Spurs 0-2 Post Match Thread

[trabuch]

We need to become much more annoying.

[lgfualol]

Maddison is being dragged down by some of these lot. Players 10 years older than him that cant pass 5 yards without any pressure.

Edited 8 December 2018 by lgfualol

[Mint23]

I don’t mind us losing and never have, it’s a two horse race and you win some and you lose some but I can’t stand how boring and predictable we are at the minute. We never set out at any pace, we’re too cautious, we don’t try to move the ball quick enough and break the oppositions lines. Nacho is dogshite. Wilf and Mendy aren’t dynamic enough. There’s too many square pegs in round holes. 

Ive been on the fence since Puel camehere, I was underwhelmed at his appointment and have a friend that’s a Southampton season ticket holder. He told me Puel would play slow boring football, wouldn’t create and score enough goals especially at home and the stadium would be empty week in week out at 85mins. I argued with him and said our team was far superior to theirs and we’d be ok but as time goes on I’m stating to worry he was right all along.

[MPH]

10 minutes ago, justfoxes said:

On way home from the panto So what did I miss???

 

a farcical performance.

[danny2997]

As much as I agree Iheanacho had a poor game I find it pathetic how a large portion of our "supporters" jeered him as he was subbed. 

 

What does that achieve but further knock his confidence? What's this constant obsession with wanting players to fail? 

[kingfox]

We are nothing without Vardy, simple as that, all effort no product tonight but I fully expected it.

 

We only have one number 9, Iheanacho doesn't cut it, Gray was never going to work, last 10 mins we looked better when Shinji came on but we still didn't look like scoring.

 

Ricardo was a class above tonight, he was our only positive.

 

This game proved that we desperately need a winger and striker in January.

[Stevosevic]

2 minutes ago, danny2997 said:

As much as I agree Iheanacho had a poor game I find it pathetic how a large portion of our "supporters" jeered him as he was subbed. 

 

What does that achieve but further knock his confidence? What's this constant obsession with wanting players to fail? 

I honestly doubt he's bothered mate. He rarely looks bothered on the pitch.

[Bob Hazels shorts]

Not a Puel hater but it very much his gig now.

 

He wasted my night and to play without a striker when losing?

 

Players that tried looked lost.

 

Mot much in the way of stokers to play bit who’s fault is that.

 

Ghezzil is a game changer!!!

[Clever Fox]

5 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Can you tell me about those chances, cus I didn't see anything that really could give us  a goal?

You'd  have to understand the Game to know what I'm talking about.

[Beechey]

1 minute ago, Bob Hazels shorts said:

Not a Puel hater but it very much his gig now.

 

He wasted my night and to play without a striker when losing?

 

Players that tried looked lost.

 

Mot much in the way of stokers to play bit who’s fault is that.

 

Ghezzil is a game changer!!!

Is Okazaki not a striker?

[Dr The Singh]

1 minute ago, Clever Fox said:

You'd  have to understand the Game to know what I'm talking about.i 

so please do tell, or shut the **** up

[sishades]

How many times this season has Vardy been effective...4 goals says otherwise.

[baldeagle]

8 minutes ago, deep blue said:

Agreed. We should have played Okazaki from the start for that reason, and probably Albrighton too for the work he puts in.

 

Bringing Okazaki on with only 10 mins left and 3 goals down is totally pointless.

It was 2- 0

[Stevosevic]

3 minutes ago, Beechey said:

Is Okazaki not a striker?

We played 23 mins without a striker.

 

It was embarrassing when Albrighton was lifting his head to cross and everyone was outside the box 

[AlloverthefloorYesNdidi]

4 minutes ago, danny2997 said:

As much as I agree Iheanacho had a poor game I find it pathetic how a large portion of our "supporters" jeered him as he was subbed. 

 

What does that achieve but further knock his confidence? What's this constant obsession with wanting players to fail? 

They booed him for not chasing down Loris when Loris had the ball in his box from a backpass and Nacho was more or less on the halfway line.

Idiots want him to waste legs on a 50 yard run when he's got zero chance of putting the slightest pressure on Loris

[Jaspa]

BT Sport pretty much saying it doesnt matter if a goal is offside, liking Sperms ar**holes like most weeks.

 

We were terrible, the first 25mins of the match we were well in it and then Totters turned the heat up and picked us apart - the first goal Iborra's sunk deep waiting for a cross to get his head on while Mendy did an awful job closing down on the edge of the box; hopping into a moving Son making it aparent where his weight was going to be dedicated. Mendy had one of his worst games for us I thought, the second goal he turned over possession to start their break off - Dele Alli was offside. But overall we werent in it and deserved to lose.

 

Our biggest problem at the Club seems to be the dead weight. We can't go out and offer a high profile player high wages because Slimani, Silva ect. are soaking up yuge amounts of the budget and the Club probably feels a little burnt and rightly wary of future acquisitions. Whether improving the training facilities and the ground makes us a more attractive proposition helps long term, we need to get our sh** together soon because a section of support is clearly getting frustrated and toxic; while we have a manager in place who specialises and is specialising in developing youth - Chilwell's rise is breathtaking and Puel has to take a large part of credit for sticking by the lad and showing the trust needed. All of our bright spark at the moment is coming from our younger players and it should be a window into the future for us.

 

Depressed imagining the type of stuff and arguements I'm probably gonna find myself reading tonight and through the week, I trust the Club believes in what it's trying to do and doesn't let sourness creep in, but at the same time we have to pick up results and stay bouyant; otherwise it's Allardyce ball for the second half of the season or worse . . . Pardew

[AlloverthefloorYesNdidi]

9 minutes ago, Mint23 said:

I don’t mind us losing and never have, it’s a two horse race and you win some and you lose some but I can’t stand how boring and predictable we are at the minute. We never set out at any pace, we’re too cautious, we don’t try to move the ball quick enough and break the oppositions lines. Nacho is dogshite. Wilf and Mendy aren’t dynamic enough. There’s too many square pegs in round holes. 

Ive been on the fence since Puel camehere, I was underwhelmed at his appointment and have a friend that’s a Southampton season ticket holder. He told me Puel would play slow boring football, wouldn’t create and score enough goals especially at home and the stadium would be empty week in week out at 85mins. I argued with him and said our team was far superior to theirs and we’d be ok but as time goes on I’m stating to worry he was right all along.

Our squad is quite imbalanced. We have so many players we dont need yet a few positions we could do with more players in

[john ridley]

14 minutes ago, Foxboy said:

Mate, you're sat at home screaming PUEL OUT when we are top 10, 4 points behind man utd. I assume that you think we played much better football when we won the league? With that 40% possession, sitting back and hitting teams on the counter attack? Its not how a top 10 team is supposed to play and that is what puel is trying to change. And yes, you're fully entitled to your opinion. but when its such a f**ing stupid opinion i am 100% going to take the piss out of you for it.

Next week it'll  probably be 7 behind Man Utd and out of the top 10,and so on through  December ,really starting to think Puel's not the one to take us forward ,been at the match tonight and it's just a  dull ,boring experience, bit like him really.

[mucfox]

without Riyad its difficult

 

without Jamie its difficult

 

without Riyad & Jamie its impossible

[Corky]

15 minutes ago, Clever Fox said:

The Commentors on BT were shocking biased to the point of embarrasing.

Hartson's justification for allowing Alli's goal was quite something. Apparently, he should get the benefit of the doubt in that situation. Yeah, only issue being that there is no doubt in that situation. Half his body was offside, if he was leaning slightly then maybe but it is clearly offside.

 

Let's hope he isn't on the VAR panel next season.

[martyn]

1 minute ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said:

They booed him for not chasing down Loris when Loris had the ball in his box from a backpass and Nacho was more or less on the halfway line.

Idiots want him to waste legs on a 50 yard run when he's got zero chance of putting the slightest pressure on Loris

That was absolutely ridiculous I agree, but just a manifestation of the frustration with Nacho which had built as the half went on.

[Foxboy]

1 minute ago, peterborofox said:

 

 

First of all I'm not sat at home. I've missed two league games all season, so my opinion stands and is warranted. I was there tonight

 

So you base us on where Man Utd are? What have they got to do with it? 

 

I expect us to play football with some idea and tactics which look like we know what we're doing. Did you think we knew what we were doing second half? Can you tell me the formation at the end of the game and who played where? We had a three wingers on the pitch at one point, and no striker. You think that's acceptable? You like that style and tactics? 

 

We create nothing at all. Did Lloris  even get stains on his kit? Had nothing to do all game.

 

I'm not alone in my opinion. Have you read the forum recently? Many people share my view. If you watched the game you'd realise the ground was half empty by the end. Think all those fans share your opinion? 

 

 

But we're four points behind Utd so we everything is rosy. Guess it's acceptable that a team like Bournemouth are better than us in your book too

 

Just because you've been to the KP doesn't qualify you as a reputable pundit.

 

Comparing us to United as they are a consistent top 6 team which is where Puel is looking to take us.

 

After the first 2 changes it was 4-3-3 with gray as the striker albrighton and ghezzal on the wings.

 

We created more chances and had more shots on target than spurs, so in that cases i assume scheichels kit wont need washing either.

 

And the reason why bournemouth are currently doing better than us is probably because theyve stuck with a manager for 5 or so years now, allowed him to build a team he wants. let him have multiple opportunities without just sacking him and the fans back him. Why? probably because they understand that they aren't expected to push into the top 4 of the table so when they have bad results like their 4-0 thumping they got at home tonight against liverpool they dont all go on to their forums and call for eddie howes head. they move on to the next game and support their team like actual fans.

[fazzyfox]

22 minutes ago, justfoxes said:

On way home from the panto So what did I miss???

 

21 minutes ago, foxinsocks said:

Puels career is behind him

Oh no, I mean oh yes, it is

[The Doctor]

I thought we were alright and a match for them until the subs - still don't know what the strategy with them was and who was supposed to play where.

 

Wes and Ricardo defended well. Iheanacho led the line ok given he's not a lone striker, and I feel sorry for him - just before being subbed off he chased two spurs passes to force it 40 yards back to the goal keeper, then promptly got booed for not chasing that one as well - it's obvious he can't win with our fans: he's been typecast as lazy so hard work will be ignored.

 

Shout out to the ref as well. You can disagree with various decisions (no action on that full back trying to snap Chilwell in half) or think we got away with some (Evans not getting even a talking to for being high and late from behind early on), but I've never seen a lino and ref so incompetent as to watch a keeper run not just out of play but off the strip of grass behind the goal, and think he didn't carry the ball out of play. 

[Chester Dontlie]

3 minutes ago, peterborofox said:

But we're four points behind Utd so we everything is rosy. Guess it's acceptable that a team like Bournemouth are better than us in your book too

 

 

I won't comment on the rest of the post because I agree with your opinion in general, only underlining this part, because of this 'feel good' argument about how good it is to be so close to 7th place at this point of the season which more optimistic pro-Puel fans bring up every time someone voices his doubts over Puel...

Yes, we are top half... NOW. Next up, Palace away,  Man City, Chelsea, Cardiff, Everton. I hate to sound pessimistic guys but I just don't see us top half and this close to 7th at the end of the month.