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Spurs (A) | EFL Cup | Post Match Thread
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SWPISHOME
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It's quite amazing that we have fully qualified coaches on here that's badged up with all of their licences can tell after just 27 minutes of football that a certain player isn't good enough.
That's incredible.
bobbyowenquiff
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Pep was smiling at the end. He’s a cunning fox who knows going out of the Carabao Cup early will give us an advantage over Liverpool and Arsenal who went through.Never sensed the desire to win that game, Pep didn’t seem arsed either.
Positive was that we used 6 academy lads in a game and for periods we were more than competitive.
Injuries a serious issue now.
Stoned Rose
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I’m afraid that Wright kid isn’t going to be City level soon.
Thought he looked the part.
Showed confidence and personality. Good bit of swagger about him.
69FACUPfinal
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It's a weakness mate. And I am heartily peed off with it. I literally expect a succesful application of that move every game from whoever the opposition maybe. And 9/10 it happens.Injuries obviously the biggest worry from last night, but second on the list is they way we conceded the first goal.
Basically the same as at Wolves - they work the ball to our left flank and put in a low cross behind our defence to their left winger who is pretty much free.
Maybe it's just a lucky coincidence, or maybe teams have noticed a weakness in our setup.
Stoned Rose
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Seen that same goal a few times recently.Injuries obviously the biggest worry from last night, but second on the list is they way we conceded the first goal.
Basically the same as at Wolves - they work the ball to our left flank and put in a low cross behind our defence to their left winger who is pretty much free.
Maybe it's just a lucky coincidence, or maybe teams have noticed a weakness in our setup.
Saddleworth2
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Foden Retiring?I went to the game with that stupid feeling of being excited to see another game and knowledge we would lose it because Pep was saying it whoever wanted to listen and it was this haunted ground for us.
Two observations from the game. Right now we have a lot of players highly capable to schlepp the ball around in all different patterns, we are the best in the world, just to be totally ineffective once they hit the box.
And all the goals we are conceding this season is totally on Pep and his weird set up. I don't blame Rico or CBs at all, you need to be in the grounds to see our positional game to realise why we are so weak. Rico is not inverting at all, he just plays proper 8 when we are attacking, our left and right CB as some sort of wing backs good 80 yards from our own goal and It is only surprising we didn't concede even more with this tactical approach. It is like expecting a platoon of soldiers to defend the country size of Luxembourg. It is going to be fun season to watch, he is not relenting and he got himself ultra small squad will all these injuries and Foden retiring, exactly what he likes.
Saying all this, Nunes started showing his quality.
I agree we are conceding goals that are almost a carbon copy of each other but we have always kept a very high line and I would expect that goals like this have been conceded throughout Pep's time with us.
certainly did - decent physique tooThought he looked the part.
Showed confidence and personality. Good bit of swagger about him.
its a Barm
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Agreed top turn outBy the way, big shout out to the travelling blues. Mid-week game, down in London. Never easy. The support was terrific. Hats off.