The Official Tottenham Hotspur Thread [Vol 7]

[ascayman]

hornetrider said:

I think it's because half the people on this thread have been banned.

Its killed it somewhat.

I enjoyed the game yesterday, although we have become a counter attacking team, we are really going to struggle to break teams down if we don't score the first goal.

[Asterix]

hornetrider said:

You should see our thread - it's busier when we lose

I don't know how you get any work done.

[Black can man]

hornetrider said:

I think it's because half the people on this thread have been banned.

This thread & the football forum in general certainly misses IM

[hornetrider]

Black can man said:

hornetrider said:

I think it's because half the people on this thread have been banned.

This thread & the football forum in general certainly misses IM

Where's the old goat hanging out on the internet these days? He must feel like he's lost his left arm.

[maximm]

Decent performance. Defensively composed, but still lack options going forward.

Still a big work in progress as all of these players were bought to fit a totally different system to the one Poch is trying to implement.

Will take a couple of seasons for him to get everything in place the way he wants it. If he gets that long!

[qotsa]

a good win,not looking forward to playing man city though

[London424]

maximm said:

Decent performance. Defensively composed, but still lack options going forward.

Still a big work in progress as all of these players were bought to fit a totally different system to the one Poch is trying to implement.

Will take a couple of seasons for him to get everything in place the way he wants it. If he gets that long!

You say that...but there are still times during the game when someone makes an absolute hash of it, giving the other team a chance. Those individual mistakes just shouldn't happen with the frequency that they do and until they get sorted Spurs will keep shipping goals, especially against the better teams.

You just can't give away goals like that. If the other team has good movement or a 30 yards screamer then fine...but things like Lamela using his wrong foot and slicing it against Arsenal and Vlad doing the same in Europe and then giving the pen away just drains any confidence in the team.

There's a reason why the champions of the league normally have one of the best defensive records...they don't make mistakes.

[blindswelledrat]

hornetrider said:

Well that too obvs. Are you a bunch of fair weather fans then? You should see our thread - it's busier when we lose, such is our loyalty to the club.

Only because you are blind to your averageness so you all excitedly run around (type) waving your arms around (typing) in the mistaken belief that you all know where you're going wrong.
Sorry to break it to you but you're st too and the minute you realise it you'll be just as sanguine as us

[Jayfish]

Some caller on talk sport summed us up nicely the other day, we've got the squad depth to put out two sides, one for europe and one for the prem, they'd both give each other a good game, but being a good as each other doesn't make either of them good enough to make the top 4, they'd both happily make the top 8.

[dmulally]

maximm said:

Still a big work in progress as all of these players were bought to fit a totally different system to the one Poch is trying to implement.

I'll never understand that. They have played round ball since they were knee high and they do this st as a full time job. How hard would it be to adapt to any system?

[blindswelledrat]

dmulally said:

I'll never understand that. They have played round ball since they were knee high and they do this st as a full time job. How hard would it be to adapt to any system?

I don't understand it either. Run. Kick the ball at a team mate or the goal. Run some more. SHout "Over here Jimmy, pass it here!" and repeat the above. If you are good at running and kicking I don't really understand how you are crap all of a sudden.

[London424]

blindswelledrat said:

dmulally said:

I'll never understand that. They have played round ball since they were knee high and they do this st as a full time job. How hard would it be to adapt to any system?

I don't understand it either. Run. Kick the ball at a team mate or the goal. Run some more. SHout "Over here Jimmy, pass it here!" and repeat the above. If you are good at running and kicking I don't really understand how you are crap all of a sudden.

If you want a serious answer it's because so much of it is just instinctual. Because you've been doing it so long you just 'know' where to be on the pitch, where other players are going to be and what they're going to do, you don't have to think.

When a new approach is brought in you have to re-train your natural inclinations and that takes time.

[Justin Cyder]

Notwithstanding huge egos in key players. Yes Jan, you.

[London424]

Justin Cyder said:

Notwithstanding huge egos in key players. Yes Jan, you.

That too...some don't want to change/do something different.

[LordGrover]

I've not been here much of late, but im is noticeable by his absence... have I missed something?

[blindswelledrat]

London424 said:

If you want a serious answer it's because so much of it is just instinctual. Because you've been doing it so long you just 'know' where to be on the pitch, where other players are going to be and what they're going to do, you don't have to think.

When a new approach is brought in you have to re-train your natural inclinations and that takes time.

That does make sense,

[blindswelledrat]

LordGrover said:

I've not been here much of late, but im is noticeable by his absence... have I missed something?

IM was banned a long time ago sadly.

[dmulally]

blindswelledrat said:

IM was banned a long time ago sadly.

It hasn't been the same since. Thankfully Liverpool are back to their average ways so the trolls are back in their box for now.

[LordGrover]

What a shame. It's taken a while, but I'll miss him.

[Black can man]

Good to a see Andros get on the scoresheet again, Just goes to show how strong we are that an Regular England International cannot hold down a starting place in our 1st XI .


Nice goal & no doubt the pick of tonight's efforts.