What's new

Dortmund vs Tottenham - Part II: The Match Thread

glacierSpurs

Well-Known Member
Sep 28, 2013
16,163
25,472
A lot of players can’t play 20 mins every other game and stay sharp. Llorente probably needs to be the main man.
But the training sessions should help. It is November now, he should have been conditioned. He still looked lacking match fitness to me IMHO..
 

Shadydan

Well-Known Member
Jul 7, 2012
38,247
104,143
Brilliant brilliant brilliant win, take a lot to come back from a goal down, mental toughness, belief, resilience, Kane goal, Dele 2 assists and Winks and Sanchez with another outstanding game, love it.
 

nferno

Waiting for England to finally win the Euros-2024?
Jan 7, 2007
7,014
10,012
Hope poch plays the kids against appoel. No need to play anyone who’s in first team contention at all.
 

Hawk_Spur

Well-Known Member
Dec 17, 2004
1,539
2,387
The best thing is that the Apoel game is now a dead rubber and the players will get a much needed break. Great effort to top the group of this calibre.

Give Llorente a full 90, play others like Lamela, Foyth, KWP and even give Edwards a run against Apoel.
 

Gbspurs

Gatekeeper for debates, King of the plonkers
Jan 27, 2011
26,945
61,824
I agree it was a howler but 7 games? Come on, I think he has had some good games for us and should at least have 2 assists. I mean people still call for Jansen when he has had much more opertunites to impress.

Janssen was at least raw and young and you could tell he was really trying. I don't think he was the answer either but I generally have more time for mistakes when people are at the start of their career.
 

Shadydan

Well-Known Member
Jul 7, 2012
38,247
104,143
But the training sessions should help. It is November now, he should have been conditioned. He still looked lacking match fitness to me IMHO..

Jay Rodriguez said that it takes around 6 months to really get up to speed under Pochettino.
 

mark87

Well-Known Member
Nov 29, 2004
36,031
114,060
Fantastic result and a really good performance, especially in the second half.

Group winners with one game left...who'da thought it.

COYS!!!
 

mpickard2087

Patient Zero
Jun 13, 2008
21,886
32,513
That was a good response to going a goal down, regrouped quickly and was a professional performance. A very good job winning the group and with a game to spare.
 

Phomesy

Well-Known Member
Aug 20, 2013
9,188
14,102
That was a thoroughly professional and measured performance. We are still looking for our best form but, unlike many pantie-wetters in this match thread, we set aside the disappointment of not scoring from the 3-4 great chances we created in the first half and when Kane equalised there only ever looked like being one winner. Very very good.

But...

Dortmund never brought the heat like Arsenal did, nor the grim tactical discipline Man United did. Those are the performances we need to be ready for mentally and tactically.

But we did what we needed to tonight. Hopefully it adds a bit of confidence going forward.
 

kaz Hirai

Well-Known Member
Nov 5, 2008
17,692
25,340
Great stuff.

Hope one of the English teams land real Madrid, see if their fans still think 'they aren't as good ' more likely they'll be shiting it.

For the last group game I would hope foyth, Edwards, KWP, and oak Tree all start if possible. Incredible to have a total throw away cl game, yet would be an amazing experience for those kids
 

ajspurs

Well-Known Member
Jul 7, 2007
22,987
31,167
Doesn't matter does it? We signed an experienced player because he should be able to come off the bench and make a difference. He doesn't. We would be better pulling someone out of the youth side at this rate.

I agree, and the thing is he's not even the type of player to make life difficult for the defenders if nothing else because he's so static. At least in having someone with pace you can stretch opposition defenders out of position. Looking like a very poor signing at the moment, there seems to be too much improvement to be made with him for him to be considered otherwise.

Would much rather see Janssen there hustling, bustling and fighting to be honest even if he isn't scoring.
 
Top