor after 3 days training and grealish wouldn't be great after 1 week at the club.

But the complete lack of defence on the transition is both new and frightening.

You cannot question Ferns desire or commitment but Spurs ran through our midfield like there was nothing there. He cannot cover the ground anymore. He was giving away stupid fouls because he knew he was out of the game if a pass got made or he was just late to the ball.

We arent going to buy a new defensive midfielder, so we need Rodri to be world class in the position if we are going to win anything this season.

Rodri is not, and never will be, world class.

The reason we had to renew Fernandinho is because Rodri isn't good enough. He isn't the undisputed number 1 in his position despite his only competition there being a 36 year old Fernandinho.

If Fernandinho struggled with the pace of that game today, and how end to end it was, imagine how Rodri would've fared. Fernandinho's legs are going, Rodri's never had any to begin with.

We need a number 6 as a priority, been saying it for ages. It should be just as big a priority as a number 9 as far as I'm concerned.

 

[raybo]

Here is a quick thought.

Leicester signed Bertrand for free this season.
No away he can be more awful than Mendy.
I guess no-one wants Mendy hence we are unable to pursue any LB deal.

Loan him out to East Fife