*** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest FC ***

[Bedfordspurs]

Son got an assist and Maddison does very well for Porro’s goal. They didn’t play great but contributed.

Son got an assist because someone showed him how to hit a ball

They contributed by being there but their play was awful… truly bad

Son is not a CF

Maddison is not fit yet

Both are quality but right now

Hojberg changed it by passing quick

 

[Bullet]

I thought that was a pretty crappy performance and am very worried about our games against the top teams.

I'm guessing Nuno Espirito Santos put a man on Maddison to deny him any time to dictate play, hence Bissouma having several chances to shoot.

 

[Baleforce]

This is why Son is never dropped. He is our best finisher. The others don't shoot. Tip tap around the box.

He did plenty of that today too.

 

[Sandman]

Lots of players off form it feels like at the moment:

Madison
Sarr
Bissouma
Kulu
Son

It's worrying. We can't blame too many games. Pressure??

 

[Bedfordspurs]

He had a good game, not sure about changing it, don't think you can put that down to one player tbh.

He gave us momentum
It made a huge difference

 

[Bedfordspurs]

He did plenty of that today too.

It’s literally all he did

His finishing is irrelevant if he doesn’t shoot

 

[NickTB]

Love that interview VDV and Werner

 

[Grays_1890]

what a difficult win.

ange's changed his tactics to allow the boys to shoot from the edge of the box and its paid off.
we need a challenger for maddison's place - he's turning into Winks II who just circulates the ball and not able to initiate any penetration.

ange needs to work on his defence - i think its about how quickly we can fall back into a defensive shape when we lose possession.

vdv for man of the match. verner a close second.

Players need to wanna defend, I don't think Ange is asking them to not defend in numbers and or jog back (you are not saying that I am).....we look poor when players are not picking passes and leave us over committed and or when we don't fill in and help defensive duties. It's all well and good players saying "I love attacking" but the FBs are helping CM numbers not full time CMs they need to remember that.

Porro got his goal today but he is equally as guilty as Udogie of being lazy and pointing fingers at times.

Having PEH do basic protection tasks helps too, he was excellent today and we loomed better in shape as we did as Lo Celso in fairness tracks and holds a shape.

There are collective and individual failures for our poor defence IMO

 

[paxtonwolf]

That will do.

11pts clear of 6th, but with some of the games we have left we are going to need that cushion

 

[Baleforce]

It’s literally all he did

His finishing is irrelevant if he doesn’t shoot

Thought he started brightly and actually got in the right places early, but sank deeper as the game went on.

Took too many touches too often.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Thought he started brightly and actually got in the right places early, but sank deeper as the game went on.

Took too many touches too often.

Yep
The start was everyone doing what we needed
Then we went backyards and slowed it down
We don’t need a great finisher in this system.

 

[Nexus1967]

Any manager will always keep Sonny on the pitch because he can put the ball in the net.Even though I thought he had a relatively poor game today, he got an assist and was very unlucky not to score today if it wasn`t for a great save from Sels pushing his shot onto the post

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Any manager will always keep Sonny on the pitch because he can put the ball in the net.Even though I thought he had a relatively poor game today, he got an assist and was very unlucky not to score today if it wasn`t for a great save from Sels pushing his shot onto the post

Agree with the logic
But second game on the spin where he has not made the CBs work
That’s how the system works

 

[jrh]

Love Keane calling Yates out for giving it out but not being able to take it, so bang on.. Yates is an uber clam

 

[Sandman]

Watch the city game. They gave up so many chances on the break..

But.. They have more firepower than us up front.

 

[Grays_1890]

Love Keane calling Yates out for giving it out but not being able to take it, so bang on.. Yates is an uber clam

Brilliant that

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

That’s a shocker. Alan Smith is a biased clam. He followed through deliberately like Romero v Chelsea.

Romero would see red for that

We have seen Romero sent off for that, and the inconsistency is annoying, but it's not a red for me. Just follows through as you would.

Red for me that

I think you'd be better off asking whats the difference between that and Bissoumas red card up at Forest?

Romero v Chelsea was very different on the intent measure

 

[Gutter Boy]

Agree with the logic
But second game on the spin where he has not made the CBs work
That’s how the system works

I think Ange would have Son LW and Richarlison CF in these low block games if he could. He even said a few months ago that was his preference (with the reverse for higher lines opponents)

 

[Grays_1890]

I think you'd be better off asking whats the difference between that and Bissoumas red card up at Forest?

Romero v Chelsea was very different on the intent measure

I think they are all reds. I don't think there is the leniency to say "ahhh he took the knee full studs and its ok" as rule 12 includes reckless and dangerous, think VARs protected the ref too today.

 

[SteveAWOL]

Werner & VDV becoming the new Sonny & Wimmer?!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1777053526872432842