Match Ratings Ratings vs Man City

[@Bobby__Lucky]

Thought there were many good points from a team perspective. The formation changes mid game were well executed, which is the best I've seen for a while. Dier going to right CB for a 5-10 minute spell for a 532, lucas and sissokko adapting winger rolls in a 442 and then 433 at times. And again a 4231 in moments.

Individually...

If Lamela scores I would of gave him mom. Tried very hard and at times is too intricate for his own good. Sometimes I think he is too good for our players to understand. Other times runs into trouble.

Sissokko mom. Really good show from the lad, more please. If he could just get some composure...

Lloris.. Know some will disagree, but the way he came out of the posts towards sterling was ridiculous. Left an open goal, he must of been 6 feet outside the posts when mahrez tucked it in. Sterling had no angle to shoot and he should of stayed inside the posts. Poor distribution as well.

Trippier. Please leave the club. One faceted and not good enough as a 4 defence rb.

Davies, best game for a while, seemed to want to be more involved and made a few runs forward. Did alright.

Sanchez... One of our top boys tonight.

Toby also did well but not as bright as sanchez who was covering both RCB and rb at times.

Dier, did pretty well. No real complaints.

Dembele. Finished at this level. Wasn't awful but I don't want to see anymore of his deterioration.

Lucas, curtailed tactically, was marking walker much of the game, playing very wide winger like. Tried, ran a lot. Not much product.

Kane. Not the same player. That chance when he was through made me think we have a doppelganger instead of the real kane. Did a few bits second half distribution wise. I don't like this version.

Winks... Like a breath of fresh air when. He came on. Go winksy.

Alli. Some nice bits... Positive show.

Eriksen - net. But didn't look anything. Poor corners but we know that.

 

[isaac94]

I think people underestimate what sissoko brings. But clearly managers don’t. You just don’t get over 50 caps for France if you bring nothing to the team. I think I saw he was the 2nd quickest player in PL last season. It’s what he brings in the transition. If he gets us up the pitch quickly then he is doing a decent job.

Thing is he is very fast and a great athlete, but when does it ever have any end product. Not knocking him tonight because he put more effort in than most and pressed them well with his athleticism, but he still is a v limited footballer, who has to move his whole body to pass a ball. 2 goals in 81 and about the same amount of assists is poor. Great athlete yes, but great football deffo not

 

[yankspurs]

Sissoko was good tonight. Trippier, somehow, someway, managed to hit yet another new low. But im not surprised. It’s become standard for him. And this is City. So couldnt have expected much else. The blame for that falls squarely on Poch. Tripps should have been dropped a month ago

Hugo, Toby, Sanchez, Dier, Lamela were okay I thought. Lucas, Davies, Dembele were poor. Kane, well he was in the 11 in name only because he was absent on the pitch.

 

[SpursSince1980]

I think people underestimate what sissoko brings. But clearly managers don’t. You just don’t get over 50 caps for France if you bring nothing to the team. I think I saw he was the 2nd quickest player in PL last season. It’s what he brings in the transition. If he gets us up the pitch quickly then he is doing a decent job.

I hear what you're saying. But seeing him play live the other week against Cardiff, and I was perplexed at how slow he was when it came to getting back down the field to support his RB. At least a dozen times i'd see him slowly jogging back while those around him were sprinting. I can't imagine how much that probably irks the RB!!

 

[Dillspur]

Lloris - 6

Trippier - 3
Alderweireld - 8
Sanchez - 7
Davies - 5

Dier - 6
Dembele - 5
Sissoko - 7

Lamela - 7
Kane - 6
Lucas - 6

Winks - 7.5
Eriksen - didn't really do anything
Alli - 6.5

 

[Phomesy]

You could also say, just a pity he’s a terrible footballer that can barely pass the ball.

I mean, that corner he conceded. That was embarrassing. His control is laughable. He’s nowhere near good enough. Nowhere near.

Dude, stop. You had “biggest moaning twat stain poster of the year award” sewn up by 10pm.

Now you’re just showboating.

 

[isaac94]

Nothing against Sissoko personally, but when he gets motm, you know we aint played great, cos when all our players play to there ability he wouldn't be that prevalent

 

[SpursSince1980]

Lloris - 6 - Hmmm. Starting to worry me that he's averaging a clanger per game at the moment!

Trippier - 5 - Completely at fault for their goal. Has very little winning attitude and offered sweet FA going forward.
Sanchez - 7- Good game from him tonight. Looked composed and strong.
Toby - 7- His usual calming presence. Being very professional and assured at the minute.
Davies - 5 - What's the point in him? Not a great defender. Can't cross the ball. Has a poor first touch. Has gone downhill since last season.

Sissoko - 6.5 - Good to see him confident. And he had some nice moments. Some goofy ones too.
Dier - 5 - Flat footed, ponderous, safe and boring. Contrasted poorly compared to Winks when he came on.
Dembele - 6 - Had some MOOOSAAAA moments. But they are few and far between the halcyon days of last year's performances against Juve, etc.

Lamela - 6 - I actually think this was one of his poorer games for us this season. He's been excellent and I LOVE his attitude. But he kept on bumbling the ball in great positions and that miss was pretty dire.
Moura - 5 - Thought he was weak tonight both physically and mentally. Seemed to disappear.

Harry - 5 - O Harry. Where for art thou old Harry? Another in a long procession of tepid games from him. Did well on occasion holding the ball up, but where's that urgency? The physicality? The ability to make his own shot? Seems to have gone.

Subs:
Winks - 8 - Was very good. Showed speed of thought and effort more so than any of the other midfielders. Love to see him taking more chances and growing in confidence.
Dele - 6 - Wasn't on long enough to make a difference.
The Dane - 6 - Ditto Dele.

Poch - Cuts a rather forlorn figure doesn't he? Well, sort yourself out Coach. Boo-fucking-hoo. You have one of the most amazing jobs in the world. You get paid a ludicrous sum of money. In a few months you will be playing at one of the most beautiful stadiums in Europe. You also have some of the best training facilities in the PL. Not to mention some brilliant players.
Ok, it sucks Levy lied to you. Sucks you aren't being backed. But for crying out loud, man-the-fuck up.

 

[G Ron]

No. He’s not good enough. He’s getting paid fuck loads of money by the Club. I’m not. If they start paying me about 70k a week to blindly support him, I will. Until then, I’ll call it how I see it. He’s crap and he shouldn’t be with us.

What is he even doing here in the first place? More ineptness from the people in charge of the Club. £30m completely wasted. We won’t be ruthless, accept the fuck up. We will try and milk it to somehow get our moneys worth. At what cost?

But he was our best player tonight so what do we do with the rest of the team? Credit where credit is due Sir.

 

[Davo99]

Dude, stop. You had “biggest moaning twat stain poster of the year award” sewn up by 10pm.

Now you’re just showboating.

Excuse me for not being happy after the game and having my say.

Another season going down the pan for the same reasons. It’s frustrating.

 

[Davo99]

But he was our best player tonight so what do we do with the rest of the team? Credit where credit is due Sir.

I completely disagree with the assertion he was our best player. For me, Toby was. He and Sanchez were often having to do other people’s work or being left isolated and up shit creek. I don’t think he made a mistake all night and made some crucial stops. Lucas had little chance. Sissoko blew two really good openings, one admittedly of his own making, when in really dangerous areas. I’d admit he was the most improved from his usual level and there were players who played even worse. But the point I’m making is, why are we still even persisting with this guy when even when he has a good game by his standards, there’s still moments like the corner conceding incident, or the moment he dispossessed himself in a dangerous area with his own standing foot? He’s got a good attitude and a good engine, but if we are being honest and fair, he’s a dreadful footballer - technically speaking.

 

[JCRD]

Lloris - 6 - Hmmm. Starting to worry me that he's averaging a clanger per game at the moment!

Trippier - 5 - Completely at fault for their goal. Has very little winning attitude and offered sweet FA going forward.
Sanchez - 7- Good game from him tonight. Looked composed and strong.
Toby - 7- His usual calming presence. Being very professional and assured at the minute.
Davies - 5 - What's the point in him? Not a great defender. Can't cross the ball. Has a poor first touch. Has gone downhill since last season.

Sissoko - 6.5 - Good to see him confident. And he had some nice moments. Some goofy ones too.
Dier - 5 - Flat footed, ponderous, safe and boring. Contrasted poorly compared to Winks when he came on.
Dembele - 6 - Had some MOOOSAAAA moments. But they are few and far between the halcyon days of last year's performances against Juve, etc.

Lamela - 6 - I actually think this was one of his poorer games for us this season. He's been excellent and I LOVE his attitude. But he kept on bumbling the ball in great positions and that miss was pretty dire.
Moura - 5 - Thought he was weak tonight both physically and mentally. Seemed to disappear.

Harry - 5 - O Harry. Where for art thou old Harry? Another in a long procession of tepid games from him. Did well on occasion holding the ball up, but where's that urgency? The physicality? The ability to make his own shot? Seems to have gone.

Subs:
Winks - 8 - Was very good. Showed speed of thought and effort more so than any of the other midfielders. Love to see him taking more chances and growing in confidence.
Dele - 6 - Wasn't on long enough to make a difference.
The Dane - 6 - Ditto Dele.

Poch - Cuts a rather forlorn figure doesn't he? Well, sort yourself out Coach. Boo-fucking-hoo. You have one of the most amazing jobs in the world. You get paid a ludicrous sum of money. In a few months you will be playing at one of the most beautiful stadiums in Europe. You also have some of the best training facilities in the PL. Not to mention some brilliant players.
Ok, it sucks Levy lied to you. Sucks you aren't being backed. But for crying out loud, man-the-fuck up.

I agree with you slightly. I mean I'd suck cock for 8.5m a year but Poch is ambitious and I can appreciate his frustration. The one thing that will continuously be aimed at him is that he hasn't won anything but how can he when ie isn't given the tools.

 

[SpursSince1980]

I agree with you slightly. I mean I'd suck cock for 8.5m a year but Poch is ambitious and I can appreciate his frustration. The one thing that will continuously be aimed at him is that he hasn't won anything but how can he when ie isn't given the tools.

Well, oh behalf of all those on SC, it's good to know how much it would take to persuade you to suck some cock.

I get what you're saying about ambition, and fully agree. It will be the reason he likely leaves. That said, he's had a moan, and now it's time to get on with it. That's what he's paid for. Pull up his socks and earn that 8.5M. Life could be much worse for him. For example, he could be a fan who writes on a Spurs forum, that they'd gladly suck cock for 8.5M.

It's fine for his ilk to vent. But he has a job to do, and must lead by example. If his mood starts to impact the players, that's when it can all go very pear shaped. And I think we'd all like to avoid that happening - as this has been a difficult enough season as is.

 

[markdadude]

Lloris.. Know some will disagree, but the way he came out of the posts towards sterling was ridiculous. Left an open goal, he must of been 6 feet outside the posts when mahrez tucked it in. Sterling had no angle to shoot and he should of stayed inside the posts. Poor distribution as well.

SPOT ON -sterling didn't have the angle. Lloris had every chance at a save from the line had he shot, and and chance to save if he squared it. Few picked up on this - glad you did. More brainless activity from our keeper. I don't buy he's a great shot stopper either but rather ordinary

 

[SirNiNyHotspur]

SPOT ON -sterling didn't have the angle. Lloris had every chance at a save from the line had he shot, and and chance to save if he squared it. Few picked up on this - glad you did. More brainless activity from our keeper. I don't buy he's a great shot stopper either but rather ordinary

tbf he like all off us probably thought he had a defender in front off him that had multiple opportunities to deal with it but was unable, therefore he probably panicked last second when he realised, no Trippier really is that shit.

 

[Flashspur]

Is HK resting on his laurels having signed that mega deal? The team tried but the aggressive pressing has gone and CM is porous. MOM to Sissoko with Winks, Sanchez and Lamela close behind. Funnily it’s a game we could have drawn. City weren’t that good. We shut them down for periods. Some good things to savour. Dele and Eriksen back and hopefully Aurier as well. COYS!

 

[Japhet]

Sissoko. At last a proper performance from him. Rans his nadgers off and they really couldn't cope with him. Without him we would have been turgid, at least until Winks came on. Honourable mention to Sanchez and dishonourable mention to Trippier (WAKE UP FFS!!)

 

[JonnySpurs]

No. He’s not good enough. He’s getting paid fuck loads of money by the Club. I’m not. If they start paying me about 70k a week to blindly support him, I will. Until then, I’ll call it how I see it. He’s crap and he shouldn’t be with us.

What is he even doing here in the first place? More ineptness from the people in charge of the Club. £30m completely wasted. We won’t be ruthless, accept the fuck up. We will try and milk it to somehow get our moneys worth. At what cost?

Holy crap, this post is absolute garbage. Peak Spurs Community nonsense.

Sissoko literally setup the winning goal against West Ham last weekend and played very well last night, to flat out deny this is just you clinging desperately to your own agenda against the player and that devalues any opinion you have so much that it's simply not worth reading anything further that you post.

Nobody is sitting here trying to claim that Sissoko is now the next Luka Modric after a couple of good performances but equally it's important that as fans we recognise improvement in what we all know is a limited player. His touch isn't great on the whole but he is quick and strong, makes good driving runs breaking lines and got into a good positions. He lacked an end product last night but as I said, he got an assist in the previous game. He played well and you are very much in the minority if you don't agree.

I honestly can't understand why anyone would be so utterly belligerent about one of our own players.

 

[JCRD]

Well, oh behalf of all those on SC, it's good to know how much it would take to persuade you to suck some cock.

I get what you're saying about ambition, and fully agree. It will be the reason he likely leaves. That said, he's had a moan, and now it's time to get on with it. That's what he's paid for. Pull up his socks and earn that 8.5M. Life could be much worse for him. For example, he could be a fan who writes on a Spurs forum, that they'd gladly suck cock for 8.5M.

It's fine for his ilk to vent. But he has a job to do, and must lead by example. If his mood starts to impact the players, that's when it can all go very pear shaped. And I think we'd all like to avoid that happening - as this has been a difficult enough season as is.

I didnt say gladly, just that 8.5m would open up a lot of doors haha

I think it already has gone pear shaped unfortunately, its for another thread but whilst our performance was good today we did lack organisation and it did seem like we winged it. It really should have been a draw today.

I think Dele has been a huge miss and think we MUST go back to basics and that means Lucas on bench and have Eriksen behind Kane and Son/Lamela.

 

[JonnySpurs]

Nobody wants to see us lose but I have to admit that I saw some signs of life in that performance last night and it's probably the least annoyed I've been after a loss for a long time. Poch seemed to have a relaxed demeanour in post match interview and said he was happy with the performance, I'm not sure I'd go that far but I agree that we competed well and with Eriksen, Son, Alli and Winks all on the bench I felt that our starting lineup was gonna be lucky to not get pumped.

Don't get me wrong, City probably could and should have put the game away but equally their only goal came from our error (again) and we had our own chances to score which we didn't take so an argument could certainly be made for us deserving something from the game.

My biggest concern is still the errors leading to goals, particularly in the bigger games. We need to cut that shit out and quickly because it completely undermines any good that we might potentially do against these bigger teams. I've always said, on a level playing field, keeping our discipline and playing to ur best we can beat any team in world football but if we insist on giving head starts to teams like City and Barca then there is no way for us to really progress and win something.

Lloris - Made a few routine saves and one good stop from Mahrez onto the post, all things I expect. Nearly dropped another clanger with his poor kick and also kicked out of play a number of times. Not great.

Trippier - Criminally poor error leading to their goal and simply didn't do enough to make up for it. The usual nice passes here and there but none of his set piece deliveries were good. Defensively ok after his error. I like him fine as wing back but don't ever want to see him at RB in a back 4. Aurier or KWP would be better in the case.

Sanchez - Very good, much more like himself. Tidy, strong and no dodgy moments.

Toby - As above, nice to see his long range passing coming back out again.

Davies - No glaring errors but couldn't stay with Mahrez for the goal. Always lacked pace and really not offering enough going forward. I miss Danny Rose.

Dier - Hard to remember what impact he had in the game. Can't be a good thing.

Dembele - Nothing stands out, caught on the ball a couple of times and really didn't offer enough going forward.

Sissoko - Very good. Sure, he had a couple of Sissoko moments, a pass out for a corner and a dodgy touch but he looked so confident. His passing was generally tidy overall, his touch was also mostly good but he tackled back a few times and really drove through midfield showing strength and purpose. Yes he should've picked out a man in 1st half and the cut back to Lamela was the right option but Mendy did well to get back. Sissoko just took too long to make his choice. Either way he contributed more positively than both Dier and Dembele and I'd be happy to see him alongside Winks and Dier in a 3 man central midfield in future if he maintains this form.

Lucas - I actually think he did well. Walker had a poor game IMO and Lucas was coming inside using his pace to great effect which Walker struggled with for much of the game. Not enough impact in final 3rd but still good overall.

Lamela - Decent. Positive, energetic and unlucky not to score. The bobble before he shoots has had a big impact I feel and I do think he scores if it runs true to him but can see why some think he should still have done better. I think he showed for the ball constantly and wanted to make things happen.

Kane - Tough game for Harry, thought he'd scored when he hit that screamer just over the bar. Also unlucky with his 1v1. The pitch looked like it had been rolled and watered and was therefore firm and quick all evening. I don't think he realised how quick it was at that point and it got away from him a bit combined with the speed of Ederson off his line. More involved 2nd half but City did well to keep him quiet.

Subs - Alli and Winks both well involved off the bench which bodes really well. Winks was particularly brilliant and the clear successor to Dembele in this team. Great to have Alli back, I think we've missed him way more than we ever thought we would. Eriksen not enough time to make much impact.