Spurs (H) Post Match Thread

[jimharri]

Lol, dont know why, but I thought they only sounded like that round our way!!

There's lots of different ones (go to YT), but those seem to be the recognised ones.

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

 

[Hoghead]

2 days after thumping Spurs and this thread has gone quiet. Just shows how far they have fallen that they don't warrant any more posts. The has-beens.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Funny how we’ve been dragged over the coals for FFP but Spurs don’t even look like getting Europa League. It’s ok to spend £1bil on a stadium because it’s ‘infrastructure’, but if Kane leaves and Mourinho gets sacked, they’re pretty screwed.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Scary now Bernardo is also flying. Sterling has a couple more gears to go yet.

Every player, especially Raheem, is doing exactly what Pep wants. Raheem, hugging the touchline, turning sideways and recycling the ball, is pulling opposing defences out of shape - drawing three defenders towards him and creating space for others. That's why Raheem doesn't always run in straight lines when fans are screaming at the telly 'Just run !!'. The guy just knows wht he's doing.

 

[bavarian blue]

Every player, especially Raheem, is doing exactly what Pep wants. Raheem, hugging the touchline, turning sideways and recycling the ball, is pulling opposing defences out of shape - drawing three defenders towards him and creating space for others. That's why Raheem doesn't always run in straight lines when fans are screaming at the telly 'Just run !!'. The guy just knows wht he's doing.

That second goal Raheem just traversed the area and nobody dared touch him, a neat interchange with Herr Whippy and job done.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Every player, especially Raheem, is doing exactly what Pep wants. Raheem, hugging the touchline, turning sideways and recycling the ball, is pulling opposing defences out of shape - drawing three defenders towards him and creating space for others. That's why Raheem doesn't always run in straight lines when fans are screaming at the telly 'Just run !!'. The guy just knows wht he's doing.

Exactly. Doing what the Manager tells him..to create space..for others
And..participate in a very disciplined bout of ' keep -ball' early doors...while Pep susses out the oppenent.....
The tactical understanding of the game for him is so different to when he was a stereo type flying fast winger as a 15 year old at QPR..when Liverpool spotted him....its not always about straight to the dead ball line from k.o.....Keep the ball.then quite often,switch wings...,confuse the full backs...,soften them up...
Then traumatise them..
Very difficult to stop .

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

I love the fact that apparently Pep came to see him after a game and said “I love your style of football, can we be friends?”, typical Pep, say it as it is. I know very little of Lillo’s history but it seems he likes to focus on getting things right from the back, and playing football from the back. I think he and Dias have probably both played a huge part.

Edit, in just reading up on Lillo I read that Stuart Pearce was close to signing Pep for us at the end of his career but at the last minute he went to play for Lillo for the last year of his career. It was in the muen so probably untrue but just imagine Pep trying to understand Pearce’s “tactics” - what was it you said about the pony boss?

I suspect we may have had another George Weah incident on our hands - though Pep was probably too classy for that.

Still, it could have soured his outlook on us.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I see Lamela gets booked when he does the same shit against a different team

 

[bluealf]

Funny how we’ve been dragged over the coals for FFP but Spurs don’t even look like getting Europa League. It’s ok to spend £1bil on a stadium because it’s ‘infrastructure’, but if Kane leaves and Mourinho gets sacked, they’re pretty screwed.

Can't wait.