Tottenham v Everton - Sunday September 13, 4:30pm

[scott]

You sign average players to add to a squad that is already full of average players, why would we expect to see an improvement? As a club, we have no ambition in the transfer market & that comes from the very top

100%. Its so obvious we need a lot more than decent players. That's why its not been a good window despite the cries of great window. Either the club is deluded or we are being trolled.

 

[Achilles]

Get Bright from QPR, at least he takes on players and has a go.

Quite good on FIFA...

 

[False 9]

You're an idiot.

If you'd swap our last 15 year with Everton's; you're even more of an idiot.


(Spamming perfectly sensible posts with Xs won't change this....)

How about you back to your moms basement and drink your soy milk

 

[Igula]

The difference in this game was the difference in quality in the midfield. Everton’s midfield is so much better than ours. It is also a well balanced midfield with clear responsibilities - they have an outright bully at DM with good technique, a quality box-to-box, and a high quality creative midfielder.

Everton benched their mid table midfielders and replaced them with absolute quality. Their midfield bench is mid table. They could absolutely finish top 4.

I think we should hold off on that.

They were better than us today and the new additions looked good for them but they still to show a lot more to say they could finish top 4.

 

[snowkarl]

At home.. To Everton...

They hadn't won 40 (!!!! FORTY) games in a row away to the big 6.... 40 games!

 

[Confusius]

It was Tobys man

Both CB´s were there, not one of them went up for it.

 

[prinmemo]

Will Jose replace a lot of players for our game on Thursday?

 

[StripiestPilot]

Do we know that Dele wasn’t injured?

Mou said after the game that he wasn’t injured it was a tactical decision.

Dele and the rest of the forwards were not pressing together with any intensity so he changed him for Sissoko, and put Lucas down the middle, but that didn’t work either.

 

[Airfixx]

He is nowhere near good enough to play as an incisive 8. Even for England, he doesn’t even really play that role. He just recycles left and right. Barkley will try more on the ball. He has no shot on him. No outlet other than the occasional floaty diagonal ball. It’s as if he thinks the point of the game is to accumulate the highest number of passes rather than score goals.

But you're saying this on the basis of him not developing his core skillset from 4 years ago...... Stick with him as an 8 and we'd have seen a better player to the one we do now.

That said, I do actually agree with you that he has been shoehorned into a position that doesn’t fit. But I don’t think that was on the managers. I think it’s because they realised he isn’t creative enough, but like him and wanted to try and forge a new position for him.

Then that's still on the managers... Surely you're not defending playing someone (often ahead of others) just cos you "like" them????

And also the fact that we’ve been desperate for a 6 for about three years now.

I agree with that, but we've bought Sissoko, GLC, Ndombele & now PEH (£145m!!!) (+ Gedson loan) in the meantime... So why don't the gaffas just ask for a #6 instead???

Even if you look at the players mourned as ones that got away.... B.Fernandez, Grielish, DeJong, Tielemans, Maddison..... There's not one bonafide DM there.

Does my nut in!

 

[scott]

Very very bad

This is why I was saying the window hasn't been as good as many are saying. Need a lot more. & big ? Whether pierre is actually a DM & any good. Which means 1 good signing so far & 1 maybe. But neither will be big difference makers.

 

[prinmemo]

I think we should hold off on that.

They were better than us today and the new additions looked good for them but they still to show a lot more to say they could finish top 4.

I said could, not will. Maybe you can hold off on that opinion, but I can decide for myself. Deal?

 

[Airfixx]

How about you back to your moms basement and drink your soy milk

Fabulous retort.....You should be proud of everything you bring to this debate.

 

[prinmemo]

Mou said after the game that he wasn’t injured it was a tactical decision.

Dele and the rest of the forwards were not pressing together with any intensity so he changed him for Sissoko, and put Lucas down the middle, but that didn’t work either.

We were far too passive in our pressing. Everton were not challenged on the ball.

 

[TonySoprano]

Will Jose replace a lot of players for our game on Thursday?

In normal circumstances i'd say replace nearly all of them and use the squad. But i think he'll put out a team not too different from today. He's far too pragmatic to risk another defeat by playing the 2nd string.

 

[Igula]

I said could, not will. Maybe you can hold off on that opinion, but I can decide for myself. Deal?

Do whatever you like.

 

[scott]

Anyone defending this?

Some have still got there knees to their chin whilst rocking back & forth & saying "we don't need to worry about liverpool, we don't need to worry about liverpool".

 

[Igula]

Will Jose replace a lot of players for our game on Thursday?

He should replace the whole team but who knows what he will do.

His team selections and subs were baffling today so anything is possible with him.

 

[Fattynomates]

Will Jose replace a lot of players for our game on Thursday?

I hope so , luckily the transfer window is still open so we can be optimistic!

 

[prinmemo]

In normal circumstances i'd say replace nearly all of them and use the squad. But i think he'll put out a team not too different from today. He's far too pragmatic to risk another defeat by playing the 2nd string.

I would put in Dav, Serge, Ndombele, Steve, and Lamela. If fit, I would put in GLC. Next game is Thursday. Then Sunday. Need rotation.

 

[prinmemo]

Do whatever you like.

Thanks for the permission, Boss.