Spurs (H) - Post-Match Thread

[bluemoon32]

IMO this is a problem with the CB partnership. Laporte is slow and easily turned, we’ve seen that for a couple of years now, and the more Dias plays with him the more he seems to be trying to nip things in the bud like Otamendi used to.

Stones is much faster and more comfortable covering back and mopping up if that ball in behind is played, which is why he and Dias fit so well together as a pair.

Yep, i think Laporte makes Dias second guess him all game & his game suffers for it.
Dias knows he can attack the ball & has someone mopping up behind him if he misses when playing with Stones

 

[balotellishaircut]

Most teams we play would happily settle for a 0-0 game though

Im only suggesting these tactics against Spurs, I reckon we’d win both fixtures 1 nil.

 

[come-on-barney]

Possibly mate, although I do think he is being hung out to dry in the false nine.

Totally agree and he’s not the only one.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Chelsea caused them all sorts of problems with set pieces too though nearly every goal they scored against them was a set piece. Our set piece deliveries yesterday were absolutely shocking.

We’re up there this season though for most set piece goals, yesterday was shit I agree.

 

[paulchapo]

The plan would involve not just the paper, board or iPad it's on, but some semblance of a plan that had a measure of practical deliverance. We were caught four times with our shorts by our ankles, and got stuffed on three of 'em! That's not much of a plan - I think Baldrick was doing the half time team talk! Being caught once in such circumstances yer can say hey ho, eez football, but three fuckin' times, and lastly on the last fuckin' minute is just crass and ramshackle.

It was a plan he said they worked on and that they knew of the danger Spurs posed. Do you really think Pep, the coaching team and the players didn't talk about it and plan to deal with it? Come on you're old enough to know they would have. As I said in my earlier post, knowing about a threat and stopping it are two different things. Every team would get a result against us if it was that simple.

Spurs played their best game of the season yesterday and a lot of our players were poor. Even so with a bit more luck we could also have won. A draw was a fair result and we had that until idiotic play and mistakes by some of our out of form players criminally cost us. Shit happens that's the first time we've lost since October.

 

[SWPISHOME]

We’re up there this season though for most set piece goals, yesterday was shit I agree.

Remember yesterday Romero got booked yesterday for holding onto Dias (before the corner was taken). What did we do then...Play it fucking short!! Why not put it in the box seen as the ref had eyes on Romero and could of got a penalty for Romero still not letting Dias go.
More frustrating that the ball was either not beating the first man or looping over everybody and going out for a goal kick.

 

[Josh_D]

Yeah, I don't mean it as a swipe at him. He's been one of our most consistent players this season, and if win silverware, which I think we will do, he will have played a major role.

It's such a complicated position in this team, so much goes through him that if he does have a bad day and/or the team isolate his passes he's going to struggle. That isn't his fault per se, though I do think yesterday was a mixture of both. But every team that has got at us this season has done so by targeting him.

Agree with all you said.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

Having summoned up courage to watch the highlights on the City site, what was obvious is that Kane will never score two easier goals, he was given a free run for his first goal and he hardly had to jump for what turned out to be the winner. Both our full backs were poor, as were our centre backs. The line up v Sporting looks like our strongest, left back remains a conundrum. As for no recognised centre forward, it’s fucking us up. We haven’t come close to replacing Sergio.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Totally agree and he’s not the only one.

I also continue to believe Dias is being made to look completely ordinary by playing on the right of the pairing because Laporte is starting ahead of Stones.

It makes so much difference on having build up out on both sides.

I regularly get hammered for it, but De Bruyne is more of a liability when we are parked on the edge of the opponents' 18 yard box.

Would like to see Gundo get a run in the false nine.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I think a fair few were more interested in their evening at the MEN Arena.