OMT Tottenham v Olympiacos

[El Guepardo]

Has our problem been midfield? Poch had an issue there too.

Ndombele and LeCelco bought in to strengthen our middle, but both are young and new to the country. Sissoko is athletic but not skillful enough. Winks is decent on the ball, not combative enough defensively. Dier takes about 3 months to warm up.

It's a riddle that needs solving.

We definitely need a solid defensive midfielder. We haven’t replaced Dembele and it’s not easy to do so.

 

[Benny_Lad]

Massively dislike the Eriksen sub. My sub would 100% have been Ndombele as the game was crying out for someone to beat a man in midfield and show some urgency.

 

[glasgowspur]

Does Eriksen have a brother?

I don't know, but his sister has been brick this season.

 

[Armchair Expert]

Has he ever, in his entire career, judged the flight of a ball properly?

I think we both know that answer to that one is absolutely not. His crossing and passing in the final third actually makes my eyes bleed.

 

[nerdved]

Hairdryer won’t do for that disgrace. Jet engine minimum. Saturn V might be proportional.

 

[SpurMeUp]

I think he'll be constructive and build confidence.
Along the lines of the press conferences.
He wants to give the opportunity to build confidence up - and then cut the chaff.

Mourinho's face told a different story!

 

[MKSpur]

Does Eriksen have a brother?

If he’s got a sister I bet she can kick his arse

 

[Notmegov]

Fair plays Rose is brick now days.

 

[scaramanga]

Fair plays Rose is brick now days.

He's beating us 2-0 so he can't be that bad

 

[MKSpur]

I feel for Dier, he just can’t move. He’s not the first player to have deserved a first half hoiking this season either.

 

[Legohamster]

Gaza really is below par

Should have stopped first and second shouldn’t have happened as he should have. One off his line for first corner.

 

[Armchair Expert]

Its time to bin off Rose and put everyone out of the Eriksen misery.

After that Dier is in danger of being the next casualty, as he is, well, dogbrick. For want of a more elegant turn of phrase. But his issues have been well documented & he deserves a crack at turning it round. But right now we'd be better off with Jason Dozzell in there.

Also feel that Winks is going to have to decide what style of player he is, because a sideways passing, not really deep lying, non-goal scoring midfielder is not what we're after.

 

[Daisuk]

Massively dislike the Eriksen sub. My sub would 400% have been Ndombele as the game was crying out for someone to beat a man in midfield and show some urgency.

This for me too. Eriksen still just noncing about out there. Can't fudging complete a pass to save his life.

 

[scaramanga]

I feel for Dier, he just can’t move. He’s not the first player to have deserved a first half hoiking this season either.

I don't think that was a performance change as much as it was a tactical one.

 

[Robspur12]

Massively dislike the Eriksen sub. My sub would 400% have been Ndombele as the game was crying out for someone to beat a man in midfield and show some urgency.

Perhaps Ndombele is being played back to fitness.

 

[Nigeyman]

To a man, terrible, Rose next level poop, so lucky to get a lifeline,

must be mad but expecting much much better 2nd half.

 

[alekaras]

I'd like to see Verts on for Rose.
Verts is smart and skillful. Rose is predictable and a bit brick.

Someone needs to be able to keep up with Podence and Verts is not the one.

 

[monkeybarry]

Mourinho's face told a different story!

I think it'll be home truths. Be more like the Dele talk, "who is this on the pitch?" , "You are better than this, show it, believe it".

Rather than the hairdryer, remind them how good they can be and get them to believe it.
Hairdryer on top of low confidence will just destroy them.

 

[greatwhitenorf]

In a bid to serve tonic to the troops, Bayern lead Red Star 1-0 in Belgrade. Hold that lead, or expand it, and Spurs only need a draw to advance.

Thin soup, to be sure, but serving what hope I have.

 

[Mikey10]

Jose looks like a man just about holding in his anger.

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