dontcallme
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Quad injury, should be back quickly reportedly
Manchester United Vs Tottenham: Match Thread
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spurs mental
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I'm not reading through this 80 odd page thread. I can imagine there is some knee jerking going on if it's this big after a 1-0 loss to United at OT.
I thought we did ok today, started brightly and unlucky not to score through the bit of brilliance from Kane and Eriksen. Had we scored then our resolve would surely have been tested but I think we would have gotten at minimum a point. United, for all the money they've plundered this Summer, created very little, and I can only remember Vorm having to make one save of any note.
Second half I was hoping for a little more urgency and tempo, but it only came with 10 minutes to go.
Again, we wasted a couple of good openings, most notably Chadli when he got towards the 6 yard box and faffed around with it. Play it across the goal and any touch is directing that into the net. Eriksen pulled a good save from Romero, who I thought we should have put under pressure more when he had the ball at his feet.
All in all, there are a lot of positives. In previous seasons, like last, we would have gone into a shell and conceded 3/4.
Dier acquitted himself well, especially in the second half in his role as CDM. Alli was positive when he came on, and I'd actually like him to start next weekend.
Lamela looks to have bulked up a bit, and he should start next weekend too, considering how much he put himself about trying to make things happens.
The one thing this game highlighted for me more than anything else though, is our desperate need for a winger/striker that can get to the byline and cross it. Preferably not Aaron Lennon. I actually don't even think a DM is as important as a winger/striker. Berahino would be fantastic with Kane and Lamela/Eriksen/Chadli in a front 3. We need to get this done.
I thought we did ok today, started brightly and unlucky not to score through the bit of brilliance from Kane and Eriksen. Had we scored then our resolve would surely have been tested but I think we would have gotten at minimum a point. United, for all the money they've plundered this Summer, created very little, and I can only remember Vorm having to make one save of any note.
Second half I was hoping for a little more urgency and tempo, but it only came with 10 minutes to go.
Again, we wasted a couple of good openings, most notably Chadli when he got towards the 6 yard box and faffed around with it. Play it across the goal and any touch is directing that into the net. Eriksen pulled a good save from Romero, who I thought we should have put under pressure more when he had the ball at his feet.
All in all, there are a lot of positives. In previous seasons, like last, we would have gone into a shell and conceded 3/4.
Dier acquitted himself well, especially in the second half in his role as CDM. Alli was positive when he came on, and I'd actually like him to start next weekend.
Lamela looks to have bulked up a bit, and he should start next weekend too, considering how much he put himself about trying to make things happens.
The one thing this game highlighted for me more than anything else though, is our desperate need for a winger/striker that can get to the byline and cross it. Preferably not Aaron Lennon. I actually don't even think a DM is as important as a winger/striker. Berahino would be fantastic with Kane and Lamela/Eriksen/Chadli in a front 3. We need to get this done.
Dundalk_Spur
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Knee jerking???
I bet A&Es all round the country are dealing with an epidemic of dislocated joints.
I bet A&Es all round the country are dealing with an epidemic of dislocated joints.
diamondlight
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I don't think he necessarily needs to play next to a visionary CM. He needs to play in a 442, with proper wingers who attack full backs. His job should be to do the simple things he does so well: protect the ball, give it to the wingers, or, if the opposition drop off, drive forward. All this buggering around in a midfield 3 (or is it a forward 3?) is doing no-one any favours, especially Dembele.
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Having seen the goal re-emphasises our need for pace up top as if we had it we wouldn't be reliant on the full backs being deep in the opposition half, leaving the centre backs woefully exposed if and when we lose the ball.
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Thought we played well today, didn't give too many chances away and created some good opportunities. Promising signs for the season and make no mistake, this is a very good utd team that will be within 5 points of 1st with 5 matches to go. Walker was unlucky, got back and nearly saved us but Bentaleb, don't let this become a habit (I'm starting to lose count of the goals conceded through his misplaced passes). Yes, take risks with the forward passing, we need that creativity, but come on, not when we're outnumbered on the counter attack.
Oh really? Ya think? I was actually agreeing with you and can see the wood very clearly: I am not at all disheartened by our display. Man U's strength is their forward line and we restricted that.
TropicalYid
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Jesus, the guy is what, 22 ? Hes been one of the few good signings in the last couple of years.
TEESSIDE1
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He's in the same boat as Chadli, scoring 10 league goals a season is very good but it's unacceptable to go MIA for half a season. You can't play like that, especially in the most competitive league in world football. It's a team game, you slack off and the team suffers.
The way we play we are occasionley going to give the ball away in midfield, as long as the defense is organised then it shouldn't be a problem, yesterday Alderveireld made the wrong decision in leaving Rooney to come across to cover so is as much to blame as Bentaleb, something i have not seen mentioned on here.
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Toby was dragged out of position because we only had 2 players in our half, Walker and Davies were a good 30-40 yards away and although Walker sprinted back he did hesitate when we 1st lost the ball before trying to chase back... hesitation costs goals.
1 - 0 to United...do you understand what restriction means?
arunspurs
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Problem is not with inverted wingers. Loads of teams have them. Problem is Chadli & Lamela are not consistent enough. We need better quality wing forwards.
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To be fair, United never actually scored against us and only had one shot on target.
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arunspurs
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Its a good performance by us. But key is to improve. We got to improve against Stoke. This performance will mean nothing if we draw or lose to Stoke next week.
Next fixtures are Stoke (H), Leicester (A), Everton (A), Sunderland (H), Palace (A) and then play City (H).
We have to go on a good mini run.
Next fixtures are Stoke (H), Leicester (A), Everton (A), Sunderland (H), Palace (A) and then play City (H).
We have to go on a good mini run.
jolsnogross
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Unless we start taking chances to make chances, we'll be a solid top half side and no more. Last season was a success and 5th is a lot better than I predicted we'd get. But 80% plus of the games were instantly forgettable. The formation, the tempo, and the general lack of urgency and aggression are going to hinder us all season long unless we start to vary it up. The bench today was a pretty depressing sight, unless you're still a Lamela believer. We may know how to press teams better, but we don't know how to pressure them.
There's plenty of sense behind the idea of us needing to sign defenders this summer, given our goals against last year. And we have addressed it, hopefully quite decisively with Alderweireld. But we need to sign a striker, and more than one at that. IT should have happened before the season started, like proper clubs do for the most part. But looking forward, if we don't address this, we'll be very easy to play against for much of the season. And we'll need those defenders at their best as other sides cede possession for cutting edge, while we do the opposite.
There's plenty of sense behind the idea of us needing to sign defenders this summer, given our goals against last year. And we have addressed it, hopefully quite decisively with Alderweireld. But we need to sign a striker, and more than one at that. IT should have happened before the season started, like proper clubs do for the most part. But looking forward, if we don't address this, we'll be very easy to play against for much of the season. And we'll need those defenders at their best as other sides cede possession for cutting edge, while we do the opposite.
Make an effort defensively.watched him quite closely and he is only interested when the ball comes to him.Even with the ball his accuracy has been poor for a while now.The problem is we all know he's capable of producing that one moment of brilliance so we are scared to leave him out.but truth be told we just haven't seen that of late.think the feel/excuse offered end of last season was he was knackered...but doesn't look to have changed to me.im a big fan when he's on form but maybe we need to consider the team dynamic and give one of the younger players a go now?
carpediem1906
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Agree with most points
Except, I reckon Hugo would have been quicker off his line and closed the angle on Rooney
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