Spurs (A) - Post-Match Thread

The slaughtered lamb said:
I don’t think Pep’s worried in the slightest how the opposition are going to play and that’s the problem. We know how they’re going to play before we go out there; sit deep, soak up pressure and attack on the break.

By now I’d have expected a more pragmatic approach of sitting a bit deeper, to encourage the opponent out and hitting on the break ourselves. There’s no surprise, even half decent teams are going to give us problems if we persist.
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And therein lies another question.....are certain players starting to get fed up with the consistently same approach with no tactical adjustment to combat the opposition

We have got worse since the b2b titles with no sign of adapting to what we witness week in week out from the opposing teams

Do we have to start worrying about KDB and his contract situation ? I bloody hope not but until its signed it is a concern

I was very surprised that Pep signed an extension, considering what we heard regarding his take on things

We have been a shadow of the dominant team we were, and another concern is that this isn't a team Pep has inherited and one that has to adjust to his methods.....this is his team and one he has built himself

Unchartered waters for Pep with one club - it will either cement his status or (and I hope it doesnt) stain it
 
The slaughtered lamb said:
The only other way is to get technical players like Spanish Dave in there to unlock these packed defences, but we don’t have one of those at the moment. If we’re going to continue banging our heads against the wall till Messi gets here, we’ll get similar results.
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Our defensive line encourages teams to park the bus because they get rewarded with an easy chance of open goals. 2 attempts 2 goals

We had 17 shots at goal yesterday but had as many as 17 people in their box
 
BlueMoonz1977 said:
And therein lies another question.....are certain players starting to get fed up with the consistently same approach with no tactical adjustment to combat the opposition

We have got worse since the b2b titles with no sign of adapting to what we witness week in week out from the opposing teams

Do we have to start worrying about KDB and his contract situation ? I bloody hope not but until its signed it is a concern

I was very surprised that Pep signed an extension, considering what we heard regarding his take on things

We have been a shadow of the dominant team we were, and another concern is that this isn't a team Pep has inherited and one that has to adjust to his methods.....this is his team and one he has built himself

Unchartered waters for Pep with one club - it will either cement his status or (and I hope it doesnt) stain it
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We are unrecognisable from the team of 2 years ago. The fall away in our standard of play is staggering since then, not sure how it will improve tbh.
 
Woody13 said:
Rodri??? Not sure I agree with that tonight.
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He's a tidy passer but he's constantly out of position when a team breaks on us. He's too slow to be out of position as much as he is. Watch a team when they attack and Rodri is 10 yards away from where he should be to break up the play. Mostly in FRONT of the ball. As a DM he offers zero protection.

He's such an ineffective DM.

For that first goal: No way should Aurier have the time to turn in centre midfield to play in Son. With his back to goal, if Fernandinho was in there he's up his arse. Instead Rodri is 10 yards away so Bernardo has to tuck in and can't in time. Aurier has all the time in the world to play it over Son. Shite.
 
Big Yaya Wilko 12 said:
He's a tidy passer but he's constantly out of position when a team breaks on us. He's too slow to be out of position as much as he is. Watch a team when they attack and Rodri is 10 yards away from where he should be to break up the play. Mostly in FRONT of the ball. As a DM he offers zero protection.

He's such an ineffective DM.

For that first goal: No way should Aurier have the time to turn in centre midfield to play in Son. With his back to goal, if Fernandinho was in there he's up his arse. Instead Rodri is 10 yards away so Bernardo has to tuck in and can't in time. Aurier has all the time in the world to play it over Son. Shite.
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You’re blaming Rodri for the goal?? I mean, that’s a real stretch!!
 
BlueMoonz1977 said:
And therein lies another question.....are certain players starting to get fed up with the consistently same approach with no tactical adjustment to combat the opposition

We have got worse since the b2b titles with no sign of adapting to what we witness week in week out from the opposing teams

Do we have to start worrying about KDB and his contract situation ? I bloody hope not but until its signed it is a concern

I was very surprised that Pep signed an extension, considering what we heard regarding his take on things

We have been a shadow of the dominant team we were, and another concern is that this isn't a team Pep has inherited and one that has to adjust to his methods.....this is his team and one he has built himself

Unchartered waters for Pep with one club - it will either cement his status or (and I hope it doesnt) stain it
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Stale is the word. Imagine stepping onto the training pitch in preparation for the next game and knowing you’re going to approach it the same way that hasn’t been working for months. Equally, imagine how easy it is for the opposition to prepare. We’re making it easy for them.

As for Kev, I’ve seen it before, where the best player ends up being a scapegoat for wider failings. Same happened with Kinkkadze. I see it’s starting now with him, at least he won’t have the boo boys to put up with, but hopefully he doesn’t get pissed off with the football.

As you say, if Pep comes through this it could pave the way for a dynasty, whatever doesn’t kill you etc., but if he persists, it’ll end in tears.
 
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