Spurs

[Nymzee]

The Doherty thing is weird. Hes signed a wing back to play full back in a flat back 4. The lad looked absolutely knackered from having to constantly run back after Richarlison.

Do Ireland play back 4? He was goosed mind. So far up the pitch constantly as well.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Do Ireland play back 4? He was goosed mind. So far up the pitch constantly as well.

I think they do most of the time. Although the games last week were first time I remember Coleman being dropped for him.

 

[number4.]

The Doherty thing is weird. Hes signed a wing back to play full back in a flat back 4. The lad looked absolutely knackered from having to constantly run back after Richarlison.

In his defence, he was on holiday, signed for spurs. Straight to Ireland camp with no training, played (awfully) twice and now straight into spurs

 

[ToffeeTim]

In his defence, he was on holiday, signed for spurs. Straight to Ireland camp with no training, played (awfully) twice and now straight into spurs

Hes a good player but I don't think its his best role. He struggled today although Richarlison is better than what he'll face a lot of weeks.

 

[The_Street_End]

Don't mind Spurs really. But, is that their first choice midfield? Looked truly bad. Other than Son, where is the creativity?

 

[thirdmantackle]

Pray for Son

 

[Prevenger17]

They were v bad

 

[Rook]

That performance was alarming from Spurs, I'd be panicking if I was a Tottenham fan, They were so lazy/sloppy and half hearted, Kane was quiet as a mouse.
Some just didn't look interested at all, CB is pretty alarming they probably need to buy one ASAP.

they'll be top 1/2, prob top 8, there is a too much talent there (great win for us) but this looks quite similar to Everton over the past few years. Just a bunch of dudes collecting checks.

 

[Zezti]

Don't mind Spurs really. But, is that their first choice midfield? Looked truly bad. Other than Son, where is the creativity?

Lo Celso I think? Spurs fans also cry out for Ndombele to play more but Mourinho seems to not trust him.
But that lack of effort from them was surprising. If that was a full stadium their fans wouldn't have let that happen.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Don't mind Spurs really. But, is that their first choice midfield? Looked truly bad. Other than Son, where is the creativity?

There once was a team called Spurs,
Who couldn't be bothered to do their own work,
We sold them a dummy,
And that shizz is funny,
Because now they have a midfield that doesn't work.

 

[KaiserEFC]

They won’t get top 6. Couldn’t even get balls to Kane.

 

[catcherintherye]

Seems early enough - but his interview after was alarming; essentially calling them out as lazy one day one.

What's even messier is, if it does go toxic - they dont have the cash to sack him, it could be drawn out beyond belief

I felt they gambled on getting Mourinho. Gambled that they had an elite squad, a sort of champipns league finalist- top 2-3 in the league sort of squad and that Pochettino's lack of experience of winning trophies was holding them back. Rather than havijng to sign loads of players, they could just get a winner to coach the existing ones/organise them better.

I do think that has backfired, even before this season. The form under Mourinho last season was not top 2-3 form. He imrpoved them, but not substantially, and he got lucky with the break, as the wheels has just come off.

They look an ageing squad to me. They kept the squad together for too long and didnt freshen it up. You will generally always decline if you do that. You trade a couple of years stability for collapse. A lot of their players arne't eve so older, late 20's, but if you don't buy new players in, and just keep putting your existing ones on bigger and bigger contracts it catches up with you.

The question with them, is really how messy does it get. I don't think there will be any loyalty to Mourinho as there was for Poch.

 

[number4.]

I felt they gambled on getting Mourinho. Gambled that they had an elite squad, a sort of champipns league finalist- top 2-3 in the league sort of squad and that Pochettino's lack of experience of winning trophies was holding them back. Rather than havijng to sign loads of players, they could just get a winner to coach the existing ones/organise them better.

I do think that has backfired, even before this season. The form under Mourinho last season was not top 2-3 form. He imrpoved them, but not substantially, and he got lucky with the break, as the wheels has just come off.

They look an ageing squad to me. They kept the squad together for too long and didnt freshen it up. You will generally always decline if you do that. You trade a couple of years stability for collapse. A lot of their players arne't eve so older, late 20's, but if you don't buy new players in, and just keep putting your existing ones on bigger and bigger contracts it catches up with you.

The question with them, is really how messy does it get. I don't think there will be any loyalty to Mourinho as there was for Poch.

Completely agree, their biggest issue might be they have to be loyal to Mourinho, simply because they can't fire him. You might see the dance of Jose doing everything he can to get fired drag out for a good while.

Again, the swiss ramble has a brilliant thread on General PL finances, but the alarms are ringing at Spurs. Huge borrowings, appear to be relying on Champions League money, NFL and gate revenue heavily and they have had it all swept away.

That said, I thought they might get one decent year out of JM before the fall. Now i doubt it. I'm conscious of taking anything away from us yesterday, but that spurs performance was shameful.

 

[YoboCopter]

That toby fella at cb whos second name i cant spell looked so slow

 

[artetas_biggest_fan]

Don't mind Spurs really. But, is that their first choice midfield? Looked truly bad. Other than Son, where is the creativity?

Central mid area is weak (Winks, Sissoko, and then there’s Dier...slow, cumbersome, average technique, cannot for the life of me see how he ever got a game for England).

Son looked to be the only one who was really lifting a leg yesterday...but then again he’s self motivated which is another thing that makes him special. You could stick anybody in charge and he would deliver. Feel for him as he should be in a trophy winning team. He’s loyal, but too loyal.

Mourinho is damaged goods. His expiry date is long up. The players were lazy (as he put it) because players don’t listen to him anymore. It worked when he had drive, passion, desire. The fire has gone. He’s looked knackered for five years now. Despite the eye gouging, forgettable football his teams deliver, in terms of winning he’s had a fantastic career, but his time is up. I’d love to see him back as a pundit from now on and just speak his mind. Get rid of RS dullards like Redknapp.