Spurs (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Marvin.]

Exactly this… soo slow in first half and we were walking at nil nil then got even worse 2nd half…. Disgraceful and on pep

We got 2-0 up in the 1st half. Spurs were massed in defence.

The problem was that we lost control when Spurs got the 1st goal which should not have stood

 

[WestGorton]

As poor as we were second half, how this wasn’t given as a foul is beyond me.
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Unbelievable. Intentional or not he could have broke his ankle.

 

[Dax777]

Oh yeah, the same scouse bastards that have won one league game in the last six. You don't half spout some shite in a calendar year. Just wow.

It was tongue in cheek dumb ass!

 

[paulchapo]

An absolutely unforgivable performance. The first half we somehow found ourselves 2-0 up in spite of strolling about at half pace against a Spurs team totally devoid of confidence and missing something like 12 players. They were terrified of getting a battering but instead of going for the kill we just walked about with aimless nothing passes.
Now everyone knew what was going to happen in the second half once we didn't kill the game off and sure enough it did.
We have too many weak players, mentally and physically, which is a worry as we've bought a few of them for big money.
I have no idea what's happened to Haaland but it's like playing with ten men atm with him in the side. I'm sick of hearing about service to him he needs to do more himself.
That's the title challenge over, to be honest I'm not sure how we were ever in one given our form this season. Arsenal don't have to win it they're had no real challengers.
Im dreading the Liverpool game, i fear we could get a hiding there. Also Newcastle must have watched that game and thought " We'll turn this lot around on Wednesday."
A thoroughly depressing game and weekend.

 

[Big Jonjo]

We have big question marks on our 3 big players, Foden, Rodri and Haaland. All look like shadows of their former selves. I don't know what's going on with them, but something needs to be sorted soon. At least Rodri has some sort of excuse, coming back from an ACL injury. However, with his contract expiring soon, a big decision needs to be made on him.
The other issue is Pep. Has he the desire to see this rebuild through, especially when his team put in such apathetic performances? Are his tactics stifling the team? Big decisions need to be made. Haaland looks disinterested. He looks as though the appetite to bust a gut to get to the ball has gone. He's not as fast or as strong as he once was...he's getting bullied off the ball. As I say changes need to be made and I think we need to get to the bottom of what's happening with these three. I don't want to lose any of them, but they can't keep churning out lacklustre performances as they have been off late!

 

[eyalluvitt]

If you believe we are shite now I hate to think what we will be like next season when Bernie goes. he continually has to do the work of 2

Bernie and Gundo, unc worker bees

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Same old same old…

How far back are you going?

 

[Stoned Rose]

1st half top, 2nd half an absolute disgrace.

The mentality is severely lacking. There is a complete lack of digging in and dragging ourselves through games.

Haaland has been wank for weeks. Then you see the **** smiling and laughing with their players. He either sorts himself out or he can fuck off elsewhere. For a blue his lack of desire is pathetic.

And I’m absolutely sick to death of Gonzalez. There are a lot of posters on here who simply do not understand the game and cannot assess a player who pipe up about him being a good player. Some lunatic the other day was saying he’s going to be world class.

Watch him for their 2nd goal. He has a ten yard start on Gallagher who beats him to the ball. Gonzalez is that shit he doesn’t even scan to see where Gallagher is. I wouldn’t have that from my U14s girls side. Proper basics.

He’s absolutely wank. We cannot keep pretending he isn’t. We need to fuck him off in the summer and get a proper CM in.

And I can’t even be arsed going on about Reijnders. Again. Beyond shit and should be nowhere near this club.

 

[Dazzle84]

I'm actually fed up of watching us play. It's boring even when we have the ball, pretty much unless Cherki has it.

Our second goal today was one of the easiest goals we'll score and it was from a marginal uptake in effort and speed.

I'm not sure anymore, I wonder if Pep is just the front man of the operation these days with less and less influence - maybe that was the compromise after those disturbing scenes last season when he scratched his head to bits

 

[hilts]

Another fucking shite 2nd half playing like a pub team. I’m sick of the constant passing sideways and then losing the ball. Reijnders gets blown off the ball by a stiff breeze and Holland is fucking invisible.

No hills

 

[Marvin.]

Once the pace of a game goes above “walking” pace we simply can’t react or match it.

We have no legs in the middle, our wide players don’t work hard enough, and our full backs are brittle.

Bernie, Geuhi, and Don were all good. The rest were a shambles.

That's not true though is it.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

He worked hard today. Hit a bit of poor form but still the greatest goalscorer the Prem has ever seen.

Sergio just said: “Hold my pint.”

 

[Bald fraud]

Possibly below the rags. That's how bad the rest of them are.

We’ll be below them soon. With the decisions we don’t get the decisions they do. And something clearly wrong in our camp it’s a massive of time!

 

[Sibierskii]

Got to love a post match thread. Imagine telling Haaland to fuck off. Just lol.

Why can’t he be held accountable? His attitude is horrendous.

 

[NptonBlue89!]

Sounds like Peps going ballistic about the goal.

Maybe throw a few players names out there that aren’t performing or were we so so good again

 

[simon23]

So why is Pep allowing it to happen ? Pep of old would be smashing the dressing room up and giving the players the hairdryer, Pep is in the final stages of his days at Manchester City and the players have given up

I think it's coming this week ? Pep is to leave in the summer

I get what you are saying BUT this is the mistake that clubs regularly make, most notably tge rags....yes Pep us to shoulder tge blame BUT the players just aren't good enough...no manager changes that...ee have made big mistake in the transfer window....
Reijnders
RAN
No right back.
Marmoush...not cause he ain't a good player but cause he doesn't fit...

Jury out on others as well

 

[jaiguruKun]

Right but a foul on the pitch can’t be awarded when the balls out of play. If the ref had seen it, he’d have had the corner retaken, which happens pretty often.

The foul continued after the ball was played in.

 

[Phil1]

Hahahahahaha we are finished as a top club

State of this prick.

 

[citymad]

There are no positives to take from that game none. Donnaruma spared our blushes but we are a spineless side. Very average squad and a manager who has lost his way/passion. Either he’s the issue or the fortune we’ve spent has still left us with players who aren’t good enough

I would say Guehi,Rodri, Donna,Khus,Cherki,Dias are elite players. The rest are average or above average. A top coach on top of his game would get better performances. Looking at the Arsenal squad, they’re full of elite players, mentally strong and well coached. We have no chance of the title. That’s three back to back shit away performances and it doesn’t look like it’s getting better.

 

[CΛL]

Pep II did the press conference very well.

Spurs spent almost the entire game massed in defence. Haaland was bottled up but he did come deeper and bring others into the game. Reijnders went very close from one of his lay offs.

Haaland's not on form is fair comment but I would not say he is a major problem.

When he goes through these spells he should be dropped but we persevere as I suspect Pep and the club haven’t the bottle to do so as their flagship superstar wouldn’t be very happy. Wasn’t it in his contract he has to play every champions league game when fit?