Spurs (A) - Post-Match Thread

[oasisband909]

Right our next 2 PL games are Burnley and Fulham at home

We need two convincing wins with a hatful of goals to get the confidence and belief back

its that kind of attitude that fucks us up. we are arrogant and dont respect the opposition. like today we pushed forward with both full backs, Rodri pushed on up the pitch and forgot about Kane behind him

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Off to the Pete Sutcliffe thread to cheer myself up

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

I feel sorry for Jesus. No support & has to do most of the work

He looked really sharp to be fair today and worked his bollocks off. If only I could say the same for the other 10.
If we’re playing badly the minimum I’d expect is 100% effort and didn’t see that today

 

[kenken]

To win the CL, Pep is thinking of discarding the PL.

 

[smallsteve]

Thought we played well first half and created a few chances. Second half was just a bit of a slog. Slow and with little movement.

As good a player as he is, Mahrez just doesn't fit in and makes us worse (not that the introduction of Sterling and Foden improved us). KDB is struggling to create anything and while Bernardo is nice and tidy on the ball, he doesn't look much of a threat these days. I thought Rodrigo played well though.

We really need to sort ourselves out up front because we just aren't scoring much these days. Felt like we were never going to score today no matter how long we played. Guardiola really needs to change something.

Indeed the goals are drying up, but there is that slight issue at the back where we are still wide open due to that inverted wingbacks thing.
i wonder how much more of this needs to occur, before the penny drops. Plan A is a dead duck, but i suspect we will stick to it regardless.
As many have said, this is going to be a long season and i forsee many such games.

 

[willipp]

Let’s be honest, no one is surprised by that result or performance. We’ve had it consistently for 12 months now and I’m not sure what the answer is, but all hoping this will just turn around is just not happening. We can’t blame injuries, we can’t blame the ref, we only have ourselves to blame.

Maybe the reality is we just aren’t that good a side. Hoping we will turn it around after 12 months of this is just wishful thinking.

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

How many more performances like this do we need for the happy clappers to pack it in and admit that we aren’t up to scratch this season and something needs to change?

 

[Bluesince1979]

That crossed my mind watching the game.

I might pop over to the covid thread on off topic to cheer myself up

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

We’ll be lucky to get top four at this rate

 

[Bill]

hi rags hi dippers .

 

[citytill1die84]

Bit generous for Mahrez I'd give 2 max. Jesus's work rate disguises how easy he is to control up against physical defenders.5 for me. Not sure what Ederson did to get 1.

Erm.... 2 shots between his legs

 

[Gordyola]

Hate to say it but maybe Ed needs a rest..

I think he needs a kick up the arse Even his distribution has been poor this season

 

[Brewster's millions]

Really very poor, and the lack of a response in the second half suggests that there's something very wrong with the team.

Completely devoid of any togetherness or determination, we just roll over now and teams have an easy game against us. Spurs were organised and they've obviously got a couple of good players, but teams don't have to play well now to beat us.

I posted in the match thread that Guardiola would wait until 2-0 to make a sub. Last year, that comment would probably have been tongue in cheek, but now it was what I genuinely expected. Apart from a couple of games after the restart last season we've been getting progressively worse for 18 months now and the inability or more likely refusal of Guardiola to address the shortcomings is unavoidable now I'm afraid. But when you're best mates with the boss, none of that seems to matter.

We're in a battle this season for the top 6/7. Or we would be if the players and the manager actually gave a shit.

 

[nickamon]

Where to start?

Mahrez and Bernardo need shipping out. They bring fuck all to a game.

Pep only has one way of playing and never ever, ever learns that teams just need to sit back and then hit one long ball. So called best manager in the world can't anticipate that???

Pep only ever reacts to things in the game. Almost everyone knew a 2nd goal for them was coming and we needed changes. He waits until they score to change it. Not good enough.

That the club needs a 34 year old Messi to come help us shows how, with some exceptions like Torres, our recruitment and squad management has been piss poor.

I don't understand when people continue to say this. What do you want Pep to do, if a team sits back and puts 10 in their half, what is the alternative method of playing that you suggest to get passed that? Spurs were always going to play that way against us, and it really comes down to who scores first. Today they did, next time it'll be us and the result will be different.

 

[Metalartin]

I'm disappointed but I'm not going to get carried away about a shit performance in a season like this. I believe all the big 6 will have plenty of those types of games in them this season. People making out that's how we've been all season so far need to give over.

 

[chaddblue]

its that kind of attitude that fucks us up. we are arrogant and dont respect the opposition. like today we pushed forward with both full backs, Rodri pushed on up the pitch and forgot about Kane behind him

Don’t give a fuck if it’s arrogant or disrespectful.. it’s what we desperately need

and I’m not on the pitch. My attitude makes absolutely zero difference to what the team does

 

[stan bowles]

1st goal definitely, no need to come out it was covered

And conceding the first goal totally changed the game. You cannot do that against a Mourinho side.

 

[mikemcfc]

Enters post game thread,
you can say good and bad about both sides today, but it's all about the points, and they were better focused on that.

 

[Len Rum]

Stopped watching at 2-0.
So depressing.

 

[Cityinmud]