It’s not as simple as saying just entertain us, the players aren’t good enough on the ball to take the ball and dominate. Perhaps if we play Skipp, Gill, Spence and get Kulu back then things will improve but when you have basic, simple players like Royal etc that can’t progress the ball under pressure, you will never dominate a game. I really don’t blame Conte for this, he has a shit deck of cards that he overachieved with last season but it’s time to shuffle or nothing will change
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I. Believe there are teams with far worse players than us that play entertaining football. With the 3 we have been playing up front, we have more than enough to rip teams to shreds but it’s just not happening.
I agree that Kulu is a big loss but I also believe the form of Sonny is a major factor in our flat performances.
We’ve all seen him and Kane tear defences apart time and time again, but I’ve barely seen them do that once this season.
His performances as so poor it’s unexplainable. Once he finds his form of last season and the season before that I think we might start seeing the performances we all know we are capable of.
Thought he was ok last night (Son) but they aren’t getting the ball in dangerous situations, feeding on scraps. We aren’t good enough and an base and there’s not enough energy. Blaming Son is too simplistic tho he has been poor
Son is just one part of the bigger problem, but he also has that ability to win games on his own and other than Leicester just hasn’t done that.
I thought he was awful again last night but we simply can’t give up on him as we all know there is a player and a half in there.
I’m still hopeful that things will come good but at the moment there is more anger than enjoyment.
They are playing within themselves because they either are too leggy now or are concerned about being injured for the World Cup. There's no pressing or intent at all - look how much our play changed once Gil came on. Like a little terrier he was everywhere trying to pressure mistakes. Because he was doing that, Bentancur and Hoijberg were getting the second challenges in and we looked to have more impetus in attack.
So why isn't Gil playing more.
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Mustn't lose our nerve. 3rd in premier league and top of group. We march on
How a real Spursfan present the scoresheet of yesterdays match in Norwegian newspaper VG.. Kanes goal to real to erase from history!
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Absolutely gutting that was last night. To have a last minute winner ruled out like that which would have put us through top of our group is gutting, but positives are we are still top of that group and we just need a draw at Marseille to guarantee qualifying. It’s something we shouldn’t be doing after being robbed, but we are well in this competition still.
I have seen some posts here since the game bemoaning our performance last night and I absolutely concur with that.
I am struggling to determine in my own mind if the problem is the players, manager(s), ENIC or a combination of all three.
One thing I do know though is VAR is anti football and a blight on our game. It is one (not the only) reason why I gave up my ST.
When someone says this it is usually met with agrees or people pointing out that VAR isn’t the problem it is the people making the decisions. Rules have been changed in recent seasons (handball especially) it seems just to fit with VAR. if there was no VAR the people making the decisions would be only on the pitch.
That is where it needs to return to IMO but I fear Pandora’s box is now open and it won’t be closed. The game is so much poorer for it.
I am struggling to determine in my own mind if the problem is the players, manager(s), ENIC or a combination of all three.
One thing I do know though is VAR is anti football and a blight on our game. It is one (not the only) reason why I gave up my ST.
When someone says this it is usually met with agrees or people pointing out that VAR isn’t the problem it is the people making the decisions. Rules have been changed in recent seasons (handball especially) it seems just to fit with VAR. if there was no VAR the people making the decisions would be only on the pitch.
That is where it needs to return to IMO but I fear Pandora’s box is now open and it won’t be closed. The game is so much poorer for it.
Think 3/4 of marseille stadium is closed next week. Get job done. Brave to fans who are going. Be careful over there.
I don't want to be the one who ruins the party...
but we aren't going to win against marseille. let's pray for a draw
Still fuming 11 hours later.
At least the point ensures that we should at minimum get Europa League after Christmas if my math is correct.
Maybe we'll care about that competition now that it includes Barcelona.
Maybe we'll care about that competition now that it includes Barcelona.
Whatever the technical limitations of our players, we saw in the second half that it’s the intensity of our performance that is the most important thing.
In the first 45 we moved the ball like slugs, Sporting never had to sweat (neither did we). Second 45 we made them suffer, they were hanging on for dear life.
We should be playing like that from the first minute, only the players can explain why we don’t. These slow starts have been an issue for the last 3-4 years, the players have to get over this mentality of starting games with the handbrake on.
In the first 45 we moved the ball like slugs, Sporting never had to sweat (neither did we). Second 45 we made them suffer, they were hanging on for dear life.
We should be playing like that from the first minute, only the players can explain why we don’t. These slow starts have been an issue for the last 3-4 years, the players have to get over this mentality of starting games with the handbrake on.
Bright sides:
Bentancur I thought was great again, particularly 2nd half when breaking
Gil showed he is far more effective than Moura. He needs minutes. Plenty of smaller players are successful in the PL
We looked dangerous when we actually attacked. Wasn’t always the most technical but doesn’t have to be to be exciting and create chances.
I have no idea why de don’t come out all guns blazing straight away. Got to be Conte caution right?
Bentancur I thought was great again, particularly 2nd half when breaking
Gil showed he is far more effective than Moura. He needs minutes. Plenty of smaller players are successful in the PL
We looked dangerous when we actually attacked. Wasn’t always the most technical but doesn’t have to be to be exciting and create chances.
I have no idea why de don’t come out all guns blazing straight away. Got to be Conte caution right?
I think Conte is pragmatic but there’s a difference between playing pragmatically and simply not playing. I do not believe that Conte tells the players to move the ball as slowly as possible when we win it back. That doesn’t make any sense.