Match Ratings Ratings vs Bournemouth

[mpickard2087]

Look Like a 4-3-2-1 to me

The two players wide of the central striker, in fact all three of them, were fluid at times. Alli was sometimes wider left other times receiving the ball through the centre or making runs to compliment what Son was doing. Lamela is always going to drift centrally wherever he plays. Plus they drift infield to release the space for the attacking fullbacks... Different people might label it differently, what was definite though was the sort of basic template, and cm3 structure.

 

[Shadydan]

Unsung hero yet again is Vertonghen, positional sense and awareness is the best in the league for me.

 

[StevePil]

Lloris - Quiet day for him really, not much to do

Aurier - Real frustrating player, assist and a goal but another foul throw and some awful challenges, really unsure on him

Sanchez - Not his greatest game for us IMO but OK

Vertonghen - Ok, nothing special and needs a rest

Rose - Struggled today, some awful crosses and caught out a few times, big improvement needed to oust Davies

Wanyama -Started poor but so did most of the team, but then really strong until last 10 mins when he tired

Dembele - Poor, and for me the problem with Moussa, he can be world class but he can also play like he did today, very poor showing today

Eriksen - Best player on pitch today, Son got MOM due to goals but for me Eriksen was class, some very good touches and passes, went unnoticed by some fans but for me great performance

Alli - Must cut out his flicks as they are not working but played well, even more when Kane went off, got a goal that help him too, just hope he isn't injured as timing would be shocking after he got a morale boosting goal.

Son - Typical Sonny.... got 2 goals, but missed a few chances and sloppy in possession at times but in top form, got MOM for his goals but didn't think it was his best game which may feel unfair given he scored twice

Kane - Not greatest half hour before getting injured, desperate to get out of this patch and score some goals hence went in for the chance that ultimately cost him and got the injury, just hope its not a bad one and he is back for Chelsea as a few weeks rest will do him good but we need him for chelsea

Subs:
Lamela - Done well when came on for Kane and changed the game IMO, some good passing and his usual busy self, done well.

Trippier - Got an assist in his short spell so done more than rose but RB is a real problem for us at mo as I don't think he is good enough and Aurier struggling

Sissoko - Actually done OK when coming on, got lucky with pass out to Tripps for our 4th but done OK

Poch - Given the result done well albeit still frustrated with how he watches games and doesn't make changes, he gets away with it sometimes and today was another, if Ref didn't disallow that 2nd goal for Bournemouth it could have been a completely different mood tonight. Poch needs to be braver.

 

[matthew.absurdum]

Unsung hero yet again is Vertonghen, positional sense and awareness is the best in the league for me.

He is the definition of professional player.

 

[dagraham]

Have to say Lamela's introduction changed the game for me. Dele and Son delivered, but Lamela's movement really did disrupt their shape which afforded Eriksen the room to run the show for long periods.

It was his intensity and constant roaming that really caused Bournemouth problems, and of course we started gelling as an offensive unit and playing with more attacking tempo. Difference was stark for me.

It was Lamela's quick feet that started the move and engineered the space for Son (I think) to play Aurier into buckets of space who in turn fed Dele for the equaliser not long before HT. Crucial really.

Son was fantastic again, Dele producing in big key moments and Eriksen just controls our tempo so effortlessly but highly efficiently.

However Lamela gets my MOTM for transforming our attacking tempo which ultimately overwhelmed Bournemouth.

Agree that Lamela did very well and changed the dynamic of the performance, but for me Eriksen was still MOTM.

Without him I don’t think we would have won that game.

 

[newbie]

I think lamela played really well, we started closing down faster.

Still wish he would work on his other foot, but it’s def an asset having him back.

P.s Eriksen all day long, I thought verts looked rattled early on, not his usual self.

We need to improve our full backs next transfer window.

 

[ravo]

People aren't giving Bournemouth (and Eddie Howe) enough credit for that first 20 minutes. Yes, we weren't great, but it was because they hounded us on a small pitch. Two strikers and their midfield shutting everything down - they were very good and unlucky not to have scored two. Took us a while to find our feet.

 

[Derp]

Horrible start. Fair play to Bournemouth they pressed us and got their goal. But as Tim Sherwood said post match, you can’t press forever if you are not able to rest with the ball. The same thing happened to Bournemouth and we worked ourselves back in it. Our defense looked shaky and didn't get much help from Wanyama and Dembele. Lots of questionable decisions with the ball. We finally changed to a 4-3-3, to get Eriksen on the ball and he ran the show. He never panics and always finds an open man to beat the press. We were also much more clinical in front of goal, with Son stepping up big time. He is unreal atm. Just banging in goals for fun. Dele silenced all his haters once again. Yes he loses a ball a lot and can be frustrating at times, but he also makes amazing runs, passes and scores goals. Call him a second striker and people would praise him more.

1-5 scale ratings
5: Eriksen (MotM). Son.
4: Dele. Hugo. Jan.
3: Lamela. Dembele. Wanyama. Aurier.
2: Rose. Sanchez.
1: Ballboy

 

[dagraham]

People aren't giving Bournemouth (and Eddie Howe) enough credit for that first 20 minutes. Yes, we weren't great, but it was because they hounded us on a small pitch. Two strikers and their midfield shutting everything down - they were very good and unlucky not to have scored two. Took us a while to find out feet.

Yeah there is an element of that. Bournemouth were very good in that period, but they did a similar thing last season ( without scoring). We should know they will come at us like that, just like other pressing teams have done.

And yet we seem to be taken by surprise. In those circumstances we should be playing quickly and perhaps a bit more direct, rather than casually playing out from the back and dawdling on the ball in midfield.

 

[lukespurs7]

Aurier and rose delivery aside from Auriers assist was woeful pretty much all game.
Eriksen shone, Son was great, jan standard brilliant composed jan, Lamela did well when he came on.

Good comeback.
That is all.

 

[monkeynick]

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Son was busy but erratic for much of the match, offering little substance, however he scored two goals to win and kill the game and was a great threat on the counter.

I was (am) useless at English, is this what is called an oxymoron? Or is it moronic nonsense?

 

[Oh Teddy Teddy]

Sissoko came on and we scored two in quick succession. It’s a 9 for him.

Son and Eriksen get 8.
The rest a smattering of 6s and 7s.

 

[fridgemagnet]

Serge must be nearing the world record for foul throws.

I know it's a risk to defend a professional footballer about a foul throw but i've seen games on TV for the last 2-3 seasons (at least) now where there's been about 3 foul throws a game and no official has called the player out on it and yet is that two (TV) matches back to back where Serge has been pulled up on it.

It's weird to me at least.

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Poch - Given the result done well albeit still frustrated with how he watches games and doesn't make changes, he gets away with it sometimes and today was another, if Ref didn't disallow that 2nd goal for Bournemouth it could have been a completely different mood tonight. Poch needs to be braver.

Poch brought Lamela on for Kane - instead of a like-for-like striker in Llorente. Pretty brave.

Poch also likes to show confidence in his starters. And, he did not have a lot of options today - particularly when Kane went off early. Dier was probably only an emergency sub. Trippier for Rose was a necessary switch, and Sissoko for Dele late.

What were the changes you thought he should have made earlier? Maybe Lucas for Dele - but Dele is stronger defensively - and by the time Poch would have made that sub - we were protecting a lead, not chasing a goal.

 

[Bulletspur]

Lloris - Quiet day for him really, not much to do

Aurier - Real frustrating player, assist and a goal but another foul throw and some awful challenges, really unsure on him

Sanchez - Not his greatest game for us IMO but OK

Vertonghen - Ok, nothing special and needs a rest

Rose - Struggled today, some awful crosses and caught out a few times, big improvement needed to oust Davies

Wanyama -Started poor but so did most of the team, but then really strong until last 10 mins when he tired

Dembele - Poor, and for me the problem with Moussa, he can be world class but he can also play like he did today, very poor showing today

Eriksen - Best player on pitch today, Son got MOM due to goals but for me Eriksen was class, some very good touches and passes, went unnoticed by some fans but for me great performance

Alli - Must cut out his flicks as they are not working but played well, even more when Kane went off, got a goal that help him too, just hope he isn't injured as timing would be shocking after he got a morale boosting goal.

Son - Typical Sonny.... got 2 goals, but missed a few chances and sloppy in possession at times but in top form, got MOM for his goals but didn't think it was his best game which may feel unfair given he scored twice

Kane - Not greatest half hour before getting injured, desperate to get out of this patch and score some goals hence went in for the chance that ultimately cost him and got the injury, just hope its not a bad one and he is back for Chelsea as a few weeks rest will do him good but we need him for chelsea

Subs:
Lamela - Done well when came on for Kane and changed the game IMO, some good passing and his usual busy self, done well.

Trippier - Got an assist in his short spell so done more than rose but RB is a real problem for us at mo as I don't think he is good enough and Aurier struggling

Sissoko - Actually done OK when coming on, got lucky with pass out to Tripps for our 4th but done OK

Poch - Given the result done well albeit still frustrated with how he watches games and doesn't make changes, he gets away with it sometimes and today was another, if Ref didn't disallow that 2nd goal for Bournemouth it could have been a completely different mood tonight. Poch needs to be braver.

Show me one instance where Aurier made an awful challenge today. Once you don't like a player the usual rhetoric applies doesn' it, whether its true or not.I agree that his crosses were woeful though

 

[Oh Teddy Teddy]

Aurier didn’t have a weird game at all - he was decent.
Rose and Sanchez ahead of him in blame game for the goal, and I can’t remember too many defensive laps.

Got forward well and nabbed a goal and an assist.

 

[smallsnc]

I can agree with that. Perhaps this distorted my view of his all-round game, as i wasn't pleased with how he played

He won the ball back but his passing was not great.

 

[mpickard2087]

Show me one instance where Aurier made an awful challenge today. Once you don't like a player the usual rhetoric applies doesn' it, whether its true or not.I agree that his crosses were woeful though

That weird lunge he made where the Bournemouth player nipped round him and then was baring down on our goal.....

 

[DaleMurphy]

so once, one time in 95 minutes

u have some high expectations

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Another inauspicious first 20 minutes. Bournemouth came out like chipmunks on pcp, but it's amazing how often we are sluggish at the start of games, and so far this season, it's cost us a few times. Gradually Wanyama and Eriksen started to win physical and football battles respectively, and Bournemouth blew themselves out pretty quickly.

I a bizarre way I think Kane going off may have actually had a positive effect. To Poch's credit he didn't reach for Captian Slow, but brought Lamela on, and pushed Son into the striker spot, and although Eriksen has been pretty much playing as, what I have dubbed, a false 8 role for most of this season, today it became almost a true 8 role as we went a kind of 4321 Christmas tree format, which morphed at times into an almost pure 433. This really pulled Bournemouth about and they struggled to cope with our movement and fluidity at times.

For the next 50 minutes we did our thing, dominated the game, with Eriksen pretty much running it, ably supported by Wanyama behind, biting into tackles and hunting the ball down, and Lamela ahead of him, who was bright and linked well. The move for the first goal was an excellent bit of football, involving good play by Lamela, Son, Aurier and Alli - good quick interchanges set Aurier away behind and he played in his one and only decent ball into the box, but it was a peach and Alli applied the finish.

The last 20 minutes were really scrappy, and at 2-1 was getting a bit squeaky, but thankfully Eriksen picked a ball up on the break, set Son away and he finished coolly, sticking the keeper on his arse, walzing round him and slotting home.

A fourth was added, which did flatter us, but after the week we'd had, going behind, then losing Kane too, it would have been easy for us to wilt, but to our credit - and to Poch's - this Spurs doesn't really do that, and to win this game as emphatically as we ended up doing showed character.

Individual

Lloris - I thought he was really poor on their first chance that hit the bar, slow out again, went down to quickly, but there was nothing he could do about the goal and he didn't have loads to do after that really.

Aurier - Defensively he was maybe partly at fault for their goal - I'm not sure I'd need to see it again - but the odd moment aside, he was generally good defensively, even through that early tricky phase, offensively he did put in a very good ball for the goal, and ended up on the score sheet, but he also wasted an absolute fucket load of opportunities too.

Sanchez - A couple of those Bambi moments he has from time to time but also some good stuff too.

Vertonghen - Found the opening blitz a bit testing bit got better and better as the game went on.

Rose - I just hope days like today don't put to bigger dent in his price tag. Poor both ends. Skanked by Smith for their goal, wasted several chances to put a decent ball in, often horribly.

Wanyama - His tenacious dynamism helped us claw back a foothold in this game, good afternoon's work.

Dembele - Another day that highlights why we have to think about a long term replacement for him. When the frenetic press was on early, he was like a turtle in a windsock, there was a gradual improvement as the game wore on until about the seventieth minute when he was blowing hard again.

Eriksen - Another outstanding game from the quiet conductor. Pinged some wonderful passes about, but also gets through a shitload of ball too, genuine 8/10 hybrid type influence. His influence on us as a team exceeds anyone else's, and I mean anyone's. If I was was Levy I'd be looking to get him on a bonus scheme that matches Kane's.

Alli - I generally think Alli has been working harder in games, and despite not scoring much has been making a decent contribution, but today was more of the old vintage, lots of fucking around, some daft bumbling, but a great goal and assist.

Son - Nice one Sonny, nice one Son, nice one Sonny, lets have another one.

Lamela - Decent knock, less fuckery pokery, generally carried at the right times, generally released it at the right times.

Kane - Turns out the end isn't nigh after all. Lets be totally honest here, I think he's looked a little bit under par of late, so maybe a little rest will do him good, and I think if Poch stays tactically creative, it might make us a bit harder to figure out. Maybe....


Poch - Good bit of tactical jiggery pokery today. Made the right call and it had a positive impact.