Tonight a useful reality check

[stevenqoz]

PSV came and did a professional job on us. They seemed to have anticipated our channels of potential threat and made sure that they doubled up to extinguish it. For us, dominance and time were never apparent tonight and it was chiefly down to our central pairings. Only this week we had discussed at length the lack of a cover-all central pairing for Spurs and tonight we saw how lacking we can be. People won't like the analogy but PSV played like a more sophisticated Bolton at their best. Rock solid with a central 3 that swamped our two. In the first half an hour we did not move the ball quick enough to really turn their wider players and only the willingness of Steed to move into the box ever looked threatening apart from Keanes magic moment.
Interestingly I believe we are still very much in this tie. PSV's harnessed discipline tonight we not be acceptable at home for them. There will be less compression and more space.
There was no shame in losing to PSV tonight they are a very effective, balanced and modern side. Ramos has a week to think about it but I doubt he will enter the return with such weak passing options next time. I hope he plays Huddlestone and O'Hara from the start because they can unlock defences. If Taarbrt gets a run against the spammers and plays well he could start as well.

 

[Steady_nethercott]

~I agree i thought PSV were well organised and snuffed out any of our threats. Berba was marked out of the game, midfield were dominated so second half we bypassed the midfield by hoofing it, lack of creativity again in our midfield.

 

[Michey]

lack of creativity again in our midfield.

As in 9 out of 10 games.

When Spurs create chances it's from the wings or the strikers has to do it themselves. Spurs lack creativity in central midfield i really hope that Ramos will fix this during the summer.

 

[Juande]

The sooner we relise that the whole of our midfield is not up to it the better, with the exception of JJ,
Lennon is so 1 dimesional its shocking, cant go outside players cant go inside, just runs straight in to them.

Steed, for all his trying and yes has been good most of the season, Just not good enough for the next level

Zokora very willing, but that about it.

We are building a team and that takes time, success does not just happen after a few seasons we won that CC we are in europe again, we have a manager that is considered world class, and who will have the funds to but who he wants in the summer, yes we lost but look to the future, we can win in Holland

 

[onthetwo]

The sooner we relise that the whole of our midfield is not up to it the better, with the exception of JJ,
Lennon is so 1 dimesional its shocking, cant go outside players cant go inside, just runs straight in to them.

Steed, for all his trying and yes has been good most of the season, Just not good enough for the next level

Zokora very willing, but that about it.

We are building a team and that takes time, success does not just happen after a few seasons we won that CC we are in europe again, we have a manager that is considered world class, and who will have the funds to but who he wants in the summer, yes we lost but look to the future, we can win in Holland

I'm racking my brain to remember any end product from Lennon. We have a striker who is really good in the air yet the only time he heads it is from Robbos kicks. The more i think about it the stranger it gets. As for Zoko if he was that good defensively you could forgive his lack of creativity...but he aint. JJ is willing and times his runs into the box quite well but if hes injured we are severaly lacking. So i guess I'm agreeing with most of what you say.:stupid:

 

[Juande]

I'm racking my brain to remember any end product from Lennon. We have a striker who is really good in the air yet the only time he heads it is from Robbos kicks. The more i think about it the stranger it gets. As for Zoko if he was that good defensively you could forgive his lack of creativity...but he aint. JJ is willing and times his runs into the box quite well but if hes injured we are severaly lacking. So i guess I'm agreeing with most of what you say.:stupid:

people just have to be brutally honest, i have watch and watch but out midfield is very limited with what they can do, but no fear my friend there are good times ahead i am so sure of it.

 

[milkman]

PSV played very well. They calm very organised and never panicked in defence. We will have to put in a great performance away to win this tie..

 

[striebs]

The sooner we relise that the whole of our midfield is not up to it the better, with the exception of JJ,
Lennon is so 1 dimesional its shocking, cant go outside players cant go inside, just runs straight in to them.

Steed, for all his trying and yes has been good most of the season, Just not good enough for the next level

Zokora very willing, but that about it.

We are building a team and that takes time, success does not just happen after a few seasons we won that CC we are in europe again, we have a manager that is considered world class, and who will have the funds to but who he wants in the summer, yes we lost but look to the future, we can win in Holland

Juande ,

Every time we lose , yourself and others seem to be suggesting that everyone except Berbatov and a couple of others need replacing before we can compete at the next level .

It was an off night , the players were not motivated and our manager ran out of ideas .

Once and for all Tottenham's finances are not the bottomless pit you seem to think they are .
There is no way that they will stretch to buying all the players that Ramos would like in the Summer , we are not Chelsea .

 

[AngerManagement]

I think we will bring in a central midfield player and a left winger in the summer, this expense will most likely be off set by an off load of the players deemed surplus to requirements (according to Ramos)