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Eric Dier
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DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
Irredeemably awful. But I'll cut him a little bit of slack, and say that he had a bloody untenable job down the right - Trippier was being taken out of the game in the simplest of ways all the time, and he had to defend the entire right side of the field as a result as Trippier jogged back, helpless.
He was hopeless, but Poch's tactics left him out to dry. That's on Poch, not on him - at least, in part.
He was hopeless, but Poch's tactics left him out to dry. That's on Poch, not on him - at least, in part.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Disagree and think he is but no man would do well with no protection from midfield
ALtottenham_hotspur
Jamie Redknapp
I love the guy but recently his decision making is just plain awful.
The stupid step over that lead to the penalty. His passing has been awful, he looks a shadow of the player he was.
His problem is that he switches off and you can't do that with nobody behind you. In midfield there's a chance that a defender will mop up.
Kandi1977
Terry Dyson
One thing is switching off momentarily, but he had been pretty consistently brick. Just occasionally ok, a few times good, but mostly he's been awful this season.
Agreed, he also is fine in a three with the more experienced Verts and Toby to cover....
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Toby makes my pants sticky
Everything starts from how we control our defence
Sanchez missing yesterday was huge as it meant Dier Centre back and a weakness in midfield
Their massive holes to fill in a team
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
And replace him with who?
StephenH
David Ginola
If any one player makes Spurs tick, we have a big big problem!
We are sadly basically not funded to take on the current 2016/17 top four. We/Pochettino need to get ruthless and take a hard look at his squad but I cant see us having the finances to make that difference. Yesterday was as we thought it would be a big wake up call!
Levy will have hoped Pochettino could help bridge the huge financial disparity between us and those above us for a little longer. Sadly he hasn't the result is almost certainly no champions to go into the new stadium. We are going to finish between 8th-6th with I hope a outside chance of 4th (fingers crossed).
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Well De Bruyne makes city tick and Pogba does for United too
It’s isnt uncommon
We were never gonna be champions playing away all season but champions league is still on the cards IMO
StephenH
David Ginola
And there's the rub! As Will said!
I would drop Dire and Dele for differing reasons. Funnily these two both were in the transfer speculation this summer.
Due to our lack of 'quality' in squad depth, some of our so called stars are probably thinking they can't be dropped. Not a good way to run a squad IMHO.
StephenH
David Ginola
I agree, but De Bruyne and to a lesser extent Pogba would not be allowed to coast or even have a drop off form for too long.
I like Eriksen big time, but he would not be "accommodated" for as long as he has been at City or United or even Chelsea.
Pochettino hands are tied to a great extent.
Lloris cannot kick a ball 'comfortably' out of defence, Dele can't cope ATM for whatever reason and Dier is too slow - Pep would get rid and replace/or bench because he has the recourses and that's what the manager wants....
Dier has been Mr Sluggish for months but as you say there is no replacement, but no brownie points for me for stating the bloody obvious!
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Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Eriksen isn’t Toby though
Last season Sideshow bob was Chelsea’s key player and they literally sent him out wtxun together at times
When your key player is a defender it all starts further back
If it’s an attacking/creative midfielder the problem comes with creating and scoring
Kandi1977
Terry Dyson
Wanyama in midfield when he's fit. Sanchez in defense.
StephenH
David Ginola
We cant go to pieces because our centre back or any single player isn't there, can we?
StephenH
David Ginola
Kandi1977
Terry Dyson
I'm talking about next games. Can't do much about past games, can we? Should be quite obvious!But they weren't available.......they were unfit or banned!
StephenH
David Ginola
Sorry didn't read it properly.
Dier will play, bet you?
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