Leicester vs Tottenham: Match Thread

heelspurs · Nov 28, 2017

Streetspur77 said:
I really don't see how people can majorly criticise that and be so suicidal. They scored two bangers and our finishing was very poor, frustrating but much more encouraging than Saturday. COYS

Holy shit we are agreeing on something. I won't take my analysis much further as I am sure our opinions will diverge. (y)

ajspurs · Nov 28, 2017

punkisback said:
We've handicapped ourselves in successive windows by not looking to sign any good creative or attacking options. We seem to go for targets out of our reach that we cannot sign and instead plump for bargain basement older journeymen or ligue 1 youth prospects. Watford have proven that you can sign decent players for a good fee with Richarlison; need to improve our scouting full stop it's been a disgrace.

100%. We've gotten away with it pretty damn well it has to be said, is hard to scrutinise it too much when you look at our league finishes but it's still something we've needed to address for a couple of years now and window after window we fail to do so.

Johnny J · Nov 28, 2017

swarvsta said:
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Most of the 'fans' on here a fucking disgrace. Since when did our fans become such cry babies? You are all just like Arsenal fans - its fucking pathetic and makes me sick.

Yeah, so we aren't having our best period.We aren't playing anywhere near our best, but that's football. Get the FUCK over it and support your team.

Constantly blaming Poch for his selection, claiming our players are unfit, saying they don't care, saying we should sell then all, saying they don't want to win now the league is gone.... it's utterly laughable.

This group of players are the most skilled AND most determined I have seen in my 30 odd years as a fan.

All I can say is fuck you little whinging cry-babies and COME ON YOU SPURS.

You're just the sort of little bitch I'm talking about. Now you fuck off. Cheers.

People are allowed to criticise. You don't need to abuse them for doing so.

OPModric · Nov 28, 2017

markiespurs said:
Dele needs to get his head sorted and fast or he is in real danger of pissing away his potential.

What potential? He can't control the ball.

diamondlight · Nov 28, 2017

Gaz_Gammon said:
If after the last few PL (5 from 15 points i think) you don't think we are in a crisis, then perhaps you need to realise the Amoco Cadiz incident wasn't a small rowing boat accident on the Thames..........

Looking at the bigger picture, we're scrapping for the top four (as expected), and we've just topped a Champions League group with Real Madrid and Dortmund in it (way above expectations).

Having said that, I think changes need to be made, given this bad run. Sissoko shouldn't be playing in an attacking role. And Son should be starting.

Hoddle&Waddle · Nov 28, 2017

SargeantMeatCurtains said:
Yeah, were in big trouble this summer.

I think we'll lose Rose, Alli and Dier which I can handle.

We need to pull out all the stops to keep Kane, Toby and Eriksen by offering them better deals.

Sandros Shiny Head · Nov 28, 2017

Alli was pretty good off the ball, but looked bad because he kept losing it when he got it. Eriksen on the other hand was tragic as he usually is when he's slightly off, he gives us literally nothing with or without the ball when he's not playing well

stevenurse · Nov 28, 2017

Zero confidence in this lot at the moment. 10 days ago we had the chance to go 7 points clear of arsenal, tomorrow we will be 4 behind. One lucky win in 5 league games and only 4 goals.

glacierSpurs · Nov 28, 2017

Jimmypearce7 said:
I loathe Llorente. That’s the worst miss I’ve ever seen.
Literally just sack him.

My hope of getting anything back is zero if we are behind, whenever he was subbed in. Totally gave up.

Janssen at least still used to give us some fouls we can build on.

GioW · Nov 28, 2017

Mr Pink said:
Going to be a long old season.

Don't see us getting top 4. It's one thing to slackoff for a few games, but that's a run of five in the league now and the recurring theme keeps happening. We start slowly, stay in slow mode, and then panick with ten minutes to go and decide to throw the kitchen sink at it.

A recipe that isn't going to yield results over the long term.

I know injuries are definitely a factor but the lack of tempo, pressing and desire is surely more significant, where has it gone? Why has it gone and not returned at all?

We're good enough to finish top 4 but we're clearly not going to playing like this.

Problem now is confidence has dropped.

The huge positive was Lamela, breath of fresh air, his work rate, endeavour and guile - qualities we're sorely missing.

I know Dele can be brilliant and frustrating in equal measure, and is still growing as a player, but what the fuck has happened to Eriksen? His poor form is also a major contributory factor towards our spiralling form imo.

But above all, we need to do more as a collective. Getting back to pressing and showing more desire to win the ball back, win the scrap for the second ball etc

Perhaps, and hopefully, Lamela's return will ignite us collectively.

If Pochettino feels he's not going to get a response he needs to make changes now.

I don't get the Eriksen form. How do you send your country to the world cup with a hat trick and then not kick on...?

bubble07 · Nov 28, 2017

didnt see the game but judging by reports it seems we played well enough to win.Obviously its the result that matters but if we lost and played badly too then that is a major problem

DEFchenkOE · Nov 28, 2017

punkisback said:
We've handicapped ourselves in successive windows by not looking to sign any good creative or attacking options. We seem to go for targets out of our reach that we cannot sign and instead plump for bargain basement older journeymen or ligue 1 youth prospects. Watford have proven that you can sign decent players for a good fee with Richarlison; need to improve our scouting full stop it's been a disgrace.

This all day long, Richarlison would be a much better option off the bench than Llorente. Looks like we don't cross when he's on the pitch as he can't finish anyway. I'd rather see Sterling on the bench at this point. Llorente is literally adding zero value at the moment.

talkshowhost86 · Nov 28, 2017

Looks like 3rd is now the best we can do this season.

And if we want to do that we really need to buck our ideas up.

All a bit worrying at the moment.

homer hotspur · Nov 28, 2017

oohaahedgar said:
Two games we dominated but fell behind, two games we fight back and score with enough time to get the result that as a nuetral you’d expect ie a win v WBA and a draw tonight.
So frustrating especially with Arsenal scoring so late.
At least now it’s definite we can’t win the league , a slight re alignment of sights and we should be fine. Top 4 will seem like a big success and we have got enough to get that comfortably I think.

Not sure about ' comfortably' -

Grapo2001 · Nov 28, 2017

Paolo10 said:
Is it kneejerkitis season?

We have just had three shit games in a row in the league. Not sure that is knee jerk

SandroClegane · Nov 28, 2017

yankspurs said:
Lamela far and away our best player today and he only played 12 minutes. Another beyond terrible performance from us. What do Eriksen and Dele need to go to get dropped? Sissoko proved, yet again, why he should be absolutely no where close to the first team. Another in a looooooong line of disgustingly bad performances from him. No one can tell me he should be in the 18 over TOB or Edwards. No one. Absolutely god awful. Horrible player. We are cursed with strikers reliant on service so Llorente is just wasting a spot in the 18.

Sterling, TOB and Edwards should 100% get in the 18 before Llorente, Sissoko and the customary useless 3rd defender.

Poch needs to get this horseshit straightened out. We're completely bottling our best chance to move forward as a club in years and we arent even in the new stadium yet. Go into the new stadium playing in EL again and we're fucked. Sort it out.

Yes, let's play 3 guys you've never seen play before. Stop using words like "bottling" when you don't know what it means.

Grow up.

markiespurs · Nov 28, 2017

OPModric said:
What potential? He can't control the ball.

Then he needs to learn or go back to what he's best at

Blue · Nov 28, 2017

Grapo2001 said:
He roared the full backs tonight and also dropped son to the bench. We haven't got that many players to rotate 11 per game

Eriksen and Dele is our creative midfielders – they never get rotated – same goes for Kane. Can also add that some of the backup players isn't good enough (Sissoko, Nkoudou). We have been unlucky with the injuries on Wanayama and Lamela but still..

The Apprentice · Nov 28, 2017

WiganSpur said:
I honestly think a spell for Dele on the bench will do him good but Poch will never do it even if he has alternative options.

Won’t happen. Poch has never dropped him and he’s played worse than that.

Dennism · Nov 28, 2017

Clearly Llorente and Sissoko are not of the quality we require. We need to get rid.

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