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Pochettino: Tottenham gave Man City 'massive gift' in opening goal

Sweetsman

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My Sunday night finale and a reality check for you all..and this comes from the inside..and a highly valued insider...
1) Dembele is spent.
2) Dele is not the player he was because he believes too much in his past years "wake" - he's become, and I quote " a nasty little shit".who has gone backwards for believing his own hype.
3) We miss Walker. Trippier will never make the grade against top opposition.
4) Rose is not the same player he was.
5) Obviously we miss Toby & Wanyama. The cornerstones of our recent success.
6) The only 2 players we have that are worth their salt this season are Kane & Eriksen.
7) There are no foreseeable replacements and the squad is thin...top 4 will be a major achievement for this team in it current state.
8) MoPo does not currently know his a) Best system or b) Best players.

We're actually at a major point of transition and basically peaked last season....That is the reality.

Back to the drawing board for one and all.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-manchester-city-problem-pochettino-guardiola
 

Sweetsman

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People are slating Alli and Trippier, but the player who has annoyed me with his sloppy play has been Dier. I don't know how he doesn't get the same brickbats that Sissoko does; and Sissoko doesn't get caught out of position like Dier seems to.
 

2bearis2do

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Bloody hell, were you sent on an IKEA shopping trip and are now in meltdown? This is not you at all.
Chap - we have never met...but generally we sing from the same song sheet and you and I have similar opinions about the wonderful THFC.
I enjoy this site immensely - and in general I get good feedback.
But every once in a while I clash with A&C - who happily and randomly wields his moderator stick as he sees fit. He is able to shout bollox in my face and imply I am clutching at straws and basically be defamatory at his own will- because he has that power - and every now and then I bite - because he can be malicious without recourse and get away with it.
He is ego led and has never liked it when somebody (me) shouts one back at him.
A&C...I will bow to you, not because your opinion matters but simply because you wield the necessary moderator power to ban me and yet I wish to continue conveying my opinion on this site because I think it adds value to the debate.
I believe,also, that you do add value as a moderator.
 

Sweetsman

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Jonathan Northcroft (old Uni buddy of mine and one of the best Journos out there) nails it in his Sunday Times report.
Does your friendship allow you to bypass the firewall, because I can't? :) All I can gather is that Alli upset them. FWIW, I think Poch is trying to concentrate on the latter half of the season when he should have most of his players back and fit. Lamela would have provided more protection for Trippier than Eriksen.
 
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