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Rochdale vs Tottenham Hotspur - Match Thread

Rout-Ledge

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Don't think that's fair. Picked a team balanced and talented enough to win easy.

And we made the Semis last year.

Just not true to say Poch doesn't care about the FA cup. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Just like we did against Newport.

Fact is, you don’t make ELEVEN changes if you’re genuinely serious about a match.
 

nferno

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We do have a mentality problem when the ocassion is not glamorous enough for us.

Thinking back to our Europa League performances, we just lack urgency and don’t look interested when we’re not playing big fish or anyone below mid table in PL.
 

Basil Brush

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Awful result
Sorry boys but would rather have lost than more of this replay shit
Gonna cost us a lot more in energy for the league and CL
Not if we play our 2nd team again at Wembley (which i think we should do)
 

bsinghd

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Too cocky and arrogant, trying to take the piss with lower league players by having six or seven touches when not needed, and making poor passing choices.

Really hope Poch gives them all a proper bollocking over the next week.
 

lukespurs7

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Yers, I understand all that but it's not much use 'managing' the squad if you're giving yourself more games to play now is it? Or if you have to bring the 'rested' players on and STILL fail to get a result. And it's doubly not much good if you're not going to have them prepared right from the off either.
I don’t think that was the intention lol but an extra game is again managing the squad. The return leg will be at home and I think he’ll play a very similar XI just like when we played Newport 2nd time round and so it won’t effect us much at all, if anything it’s a good thing as 4-5 players coming back from injuries will get more match fitness and minutes.

Your 2nd point is the key, they needed to be more motivated and up for the games vs Newport and Rochdale, against teams like that you need to fight even harder and we were too complacent.
 

theShiznit

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On the plus side, that's the last crap pitch we'll play on this season.

And Moura can jump so high I'm sure at one point he leap frogged Llorente (who missed it naturally)
 

lukespurs7

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Too cocky and arrogant, trying to take the piss with lower league players by having six or seven touches when not needed, and making poor passing choices.

Really hope Poch gives them all a proper bollocking over the next week.
This.

They’re league one professional footballers, the guy who scored the equaliser used to play in the prem. these aren’t Sunday league fucking amateurs. Sure we should be better than them but attitude was very poor again. Slightly better than Newport though.
 

bat-chain

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Sissoko was one of the few players who didn't need match time. He got in Winks way. He still lacked confidence in his own ability to control the ball. Probably justified. I'm sorry, but he's not good enough and we're better than him now. Which is a shame because it's not his fault he gets picked. Would of much preferred to see Lamela start instead of him who probably still nedds minutes. And Moura, Son and Lamela is scary as fuck.

What is scary is watching that game and thinking Winks was better than Sissoko.
 

tttcowan

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Just like we did against Newport.

Fact is, you don’t make ELEVEN changes if you’re genuinely serious about a match.
They need minutes. It's just adjusting to the fact we actually have a squad now which people are struggling with. Yes our 2nd 11 is obviously not as good as our first but glad Poch is using it and we're staying in competitions. A lot of those players needed game time.
 

Phomesy

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Just like we did against Newport.

Fact is, you don’t make ELEVEN changes if you’re genuinely serious about a match.
The team away to Newport was horribly imbalanced and experimental.

This team set up like we usually do.

We have a full squad to choose from. We learn about players who can't get the job done and need Alli/Kane/lamela/Eriksen to save them.

It's not the end of the world.
 
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