Match Threads Spurs vs Palace

[Cinemattis]

If Sarr is ready, should put him on for Bissouma who’s been like PEH on his weaker days. That way maybe getting Benta deeper and more on the ball, because he’s not been very active either.

 

[midoshairband]

82% possession and not a clue what to do with any of it.

 

[Gbspurs]

This is going to be an issue. Rightly or wrongly, he never compromises his principles.

This time, he actually needs to. Teams aren’t going to start having a go at us when it’s easier to just sit back and try to bypass our midfield by hoofing it over the top.

He surely encountered this at Celtic?

 

[CookieYiddo]

Pants. Toothless. Our entire front line look abject and toothless. Dont look like scoring bar the Werner chance. Dont get me wrong he SHOULD score that. Timed the run perfectly took it in his stride perfectly but a finish that showed just how little confidence he has in front of goal.

 

[Yid-ol]

F1 just has boring as our game

At least there is a clear winner in F1

 

[Misfit]

Yes, shooting the ball at goal might be a worthwhile tactic to pursue a little more in the second half. A fair observation really.

 

[Albertbarich]

It's just too slow. No need to overact about people being found out and writing players off.

When you're facing a team who have no intention of moving out of a low block and have a back five it will always be a slog until you get the goal but we do need to move the ball far quicker and try and switch the play up as much as we can.

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

Royal would look more comfortable on the surface of the moon, than the final third

He’s the most unbrazilian player I’ve ever seen since Gilberto. Who was laughably bad for us.

 

[sparx100]

I've missed the start of this thread but has anyone said "we've been found out" yet?

I dont know if it is that or whether we are just not playing at the intensity we were earlier in the season. We look slow.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Would quite like to see Lo Celso alongside Maddison in the second half.

 

[JoaoPereira]

He surely encountered this at Celtic?

probably, but the level disparity is incomparable. when Premier League teams fall into low blocks they are extremely competent across all areas. takes a whole lot more to materialize.

 

[Tucker]

Have we ever been good against a team that does a low block

We were pretty good at shooting ourselves in the foot when we were playing low block football under Conte.

 

[offside_ruel_fox]

Pants. Toothless. Our entire front line look abject and toothless. Dont look like scoring bar the Werner chance. Dont get me wrong he SHOULD score that. Timed the run perfectly took it in his stride perfectly but a finish that showed just how little confidence he has in front of goal.

Desperate for him to score. When he does I think he will come good. The longer it goes on though the more the pressure will build.

 

[Spurs 1961]

I've been thinking that all season tbh. Both full backs are vital that we get proper rotation for.

Agree. I think those two are the whole key to how we play but we need both on the pitch to stretch opponents.

 

[sparx100]

He surely encountered this at Celtic?

But with opposition who possibly couldn't take advantage.

 

[Yid-ol]

He surely encountered this at Celtic?

The players he had at Celtic were well above the standards of other teams, and ran at the defence. We pass sideways to side mostly.

 

[ohtottenham!]

We've played like this with Sarr as well though. His energy won't work when we play this slow all around.

I agree. We have been starting second halves with more energy of late, and hopefully Maddison and Bents can find both their energy and their creativity. We can still bring Sarr on if it's not working 2nd half.

 

[Westmorlandspur]

the more time we spend on the training ground the worse we play

Right. They must get sick of just training. We have had numerous free weeks since xmas but perform as if we’ve never met each other . Bring on the midweek games.

 

[JoaoPereira]

Desperate for him to score. When he does I think he will come good. The longer it goes on though the more the pressure will build.

there's a large sample size to contradict your theory.

 

[Spurs 1961]

Hopefully we turn it around in the second half. Still positive we can do this