Spurs (A) | Post-Match Thread

[dublinblue12]

Worst football since pearce witnessed today

 

[stan bowles]

It really isn’t difficult to loan him out, pay all his wages so he’s free to another club. What’s hard about that?

Because on top of that we'd have to pay a similar wage (or more) to someone else to replace him. FFP still exists last time I heard.

 

[LucahArchie10]

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'm not suprised Mendy was shit I'm more suprised Pep started him, fuck loyalty he's to fucking slow can't get the ball from under his feet & his 40-60 kamikaze passes are fucking embarrassing yet we had a fit Zinchenko & Walker

I just can't way Sterling up hes had a very good tournament Yetholm looked shit again in a City shirt???

 

[paulchapo]

He picked the sides that have lost to Spurs away the last 4 times and Chelsea 3 games on the trot.

Same issues with counter-attacks, we lost the biggest club game in European Football due a counter attack from left to right.

He mentioned all these things in his post match interview. He'd have to be a really shit coach to not know where our failings are, when your average Joe Boggs fan sees it wouldn't he? Again, he can warn them about it all he likes, they can train against it, but he can't stop players being susceptible to it, or idiots like Ake just backing and standing off Son so he could just stroll into the area and pick his spot. Eddie needs to start throwing himself around to try and stop these shots as well, not standing there rooted hoping somebody will block it, although Dias probably put him off a bit.

 

[willipp]

Yep and it won’t but should result in:
Mendy only playing domestic cup games
Cancelo only playing when Walker absolutely cannot
Ake being 4th in line behind Laporte
A striker being played when fit ahead of anyone who isnt

Defo shows we can’t afford to lose Laporte at all. If we do and have to rely on Ake for any large part we are fucked.

Mendy is just a disgrace, he isn’t a footballer. Cancelo is an ok backup

 

[smallsteve]

What, the same dodgy midfield and defence that won the league by 12 points last season, conceded the fewest goals and had the POTY in the centre of that defence?

More to do with the level of posession we have, rather than an outstanding defence. How many goais are scored against us where the opposition only one or two chances? There’s a reason that happens.

 

[Zinchilla]

Agree with most of that but still think Kane scores or creates more danger from the 11 corners we completely wasted. Plus he holds and finds space much better than Torres.

Agree, but first we have to get the corner over the first man

 

[xgorton]

No replay on Sky of the foul on Grealish,in the box outside the box rags would have had a pen 100%

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

He mentioned all these things in his post match interview. He'd have to be a really shit coach to not know where our failings are, when your average Joe Boggs fan sees it wouldn't he? Again, he can warn them about it all he likes, they can train against it, but he can't stop players being susceptible to it, or idiots like Ake just backing and standing off Son so he could just stroll into the area and pick his spot. Eddie needs to start throwing himself around to try and stop these shots as well, not standing there rooted hoping somebody will block it, although Dias probably put him off a bit.

Stones, Dias and Rodri and our press did a fantastic job of nullifying this when we went on our run last year, and Walker's speed helps so much, but it's always going to be our weakness given how many players we get up th field and the left side of defence is always going to be a target.

 

[domalino]

No replay on Sky of the foul on Grealish,in the box outside the box rags would have had a pen 100%

I was watching on Sky and not only were there 3 replays but it was clearly outside the box, and none of the players were unhappy when only a free kick was given, so they knew it too.