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WiganSpur

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Aug 31, 2012
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Infuriating how often we concede before 10 minutes.

We've been alright but we've still got much more in us. We can be better second half. Get the feeling we'll need 2 to get any sort of result though, looking dodgy at the back.
 

Johnny J

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Aug 18, 2012
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I feel like a dick for saying this, and i really hope he scores now, but I feel Kane slows down our attacking play sometimes. More so recently rather then last season or anything. He just seems slower then normal. And he's hardly the fastest when sharp.
He really looks exhausted and I don't believe that the ankle injury hasn't had a big effect. He's still a great finisher, but he looks like he's just played 90m when we kick off. A 100% Kane bullies defenders and isn't slow, just not fast.
 

spursfan77

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Since the rickety start, KWP hasn't been bad at all, I think Winks is really affecting our setup though. Him being off form, off pace, getting pulled out of position and looking a bit rabbit-dans-le-'eadlights, a switch for Dier - a guy who oozes confidence - might sure up the back line a bit, knowing they have him ploughing the pitch in front of them.

Still no idea why he hasn’t played Dier again. Bizarre.
 

Rocksuperstar

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Jun 6, 2005
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Why are our players falling over like bambi on ice? So many stupid mistakes and decisions as well.

I think they all turned up in their Saturday night loafers, them leather soles were struggling.

Seriously though, what's the chances Barca have pulled a cheeky one here? One of the Barca staff, with a long twirly moustache who had a wheezing dog sitting next to him let someone from our staff "overhear" that they were going to dry up the pitch a bit, slow us down, all the boots layed out as normal, then last minute they cranked up the sprinkler mix and all the players put on their screw in studs?

We could've been played pre-game.
 

Giovanni

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Pat on the back for kwp. Young lad, unexperiece and makes a big big error but fair play hes not hidden! Most would have gone anonymous after something like that but hes been great since imo.
 

Sevens

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Poch put Foyth against Arse and put KWP against Barca - Im all for giving young players a chance but play them against Southampton or even Leicester - not Arse and Barca away

I think KWP has been ok since the yellow card but it is clear theyre targeting our right side

Very mature reaction. He basically started playing it simple. He played safe balls, didn't get beyond so much and then grew back into it a bit. But I still think he is a red card waiting to happen because Barca cheat like Giggs.
 

Shadydan

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I wouldn't be moving Sissoko anywhere, been our best player and looks comfortable in the midfield.
 

walton

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All our attacks have gone through him. We all know his finishes are inconsistent but he's been comfortably our most likely attacking outlet.

He’s also given the ball away a lot. Regardless away at Barca, you take those chances.
 

fluffybunnyuk

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I dont think the half was that bad. A naive mistake by KWP & Clinical finishing by dembele vs son almost meeting the cross. I think we'll come out with more belief 2nd half.
 

dagraham

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After yet another stupid gift of a goal and a period of cautious okay we completely dominated and should have at least equalised.

But we are vulnerable at the back. KWP and Rose are simply not our first 11 fb's. Maybe go three at the back to counter their deficiencies? Or put Dier RB?

We’ve been vulnerable at the back all season unfortunately, which is why I never really believed we could get a result.

Such a shame Son fluffed that chance.
 
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