Spurs (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[RodneyRodney]

That was simply terrible. I can’t think of a single City player who put in a 5 out of 10 performance.

Bobb 7
Gonzo 6
Beef 7
Apart from that , let me think for a while ....

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

I hate to say it, but Trafford isn’t giving me good vibes. Coming off the back of such a shakey season last year, the priority should be experience and a safe pair of hands. I don’t want someone who’s trying to be Ederson because no one is going to be Ederson.

Still not sure Lewis should be playing men’s football, let alone our starting right back. Although, I promised a clean slate for the season ahead, but his positioning, awareness and general defensive play was terrible. The way he moved his body to get himself into more risky defensive positions is mind boggling.

Cherki and Nico G - nah, not convinced yet but they’re young enough and talented enough to make it.

it’s not panic stations though. Yes it was terrible, but let’s see how we get on in the next 6 weeks with Utd and Arsenal coming up.

 

[deano ou812]

We need spend BIG on a right back and sort the goalkeeping situation out !

I don’t think we will might bring a keeper in but definitely no right back ..

 

[eyalluvitt]

Clutching but how was that not a pen on Bobb

Any other team and its given, as bad as we were, the ref was embarrassingly worse

 

[chaddblue]

Stop Panicking.

It's a rebuild and there will be growing pains.


Trafford was solid and didn't do anything wrong!!

Deserves to be our number #1. For everyone complaining I don't see you doing any better than him and he showed his grit with that double save!

Trafford is terrifying with the ball at his feet and looks like a rabbit in the headlights

He also appears to make the defenders nervous as fuck

 

[awest]

Kolo looks out of his depth.

 

[Ken92]

Don’t know what he was watching but hope he doesn’t believe what he says.

He is right ,we do simple things wrong ,but he is the one who needs to change it or bring in better players. Football is a simple game, couldn´t defend ,couldnt pass ,couldnt score, can´t win like this, simple as that.

 

[RodneyRodney]

Our wingers are shit.

Bollox Bobb was good today

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

First half was frustrating, Spurs looked sharp and dangerous but Marmoush and Haaland didn’t take the opportunities that came their way. If we’d scored first that’s a completely different match. As the half wore on we had issues with poor decision making from both Reijnders and Cherki. Second goal killed us unfortunately.

I know we hoped second half that we’d charge out of the blocks and get a goal and the entire mood changes but it felt as if after Haaland’s poor pass we gave up the ghost. Passing after that was dreadful.

Some bigger issues with our lack of creativity post KDB and Trafford’s ability with his feet. Hopefully Ait Nouri’s injury isn’t serious.

While Frank has only had 3 Spurs matches, they loom like a side who’s had a full preseason. We weren’t sharp enough. It’s also easier to sit deep and break than cut through a good defensive block.

I thought in general Reijnders, Cherki, Dias, Stones, Ake, Lewis, Nico and Bernardo struggled today. I don’t think Pep rates O’Reilly defensively in big games as he would definitely have supported Marmoush and Doku better.

Too early for anyone to press the panic button despite some of the nonsense on here.

Unfortunately we have a very tough start this season after no real preseason so things may get a little worse before they get better.

Right before the 1st goal Reijinders had the whole box to himself to take a touch and shoot. Instead for some reason he tried some mad eye of the needle pass out wide.

They get a goal kick, pump it long and score. Typical.

 

[micky_blue]

Just seems that whichever 11 start the game we still commit exactly the same mistakes

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

Agree first goal was key. Our striker didn’t do his job and their keeper did his.

 

[deano ou812]

We look like a mid table side who have the occasional good game against better opposition..

 

[Brewster's millions]

Lack of pace in our team, especially the defense is and absolute killer at the highest level. Only real lighting pace with have is doku and he is dreadful.

Khusanov. Should be starting.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Cherki looked lost which is on the management but then they took him off and replaced with bernardo which was a masterstroke.

Thought he was starting to get into it when he got hooked, surprised he came out for the second half mind you

 

[Fordyboy46]

Pep needs to work out what on earth he wants from his wide players, and the blueprint simply has to change.

Starting with the attackers - we’ve been recruiting or starting players who are (fairly described as) slightly. They’re quick, but they’re not strong. Marmoush is something of an exception but that’s because he’s of a normal build - not a strong one. Otherwise Doku, Bobb, Savinho, Bernardo, Foden (although he seems slightly better at retaining through pure tenacity) are a certain blueprint of a winger. The number of times we lose the ball through these players is not great and undermines us in the middle. Losing the ball is traditionally a trade off for wingers - acceptable, because they take players on (which is a risk) so it trades off and you hope the net result is a positive. But… they don’t really take anyone on! They lose the ball tonnes for players who’s main outlet is either a whipped ball in to no one, or a pass back to centre midfielders who (without an effective wide player) trip over themselves.

Meanwhile, Lewis at the back as a slightly and weak full back, on the same side as Bobb, makes zero sense. He’s the sort of player who, if sold to say Crystal Palace, I’d lap up seeing on the team sheet as a weak link in defence. He’s the sort of player who you gain confidence against when playing 5 a side because they’re weak - the sort you look up and see and think, I’ll have a go.

To think that we might be selling Savinho, to acquire another ‘blueprint’ player in Rodrygo (allegedly) doesn’t fill me with confidence.

I know there are faults elsewhere on the pitch, but I truly think they’re caused by an existential crisis of what to do with wide players. It undermines the middle in a game where I felt Stones, Dias and Haaland played well. Reijnders, Cherki and Bernardo couldn’t support in the middle because they were being pulled out wide to support players who couldn’t retain the ball or hold their all. And Trafford had a bit of a tough time but stronger fullbacks would have disabled the press that caused this.

It’s a recruitment issue that won’t cost us every week, because the quality of our squad should get us over the line on many occasions, but which will cost us in games against great tacticians and top athletes. Both of which we encountered today in a top and well drilled spurs side

I think Pep is muddled by the size of the squad mate, we have too many options now and he doesn't know the best eleven

 

[rodrizontal]

Looks like Pep Lijnders didn't bring them inhalers with him. What was the point hiring him then?

 

[Father Paul]

If I was a betting man….and I am…….I would say at least some of today was the result of Pep having to demonstrate to the board that we need to be more active in the transfer market….when some of them obviously th8nk the side is strong enough already…..

Not sure who said it pre match but I expect we’ll see a flurry of activity before the window closes…

Unless we buy real quality which is not available we are wasting our money.I think its probably time to move on from the Pep era as he is starting to look like yesterdays man.

 

[eyalluvitt]

By Halloween Pep could be trick or treating on las Ramblas

 

[citytill1die84]

Bwahah

Stop Panicking.

It's a rebuild and there will be growing pains.


Trafford was solid and didn't do anything wrong!!

Deserves to be our number #1. For everyone complaining I don't see you doing any better than him and he showed his grit with that double save!

Bwahahahaha fuck off. Trafford absolutely shit his pants.

You an Ederson outer i guess?

 

[East Level 2]

Pay whatever we need to pay to get Donnarumma on our side

And would that fix what we saw today ? No.

It might if we played him up front or in midfield.