Match Threads Spurs vs Middlesbrough - FA Cup 3rd Round (Replay)

sausage · Jan 14, 2020

If our front 3 were more clinical we would have won by 5 or more. I don't see it as a Mourinho issue tactically, but he needs to tell them to stop dicking about when a goal can be scored.

Hoddle&Waddle · Jan 14, 2020

dondo said:
I must admit he is not coming across as the tactical technician i thought he was. Maybe these players are incapable of carrying out technical plans??

I think hes chopping and changing too much with a squad lacking confidence.

yiddopaul · Jan 14, 2020

TEESSIDE1 said:
It’s easy to last 90 mins when you don’t break a sweat. Lo Celso gets the ball, turns and runs at the opposition. Without the ball he’s snapping at the oppositions heels. Whereas Eriksen either lays it off or passes it straight to the opposition. Defensively he doesn’t even bother attempting to win the ball back. The quicker he leaves the better.

I would also question the "professional" bit.

Phomesy · Jan 14, 2020

TEESSIDE1 said:
It’s easy to last 90 mins when you don’t break a sweat. Lo Celso gets the ball, turns and runs at the opposition. Without the ball he’s snapping at the oppositions heels. Whereas Eriksen either lays it off or passes it straight to the opposition. Defensively he doesn’t even bother attempting to win the ball back. The quicker he leaves the better.

Okay you go tell that to Mourinho.

Or you could look at stats for running/sprints and all other indicators for fitness base and save mourinho the bother of what should be exceedingly fucking obvious after tonight's showing. Eriksen is on the way out and WILL NOT RISK INJURY. But he at least is professional and has the required fitness. The rest of the squad patently do not and it is shocking.

Why the fuck else do you think Mourinho is playing a guy who will not risk injury for a team he is going to leave?

It's just insane - 18 months ago we were the envy of theleague when it came to fitness. One summer of forcing Pochettino out and these are the results. I'm livid with the players. Eriksen's shown the whole lot of them up and HE FUCKING WANTS TO LEAVE.

So angry...

Danny1 · Jan 14, 2020

Seen a few comments blaming José tonight. Honestly I don’t get it. What are people expecting....? Tonight we had no:

Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Davies, Ndombele, Alli, Son or Kane starting the game. That is 8 of our current first 11. Add to the fact that neither Lamela or Lo Celso could run after 60 mins and Dier was living up to his name then we should be giving Mourinho some time here don’t you think?

He has just started his first transfer window and the first player he has brought in has bags of energy, confidence on the ball and plays in a very important position of the pitch where we need reinforcements.

Also, I bet the ones blaming mourinho are the same who still clamour for Poch to return when I saw very similar performances under his management when we changed almost the entire team...Colchester game springs to mind very quickly. The big difference between the two, Mourinho won.

PLTuck · Jan 14, 2020

This place cracks me up.

yiddopaul · Jan 14, 2020

dondo said:
I must admit he is not coming across as the tactical technician i thought he was. Maybe these players are incapable of carrying out technical plans??

Yeah, his best bet is to pop onto SC. It's full of tactical geniuses.

DiamondLites · Jan 14, 2020

Gazzaniga cannot get to shots in the corners, he goes down slower than the Titanic

JUSTINSIGNAL · Jan 14, 2020

I didn’t think we were that bad considering it’s a cobbled together side of mainly squad players. We were never gonna be a slick outfit for 90 minutes

King of Otters · Jan 14, 2020

DiamondLites said:
Gazzaniga cannot get to shots in the corners, he goes down slower than the Titanic

Definitely a chink in his armour. Remember Robbo had similar issues, largely due to the size of his arse.

dondo · Jan 14, 2020

Hoddle&Waddle said:
I think hes chopping and changing too much with a squad lacking confidence.

Pochettino did the same. The squad is massively weak in certain areas and Jose is struggling to find the right fit as did poch

spursfan77 · Jan 14, 2020

We really look like we’ve got really low confidence. I doubt we will beat Watford on Saturday. They are full of confidence while our lads look dead on their feet. Going to be a great result if we go there and win.

spud · Jan 14, 2020

Chritian Eriksen: the only player who can hit the first defender on a short corner :ROFLMAO:

gerishep · Jan 14, 2020

PLTuck said:
This place cracks me up.

Try B&Q.... filler is on offer 2 for 1.

swarvsta · Jan 14, 2020

Dier was so poor tonight. Becoming almost impossible to defend him. Surely it cannot just be down to lacking match fitness now?

He just plays without any passion and doesn’t seem interested. He ambles from side to side, and doesn’t even look like he reads the game well any more. His favourite defensive move is to jog into the back of an opposition player and concede an awkward foul.

I think Jose has realised this and he will he sold in the summer - if we can find anyone stupid enough to buy him.

Such a shame - I think it must be the injuries that have ruined him.

WiganSpur · Jan 14, 2020

Actually thought Dier had one of his better games tbh, but by any decent midfielder's standards still poor.

carpediem991 · Jan 14, 2020

JUSTINSIGNAL said:
I didn’t think we were that bad considering it’s a cobbled together side of mainly squad players. We were never gonna be a slick outfit for 90 minutes

Agree we were not that bad esp. first half but unfortunately only Toby is a fit quality upgrade right now, so hardly just squad players.

wirE · Jan 14, 2020

Tanganga MOTM

fishhhandaricecake · Jan 14, 2020

Strong performance, good win, should’ve taken more chances and should’ve not switched off at the end but all in all a good day at the office.

dier didn’t look happy to be taken off again though, that love-in with Jose didn’t last long lol

Metalhead · Jan 14, 2020

Ionman34 said:
We should have won that by about 6 really, that’s how much better we were than them, but we couldn’t put it to bed and made life hard for ourselves when they started banging it long.

Positives to be taken;
Tanganga. 2 senior starts and he looks this good? What a player.
Gazzaniga. Thought he had a very good game, though perhaps could have done better for their goal?
Seasegnon. Looked very assured in his role and got forward well on occasion.
Lo Celso. Appears to be growing into the role and was always looking to get us going forward quickly.
Lamela. I seriously hope the boy can put his injury woes behind him. He’s got the biggest heart in the club.
Team effort and desire. They were up for it today, pressing in packs, never really allowing borough to settle into any kind of rhythm.

Negatives.

Dier. I hate to say it but stick a fork in him, he’s done. The “he’s been out for a while through illness” excuse doesn’t wash anymore. He’s now had ample time to get back to fitness, and sufficient game time to get somewhere close to match sharpness, but he looks like the weakest link out there.
Eriksen. He was a mixed bag today, did some good stuff, did some bad stuff but, to his credit, he never hid and was always looking for the ball. But his set pieces were, once again, atrocious. He’s a shadow of the player we had and loved.
Sanchez. After a commanding game against Liverpool, he was the only player on the pitch who couldn’t judge a header. Had hearts in mouths on at least a couple of occasions with some awful headers.
Defensively. I’d hazard a guess that it wasn’t just me that was chewing his nails to the quick every time they got a corner or a free kick in our half. They don’t inspire confidence though, having said that, I have to acknowledge that they dealt with the majority of the dead ball deliveries pretty well in all honesty.

So overall, very pleased with the effort put in, they took this game very seriously, but worried about our profligacy in the final third, we really should have been out of sight before the hour mark, if not by half time. But with the effort comes the results, so here’s hoping that this is just another step towards building confidence which will see us improve further.

Oh and one other thing, no evidence of the “hoof ball” so many on here think is JM’s only avenue of attack, some of our build up play was intricate, fast and, but for some ordinarily final third play, should have resulted in some very easy on the eye goals.

Spot on. I feel a bit sorry for Sanchez because he seems to lack confidence but the defending was just not good enough at that level - especially when Tanganga comes in and looks assured after a couple of games. Very excited about Tanganga like everyone else although I appreciate that it's early days.

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