Wet, if this storm keeps up...
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Outplayed for most of this half? What are you watching...maybe the last ten mins but most of the half? Open those eyes
One thing we seriously miss is a true fucking cunt of a captain. Imagine doing this shit and giving up like they did and facing a guy like Roy Keane in the locker room.
I think that playing the same midfield of Winks, Sissoko and Ndombele is a massive mistake. It is not balanced and we cannot manage transitions properly with it, none of those three have a natural defensive instinct and are always reacting to the opponents play rather than being preemptive. They run hard and try to make recovering challenges but I never feel secure defensively with that set up, it never feels like there is any real protection for our defenders. We are always chasing rather than doing a solid screening job like we used to.
Olympiacos were walking through our midfield with complete freedom as did almost all our other opponents, with the quality Bayern have in the centre we need to play sensibly. Put Dier in there, let him play as a third CB/CDM and lets try and play smart football on the break.
So far this season we are still trying to play the football from the Dembele era but it simply doesn’t work with the current lineup. We looked better against Southampton playing with 10 men rather than when we had 11, because we had to defend first and be solid and then look to use the spaces. We need to play like that more often as that is what suits us now. Trying to play fancy football with Sissoko in Dembele’s position and Winks as our Wanyama/Dier equivalent is just daft.
Olympiacos were walking through our midfield with complete freedom as did almost all our other opponents, with the quality Bayern have in the centre we need to play sensibly. Put Dier in there, let him play as a third CB/CDM and lets try and play smart football on the break.
So far this season we are still trying to play the football from the Dembele era but it simply doesn’t work with the current lineup. We looked better against Southampton playing with 10 men rather than when we had 11, because we had to defend first and be solid and then look to use the spaces. We need to play like that more often as that is what suits us now. Trying to play fancy football with Sissoko in Dembele’s position and Winks as our Wanyama/Dier equivalent is just daft.
Imagine saying 5 months ago that half the fan base don’t want Eriksen in the starting 11 for the likes of Bayern.
Times change..
Negatives: Too numerous to list. There’s not enough room on the internet.
Positives: thanks to the gradual emptying of the stadium from about 65 minutes I made record time home. Left on the final whistle and walked through the door at 5 past midnight. Northbound train arrived at Northumberland park just as we managed to get onto the platform. Always look on the bright side of the silver lining as they say.
One thought I’d like to get out of my head and “verbalise”: I never want to see Aurier in a spurs shirt again.
Positives: thanks to the gradual emptying of the stadium from about 65 minutes I made record time home. Left on the final whistle and walked through the door at 5 past midnight. Northbound train arrived at Northumberland park just as we managed to get onto the platform. Always look on the bright side of the silver lining as they say.
One thought I’d like to get out of my head and “verbalise”: I never want to see Aurier in a spurs shirt again.
I know, we've finally brought our historical ability to shit the bed and the bedroom walls to the champions League.
Ridiculous post
I thought Harry was looking more like his old self
First name on the team sheet for me
As close as we will ever have, Poch is more than clever enough to realise that Kane should start tonight in a match of this calibre and importance, don't worry about that.
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The thunder and lightning have put me in the mood to see goals tonight....
3-1 Spurs
Bayern to get the same treatment Dortmund got!
Smash em!
3-1 Spurs
Bayern to get the same treatment Dortmund got!
Smash em!
Best we've played by far this season and we are losing, it's the way this season is going
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It surely wasn't his fault we lost but any player laughing and joking with the opponent after getting smashed 2-7 at home can fuck right off!
I’ve said it for 9 months, the balance of the team is wrong. Playing the midfield diamond with Winks as the most defensive midfielder just doesn’t work. It’s too easy to get to our goal and the distances between our players when we lose possession are too great. All we do is chase opponents once they’ve gone past, we don’t contain them at all.
I don’t understand how we can lose almost every match in 2019 with this system and the manager still doesn’t change it. We need to get Dier into the team and change our shape. We do not have the players to play this way.
I don’t understand how we can lose almost every match in 2019 with this system and the manager still doesn’t change it. We need to get Dier into the team and change our shape. We do not have the players to play this way.