Spurs (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[KS55]

To sum up the thread:
1st half good but wayward shooting.
2nd half struggling but beast Khusanov saw us through.
Disallowed Viking goal incompetent ref.
Three points, well done City.

 

[schfc6]

If every goal was ruled out for that we wouldn't have a game.

The ref made the mistake. Not VAR. The ref got it horribly wrong.

 

[chickaroon]

Old arses don’t have legs but the young babies don’t have heart. That’s why they gass so quickly. They only run when chasing glory but don’t take it personally when the team need help in defence.

This.

 

[kinkyblue]

I'm not Nunes' biggest fan but their targeting of him didn't help them very much they got their chances down our left side. Thought he played pretty well yesterday.

He should have had an assist first half as well!

 

[john blue]

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"never touched me "

 

[fanatic1]

More physical starting 11 made all the difference - i.e. no Lewis, Foden or Bernardo. Means that Spurs couldn't bully our weaker players. Nunes better in midfield than right back - more pace and strength. Haaland's late effort wrongly disallowed. Injury list shortening now - FA cup win and top 4 now very possible.

 

[chickaroon]

Three new players are getting used to the demands of the domestic game, but the others are also having to make a transition in the way we play. We've had season after season of high press and containing the opponent in their half, which meant much less running. Now, however, we're having to shuttle up and down the park on an almost continuous basis, and the players' bodies are just not used to it. Could be that we have to do a lot more stamina work in pre-season now and that is the same for the academy teams, too.

Agree with this. At our best we could control games by keeping the ball for long periods which allowed us to rest. I do think, when we buy in the summer and Rodri is back that Pep will revert to his favoured style. It will still allow the front players to be expressive but at times, especially when leading in games, we will take control of the ball and the game.

 

[chickaroon]

How bloody brilliant was Khusanov. One of the first names on the team sheet already. So quick, reads the game superbly, strong and clean in the tackle. His distribution is decent too, and with more coaching he can become outstanding in that respect too. That long pass over the top down the right for Savinho showed he has vision and passing quality.

And an early cross field ball to Doku was superb.

 

[big gaz]

Some years ago I was at a rugby league testimonial for Tony Worrall and was introduced to the Great New Zealand , Widnes and Warrington prop Kevin Tamati and just like Khus his mouth smiled but his eyes remained cold empty and black, think we've got a good un :-)

 

[jimharri]

What did ref watch have to say about that laughable decision last night? As if I need to ask; Gallagher seldom ever goes against the officials at the match.

 

[CityBrat64]

What did ref watch have to say about that laughable decision last night? As if I need to ask; Gallagher seldom ever goes against the officials at the match.

Unfortunately we don't get a midweek ref watch, don't know if Dean was in studio last night

 

[East Level 2]

Good first half performances across the team.

We should've been 4.0 up at half time & not killing the game kills us later in the game.

Kush was excellent, along with Nunes,Eddie & Dok.

A bit of a freshen oop for Saturday, then get into a battle at Notts.

A battle at Notts? Have we been relegated a few divisions?

 

[jimharri]

A battle at Notts? Have we been relegated a few divisions?

Yep. Ask any Forest fan how long he's supported Notts Forest, and you could end up being physically corrected!

 

[Gone for a Burton]

A battle at Notts? Have we been relegated a few divisions?

They don't like that name,Notts.

Th' Georgies ' don't like that either.

I'm not here to please either of them !!

 

[stan bowles]

I couldn’t watch the game tonight but just seen the highlights on MoTD.

Very interesting VAR decision for Haalands second goal “no conclusive evidence that it was NOT handball” therefore it is handball. What kind of f….d up logic is that ?

Anyway, well done boys, three important points.

File under "Aggressive Walking".

 

[shnaghaicityfish]

Unfortunately we don't get a midweek ref watch, don't know if Dean was in studio last night

Yeah there was today. As usual Gallagher supported the ref and said “VAR supported the refs decision” rather than they couldn’t find evidence to overrule it. He also talk bollocks about when ref blew for the “ handball”. All predictable nonsense

 

[CityBrat64]

Yeah there was today. As usual Gallagher supported the ref and said “VAR supported the refs decision” rather than they couldn’t find evidence to overrule it. He also talk bollocks about when ref blew for the “ handball”. All predictable nonsense

Protecting the the Aussie Liverpool supporter

 

[havefaith]

 

[makinghistory]

Spurs have just come off 3 wins and we never win there so I wager that’s a good performance considering our last two games.

All about opinions. Boring if we all thought the same.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

What did ref watch have to say about that laughable decision last night? As if I need to ask; Gallagher seldom ever goes against the officials at the match.

Never in my experience. Didn't bother to watch the Oxford rag - he's utterly pointless.