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The second yellow was a joke.
There was no tactics.
We were getting fucking battered and he just took off an AM for and AM and a CM for a CM.
There was no answer for having ten men. He’s played Sissoko RB before, there was nothing he did to deal with them.
The players just dig deep.
Nothing to add to the comments posted but I will anyway. This felt huge. 1-1 with 10 men. Time to show what we had in the tank. Finally, a marker for the season.
Harry was immense. Moussa, Sonny, Toby, Jan and Danny were superb overall despite a few shaky moments.
Atmosphere was poor. Never turned too negative but was quiet. Nobody on my row - or behind - was the the usual STH. Whole experience at the ground is so clearly geared towards fans as consumers. WHL was so much more fun and genuine. As for the wankers playing music afterwards...
Spent too long in Redemption Brewing afterwards which was nice. Trains fucked so just kept going. Wife gone to bed early so won’t get moaned at until the morning.
Overall decent. COYS.
Things sounded loud and lively on my feed? I thought that the fans did a great job in trying to lift the boys and it sounded good to me, despite there not being a lot to get excited about in the second half. Obviously I wasn't there, so I could be wrong.
End the season now.
I've done a 180 on Moussa. If used correctly, he's a real asset. Never mind the subtleties, he gives everything and he's solid. Get him to kick the snot out of Lewandowski.Nothing to add to the comments posted but I will anyway. This felt huge. 1-1 with 10 men. Time to show what we had in the tank. Finally, a marker for the season.
Harry was immense. Moussa, Sonny, Toby, Jan and Danny were superb overall despite a few shaky moments.
Atmosphere was poor. Never turned too negative but was quiet. Nobody on my row - or behind - was the the usual STH. Whole experience at the ground is so clearly geared towards fans as consumers. WHL was so much more fun and genuine. As for the wankers playing music afterwards...
Spent too long in Redemption Brewing afterwards which was nice. Trains fucked so just kept going. Wife gone to bed early so won’t get moaned at until the morning.
Overall decent. COYS.
We weren’t getting fucking battered.
They had the ball but were pretty useless with it. They didn’t commit enough bodies forward. It was a far less nerve wracking second half than I expected.
The boys marshalled it through very well.
Sissoko played well at RB. Ndombele looked good. Jan and Toby looked assured. Winks put in a shift. Lamela was a good choice to come on at 60mins, he did well.
After a rubbish week, having to dig 3pts out was probably the best medicine we could have had (thanks Serge....)
You had your blood pressure checked recently mate? I say this sincerley because you let what others post wind you up far too much.
Instead of commenting on other posters as people and flinging insults which just devalue your point, comment on the match instead, do you really care what other people think deep down inside? Or are you just happy we have turned a corner? If you have a problem with what bus-conductor said then criticise his points, not him as a person, or you know, do what you want as you always seem to do.
I am thrilled we actually managed to win a game, especially with 10 men and our current form, the commitment on show was excellent, not pretending like it was perfect, far from it, tactically we were very flawed and we need massive improvements going forward still but the most important thing for me is the players are still playing for the manager which was my biggest concern before today.
I think bus-conductor makes some good points about us at the back, we really do need to improve but I also agree with you when you say that the commitment was excellent with 10 men especially with the form we have been in.
I thought Eriksen and Sissoko - and we as a team - defended that right side poorly, numerous times letting them get past men or get balls I to the box.
To me, it seemed a typical 10 man defensive display,, stay tight, pack the central areas at the (slight expense of wide areas.
Are there any stats on how many crosses came from their right compared to their left ?
It looked fairly even to me on the amount of crosses coming in from either side
Especially when you take into account that Sissoko isn't a natural RB
On crosses, excluding corners there were 3 more from their left, I think. 10 against 7 ? (might of missed 1 or 2 from either side)We didn't stay very tight though, we allowed lots of ball into our box, and much more came down our right:
Here's the heat map:
Here's the chalkboard:
On crosses, excluding corners there were 3 more from their left, I think. 10 against 7 ? (might of missed 1 or 2 from either side)
On the other hand their were more corners from the left which implies that we defended better on that side.
All that shows to me is that they attacked that side more, not that we were poorer on that side.
bus-conductor
Literally crying with laughter here.....
I recognise the top image from Predator, but what this fuck is this, Blakey?
Let’s go and win the next 18 then! Starting with today
Phew - that was a relief. Luckily Hugo was in tip-top goal-saving form. Be in no doubt, we were NOT GOOD yesterday. We gave the ball away throughout the entire game, making life unnecessarily hard for ourselves. Whatever has happened to the mean Spurs of 2 seasons ago?
Having said that, I thought Danny Rose was IMMENSE in DEFENCE, although he doesn't get forward like he used to. Winks was excellent throughout and Harry seems to be regaining the fire in his belly.
The referee was rightly booed off at half time and booed back on again after the break. I offered him my glasses, but foolishly he ignored me.
Some are saying that a 10-man victory is some kind of a turning point in our season. I flippin' hope so!
Anyway, it feels good to get a win again and to be in 3rd, albeit temporarily.