Newport Co v Spurs Match Thread

[Matthew]

He isn't really. He has just chased a few lost causes. I just cannot believe a man with such a lack of technical ability is a premier league footballer, was Dean Austin as bad as Sissoko technically?

At least he’s chased!.... dier looks like he’s upset he’s been asked to play in this game, almost as he’s above it.

Wanyama clearly isn’t fit.

Dembele is being dembele of late.

Foyth looks scared.

And poor old kwp is being asked to play on the left when he clearly isn’t comfortable

 

[SonicSarr]

We don't really have hard working donkeys as such but that is the way Poch was thinking. Just play our normal game without 4 central midfielders and we'll win this.

 

[yusrisafri]

I wont put Alli on. His first touch is weak and on a pitch this bad it'll get worse for him.

 

[SpursSince1980]

Yes, the pitch and wind is problematic, and yes maybe the team selection isn't ideal. But the real blame goes to all of the players, who have been nothing short of poop. Not one of them can say they had a decent half. School boy errors, poor concentration, and an unwillingness to fight, is what I'm seeing out there. I really hope they have more professional pride than what I'm seeing. This is starting to feel like a legendary loss.

 

[Tonio]

And why would poch wanna join Madrid

 

[Metalhead]

Especially after the ribbing I gave my Leeds supporting mate.

My mate is a Leeds fan too. Doubtless I can expect a message soon.

 

[Hazardousman]

Would it not have made sense to play Son and Alli? The latter of which actually has some experience in the lower leagues and could bring something to this game?

Feels like we are just relying on Kane to dig us out of a hole constantly.

 

[$hoguN]

Its been pathetic. Pochettino has to take blame for picking no one creative. KWP Is not a left back

 

[Zeuz]

Fucking idiot.

So you’re happy with 5th. We are 6th biggest team in terms of money so finishing 5th is hardly an amazing achievement.

 

[ebzrascal]

Why is he biased.

My dead nan who didnt like football could wat h him for 5 minutes an tell you the same. He is the worst first team regular for 12 years at least.

because he is jumping on the Sissoko haying bandwagon when he is probably our best player so far...

just give fair criticism because this scapegoating is pissing me off

 

[worcestersauce]

We seem not to be together today, when Kane gets the ball four of their players go for him and none of ours move towards him if at all, the pitch is not what they are used to but our players need to come to terms with it by making sure we have a near option. When we did that we had our best spell.
Kyle WP near the end there had the ball edge of their box left hand side, three of them closed him down so he had to turn back and fortunately won a foul, no doubt some people thought he wasted a chance but not one of our players came within twenty yards of him so what could he do?
Maybe we'll play better balls forward in the second half that the wind will hang up for us, I don't know but we need to sort ourselves out.

 

[Doctor Dinkey]

I think it's time to focus on our families. This football stuff... Why bother?

Trouble is Poch is my brother

 

[taricco]

I think that's possibly the worst half of football I have seen from a Spurs team in the last decade. There have been plenty of times where we have faced an underdog, dominated possession without enough creativity, only to lose/draw by being hit on the break.

This is different. We were genuinely outclassed there. They were better on and off the ball, attacked us in number while we could barely hold onto it and created next to nothing. We were playing long balls up to the two strikers and losing it all over the pitch. A 'hang your head in shame' first half.

 

[SdB]

Foyt h looks very lightweight and takes too many risks in possession dilly dallying

 

[WiganSpur]

I wont put Alli on. His first touch is weak and on a pitch this bad it'll get worse for him.

Can't see how he can be any worse than Wanyama and Dembele have been.

 

[jurgen]

Just because its a rugby pitch didn't mean he had to pick a rugby team..

 

[Garbob]

Take llorente off

 

[the lad]

When the ball goes in pretty boy Jan is stroking his hair ! He is no Robbo , Perryman or Mackay and never will be. Oh how we could do with someone that has half the warrior mentality those three had, a leader of men if you will.

 

[paulcumpstone]

We need a player like that maddison at norwich.blindly obvious we short on quality at cm without eriksen

 

[jimbo]

It's a colostomy bag of a pitch, but hopefully we'll see a bit of two-half Tottenham. Assuming that was our bad half.