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Harry Kane backs Mauricio Pochettino to turn team fortunes around

mawspurs

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Harry Kane says Mauricio Pochettino has the charisma to keep Tottenham spirits high going into tomorrow's match against Southampton on the back of just one win in seven games.

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Block D Spurs

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As expected, we are a work in progress... Poch. is assessing all the players, and now has his decisions to make. Thursday games was our 2nd 11 with 10 changes from previous game, and we nearly won !! whereas Bestikas had their full strength team. So I hope the christmas / new year games will see us settled, and January transfers move out players not needed. Bring back Holtby...a new striker..
 

slartibartfast

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Wish he could do something to lift my spirits. We look bloody awful. Heres to hoping he starts making a few changes to the way we play.
How about starting to shoot? Maybe try getting in the last third. How about practicing getting corners off the floor.
I need to see some light at the end of this never ending tunnel. A work in progress is fine if you're actually making progress.
Christ, I've brought myself down lol.
Edit- This helmet is hiding my tears and sadness.
 

Gaz_Gammon

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One win in seven is poor by any teams standards, i cannot recall any of our previous four or five managers going through a run like that.

The "work in progress" excuse has to stop at some point in time, and a reality check made. I think we are scoring fewer goals under Poch than AVB and that is disturbing to say the least.
 

Gaz_Gammon

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As expected, we are a work in progress... Poch. is assessing all the players, and now has his decisions to make. Thursday games was our 2nd 11 with 10 changes from previous game, and we nearly won !! whereas Bestikas had their full strength team. So I hope the christmas / new year games will see us settled, and January transfers move out players not needed. Bring back Holtby...a new striker..


"Second eleven" is an excuse to defend the display. Any team fielded at this level should be put out to win, and not classed as a "second eleven". The manager picked this side not as a "second eleven" but one to win the game. It was his choice and the buck stops with him.

Tell me which of those players that played on Thursday have not featured in more than one of our opening PL games so far this season? I don't know exactly where you get "second eleven" from as Lloris is an automatic shoe in as goalkeeper? Dier has started more often than not and so has that nightmare of a CB Chiriches.

The Club have spent some one hundred and thirty odd million pounds on players in a couple or so seasons and with that said you'd expect to see a CB who could avoid a step over in the dying minutes of a home game, that led to giving away a goal surely? Irrespective of whether the excuse is raised of the side selected being a so called "second eleven".
 

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He's foreign spurs fans will have all the excuses in the world for him, poch needs to start winning games and winning games "the Tottenham way" lol

Any how we lose to southampton
 

slartibartfast

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He's foreign spurs fans will have all the excuses in the world for him, poch needs to start winning games and winning games "the Tottenham way" lol

Any how we lose to southampton
Can you change your pic please?
I read every bloody one of your posts with Redknapps voice in my head lol.
I like it really (y)
 

greamespurs61

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Poch is going down the same AVB & Sherwood route i hate to say.The 3 managers have had the same problems,the football on the eye ain't great or even good for that matter & all 3 have struggled to get the best out of the players.
Bale left such a so big hole in the team that we just can't fix.We made errors not replacing Defoe.I wasn't Sherwood's biggest fan but i prefer him out of 3 so far.
I think the Saints will turn us over actually then we may aswell kiss the city game goodbye and the heat will truly be on Poch,i wonder what the odds are on him gone by xmas.
We have gone down hill badly since Harry went and we are a average side who will get nowhere near top 4.
Bit negative guys i know but i don't see alot to shout out about at present.
 

davidmatzdorf

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One win in seven is poor by any teams standards, i cannot recall any of our previous four or five managers going through a run like that...

The last time we had a comparably bad run was immediately after Capello resigned. We then beat Newcastle 5-0, following which we had a run of 8 games comprising 1 win (and that was against Stevenage), 3 draws, 3 losses and 1 abandonment (the match when Muamba collapsed), the score of which was 1-1 when play ended.

The entire bad run lasted another 6 games and the total tally was 3 wins (including the replayed match against Bolton), 4 draws, 6 losses and 1 abandonment.

At that point, Hodgson was appointed to manage England and the remainder of our season comprised 3 wins and a draw.
 

Gaz_Gammon

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The last time we had a comparably bad run was immediately after Capello resigned. We then beat Newcastle 5-0, following which we had a run of 8 games comprising 1 win (and that was against Stevenage), 3 draws, 3 losses and 1 abandonment (the match when Muamba collapsed), the score of which was 1-1 when play ended.

The entire bad run lasted another 6 games and the total tally was 3 wins (including the replayed match against Bolton), 4 draws, 6 losses and 1 abandonment.

At that point, Hodgson was appointed to manage England and the remainder of our season comprised 3 wins and a draw.


David, my worry is that we have scored only eight goals so far this season and four of those in a single game. Sound familiar?
 

slartibartfast

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Whats shit about all of this is we DO have a very very good striker who WILL score a shit load of goals IF, and here is where the problem lies, we play a system where the ball actually gets put in the bloody box which we have point blank refused to do now under 3 managers.
Drop this 1 up front 2 in front of the back 4 bollocks and start crossing the bloody ball into the goal area. Who knows, we might even score a goal and win a game.
Had idea just now watching sky (fk it hurt lol). Possesion stat, going forward wouldn't it be good if it only showed possesion in the oppositions half? Give a better idea who's really been on top and not piss balling about in their own half.
 

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Lot's of negativity, I appreciate what Poch is trying to do at Spurs, I think he has the right approach, but it will take time, he really is trying to turn the whole club and playing squad around. He has to handle the ego's in the dressing room and get them team working hard together.

I think we all need to be more supportive and positive (although I just cant excuse Vlad).

Let's focus on the rise of Harry Kane which I'm sure many of us didn't expect. He really has become a quite crafty player with an eye for a good pass and a nice goal. He has undoubtedly been this shining light this season and he is working his way towards being a regular EPL starter.
 

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The blame lays with Baldini..He was the one that has spent 100 Mil on players..None of which have been a success. And in most cases were not even being courted by any of the top 6 clubs in the EPL. So why the fuck did we make them our record signing.. Cause he most likely pocketed a nice drink from agents.. The guy gave his ex club 28 Mil for Lamela..

The kid can barely give the ball a proper dig or beat a player..He has zero pace and always lays the ball off.. And he was supposed to replace Bale. Sorry but even lazy overwieght Adel,has a better finish than him. And i would not sign him for cup of tea. Has he done anymore than Gio Do Santos at this point... Atleast were paid very lttle for him. And he came from Barca..

I am not gonna look at Spurs turn into a counter attack football team at home.. that is disgraceful and sad. Poch better get it together and fast.
 
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Block D Spurs

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"Second eleven" is an excuse to defend the display. Any team fielded at this level should be put out to win, and not classed as a "second eleven". The manager picked this side not as a "second eleven" but one to win the game. It was his choice and the buck stops with him.

Tell me which of those players that played on Thursday have not featured in more than one of our opening PL games so far this season? I don't know exactly where you get "second eleven" from as Lloris is an automatic shoe in as goalkeeper? Dier has started more often than not and so has that nightmare of a CB Chiriches.

The Club have spent some one hundred and thirty odd million pounds on players in a couple or so seasons and with that said you'd expect to see a CB who could avoid a step over in the dying minutes of a home game, that led to giving away a goal surely? Irrespective of whether the excuse is raised of the side selected being a so called "second eleven".
Poch. has a large squad, which necessitates him to have 2 "teams" now. Thusrday game saw 10.. yes 10 changes from the Arsenal game. So effectively 2nd team played, and it is this team that nearly won the game..Vald is not a CB.. and should have been taken off at half time, Poch. is human and does make mistakes, like we all do, try to be positive, in that we have a certain depth to the squad that can compete against Champion League qualified teams, and of course PL. COYS
 

Metalhead

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"Second eleven" is an excuse to defend the display. Any team fielded at this level should be put out to win, and not classed as a "second eleven". The manager picked this side not as a "second eleven" but one to win the game. It was his choice and the buck stops with him.

Tell me which of those players that played on Thursday have not featured in more than one of our opening PL games so far this season? I don't know exactly where you get "second eleven" from as Lloris is an automatic shoe in as goalkeeper? Dier has started more often than not and so has that nightmare of a CB Chiriches.

The Club have spent some one hundred and thirty odd million pounds on players in a couple or so seasons and with that said you'd expect to see a CB who could avoid a step over in the dying minutes of a home game, that led to giving away a goal surely? Irrespective of whether the excuse is raised of the side selected being a so called "second eleven".
I do agree that the side shouldn't be seen as a 2nd IX because I don't like the idea of the players in it being demotivated or disillusioned by having to play in it. Unfortunately, with the EL being so devalued (albeit the incentive of a CL place for the winners does provide a boost) it is understandable that fans might see the players that are in it as being the 'reserves'.
 

Gaz_Gammon

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I do agree that the side shouldn't be seen as a 2nd IX because I don't like the idea of the players in it being demotivated or disillusioned by having to play in it. Unfortunately, with the EL being so devalued (albeit the incentive of a CL place for the winners does provide a boost) it is understandable that fans might see the players that are in it as being the 'reserves'.


We have more chance of qualifying for CL footie through the EL than the PL. Looking at the line-up on Thursday that is where we should play our best eleven available depending on the opposition and their tactics. We did not do that and got what we deserved.
 

Metalhead

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We have more chance of qualifying for CL footie through the EL than the PL. Looking at the line-up on Thursday that is where we should play our best eleven available depending on the opposition and their tactics. We did not do that and got what we deserved.
That's fair enough. I think that the trouble is that if Poch plays his best XI in the EL and then we lose the following PL match then people are either going to complain that the players in question can't cope with playing games so close together or if the players are rested then the complaint will be that we are putting all our eggs in one basket with the EL. Honestly, whichever way he goes, someone will always know better.
 
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