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Rochdale vs Tottenham Hotspur - Match Thread

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You can't just focus on individuals as poor as some of them undoubtably were. Yet again we send out a team that has the collective decision making nous of a bag of wingnuts, defenders who play the ball out to players running back toward our own goal at pace whilst under the press, who then lose the ball due to poor control or being put under pressure straightaway, if that's how we're going to play then of course we're going to struggle. There's no cohesion, no continuity and no fucking brains.

I'm left wondering at what exact fucking point will Pochettino realise that you can't just cobble any old team together and expect to win just because it's Newport/Rochdale or whoever. It's frustrating because it mirrored the Newport game in many ways. We'll probably get through to a Quarter Final but if Pochettino does this again then I really don't think we have a manager who's serious about winning this cup.
 

St José Dominguez

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One things for certain if we beat them in replay Swansea would comfortably beat that team. If we get through we have to play majority of our first team players, Eriksen, Kane, Dele, Dembele, Vertonghen if we care about actually winning something.
 

adamsky

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If everyone is fit then the replay is actually a good thing. We need to give players minutes as we might have to rely on them later in the season. Having said that, FFS Tottenham, is bloody embarrassing that we can’t beat Neeport or Rochdale
 

SugarRay

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Very charitable bunch aren’t we?!?:ROFLMAO:

Giving paydays to lower league clubs with our poor attitude.

Lots of poor performances today, but still in the draw so could be a lot worse!

Moura was lively, liked what I see
 

Eric_s

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Trippier’s had a poor game but how can you absolve Sissoko from that, he was first man out there, just stands there and fucking points? What the fuck was he pointing at? Seriously?

Trippier was out of position for their second goal. It was not Sissoko's fault bullshitter.
 

Rout-Ledge

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You can't just focus on individuals as poor as some of them undoubtably were. Yet again we send out a team that has the collective decision making nous of a bag of wingnuts, defenders who play the ball out to players running back toward our own goal at pace whilst under the press, who then lose the ball due to poor control or being put under pressure straightaway, if that's how we're going to play then of course we're going to struggle. There's no cohesion, no continuity and no fucking brains.

I'm left wondering at what exact fucking point will Pochettino realise that you can't just cobble any old team together and expect to win just because it's Newport/Rochdale or whoever. It's frustrating because it mirrored the Newport game in. many ways. We'll probably get through to a Quarter Final but if Pochettino does this again then I really don't think we have a manager who's serious about winning this cup.

I think it’s pretty clear that he’s not serious about winning the FA Cup at all.
 

Vincent30

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Lamela's vision is a thing of beauty, no one in our team has his final third vision. You could just see the quality he has when he came on and i love how if it's Rochdale or Juventus he always gives everything, unlike some out there today.

Things that stood out for me, but not to take anything away from Rochdale who got the equaliser they deserved.

1. Rose hasn't lost a yard of pace, he has lost five yards of pace. Seems heavier and much less dynamic.
2. Forth will be a really good CB for us, potentially better than Sanchez in my eyes.
3. Toby is way off fitness
4. Probably the worst i have ever seen Wanyama play, he was getting bullied most of the time by all their little CMs, the whole game and look so flat footed. Poor poor game.
5. Son can be great, but out of Eriksen, Lamela, Dele and now Moura, he is going to really struggle for game time. When he isn't scoring, he offers very little, got bullied today, touch was awful, lacked so many basics skills he should have been off at half time.
6. Moura is a talent and something very very different. Love how direct he is and excited to see how he plays with our best 11.
7. We need a Kovacic or something similar in the summer, because our CM without Dembele is currently average, we Winks step up, we will see, but post injury he has offered very little influence in the middle of the park.
8. If we play Llorente, why don't we just go long and have runners off him. Did it once and nearly scored. But then poor in game intelligence from our players meant we kept pissing around at the back and didn't do it again, playing completely in their hands.
 

UbeAstard

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Yup which explains why we played so much better second half. Your agenda against Sissoko is sickening.

Sissoko can play these games for me but there is a reason he hasn't started our recent 'big' games, neither should he unless we have injuries.
 

fatpiranha

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Have they? Sounded like they got thoroughly outsung by the away support for at least 85 of the 90 minutes.

I was talking about their forum. Easily the best bunch of our recent opponents. A lot of self deprecating humour. Check out the WOOFASAU thread (y).
 
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