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Player Mathys Tel

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If he heads it it's going right to a Leeds player streaming back towards the box.

The appeal of hoofing it overhead is totally understandable, and he did the right thing to scan to make sure he had space. But he didn't, saw he didn't, and then hoofed it anyway. Such a frustrating error.

There's nobody that plays at any club in the top half of the table who has a player that does that. It was reckless, showboating and unnecessary, much like his pass across our box in the first half that almost led to a total gift.
 
I don't blame Tel so much- he's a kid and barely has had a good coach the whole time he's been here. Club however I blame for leaving us so bereft of options. Absolutely unforgivable executive management.
You're taught from day dot, if in doubt, put it out. Not cross the ball for the other team while we have an empty net, or needlessly doing a silly overhead kick when he could've just headed it out for a corner.

Youth isn't an excuse for that I'm afraid. He's played enough football in his career to know better.
 
You're taught from day dot, if in doubt, put it out. Not cross the ball for the other team while we have an empty net, or needlessly doing a silly overhead kick when he could've just headed it out for a corner.

Youth isn't an excuse for that I'm afraid. He's played enough football in his career to know better.
Yeah that was downright odd. You pretty much never see players do that at any level, let alone the PL. Essentially an attacking cross for Leeds.

He's a weird one, Tel. Just does completely inexplicably dumb shit sometimes, but also capable of occasional brilliance.
 
Yeah that was downright odd. You pretty much never see players do that at any level, let alone the PL. Essentially an attacking cross for Leeds.

He's a weird one, Tel. Just does completely inexplicably dumb shit sometimes, but also capable of occasional brilliance.
He has zero footballing IQ. How many times did he ignore the open man for an overlap or pass, just to get into trouble? If he had half a brain, he'd be a decent footballer. But just too many times have we seen just completely ridiculous shit.
 
If he had half a brain, he'd be a decent footballer
Would he? You could literally say that about any footballer. He's not skillful, he's not quick, he's not great technically, he has a decent cross from time to time, that's literally it. Bayern have had us over with this one, the absolute cheek to ask for 60m or whatever the initial asking price was too. Tel plays like its playground football, can't even do the basics right and he wants to try some nonsense, completely unacceptable and that today could be what relegates us.
 
TBF he's showing more recently than I thought he had , but I just think he's not the brightest candle in the church .

Annoys me when a player always tries for glory , had a couple of opportunities to pass to a player in a better position but seen the flags with his name on it .

Not convinced that he's really got a future here .
 
Would he? You could literally say that about any footballer. He's not skillful, he's not quick, he's not great technically, he has a decent cross from time to time, that's literally it. Bayern have had us over with this one, the absolute cheek to ask for 60m or whatever the initial asking price was too. Tel plays like its playground football, can't even do the basics right and he wants to try some nonsense, completely unacceptable and that today could be what relegates us.
He can beat a man, he just needs to choose when to do it, but I don't think he's ever going to be capable of it. Just a fucking awful signing from the off. The £8m loan fee just made a sunk cost fallacy, should've taken the loss on him and moved on, but nah.
 
Its not a big deal a young player doing a mistake like that. The problem is all our players are like that, all the games under RDZ we didn't won was due tô individual mistakes and a lot happened before him. I can't remember a team that conceded so much goals due to individual errors as we conceded this season.
 
folks keep saying he is a kid, yes he's 20,but he must having been involved with "High level coaching" for 8-10 yrs
many of the faults we see in his play should have been coached out of him,
unless his coaching was poor or he only started doing these things since he came to spurs
 
He has zero footballing IQ. How many times did he ignore the open man for an overlap or pass, just to get into trouble? If he had half a brain, he'd be a decent footballer. But just too many times have we seen just completely ridiculous shit.
Yeah was infuriating when he wouldn't release the ball and made some ridiculous decisions.

He has ability but is an immature footballer.
 
He's so raw, I feel that he really needs some 1 to 1 coaching and a run of matches to get tge best out of him, he does have talent but really does some dumb stuff on the pitch.
 
Won't rag on Tel for this game beause ultimately, as someone above quipped, without him it would have been 0-0 anyway lol

However I will gladly flame him for the amount of games (at least 4 in recent memory) where through on goal on either side of the pitch, all he had to do was to roll it across to a player who had made a lung busting run into the box to support Tel and was unmarked with a tap in if the pass was made.

Tel has instead, on each occasion; shanked it wide, shanked it over the bar, shanked it at the keeper or just shanked it at whoever was rushing to close him down.

Plus he wears that fuckin fake bandage on top of all the above, pussyhole. It started around his wrist when they season started. Come the Chelsea game next week, don't be surprised if he turns up with his whole arm in a caste, braided prick.

Richarlson, you deeyah too brethren and next in the shotgun line, fassihole. To be continued....
 
Again fans being very harsh on Tel......he made a mistake, that's all

We have to keep backing the players until the final kick of the season
People have to vent and go after the lowest hanging fruit

Last night wasn't on Tel, he's the one who scored in the first place. Get vexed at richarlison for a hat trick or misses, palhinha had a really good chance and punted it over

But really all frustration should be pointed at the right place
:langetroll: :vinai:
 
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