Monkey boy
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Ratings vs Wycombe Wanderers
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BringBack_leGin
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I felt sorry for Wycombe. That said, there's nothing like an undeserved 97th minute winner, the odd goal in seven, to inject you with pure euphoria. Some appalling performances in there and yes, it was a reserve selection but they'd had a week to prepare for this fixture knowing that this would be the likely selection. Also, Janssen should've started. Son gets goals but he's no leader of the line in any system.
Vorm picked the ball out of his net three times, seemed lost on their opener, and seemed unsure about when to rush off his line generally. Not a great day at the office.
Trippier put in a few nice crosses but he wasn't overly impactful. Hope he's not hurt too badly.
Carter Vickers was okay and showed some good use of the a ball and a lick of pace but showed nativity for their second and struggled to contain the rhino they played up front.
Wimmer actually played some lovely cross field passes and was fine one on one. Unlucky with the penalty. He was exposed by his full back all game long.
Davies was poor. He looked leaden footed and failed to distribute the ball well. I like him but I'm beginning to doubt if he's right for us. On the right Trippier is different to Walker but still able to offer what our system needs. I think if there is a sizeable offer for Davies then we should accept and bring in someone more similar to Rose.
Dier was atrocious. He's the only player there who's been first team constantly for us and he was the worst player on the pitch. I love the guy but his free kick leading to their third, after we'd clawed back to 2-2, was disgraceful.
Winks was decent. He has a lovely turn of pace and seems confident on both feet, and he really took responsibility to drive us up the pitch. If he adds a bit more incision to his passing then he'll be very good, maybe great. Not really a criticism though, Modric was also neat and tidy mostly for his first 18 months, and we signed him as an established and decorated 22 year old international.
Sissoko was awful first half, just dreadful. Second half he improved and linked well with Trippier but nothing materialised other than ruffling their full back.
Onomah was dreadful too. Yes, he's 19, but I need to see at least a glimmer of why he gets chances, I don't see what he has. I trust the manager and obviously in training/ at youth level he must be showing something special but it's not translating into the first team.
Nkoudou wasn't great but I was surprised to see him hooked ahead of the other two. He was the only artacking midfield offering any imagination and endeavour in the first half. That said, he not giving our manager any reason to elevate him from 6th choice attacking midfielder.
Son should be praised for his tenacity and will to score, but criticised for his lack of composure and poor decisions. He's not the most aware or intelligent player but he does justify his regular involvement because invariable his presence leads to goals.
Janssen improved is dramatically. Should have buried his header, it went to the one place the goalie would've stopped it, but his bustle and movement was the catalyst for us looking like a football team in the second half. Won the penalty well.
Alli did very little, he certainly didn't improve our play and I got annoyed at his flicks, but he showed great technique and composure for his goal and left the goalie dumbfounded. The obvious choice was to square it to Janssen, hence why the goalie was so wrong footed.
Dembele also didn't overly improve us but he did offer some calmness to the melting pot and helped keep the ball higher up the pitch.
It's the FA cup. I'm glad we won and even if the performance was poor, I left the match thoroughly entertained and on a high.
Vorm picked the ball out of his net three times, seemed lost on their opener, and seemed unsure about when to rush off his line generally. Not a great day at the office.
Trippier put in a few nice crosses but he wasn't overly impactful. Hope he's not hurt too badly.
Carter Vickers was okay and showed some good use of the a ball and a lick of pace but showed nativity for their second and struggled to contain the rhino they played up front.
Wimmer actually played some lovely cross field passes and was fine one on one. Unlucky with the penalty. He was exposed by his full back all game long.
Davies was poor. He looked leaden footed and failed to distribute the ball well. I like him but I'm beginning to doubt if he's right for us. On the right Trippier is different to Walker but still able to offer what our system needs. I think if there is a sizeable offer for Davies then we should accept and bring in someone more similar to Rose.
Dier was atrocious. He's the only player there who's been first team constantly for us and he was the worst player on the pitch. I love the guy but his free kick leading to their third, after we'd clawed back to 2-2, was disgraceful.
Winks was decent. He has a lovely turn of pace and seems confident on both feet, and he really took responsibility to drive us up the pitch. If he adds a bit more incision to his passing then he'll be very good, maybe great. Not really a criticism though, Modric was also neat and tidy mostly for his first 18 months, and we signed him as an established and decorated 22 year old international.
Sissoko was awful first half, just dreadful. Second half he improved and linked well with Trippier but nothing materialised other than ruffling their full back.
Onomah was dreadful too. Yes, he's 19, but I need to see at least a glimmer of why he gets chances, I don't see what he has. I trust the manager and obviously in training/ at youth level he must be showing something special but it's not translating into the first team.
Nkoudou wasn't great but I was surprised to see him hooked ahead of the other two. He was the only artacking midfield offering any imagination and endeavour in the first half. That said, he not giving our manager any reason to elevate him from 6th choice attacking midfielder.
Son should be praised for his tenacity and will to score, but criticised for his lack of composure and poor decisions. He's not the most aware or intelligent player but he does justify his regular involvement because invariable his presence leads to goals.
Janssen improved is dramatically. Should have buried his header, it went to the one place the goalie would've stopped it, but his bustle and movement was the catalyst for us looking like a football team in the second half. Won the penalty well.
Alli did very little, he certainly didn't improve our play and I got annoyed at his flicks, but he showed great technique and composure for his goal and left the goalie dumbfounded. The obvious choice was to square it to Janssen, hence why the goalie was so wrong footed.
Dembele also didn't overly improve us but he did offer some calmness to the melting pot and helped keep the ball higher up the pitch.
It's the FA cup. I'm glad we won and even if the performance was poor, I left the match thoroughly entertained and on a high.
My impression was that Dele couldn't play the ball to Janssen because the latter would be off side if he did
Janssen was yards off side after the keepers kick and been headed back into an attacking position by us
He wasn't active/in play though because the onside Dele Alli had collected the ball
But had Dele squared it to him I'm sure he becomes active and would have done so by starting in an offside position and therefore the goal been ruled out
Maybe my understanding of the rule interpretation is wrong here but my impression was that dele couldn't play janssen in and therefore it wasn't the obvious ball to play
Even if the keeper was distracted and wrong footed by Janssen (which would call in to questing whether he was an active part of the play I suppose)
Shadydan
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Must be only me who is actually surprised by this comment from UpTownSpur, he's the same person who said that he didn't trust Bentaleb because he had a 'dodgy Jihad beard'
Kinda speaks volumes as to what type of person he is.
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Pat Rice Spurs fan
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I love a good auto correct.
I'd have hoped some wise men with gifts, shepherds, a couple of donkeys and a new born baby would have put Wycombe off, too.
olliec
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Son MoTM he's like s relentless fly that is always in your face which you can't get rid of. A real pest for other teams, but love his tenacity for us. Never see this boy put in a half ass shift. It's all or nothing which is what I love about him. Hope he stays with us for a long long time.
dondo
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son reminds me a bit of Dempsey, not in their styles but both players made a difference in terms of goals and assists but did very little else and could/can look awful at times
UpTownSpur
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A lot of posts I write never get posted because I think better of it. I'm not a prolific poster. I favour quality over quantity and try and find amusing ways to say things if possible. This one didn't come off obviously. The message I wanted to convey to Josh was that he needs to get his arse in gear, try and be the main man and make things happen as games are just passing him by when he gets his chance, as these chances will become fewer and fewer, in life as well as football.
theprankmonkey
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MOTM to Winks. Son ran around a good bit and looked to be our most likely to score, but couldn't do anything with his chances. Neither of his 2 goals were on frame until Wycombe was kind enough to put the ball in their own net for him.
Dele did his Dele thing. Disappeared for long stretches at a time, and just when you've written him off, here he comes with another goal. I'll take that anyday.
Dele did his Dele thing. Disappeared for long stretches at a time, and just when you've written him off, here he comes with another goal. I'll take that anyday.
With classic jokes like onomah being a drug dealer on the high Road your talents are wasted here
You should be ghost writing for Dave Chappell
UpTownSpur
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As I said, it didn't come off, for which I apologize, but in reality it's mostly the hyper Lamela fans who seem to be making the most of it and using it as a proxy to attack me since I don't post on the Lamela thread anymore. Doesn't bother me at all. PS. @Shadydan I blanked your Yuletide greetings and all your attempts to renegage with me. This will continue for the rest of your life.
sloth
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Over the years I said that you've only seen them against other youth, that your experience is limited, and that Poch and his coaching team see them week in week out in training...
You said that the coaching team were blinkered, that you had seen enough to judge, and if they weren't being played it was because Poch was being dogmatic/conservative not because they weren't ready. You said they were ready, better than established first team alternatives such as Walker and Alli, and you picked them to start in PL matches.
Flashspur
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Even if he doesn't make it at Spurs
which he might not
the High Rd. is probably his last option.
Like many other talented Spurs youth
he can make a good living, legally at other clubs.
Shown enough already to be on Pochettino's radar at 19
and has the strength and skill to progress further.
which he might not
the High Rd. is probably his last option.
Like many other talented Spurs youth
he can make a good living, legally at other clubs.
Shown enough already to be on Pochettino's radar at 19
and has the strength and skill to progress further.
Sp3akerboxxx
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I don't think Dier and Wimmer were as bad as people are making out. Both had a couple of brain farts, but contributed positively as well.
Davies was pretty anonymous, Sissoko was awful, Vorm was very shaky, and Onomah had a night he will want to swiftly forget.
Son and Winks were our 'better' players, but I was actually delighted with Son's performance. I felt that he put in just as much effort against Wigan as he would against Real Madrid. At times he was the only dangerous player we had on the pitch, and the goals he scored still meant a lot to him. I felt that it was a great display of application, and he played completely without ego. Something that can't be said for Dier, who was infuriatingly lackadaisical at times.
Davies was pretty anonymous, Sissoko was awful, Vorm was very shaky, and Onomah had a night he will want to swiftly forget.
Son and Winks were our 'better' players, but I was actually delighted with Son's performance. I felt that he put in just as much effort against Wigan as he would against Real Madrid. At times he was the only dangerous player we had on the pitch, and the goals he scored still meant a lot to him. I felt that it was a great display of application, and he played completely without ego. Something that can't be said for Dier, who was infuriatingly lackadaisical at times.
