Match Thread | Spurs vs Man City (15/08/21)

[Blu1]

I’d like to see Grealish drop more central in midfield with fern behind him & put raz upfront centrally.

We are more than desperate for a striker now

 

[Fordyboy46]

Boring, too slow. Need a focal point up top, who would've thought it?

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

still feels like for Sterling its not clear what is the gameplan with Grealish taking up very similar areas as him.

Early doors they made space for each other as spuds didn’t want to go right to either. Then the fouling with impunity commenced…

 

[yankblue]

Entertaining half I thought

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Started the more lovely but completely dropped off and they grew in confidence.

We’ve had loads of the ball down the left but Mendy Grealish and Sterling have held onto the ball too much, all got in each others’ way, and it’s been too slow. On the other side it’s been sharper from Cancelo and Mahrez but the end product’s been poor.

Fernandinho has played well, intercepted and won it back loads of times.

 

[pudge]

If we'd a striker we'd be winning...

Also, I don't care if he bangs one in from 40 yards but Mendy is utter shite

 

[oddfellows]

Jesus on for Torres would be the best change. Torres just goes missing and Jesus will help put the midfield as well.

Spot on

 

[wolviedinho]

attacking play is breaking down with the 2 wingers. Sterling and Mahrez need to offer more going forward.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

This front 3 is killing us. Sterling and Mahrez with zero end product and fuck knows what game Neville is watching with his Torres suck-off. Yeah his movement is great, but we knew that already, the problem is he has barely touched the fucking ball for 45 mins.

I think we just look seriously undercooked. All very lethargic and fuck knows how we might look after 75 mins.

Mendy is just an accident waiting to happen.

Dias and Ake looking decent enough, although I would like both of them to quicken it up a bit when in possession.

 

[Keeper!]

no options on the bench, not sure where we go from here

 

[teddykgb]

Torres is working his arse off with some really smart movement but we do lose something with him not being able to come short.

Those runs to me are simply naieve. They are wonderful if you can thread the pass but the oss usually won’t be on. Maybe we want the threat of the run to keep the back line from pressing too high but I don’t know that that pass is going to be on 99% of the time.

 

[oakiecokie]

Apart from one decent crossed ball into the penalty area from Mendy our delivery from the wings has been pure dog shit.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Take away from that 45:

I've forgotten how much I hate commentary.

Ugh.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Good start but tailed off last 15 minutes and can't see where a goal is coming from. As usual, giving a lot of space to Spurs on the break. Mendy is just not good enough. I'd take a draw from this right now.

 

[City Raider]

A perfect advert for the need for a centre forward

 

[Blue back home]

Lot of shouting here, all at the wrong thing.

 

[eastmanc]

How has that spuds fullback not been booked, it is ridiculous.

 

[BlueBanger]

He has, but I think Jesus is a better striker and will change the game

Jesus wont change the game. The problem is our build up play is slow and our wingers keeping running into brick walls. Hence torres is getting fuck all to play with.

We are just so damned easy to setup against.

 

[Great Kompany]

I wouldn't start flapping just yet.
We are a rusty team and are doing decent enough.
A 1-0 win for a raw team would suffice.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

extremely inaccurate first half

Strikers, refs and pundits to a man!