Baleforce
Chris Waddle
I think Bentancur made the first mistake in that sequence, he could have cleared it too
have only seen it the once though
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***Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea***, Premier League, Nov 1st 2025 at White Hart Lane
- Thread starter thfcsteff
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I think Bentancur made the first mistake in that sequence, he could have cleared it too
have only seen it the once though
SpurMeUp
Tommy Harmer
I didn’t see any lack of bravery. Any examples? The effort was there. In the face of their press the confidence, guile and patience was missing. No coincidence we are terrible at home.
Mrs Vert
Young-Pyo Lee
Ok then. Well I hope a plan is in place. And the front line we have start scoring goals.....
Do you think we would still be this bad if we had Kulu or madds or anyone who would pass the ball forward? And with that Tel and Rich will start scoring for fun. Cos once thats providers are supplied I look forward to us banging them in for fun
fernadez
Vedran Corluka
Same, on the way home from the game but Xavi knocking it back to VDV was the bit that stood out for me.
Mrs Vert
Young-Pyo Lee
Well makes it even worse then. Cos that would be 4 players to sort it and all failed to do so
Baleforce
Chris Waddle
oh that definitely happened, an under hit pass
although VDV just dumped a 3 yarder off to Xavi right before that, rather than getting it clear
stratnumberone
John Scales
I thought that performance was absolutely disgusting. Devoid of any craft, guile or threat. The players looked utterly clueless from back to front. We made Chelsea look brilliant. They aren’t.
But they’re far less rubbish than we are.
But they’re far less rubbish than we are.
I am terrible I get a bee in my bonnet about certain players, and I actually think we have the worst decision makers in the league. So many of our players just dont know when to release the ball even if it means a simple pass will keep possession for us. Every player on the pitch looked clueless and we couldn`t string 2 passes together let alone shoot or get a cross in to anywhere but straight to their keeper. We just have to come to terms that we aint that good. I see the love for Kudus is dropping another one of many with plenty of promise but no end product.
The biggest problem though in my opinion is that in our last 2 games our manager has been done tactically. Eddie Howe played 4 big old centre backs as he knew we only really pose a threat from set pieces and ironically we conceded from a set piece. And I hate to say it but Chelseas press killed us today . We were very lucky not to lose by a bigger margin. Frank needs to sort things out sooner rather than later
The biggest problem though in my opinion is that in our last 2 games our manager has been done tactically. Eddie Howe played 4 big old centre backs as he knew we only really pose a threat from set pieces and ironically we conceded from a set piece. And I hate to say it but Chelseas press killed us today . We were very lucky not to lose by a bigger margin. Frank needs to sort things out sooner rather than later
Robspur12
Pedro Mendes
I agree but despite this, Xavi was still largely ineffective. But he was far from the only one. Kudus just kept holding on to the ball too long, same with Spence.
Bullet
Paul Stewart
Spence tried a silly skill and got lucky that it bounced to a team mate and then straight back to himself.
Then.........
Guess what? Calamity. In fact, ccaallaammiittyy.
Spence tried a silly turn (drag back through your own legs) and got robbed and jogged back.
Then VdV gave it to Xavi who chickened out and gave it straight back but too short, calamity.
Then VdV was too nice, instead of going nuclear he tried a skill himself and was robbed. Calamity.
Then Danso came across and instead of going nuclear he tried a nice interception but Caiceido saw him coming and chopped it to the goalscorer. Calamity.
Mrs Vert
Young-Pyo Lee
Chelsea get most people
Jurgen the German
Terry Dyson
More than when we finished 2nd and got 86 points and scored more and conceded less than that AVB season? We were undefeated at home in that season (16/17) which seems unthinkable now given how bad we are at home. The only similarity is we were just as clueless going forward but we had Bale to bail us out excuse the pun.
You didn't see players turning backwards instead of playing it forward?? There was no movement, defence was always the first think on the players mind, instead of making an effort to get into position to support the attack. If you didn't see a lack of bravery tonight I don't know what you were watching.
Kandi1977
Vivian Woodward
Today it would have made little to no difference. Of course better players help, but it's not like they are miles better than those who are fit now. It's marginal. Sometimes marginal can make a difference, but in the long run, a team without a functioning attacking structure, will still look like a team without a functioning attacking structure, even with better players.
parj
Chris Gunter
Wow.... Hopefully that sends a message to TF that it was unacceptable. It was a joke set up
parj
Chris Gunter
Totally agree. We had no balls in playing quick football or putting the ball into spaces to attack. We were 95% safe, and we still messed it up
Baleforce
Chris Waddle
Yeah, because that Poch team was the best team in the country, the pressure was more, the stress was more.
DeanoAustin
Cecil Poynton
You’re probably right mate. Always easy to read things that aren’t there especially when you’re as emotional as I am after that.
fudge Tottenham anyway.
Legohamster
Les Medley
Message needs to be sent to the board for the up coming window
totalspurs
Moussa Saib
This isn't even about what players we have. The players are the players, it's about structure and identity. We've gone too far the other way that we have no attacking identity at all...at the moment.
Hoofing it up at at every opportunity is not the identity I want to see at all.
This is the Premier League not lower league, even if we aren't going to be the most attractive team in the Prem, I can live with that as long as we have some level of creativity in our attack.
Angball was infuriatingly naive defensively, but I'd still rather that than become a team who only look to hoof it forwards, and can't string two passes together.
Hoofing it up at at every opportunity is not the identity I want to see at all.
This is the Premier League not lower league, even if we aren't going to be the most attractive team in the Prem, I can live with that as long as we have some level of creativity in our attack.
Angball was infuriatingly naive defensively, but I'd still rather that than become a team who only look to hoof it forwards, and can't string two passes together.