Agree. Interesting analysis on Bein sport (youtube).Only 1 man of the match possible but without Llorente none of those goals were likely to happen. He changed the game.
For all their pretty football ultimately Ajax were outdone by an old fashioned target man...
Incredible that even though Moura got a hat trick my first instinct was to go for Rose MotM. He showed he has some serious cojones!
Agreed, that Ziyech got away with murder to be fair, but Rose was immense.I did wonder why he was subbed, but came to the conclusion poch was probably trying to protect him a bit after the yellow for throwing the ball?
On more sober reflection, and whilst the euphoria of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat still lingers, I am still perplexed as to what the players were doing in the first half.
Was it the set up? Was it really Llorente that made the game so different? I'll have to watch it again in a calmer state of mind.
Like many, I wet the bed in the first half. Lost the plot. I couldn't get my head around the performance, the seeming inability to make a simple pass, defending like its.a.new concept. The continual lacklustre and plodding inability to move the ball with any speed around the penalty box.
I think it was the occasion. For me, it was 100% mentality. They cannot afford.to start like that in the final. Play like that 2nd half for the full 90 and pochettino could be pulling off the biggest victory in my history of supporting spurs. (38 years).
I cant agree with the fine.comment. The rest yes. They over ran us, especially in the midfield areas and had far more vigour.I thought we were doing fine first half. The problem was 2 players in particular being well off their game, giving the ball away in our half etc. As soon as Wanyama came off and Trippier was no longer tasked with having to try to defend properly those problems were solved.