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Spurs pre-season 2018

Frozen_Waffles

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Jan 26, 2005
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Amos is on his own in there. We need more players to add width, GKN is looking lost.

Weird thing is with Dier being our only fit cm we can't sell Sissoko or Dembele.
 

thinktank

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Sep 28, 2004
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Main difference is tactical: they look like they have a defined game plan and play through phases and we look like we're stumbling through the dark desperate to find a chink of light.

Also been much better than us, technically.

Very impressive.
 

yiddopaul

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Dec 28, 2005
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Yeah nah, they have at most two first 11 players playing, probably one in reality. We have arguably 5. It isn't good enough
Isn’t good enough. Really?? A friendly that doesn’t matter if we lose. It’s about fitness. That’s all. This pre season game upsets people this much?!? I read absolutely nothing into this game.
 

theShiznit

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Jul 26, 2004
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Half press rarely works, it's just leaving us exposed, if you can't sustain it with all the players then don't bother they are just passing around us easily, also our passing is too slow and predictable, there were a couple of occasions to pass between the lines, first time to players in space but the awareness/skill to do so wasn't there.

could be a long second half.
 

Luka Van der Bale

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Good subs to get a bit of structure back:

Gazzaniga
Aurier Sanchez CCV Davies
Skipp Amos Eriksen
Lucas Son Nkoudou

Shame for KWP though.
 

rebrab

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Jun 13, 2008
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I don’t like to write players off, and I know it’s only a friendly, but N’Koudou really doesn’t look like a player who will ever do it for us IMO

Hope I’m wrong
 

StockSpur

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May 20, 2004
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dont worry, Sissoko’s first touch and passing accuracy will improvre gradually as the new season gets underway (hopefully with another employer).
 

mmillerlight

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This does matter, not the same as a proper fixture or the specific score result but to get out played shows we need our first 11 then we’re a step down more than our close competitors. However this could also be a positive as what Poch needs to consider moving forward.
 

theShiznit

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Jul 26, 2004
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Changes have helped, pressing has been much better as a unit this half, and we deserved that goal.
 
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