- Jun 19, 2008
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What’s the score?
Another red card, straight red Oliver Skipp. This ref is a clown
My stream went down for ages, so we've had 2 reds?
He got sent off for that?! My stream was up and down but he was pulling out of the challenge!
My stream went down for ages, so we've had 2 reds?
yeah, neither of them were red. skipp slipped over into a player and got a straight red lol.
update?Maitland-Niles having a good game against the Champions in a relatively unfamiliar position for him
Basically killed any chance of a decent game. How did we start off 2nd, it was the first 15 I missed
update?
update?
This read savagely on first skim but it's hard to disagree. I'd say only Skipp, Bennetts and Eyoma from the starting XI have any real chance of progressing for us. As you say, there are some players there who have failed to progress year on year and I don't really see why they're still at the club. I would definitely include Maghoma as one of those - personally I think he's a poor defender, albeit excellent in the air.I have watched many games in my time but this one has been the most depressing. Firstly to see such an idiot of a referee (I usually never criticise referees) make two terrible decisions that utterly destroyed the game with no development for anyone. The two sending's off were simply ridiculous.
Secondly it did confirm a belief i have had for the last few years that the coaching of the defensive side of the game leaves a lot to be desired. It's as if the defensive players think they are playing 5 a side football in a confined space (the defensive third) and if they make a mistake it's so called part of the ' learning curve'. I am fed up of seeing Spurs's defensive players playing themselves into trouble leading to mistakes and conceding goals.
Finally it is clear to me that Luke Amos, Anthony Georgiou, Joe Pritchard and Shilow Tracey simply are not good enough. They are all 20+ (bar Tracey who is 19) and have simply not moved up a gear to be considered anywhere near good enough for the first team. I know Georgiou has been out injured but he looks a ghost of his past. Christian Maghoma is superb in the air and pacey but does seem to lack defensive awareness (which is pretty important given you are a centre half!) but i would give him another year.
I know we were missing Tanganga and Edwards but this must rank as the worst reserve (U23) team i have ever seen Spurs field. Good young players from the U18's need to play with much better players than themselves and this they are clearly not doing.