***Official Match Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Sat. 20th Dec. 5:30pm***

[fernadez]

Today the players have wiped me out. Neither Xavi or Romero were under pressure and have probably lost us the game. After Gray's error last week. I'm not sure why we are making so many individual errors.

The lower the quality of player, the more errors they make. Being a top player isn't about having more ability, it comes down to the ability to make the right decisions a ridiculously high percentage of the time.

 

[SpurMeUp]

The on field review hasn't screwed us - the brain dead tinkle poor foul has

The refferee had made a decision: yellow. VAR couldn't then decide. The ref has seen it - hence giving a yellow, when its an 'orange' kind of tackle. The context was it wasn't with a lot of force, VDV was fine, and he had just stepped on Simons. So VAR is there to correct clear and obvious mistakes. Any on field review is a decision made already - when the yellow was just.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Kudus is massively overrated BTW

 

[Kandi1977]

Ref is against us, VAR is against us, and any bit of luck is against us too. And still we're in it!

 

[Daisuk]

Muani is so unlucky! Been ridiculously close so many times now.

Kolo Soldado

 

[SpurMeUp]

Nice effort from Muani

Nice to see his pace. Just tried to hit a too hard!

 

[billyiddo]

The refferee had made a decision: yellow. VAR couldn't then decide. The ref has seen it - hence giving a yellow, when its an 'orange' kind of tackle. The context was it wasn't with a lot of force, VDV was fine, and he had just stepped on Simons. So VAR is there to correct clear and obvious mistakes. Any on field review is a decision made already - when the yellow was just.

Yes he made the wrong decision and was able to review it - that's not being screwed over

 

[Robspur12]

Apart from that one Romero pass........ I think we've looked decent.

Knee jerkers will say we are brick and going down, but we've looked decent and hit the bar!

When you are down to 10 against Liverpool you have to keep it tight and nick one on the break or from a set piece. Everyone knows that apart from Romero obviously.

 

[fernadez]

That's brick Romero

 

[Kandi1977]

Ffs sake Vic!! Just catch it!

 

[alekaras]

The ball just doesn't want us today

And on the other end the deflection sets up the ball perfectly for Ekitike. Not our day...

 

[MrScottSpur]

Merry Xmas

 

[Daisuk]

That's it then. fudge off. I'm off to watch a bloody movie. Good night.

 

[Baleforce]

that is fudging appalling from Romero

you are a CB, you can't get beaten in the air, ever

 

[paxtonwolf]

Then up the other end, the deflection off SPences leg sets up the header for Ekitike

Just no luck

 

[Kandi1977]

That's a clear push ffs!

 

[monkeybarry]

Romero is embarrassing

 

[Bullet]

2 hands in the back Neville you biased clam

 

[glasgowspur]

Clear hands in the back

 

[SpurMeUp]

Yes he made the wrong decision and was able to review it - that's not being screwed over

To give a yellow, he has to have seen it.... Youre suggesting he saw something different the second time? The onfield review just takes away the refs discretions. When VAR is supposed to be about clear and obvious mistakes.