Spurs (A) | Post-Match Thread

[Chris Holmes]

On the walk back down Tottenham High Street I came across this mural, apparently commissioned by Sky. It’s meant to celebrate England’s Euro heroes. Raz, Shaw and Pickford. Weird they didn’t include local (for now) hero Kane. They must have commissioned that artist who did the Ronaldo sculpture.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Why didn't Walker, Stones, Zin or Laporte start? Picking that back 4, especially the 2 on the left was asking for trouble, and we got it.

 

[Bluesince88]

We always seem to be away 1st game and look at our start compared to rags, Liverpool, Chelsea.
I'm sure the league intentionally rig it to make It difficult for us.

Always depends how you look at it. I think playing a newly promoted team away from home early on is hard. Fans tails are up, we’ve had it with Norwich, look at Arsenal with Brentford etc. Always down to yourself. Can even say we get a lot of difficult fixtures out the way early on.

 

[hgblue]

What excuses did Mendy, Ake and Cancelo have, certainly wasn't tiredness.

Horrible from so many but the glaring issue remains and a top striker would have made little difference today.

The defensive midfield is too slow when the ball breaks down.

Fern still sees the danger but his legs can't get him there.

Gundo, Rodri, nobody solves this issue right now, certainly when we want to front load the top half of the pitch.

Thought Grealish was a real positive.

I've been banging on about the DM position for a while, to me a much higher priority than Grealish, although I reckon he's a good addition. I'm hoping that Declan Rice will be the next high profile addition to the squad. I'd be amazed if he's not on the shortlist to replace Fernandinho.

 

[Damanino]

I've been banging on about the DM position for a while, to me a much higher priority than Grealish, although I reckon he's a good addition. I'm hoping that Declan Rice will be the next high profile addition to the squad. I'd be amazed if he's not on the shortlist to replace Fernandinho.

I will break the bad news for you, Rodri was brought in to replace Ferna. but not sure Rodri is at the level so far Txiki and Pep hoped he will be at this point.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Alarming lack of pace in the team. We’re a great footballing side, but so susceptible to counters.

really poor that the players who were back first looked the most unfit. Ake and Mendy and Ferna in particular

 

[xmusampa]

Nice dog mate, what does it do when City score?

Don't know mate, I've only had it 3 months

Great pic. I'm assuming he's an itk and someone's told him mendys leaving?

 

[the blue panther]

Spurs away - and a very likely place to lose, going on the recent past - is now out of the way.
I don't think we learned anything we didn't already know - Mendy remains shite; the flaky ones remain flaky - for me that's Cancelo, Ake and Mahrez; Sterling is still the Sterling we know, not the England one; Gundo and Fern don't have the legs to cope under pressure. Disappointed with Ederson on the goal, and with Diaz in particular - I hate it when any defender puts his hands behind his back, and both our Portuguese defenders do it in the area all the time. It results in them being off balance and unable to challenge, and today it ended up with Diaz pathetically falling on his arse in front Ederson. What a crap goal to concede - and all from a bloody counter attack from their penalty area.
Positives, Grealish, whom I was very impressed with - and I had expressed big misgivings about signing him, so I eat my humble pie now - and KDB, who looked different class when he came on.
Not sure why ratboy was getting excited about Torres, but, he had nothing to feed off in the final 70 minutes really.
Hopefully we take 6 points in the next 2 home games against Norwich and Arsenal; get some more fitness; get Bernardo and Foden back; get Kane in. Laporte or Zinkers at left back please Pep. Mendy? Never again please Pep.
So, in the end up, what's not to like?
:-)

 

[citymad]

If he carries on picking him I'm going to dust my boots off and turn up to training ;)

My money's on you getting a game then especially if your talents include making 80% of your 10 yard passes either back or sideways, not being able to make a tackle and then run like you're running through treacle then you're in for a shout at that left back slot.

 

[stan bowles]

Spurs had pre-season games against Chelsea and Arsenal, we played Preston & Blackpool. There, along with extended holidays for the England & Brazil boys, was the difference maker in today's game.

I'd love to know the thinking behind playing preseason games vs such "easy" opposition. It's really poor preparation from every consideration. We need to be tested and pushed both physically and tactically.