Spurs (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

Lee the Blue said:
Feels like Liverpool in 2022/23 when they dropped off and finished 5th - 20 odd points off the top. They then had to reset and bought a new midfield on the fly that summer.

That looks very much like us this season.

Gundogan & Nunes aren't good enough. Gundo's legs have gone, Nunes never was at top 4 level of player. KDB has also dropped off a cliff as Father Time has caught him - in any sane world we aren't offering him another contract. Bernardo has been piss poor this season too - looks very jaded.

Arsenal play pretty much the same system as us - the hold midfielder is the absolute key position to make it work. He has to be there to shut doors, shield the back 4 and keep the ball moving to the same coloured shirt.

They have Rice - if he's injured they have Jorginho as a reserve. And Partey. And Merino. 4 possibles options.

We have Rodri ..... and no fucker. That is the nub of the main issue here and until a genuine hold midfielder can again be plugged in once again, we won't be beating any quality sides at all. We dropped ourselves in this position btw falling asleep at the wheel in an act of complacency.
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Intelligent post in a sea of bollocks.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
You would think that would be the strategy when it’s Clear to everyone watching that teams will score if we persist with this current way of playing. Everyone other than Pep that is !

There was a point in the game yesterday where Spurs nabbed the ball during our attack and in one pass they were 3/3 which soon became 4/3. Fortunately they didn’t score that one but by the time they got the shot away we had still only managed to get one more player back.

The forwards and midfield are not working hard enough and playing a style based on possession is not going to work when we keep giving possession away.
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Not working hard enough ? come on matey

its just form. when you are flying everything is easy and things come off and the goals go flying in
I think the stats show we had enough chances to win many games, its football ? nobody ever stays champions for ever
 
simon23 said:
The problem isnt our wide players....you could ahve the best in the world out there they aint solving the midfield issues.....

Gundo, Lewis - both extremely poor defensively....People seem to be ignoring Lewis (because he is young and an academy graduate) but he was really bad yesterday and not for the first time.....People get on Walkers back (rightly so) but Lewis is equally as culpable whether at right back or in midfield. Gvardiol also had a stinker but he has been one of our better performers most of the season.
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Lewis is a 19 year old kid and should only be being phased in and out at this point in his development.

The current injury situation and the fact Nunes is dog shit has forced Pep’s hand.
 
ancoats said:
Not working hard enough ? come on matey

its just form. when you are flying everything is easy and things come off and the goals go flying in
I think the stats show we had enough chances to win many games, its football ? nobody ever stays champions for ever
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They aren't working hard enough out of possession and it has nothing to do with the concept of staying champions forever. There were multiple examples of the midfield jogging back last night - the defence has been shite but they get fuck all help
 
Stoned Rose said:
Lewis is a 19 year old kid and should only be being phased in and out at this point in his development.

The current injury situation and the fact Nunes is dog shit has forced Pep’s hand.
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Lewis is also a 19 year old right back getting played in every position bar right back when our current right back is absolutely awful.

Lewis is playing really bad but he’s being hung out to dry.
 
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