Match Threads PSV Eindhoven vs Tottenham Hotspur FC - Match Thread

[JimmyG2]

We were better than them.
Two fuckups
and an iffy offside decision
did for us.
Too much strolling about
when we were ahead
and should have pressed.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

We were better than them.
Two fuckups
and an iffy offside decision
did for us.
Too much strolling about
when we were ahead
and should have pressed.

It's almost completely gone from this team, to think how we used to be compared to now. Light years.

 

[SpursSince1980]

We might not be quite as good technically, but I still don't think they, on the whole across 90 minutes, do many more remarkable things than us. A lot of our players are just too fond of taking an extra five touches of the ball rather than one/two touch and part of it is not having it coached out of them. When we do have moments where we play like this, we look infinitely better, always have, even when we've been at our most rampant in recent seasons.

If you watch games, win lose or draw, we also have far too many players standing still - this is something that when I watch matches with my old man he is always going ballistic about, even more so this season, and when you start watching for it you see it does happen. Which is why, allied to the lack of quick passing, I think sometimes it becomes a struggle for us to construct play through the centre of the pitch. We need to rethink, and evolve, as a team (and that doesn't just mean sign new players).

To me, it comes down to two things: 1) Poch's tactics have started to look eerily like AVB. 2) We do not have the right personnel in midfield to be a dynamic team. I think we have it in attack, and potentially at the back. But there's not a single midfielder in our squad that could break into Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool or even Arsenal's midfield at the moment. Playing at pace, requires fluid and fast transitions through the middle of the park. You will never, ever ever see that with Dier, Dembele, Wanyama, Sissoko and Winks.

 

[rossdapep]

To me, it comes down to two things: 1) Poch's tactics have started to look eerily like AVB. 2) We do not have the right personnel in midfield to be a dynamic team. I think we have it in attack, and potentially at the back. But there's not a single midfielder in our squad that could break into Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool or even Arsenal's midfield at the moment. Playing at pace, requires fluid and fast transitions through the middle of the park. You will never, ever ever see that with Dier, Dembele, Wanyama, Sissoko and Winks.

I can't agree with this. We shifted the ball around very well tonight and typically we start to hit full throttle around Xmas, I thought we played well and if Kane's second header goes in or we get the disallowed goal first I think we'd have comfortably won that. Performance isn't our biggest problem at the moment anyway, it's sloppy elements to our game that are causing problems.

We used to be incredibly strong going into the last 10 minutes of games, in fact you could be certain we'd either score or wouldn't concede - it was almost surreal how good we were. But it's gradually declining and players have been switching off at key moments when focus needs to intensify. It's either mental exhaustion, players have stopped responding or players haven't got the same desire to get the result that they once had.

If it's the latter we really need to worry and it could have been avoided with new faces.

 

[riggi]

Meh

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Meh

What's twitter saying?

 

[spursfan77]

Actually forgot all about this game, just got home and seen the result.

Amazing how much I don’t care these days, feels fucking weird.

Such an interesting post and I dont have the answers. Too deep for me but I don’t disagree.

 

[Sweetsman]

You-d win a Gold medal
if straw clutching were an Olympic event.

We're Spurs fans, we clutch tightly to straws. You won't get them out of my cold, dead hands.

 

[Sweetsman]

What's twitter saying?

You're on a roll today!

 

[riggi]

What's twitter saying?

Melt down.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

You're on a roll today!

I'm watching Bob Ross paint happy little mistakes, it isn't a surprise.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Melt down.

Well it was about time, it's been a while.

 

[daryl hannah]

We'll be linked to someone big tomorrow, to make the sad fans happy again.

 

[riggi]

Well it was about time, it's been a while.

 

[Westmorlandspur]

You-d win a Gold medal
if straw clutching were an Olympic event.

We live in hope

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Oh that's a good one. I think that they need to watch Bob Ross too.

 

[fortworthspur]

relegation!!!!

 

[SirHarryHotspur]

Even if Inter lose at home to Barca it's all over , best we can hope is third place and Europa, just as well I held off buying a ticket for the home PSV game , money saved.
More pathetic mistakes in CL, not content with messing up against Barca , Lloris does it again but he is a genius according to the manager. The pace we want to play at just strolling around is so poor, we had no chance of winning CL but getting out of the group would have made a bit more money to pay for the stadium. Not seen Poch interview , I'm sure will probably go on about possession , what's the good of that without scoring.

 

[Sweetsman]

I'm watching Bob Ross paint happy little mistakes, it isn't a surprise.

I had to look him up. He looks like a Kenny Everitt tribute act who also paints.

 

[riggi]

Oh that's a good one. I think that they need to watch Bob Ross too.

I always produce the goods ?.