Gazzasrightboot
Pascal Chimbonda
So I watched the game on stream and would rather have waited until some of the fans on here who were actually at the game to get a good handle of what actually went on at the game. For that I am grateful that @paxtonwolf has given his view.
For what it is worth, here is my take. We were decidedly average. I agree with what some other posters have said with regards to the play taking us back to the AVB days without Bale. Too many of our players put in below-par performances and that's just not great. I share the frustration with posters here who were not happy with the performance as it looked laboured, and just not really nice to watch. We dominated posession without actually looking dangerous with it which says a lot as to how the opposition was prepared to play.
But now for the balance. Despite this really lacklustre performance, we drew the game. Sometimes at these times, I go onto the opposite teams message boards to get a feel for how they are feeling. The majority of them are happy with the result, with only a few thinking that they should have won. Some of them felt a little lucky! The telling quote from one of them was "They dominated possession but didn't really create an awful lot. We looked more dangerous throughout but didn't actually create much! What a goal from Riyad once again. He is stupidly good!" That I feel is the fair summary of the game.
Poch, to his credit, is angry as well http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34030307. His analysis is fair and balanced, and that gives me some comfort that he knows that it is not good enough and so will address the points accordingly.
I'd say my ratings are well summarised by the following http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...-ratings-leicester-city-1-1-spurs_241131.html. Perhaps I'd give Jan a 5 instead of the 6.
We have two weeks and a bit left of the transfer window for us to address weaknesses in the team and to bring in a bit of freshness and perhaps, dare I say, feel good factor. I think we are unanimous in our view that we need 2-3 signings, which is about the only thing that we all seem to agree on.
So where to go from here? We could all gnash our teeth, complain about how brick Lamela, Vertonghen, Mason, Davies, Poch et al were. We can bitch and moan and argue amongst each other as to just how crap we were. Hell, we can even argue with one another about whether we have serious relegation fears. It will make not one bit of difference. What I can see is that we are a very young team, and this lot needs to get that experience. They have, for the most part, quite a bit of potential and my mind is not going to be changed in the first 3 games of the season. We were not lucky to finish where we did last season.
This is where fans will need to decide what type of fan they want to be. The one that offers constructive criticism but at the same time is behind the team or the one that offers nothing but criticism. There's no right or wrong, but I know which side of the fence I want to be on. I know it's just a message board, but no one gets enjoyment from just constant petulant arguing with one another. It is possible to have a debate without arguing, name-calling or just being incredibly dismissive of another person's view.
All I ask is that people show a little balance and respect one another. OTT comments on either side are likely to rile one another and just make people not want to post. We are afterall suffering from the same ailness and that is supporting Spurs on a day that we really wanted the team to do better. It could be worse, we could be West Ham!
For what it is worth, here is my take. We were decidedly average. I agree with what some other posters have said with regards to the play taking us back to the AVB days without Bale. Too many of our players put in below-par performances and that's just not great. I share the frustration with posters here who were not happy with the performance as it looked laboured, and just not really nice to watch. We dominated posession without actually looking dangerous with it which says a lot as to how the opposition was prepared to play.
But now for the balance. Despite this really lacklustre performance, we drew the game. Sometimes at these times, I go onto the opposite teams message boards to get a feel for how they are feeling. The majority of them are happy with the result, with only a few thinking that they should have won. Some of them felt a little lucky! The telling quote from one of them was "They dominated possession but didn't really create an awful lot. We looked more dangerous throughout but didn't actually create much! What a goal from Riyad once again. He is stupidly good!" That I feel is the fair summary of the game.
Poch, to his credit, is angry as well http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34030307. His analysis is fair and balanced, and that gives me some comfort that he knows that it is not good enough and so will address the points accordingly.
I'd say my ratings are well summarised by the following http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...-ratings-leicester-city-1-1-spurs_241131.html. Perhaps I'd give Jan a 5 instead of the 6.
We have two weeks and a bit left of the transfer window for us to address weaknesses in the team and to bring in a bit of freshness and perhaps, dare I say, feel good factor. I think we are unanimous in our view that we need 2-3 signings, which is about the only thing that we all seem to agree on.
So where to go from here? We could all gnash our teeth, complain about how brick Lamela, Vertonghen, Mason, Davies, Poch et al were. We can bitch and moan and argue amongst each other as to just how crap we were. Hell, we can even argue with one another about whether we have serious relegation fears. It will make not one bit of difference. What I can see is that we are a very young team, and this lot needs to get that experience. They have, for the most part, quite a bit of potential and my mind is not going to be changed in the first 3 games of the season. We were not lucky to finish where we did last season.
This is where fans will need to decide what type of fan they want to be. The one that offers constructive criticism but at the same time is behind the team or the one that offers nothing but criticism. There's no right or wrong, but I know which side of the fence I want to be on. I know it's just a message board, but no one gets enjoyment from just constant petulant arguing with one another. It is possible to have a debate without arguing, name-calling or just being incredibly dismissive of another person's view.
All I ask is that people show a little balance and respect one another. OTT comments on either side are likely to rile one another and just make people not want to post. We are afterall suffering from the same ailness and that is supporting Spurs on a day that we really wanted the team to do better. It could be worse, we could be West Ham!
