Hotshot-Tottenham
Edgar Davids
Nice chant for Sissoko when he went off too. Classy.
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OMT: Everton vs Mighty Spurs
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Gilzeantoscore
Justin Edinburgh
Good to see Harry get off the mark, Eriksen was great and all up it was a great performance. I thought Sissoko was good in the first twenty minutes, but he was embarrassingly bad late in the second half. He has no fine touch at all. Of more concern to me was Delli. He just doesn't look right psychologically to me and I am not happy with the diving and show boating. He needs to be given a short, sharp shock.
I haven't seen the game but would rather listen to the analysis of a BBC pundit and ex player over the masses on this forum. I've watched enough of him and thought was decent enough, only to come on here and find him ridiculously overcriticised. I can't remember a player since Jenas that has suffered similar treatment and is largely unjustified. His finishing is awful, but the rest of his play isn't anywhere close to being as bad as is implied on here. If it was, he wouldn't get anywhere near the bench let alone the pitch, yet he keeps getting minutes....
milo
Jack L. Jones
Poch must see something in him because he has got plenty of minutes this season
DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
Well, that was comfortable. Everton had one attack of note, no threatening shots on target I can remember, and were slow and pedestrian throughout - the hallmarks of a team lacking in pace and needing to gel despite that.
We, on the other hand, were mint for about sixty minutes, and then just casual and unconcerned for thirty. September Kane's back, Alli was good, Eriksen was superb, Davies and Trippier did a good job on both flanks, Dier was reliable in the middle, the clean sheet was brought to us by Ajax Defensive Services (tm) with Toby, Jan and Sanchez impressive throughout.....and Sissoko was actually, legitimately pretty good. He's still trying too hard, and you could see that some of his touches and layoffs were just lacking in confidence - but for the first time in a long while, he looked a proper threat, and watching him rampage into the box was brilliantly encouraging despite the lack of end product.
He got a chant as he came off, and I think that was superb from our away fans. He deserved it. Here's to him getting the support he needs and growing into the player we thought he was when we signed him.
3-0, and life's sunny again, if only for a day.
Onwards and upwards.
We, on the other hand, were mint for about sixty minutes, and then just casual and unconcerned for thirty. September Kane's back, Alli was good, Eriksen was superb, Davies and Trippier did a good job on both flanks, Dier was reliable in the middle, the clean sheet was brought to us by Ajax Defensive Services (tm) with Toby, Jan and Sanchez impressive throughout.....and Sissoko was actually, legitimately pretty good. He's still trying too hard, and you could see that some of his touches and layoffs were just lacking in confidence - but for the first time in a long while, he looked a proper threat, and watching him rampage into the box was brilliantly encouraging despite the lack of end product.
He got a chant as he came off, and I think that was superb from our away fans. He deserved it. Here's to him getting the support he needs and growing into the player we thought he was when we signed him.
3-0, and life's sunny again, if only for a day.
Onwards and upwards.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Come on man, there's no need to go overboard on the Sissoko criticism. He was decent to good all game. It's like he needs to play a 10/10 for anyone to give him credit, but if he plays the exact same 6-7/10 as Dele Alli he gets slaughtered like he's the worst player ever. It's baffling. First Jenas and now him. Why do our fans do it? Just support the team!!
Otherwise, great performance. Our game management compared to 2 weeks ago was utterly fantastic. We didn't create much in the last 30 but it was the sign of a mature side. We totally locked it down which is what we needed to do. Really impressed.
King of Norway
Gudni Bergsson
A very good performance. It always annoys me a bit that we stop playing when we get a comfortable lead, but for 60 minutes it was a top class performance. We created plenty of chances and were comfortable defensively apart from a few minutes of Everton pressure after our opening goal.
Most players put in a good performance too. Sanchez looked a bit untidy early on, but played well for the rest of the game. Davies was great going forward. Perhaps his best game for us. Great crossing. Dier put in his best performance for a while. It looked like he felt he needed to take some extra responsibility today. He was in a great position when we were out of possession and broke up Everton's play on numerous occassions. Eriksen and Kane also great. Even Sissoko put in a positive performance in a role that was better suited to him. Only Alli of our outfield players put in a below par performance.
Most players put in a good performance too. Sanchez looked a bit untidy early on, but played well for the rest of the game. Davies was great going forward. Perhaps his best game for us. Great crossing. Dier put in his best performance for a while. It looked like he felt he needed to take some extra responsibility today. He was in a great position when we were out of possession and broke up Everton's play on numerous occassions. Eriksen and Kane also great. Even Sissoko put in a positive performance in a role that was better suited to him. Only Alli of our outfield players put in a below par performance.
Gilzeantoscore
Justin Edinburgh
I said he was good for part of the first half, which he was. However, even he looked embarrassed by some of his poor touches in the second half. Just for the record, I thought Deli was pretty poor too. Sissoko looks to be completely devoid of any self belief. He should have scored today and what was with his poor forward running? Got caught offside like a ten year old
alekaras
The ITK of IDK
You were saying?...
alekaras
The ITK of IDK
brick OMT and apologies for a prediction that was off by 50%. I'll never do it again.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Why? That's 30 minutes beans in the tank for Dortmund.
There was one manager (maybe Mourinho) who said 2-0 is the perfect result and anything else is wasted energy.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Big shout out for Sissoko
Still lots of bluster with no quality. It's the old British disease - praising players just for running about a bit.
Quite.
There's no point running the length of the pitch to spaz it off your own shin, stand 5 yds offside or pass it to someone who's clearly walking back from an offside position.
Bedfordspurs
Arthur Rowe
Just seen the Sissoko header (assuming it was the one from Trippiers cross)
That wasn't easy as he would have seen it late as it was such a flat cross
That wasn't easy as he would have seen it late as it was such a flat cross
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
He did better than a lot of our other players today who don't have to live up to nearly the same standards. Sissoko needs to have a 10/10 game before anyone would praise him. A 7/10 means anything that wasn't perfect gets amplified and that just isn't fair. Have no idea why this happens.
He obviously started today because Poch trusts him and sees him as valuable. If he was as terrible as everyone thinks he would have been booted with the Stamboulis of this world.