Spurs (A) | EFL Cup | Post Match Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Missed most of the game. Not hugely arsed about going out, but wish we were more clinical in the final third.

Hope Savinho and Akanji are alright.

 

[Mr Partridge]

Not bothered about the result, just worried about the injuries. We really needed to be out of this competition and Pep knew it.

Just really hope the fucking rags or scousers don't win it again though...

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Sadly, same issues as most of our games this season.
Too easy to score against, too easy to counter us. Any team with pace is killing us.
And at the other end, same failings in the final third. Zero creativity in the team and even less goal threat without Haaland. 3 shots on target from 15 is piss poor.
Just no decent finishers throughout the club bar Haaland and it shows, play good football, plenty of the ball but toothless.

As someone said in the match thread it’s the defensive system mainly that is causing the breakaway issue more than the players.
Would love to understand the tactical reason but probably wouldn’t understand it :-)

 

[madloaf]

Rico is NOT a fullback...

I disagree. He's not a fullback with blistering pace - so maybe don't play the kid at full back and have a line that's 60 fucking yards up the pitch. He's defensively capable, despite what many think here...i'm happy to be in the minority.

 

[skillman]

There’s a guy on Twitter who seems to have some connections. And he’s said that Walker isn’t injured and is instead ‘going through it’ at the moment with us trying to offload.

I’d rather see Lewis central and Akanji out at full back to be honest. Where possible.

Then I’d be looking at full backs in the window.

 

[jollylescott]

The major downside is obviously the injuries.

The upside is that every one of those kids gave it everything. Brilliant play by each of them and O'Reilly was desperately unlucky not to score. I thought he had a superb second half.

 

[cleavers]

Rico is NOT a fullback...

.....and doesn't play full back, he spent about 10 minutes there tonight.

 

[Postman Pep]

All the youngsters did well, just a shame Pep won’t trust them with meaningful minutes in the league.

Won't have much choice at this rate ....

 

[Kippax77]

Proud of the lads.
A weakened team bossing Spuds away in the least of importance trophies in our quest for greater glory.
The amount of fingernails around the telly's of rags dippers and arses fans in those last 10 minutes must be immense

 

[Phil1]

Safe to say we’ve had better Wednesdays.

Those fucking injuries, we can’t catch a fucking break.