*** OMT: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Wolves ***

[Legohamster]

Dier, Alderweireld, Aurier, Sissoko, Lamela, Bergwijn, Alli, Bale. All very experienced Champions League level campaigners.

which top level CL side would take them?

how many would United/Chelsea take - which I guess is a better question as that’s what we are aiming for.

Alli?

Bale is looking done.

 

[Aldo]

Ah the old can't question the pros retort

Well?

 

[Moby]

Leicester won the league on counter attacking football.

Each of those are as inconsistent as well.

Chelsea have a better squad that us

Put Bruno in our team and we would be at a different level.

This isn’t counter attacking football.

If we had bought Bruno, there’s a bloody good chance he wouldn’t be making the 9 on the bench.

 

[Baleforce]

I really don't think this is down to effort at all. Kane was brick tonight but I think he was trying. He's completely isolated and teams are getting players around him because they know if you stop Son and Kane, we have no one within 20 yards of them to do anything.

I don't think he can be stopped when he's playing at his best, when was the last time he stuck one in from outside the box, he used to get 2/3 of those a game.

He had a lot of the ball tonight and time to find a pass, we need a lot more from him, he's the superstar, he needs to get it done.

 

[nayenezgani]

Well?

Ask the team to retain the ball, score a second goal and try and kill the game, properly.

 

[Legohamster]

This isn’t counter attacking football.

If we had bought Bruno, there’s a bloody good chance he would be making the 9 on the bench.

Unlikely, from that amazon doc he wanted to
Play CHristian but couldn’t - no reason as to think he wouldn’t play Bruno

plus he played lo celso for the run it

 

[DubaiSpur]

Because we end up conceding 3 goals in 10 minutes probably.

We lost two points because of that.

In the past week, sitting on his damn 1-0 leads and at 1-1, we've lost five.

Again, this man is supposedly smart. What on Earth is he thinking sitting back on 1-0, in the Premier League, with a backline of Dier, Davies, Sanchez and Doherty?

Even if the opponent never does a thing, one of that lot will kick the ball into our net out of spontaneous brain combustion. And then Dier will point a lot and look angry, and mumble about needing to do better after the game.

I don't blame them - they're average by nature, and Dier in particular has been this way since 2014, he'll never change change evolve one bit. But why rely on them? Send it to Kane, Son et al - people you *can* rely on. Not this motley bunch at the back.

 

[Baleforce]

Ask the team to retain the ball, score a second goal and try and kill the game, properly.

Indeed, thats not at odds with the system, it's just not happening due to individual incompetence.

 

[StephenH]

we scored from our first chance, the game should have been over

Lol

 

[Aldo]

Ask the team to retain the ball, score a second goal and try and kill the game, properly.

Genius...and you know that Jose didnt instruct that because...?

 

[nayenezgani]

Indeed, thats not at odds with the system, it's just not happening.

Did you watch the game? The combination of attitude and system was not conducive to creating a second goal.

 

[DeanoAustin]

I don't think he can be stopped when he's playing at his best, when was the last time he stuck one in from outside the box, he used to get 2/3 of those a game.

He had a lot of the ball tonight and time to find a pass, we need a lot more from him, he's the superstar, he needs to get it done.

When he was doing that, we were attacking in waves so teams had to think about Walker, Rose, Eriksen, Alli and Son. Now, stick two players on Son and two on Kane and Spurs have fudge all else and those two can’t make space because they’re smothered.

 

[AdamB]

This isn’t counter attacking football.

Its barely football

 

[nayenezgani]

Genius...and you know that Jose didnt instruct that because...?

Did you watch the game?

 

[billyiddo]

This isn’t counter attacking football.

If we had bought Bruno, there’s a bloody good chance he would be making the 9 on the bench.

Rodgers and Klopp would have this team playing counter attacking football, what we're playing is all out defense

 

[Baleforce]

Did you watch the game? The combination of attitude and system was not conducive to creating a second goal.

I did watch it, I saw the ball in our possession with Kane and Son at midfield numerous times, that should lead to goals.

 

[nerdved]

if they are not going to hit their numbers I'll wave them off happily

Please have a look at who has actually scored for us this year. You expect these two to, say, double that? They would have to since scoring goals apparently is not a team effort in this setup.

 

[nayenezgani]

I did watch it, I saw the ball in our possession with Kane and Son at midfield numerous times, that should lead to goals.

If Kane and Son are receiving the ball in midfield.... How are they supposed to score?

 

[90291Spur]

the players need a kick up the arse, none of them are working hard enough

Maybe there is a person who has that responsibility as their job who could do it?

 

[Baleforce]

If Kane and Son are receiving the ball in midfield.... How are they supposed to score?

pass it back and forth as they move towards the goal, pretty much like all of the 40 or so goals they have already combined for this season