The Official Tottenham Hotspud thread [Vol 12]

[jonmiles]

There is an article on the Sky Sports Football website that seems to demonstrate that we are now the least pressing team in the premier league.

Pochettino must have another plan up his sleeve. I'm afraid I can't see what it is.

[Guvernator]

We've definitely lost the high intensity press and rapid turnaround and passing to attack that we were great at a couple of years ago. I don't think we can blame this all on losing Dembele tbh. It does seem like there has been a change of emphasis in play style.

I can't imagine for one minute that pass it around slowly and lifelessly for 90 minutes is Poch's new master plan though. Hopefully this is just a transition period to something a bit more exciting. In all my years of supporting Spurs, the one thing I could say with consistency is that we were at least exciting to watch, I really couldn't say that at the moment.

[mickk]

Dombele, Sessegnon, KWPeters & Dier All returned to training with the squad and are being assessed for selection for Saturday

[Fittster]

jonmiles said:

There is an article on the Sky Sports Football website that seems to demonstrate that we are now the least pressing team in the premier league.

Pochettino must have another plan up his sleeve. I'm afraid I can't see what it is.

If you are giving Poch the benefit of the doubt, there are a some possible explanations, the pressing tactics fell away after dembele left, and it wasn't as effective against teams how park the bus/use a low block.

Maybe Poch will try and go back to pressing, now we have ndombele or maybe its a strategy that has had its days and we need a new approach.

Alternatively Poch has gone stale and its time for Levy to call roger schmidt (or Marcelino if we want to sit back and counter fast, but would mean changing the squad around).

[Fittster]

Guvernator said:

n all my years of supporting Spurs, the one thing I could say with consistency is that we were at least exciting to watch, I really couldn't say that at the moment.

Sometimes more terrifying to watch:

André Villas-Boas
Jacques Santini
George Graham

[Guvernator]

My subconscious has blanked out most of those periods to protect my sanity and in the case of George Graham, I just stopped watching.

[wjb]

Is Juande Ramos available?

[MYOB]

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[BrabusMog]

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[48k]

BrabusMog said:

What can I say, I like a proper gamble

Mike Dean is the VAR ref for the Liverpool game today so have a bet on Salah to score with a pen.

[mickk]

48k said:

Mike Dean is the VAR ref for the Liverpool game today so have a bet on Salah to score with a pen.

I expect VAR will be very busy with Salah today.

[Ascayman]

mickk said:

48k said:

Mike Dean is the VAR ref for the Liverpool game today so have a bet on Salah to score with a pen.

I expect VAR will be very busy with Salah today.

And mane and 'bobby'. Will be a long day at the office for him.

[BrabusMog]

I believe he's actually called Bang Average Bob

[Ascayman]

BrabusMog said:

I believe he's actually called Bang Average Bob

'Bang average fits the system Bob' to give him his full name.

[BrabusMog]

[mickk]

Ascayman said:

'Bang average fits the system no look lesbian Bob' to give him his full name.

Edited to make it believable.

[jammy-git]

I thought all you lot had flounced off somewhere else?

[BrabusMog]

mickk said:

Ascayman said:

'Bang average fits the system no look lesbian Bob' to give him his full name.

Edited to make it believable.

[mickk]

jammy-git said:

I thought all you lot had flounced off somewhere else?

Nah, nothing to talk about in close season, we all had an email from PH yesterday asking us to post more on here. Did you not get it?