Newcastle Vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[Mr Pink]

Don't get me wrong Pinky, we most certainly deserved the win as we had better quality in every area of the pitch. I'm not denigrating the performance, more pointing out that there are areas where improvement can and will be made. Like I said, I believe we are moving in the right direction and, IMO, will be scarily good when we get there, or even when we get close to the finished article. It's a critique rather than a criticism.

I'm sure you remember one of my posts in the Sherwood out thread where I stated that I felt we were moving in the right direction and reinforced this when I started the 'Tactically inept?' thread. I still hold to this as I really do see some true fluidity coming into our play.
I'm liking Sherwood more and more as we progress under him, and I really mean 'progress' as we do seem to be evolving slowly but surely.

Unlike some, I don't expect us to become World beaters overnight, 40 years of following Tottenham has taught me patience if nothing else. What I do expect, especially with the talent we have at our disposal, is progressive improvement and I believe I'm seeing this. What is truly encouraging for me though is that Sherwood seems to be recognizing the improvement areas and is working on them progressively. He's not going to fix everything overnight and nor should he try, as that would just lead to a ball of confusion, leading to regression.

Like I said earlier, there are areas of concern, but these are outweighed by the areas of improvement and the observation that he recognises the concerns himself and is addressing them in a measured manner.

I'm very impressed with Sherwood to date and truly believe that, should he continue in the same vein, we have a Head Coach who will be a force in the fullness of time.

Yes mate, agree fully with that.

I remember the post of course, it was a cracker!

Wasn't disagreeing with your initial post here at all, more just adding to it whilst offering my take which wasn't a world away from yours either

 

[Ionman34]

Yes mate, agree fully with that.

I remember the post of course, it was a cracker!

Wasn't disagreeing with your initial post here at all, more just adding to it whilst offering my take which wasn't a world away from yours either

Thanks for the praise, always nice to hear.

I think there's a few of us that are pretty much on the same page with regards to Sherwood, cautiously optimistic in the main. I particularly enjoy reading the observations of the likes of yourself, David Matzdorf, Spurs Bear, SP and others like BC, Nailsy and TSH. Balanced viewpoints that recognize both the pluses and the minuses rather than the Black or White, either or arguments voiced by others. It's the kind of openminded thinking that allows one to be able to accept that there is always room for praise and criticism without getting all emotional if your view isn't shared, along with the ability to accept that you can be wrong and adjust your viewpoint as a result.

There are more than just those mentioned too and we're seeing that more as the season progresses with quite a few openly revising their opinion of Sherwood as they see our gradual improvement. A testament to both them and Sherwood himself.

Of course, we're still outnumbered by the volatile kneejerkers, but that is true of just about every club.

It's good to know that we have this type of poster on board though as you know that when trawling through the dross you're guaranteed to find some genuine insight that is worth reading.

 

[lazarus]

Really? Didn't that just consist of being capable of writing 2 names on the same team sheet?

Bentaleb as the holding midfielder in recent weeks has been awful. Sticking Capoue in as DM and letting Bentaleb get forward is hardly a stroke of genius...?

LOL

It isnt a stroke of genius; I'm just crediting him with being a big enough man to learn, adapt and find solutions.

 

[Shea]

Dembele is quality, i think in the main he is under appreciated, we are lucky to have him.

He's very talented but with that comes a lot of frustration too because it always feels like he could be offerring so much more and be far more productive than he actually is

Such natural ability, strength and technique yet for one reason or another he doesn't seem to do as much as he should

Maybe you're right and he's a little under appreciated in the way Carrick was before Utd snapped him up - I still can't help but think with all the tools he has he could and should be doing so much more for us

 

[jezz]

Good post.

Its why I'm really pleased that we're moving Dembele higher up the pitch. Sherwood clearly thinking similar as well.

All opinions, i cant wait till Dembele is dropped.
He is slow, hogs the ball and cant see a pass.

Capoue, Eriksen and Bentileb.
Chad Ade Townsend.
Please for the next game.