Westmorlandspur
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115 charges
Match Threads Spurs vs Man City - FA Cup 4th Round
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- Jan 26, 2024
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0 - 1
nedley
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Hoijberg was our best player for 80 mins though.
But yeah, I get peoples stance on selling.
mil1lion
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City bossed a lot of the game but thought we defended well. Our commitment to make a block is top class. I thought we deserved a clean sheet tonight. However didn't create nearly enough for a home game. We missed Son and Maddison with at least one of Sarr or Bissouma. Those are players who we just can't live without against City. Then in those situations you miss Kane as well because if you can't control the game you need a forward who the ball sticks too (Richarlison did his job well don't get me wrong).
Personally think it's a foul for the goal. It always has been that's the most frustrating thing. All of a sudden they're allowing them. You can't just change the rule mid season and not announce it either. No attempt for the ball and a little back in is all it takes to impede the keeper. Sure it's a soft foul but always has been given until recently. If you know the refs are going to allow it more then you change your tactics to protect the keeper with someone.
Personally think it's a foul for the goal. It always has been that's the most frustrating thing. All of a sudden they're allowing them. You can't just change the rule mid season and not announce it either. No attempt for the ball and a little back in is all it takes to impede the keeper. Sure it's a soft foul but always has been given until recently. If you know the refs are going to allow it more then you change your tactics to protect the keeper with someone.
Locotoro
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I don't think we lacked aggression or energy. But we lacked options to bring on when the players started flagging.
Maddison was not ready for today and there was no one else was on our bench that could have changed the game for us.
What Lies Beneath
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Sarrs absence in games like these is felt massively you need legs to beat their press and we missed that . Kulu was poor and Bentencur is not back-to his best yet .
Pierre played well but has his limitations which doesn’t suit the system for me . I won’t blame the front three tonight Werner got no service Johnson gets played ball to feet which isn’t his strengths and Richarlison worked his ass off . The signs are there but we need 3 real quality additions in the summer an deep lying playmaker a st and WF
Pierre played well but has his limitations which doesn’t suit the system for me . I won’t blame the front three tonight Werner got no service Johnson gets played ball to feet which isn’t his strengths and Richarlison worked his ass off . The signs are there but we need 3 real quality additions in the summer an deep lying playmaker a st and WF
ajspurs
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I don't think it's farfetched to suggest what you have, but that's probably less to do with Nusa himself and more to do with what else was wrong on the night. As much as I think the quality in wide areas needs to improve, I don't feel like that was the main, sole, or determining issue tonight.
UncleBuck
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Just looking at that replay again and we had three players in and around the 6 yard box not marking anyone, why didn’t Vic have one of them pick Dias up?
Loved Keane’s comment about the ex keeper he used to play with though who said “As a keeper you come with violence”, did crack me up and reminded me of my days between the sticks but I watch games now and it’s so true, none of them own that 6 yd box any more.
Be interesting to hear from anyone who has dealings with teenage keepers as to whether this is something that has to an extent been coached out of younger keepers these days.
Loved Keane’s comment about the ex keeper he used to play with though who said “As a keeper you come with violence”, did crack me up and reminded me of my days between the sticks but I watch games now and it’s so true, none of them own that 6 yd box any more.
Be interesting to hear from anyone who has dealings with teenage keepers as to whether this is something that has to an extent been coached out of younger keepers these days.
fletch82
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Westmorlandspur
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Udogie poor?"……Our best player . Give yourself a shake.
TheChosenOne
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Like Arsenal they were Kings of the half way line take down.
So many innocuous yet deliberate challlenges
So many innocuous yet deliberate challlenges
What Lies Beneath
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Vdv was our best player
Ruffinthepuffin
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I personally think VDV was probably our best player but i thought he was very decent tonight, very surprised he’s being dug out if I’m honest.
gloryspur
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Thanks for that fact. Well over 100 still never looks good could be 150+ if they dig some more
Caco
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I don't really watch city, so maybe not the best judge, but I thought we saw the city that won the treble last season, for the first time this season.
That being said, 115 charges without any penalties, gets you a lot of squad options.
On the football side, I thought we did well to contain them, but it was mainly one way traffic.
On a positive note, can be no chance of our woolwich neighbours challenging for anything against that city team.
On a negative, if the premier league bottles this charge list there is really no future for the premier league as an open competition.
On a realistic note, nothing has really changed for our progression, still hopeful of top 4.
That being said, 115 charges without any penalties, gets you a lot of squad options.
On the football side, I thought we did well to contain them, but it was mainly one way traffic.
On a positive note, can be no chance of our woolwich neighbours challenging for anything against that city team.
On a negative, if the premier league bottles this charge list there is really no future for the premier league as an open competition.
On a realistic note, nothing has really changed for our progression, still hopeful of top 4.
Finchyid
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I clearly watched a different game
gloryspur
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There is still hope just shame City are there as well COYS!
Ghost Hardware
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The attaching issue very much came from the centre of the pitch. We just couldn’t control the game for more than the odd 5 mins here and there.
I am a huge fan of Nusa and 100% want us to sign him as I think he has the potential to be world class. But he is still monumentally raw and can be physically week. The issue tonight wasn’t our wingers, we didn’t give them enough chances to be the problem in the first place.
Nusa is a raw 18 year old with a tone of potential but still has a lot of growing to do. If we are at a point where we need a 18 year old who can be bullied off the ball quite easily to make the difference in a match like this then I’m concerned about the rest of our team.
Tezza1978
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100%. The hyperbole on here by some is ridiculous. The idea that we were going to pump City 4 nil just because they have narrowly lost to us at the stadium several times is risible. Look at their bench when Grealish and Doku can came on ....FFS.
Ange has worked miracles given what he has had to deal with and frankly as soon as I saw the FA Cup draw I was convinced we were going out - even with players coming back - because of Son and Sarr and Bissouma being unavailable. Awful draw so early on. That's not being defeatist at all, just that we are some way off City and they won the bloody Treble last season.
We go again.
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