More quotes from MoPo :
Pochettino said: “We can make a lot of excuses. Psychological block? Maybe I can say yes, but it’s not true.
“In football, you need to feel freedom to play. Tell me one place better to play football than here, with its history. This is where football was born and it was in front of 85,000 people. I’m a little bit ashamed, it’s embarrassing for me.
“We cannot blame Wembley. Wembley was fantastic for me, I enjoy coming here a lot. We need to show more, we were poor again.
“We need to find answers. It’s not because we are playing in a bigger stadium with 85,000 fans, we need to be critical of our performance. We were the problem, not Wembley. Please stop trying to blame Wembley.”
More quotes from MoPo :
Pochettino said: “We can make a lot of excuses. Psychological block? Maybe I can say yes, but it’s not true.
“In football, you need to feel freedom to play. Tell me one place better to play football than here, with its history. This is where football was born and it was in front of 85,000 people. I’m a little bit ashamed, it’s embarrassing for me.
“We cannot blame Wembley. Wembley was fantastic for me, I enjoy coming here a lot. We need to show more, we were poor again.
“We need to find answers. It’s not because we are playing in a bigger stadium with 85,000 fans, we need to be critical of our performance. We were the problem, not Wembley. Please stop trying to blame Wembley.”
Eriksen, Alli and Dier, that certainly rings true about the 3 of them. Eriksen has been on-existent (I've got big questions about his mentality and whether or not he is too weak to step up and be the man), Dier who is making a meal out of so many basic things and doesn't seem to be playing with aggression of last year (England hangover?), whereas Alli other than his goals hasn't really got going yet.Interesting thought
Glen Hoddle: 'Since young players were given long contracts they're too comfortable and have taken their foot off the pedal.'
This is what's bugging me and I presume everyone else. We've once again made a decent team look really good. We simply haven't turned up in this tournament and I wouldn't be suprised if some of the opposition fans weren't scratching their heads thinking "I thought this lot were supposed to be good?"Quotes from Lloris :
And Llloris was left extremely frustrated by his team’s performance which sees Spurs drop to third place in Group E.
“Yeah, very disappointed, very frustrated – maybe a bit upset too – because it is difficult to accept that kind of performance from us,” Lloris told talkSPORT.
“It was difficult to recognise our team. We are used to being very aggressive and very calm under pressure, but today it was the complete opposite.”
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have picked up a single victory in their last seven games and have suffered with injuries to key players such as Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld.
Lloris dismissed Spurs’ problems were solely down to the absence of the duo, but rather down to a lack of awareness in a crucial encounter for the north London side’s chances of progressing to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
“We cannot only depend on one or two players that we are missing at the moment. But we need to think as a team, we need to be united and in football there are ups and downs.
“But it is difficult because this game was very important and I didn’t feel that we were really aware about that. Because Leverkusen didn’t play a great game, they were just well organised and they had a few chances because of us, because we made too many mistakes.
“We failed, and it was difficult to keep a balance on the pitch. But we win together and we lose together and we need to learn quickly because there is a big, big game on Sunday.
Are you hoping or just doing an AVB?Downward spiral ?
Ankle injury, but from where I was sitting he wasn't playing that well. At one point, he was bullied off the ball.Just got home, bet it was fun in here tonight!!
So bad from so many. Did Dembele go off injured?
This season, at best, we have looked like a bunch if hard working labourers and hod carriers. But without skilled bricklayers and craftsmen we are unable to create anything.. The first touch of our players, all of them, tonight was abysmal and so we gave away a number of niggly fouls as we tried to muscle our way back in. Sissoko I have no idea why he is even on the pitch; he looks over weight, can't control a ball or pass or shoot or cross or tackle or anything. But then I could go through all the players.Shameful and embarrassing.
We look a completely different team from last year. Really poor quality throughout.
I walked to Preston Road and as usual, the Metropolitan Line controller changed the order of trains heading home. There were a lot of glum Spurs fans.Kfc was really good on the way home. Piping hot Aswell.
All true, except the comments about Wanyama and Dembele. Wanyama was our best player.This season, at best, we have looked like a bunch if hard working labourers and hod carriers. But without skilled bricklayers and craftsmen we are unable to create anything.. The first touch of our players, all of them, tonight was abysmal and so we gave away a. Umber of niggle fouls as we them tried to muscle our way back in. Sissoko I have no idea why he is even on the pitch; he looks lover weight, can't control a ball or pass or shoot or cross or tackle or anything. But then I could go through all the players.
We,badly need Toby, Lamela, Kane and Danny Rose back. They are the heart and soul of the team; they create our forward momentum, they also up the skill levels incredibly.
Oh and you can't play three lumps like Dembele, Wanyama and Sissoko in one team .... Well maybe in a gig of war team