'I'm still questioning what went wrong' - Younes

[NeverRed]

Far too soft... Too many nice players, more fight required, winning their one on one battles. Eriksen is good technically - what's up with his free kick delivery lately? - but a liability also, due to the count of competing like an absolute pussy. Chadli the same and a bigger disappointment due to his physical size. Play these 2 together and you've got 2 liabilities with respect to defensive duties, physical domination and competitiveness. Lennon and Lamela are at least more tenacious and aggressive in approach, even though out-muscled at times.

I think vlad is a little soft at centre back too, preferring to see Fazio at the back. Someone who'll stand their ground, even teach an opponent a lesson when they try to bully.


Midfield needed higher tempo tenacity in the centre provided by stambouli. Capoue's good but a little laid back (self-paced?), Moussa also. Play those 2 in the centre together and you've got problems with pace of play.


I see crisp, zipping, direct interplay only a handful of times a game, and often with no end result.


A greater and more prolonged urgency is required from the off. Spurs have a habit of starting play like they are 3-0 up already. Sometimes they make an initial 5/10min show of urgency.


There's really no fear factors for an opponent in the current squad and the last time Spurs had that was from Bale's pace and ability.


Side thought: When-did/who-was spurs last fielded physical bully / "hardman"?

 

[Roynie]

Kaboul just hasn't reach the same level as before his injury and our midfield is not mobile enough. Dembele takes too long to get rid of the ball, we really need someone who can pass the ball with pace. There is still too much tippy tappy slow passing which puts too much pressure on the player receiving the ball.

I really don't think it would take much to make a real difference. Two changes of player and a rocket up their collective arses!

 

[Glenn_Purvey]

what i found the most frustrating was moving the ball so slow across the pitch, for some reason we kept on going down the right hand side of the pitch.

Danny rose had so much space on the left i could of drove a bus down there and when he did get the ball he was 1 on 1 against the right back he would cross the ball. Why doesnt he drive into the box make the defender tackle him.

 

[Gassin's finest]

If you don't know by now Younes, we're not going to tell you.

 

[2bearis2do]

Well it started once Vlad was named on the team sheet and then continued when Kaboul himself was named, everyone knows both these guys are just not good enough and have mistakes in them.

Vlad made 2 mistakes within the opening 3 minutes and younes always had a few shakey moments.

2 defensive mids at home against the bottom of the table team sets out a defensive tone and we couldn't even do that right as we were played off the park and the scoreline flattered us.

4-2-3-1 didn't work for AVB and it won't work for poch with this group so he has to go back to the well and come up with another plan asap

Excellent post Sir.

 

[WhiteHeartLowe]

Don't shoot, won't score,

and cant defend.