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What the fuck have you done with yankspurs?If Bale keeps that up, top 4 might just not be as out of reach as previously thought.
What the fuck have you done with yankspurs?If Bale keeps that up, top 4 might just not be as out of reach as previously thought.
If Bale keeps that up, top 4 might just not be as out of reach as previously thought.
What the fuck have you done with yankspurs?
The way Burnley set-up is tailor made for this Mourinho system. They are predictable in their play, not quick on or off the ball. We were able to slow the pace of the game down, turn them when needed and our build-up play causes them problems. Unfortunately for us, not too many teams play 4-4-2 anymore.
Why the fuck is he still on the pitch. Should have been off as soon as the 4th went in. He's the only player we haven't got a direct replacement for.
Yep and alongside Vertonghen. Moral of the story get an experienced defender to play with Sanchez.Sanchez was my MOM. He always looks better with Toby beside him.
I have a similar theory. When we're on the front foot we put far less pressure on our defence and I feel we play far better as a team when doing so. That said, playing cynically has it's place sometimes but I think we should build around the way we played today for the better part of our games
Amuses me how every time we win well ( I know that hasn’t happened a lot recently) the pundits say it’s because the other team weren’t very good.
Might it not be because we don’t let them play very well?
I cannot for the life of me understand why Roy Keane comes out with such controversial bollocks, what could the reason be?
Yep and alongside Vertonghen. Moral of the story get an experienced defender to play with Sanchez.
Amuses me how every time we win well ( I know that hasn’t happened a lot recently) the pundits say it’s because the other team weren’t very good.
Might it not be because we don’t let them play very well?
Our early lead might have significantly changed things. It put them on the back foot while it gave us massive confidence that we were so threatening in the first 30 minutes to go 3-0.I think they anticipated we'd turn up as our usual slow and shit selves. It was a good bet tbf. Unlucky Sean.
Agree but I've seen Sanchez in the champions league and premier league against top 4 teams alongside Vertonghen look very comfortable. Can't say the same about Dier.Same with Dier. Always looks better with Toby.
Unfortunately, I don't think Toby can play every game for the rest of the season.
We might not get top four agreed, but if we can go on a winning run at least we can put pressure on the others above.That Burnley are shit and don't think we will get top 4. I have to say I agree.
You have this criticism from some fans from Lloris too, even when it's hard to single him out on those particular moments. Pope had a solid game, one fantastic save and two very solid ones, that you would in fairness expect top-level keepers to make.I thought Sanchez had his best game for Spurs but Toby was struggling a bit for pace several times.
I saw nothing from Pope today to justify a high fee. He was no where near any of the goals.
Exactly. Even the way we kicked off at the start of the game had urgency, immediately seeing plenty of movement and players darting about everywhere.
That creates space as you disrupt the oppositions shape.
We've seen a complete lack of this for most of the season but today was very different.
We made Burnley look poor. Had we started the game slowly we would of seen them grow into the game and frustrate us.
Amuses me how every time we win well ( I know that hasn’t happened a lot recently) the pundits say it’s because the other team weren’t very good.
Might it not be because we don’t let them play very well?
Honestly, who cares what sky think, and frankly I particularly don't care about what the narrative is around Mourinho, neither one side nor the other. What happens at this club is the main thing and that's the only context in which to situate Mourinho. Today, was very good, it built on hints of improvement and we saw a top-class display. Just like one bad performance out of context shouldn't doesn't really mean much, the same should be taken with the reverse (there was a lot of positivity post West Brom too) but it's really promising stuff.Still no worse from Mourinho on sky. The pricks still banging on about Chelsea Man Utd.
You have this criticism from some fans from Lloris too, even when it's hard to single him out on those particular moments. Pope had a solid game, one fantastic save and two very solid ones, that you would in fairness expect top-level keepers to make.
I suspect the criticism is when, goalkeepers don't dive to make a save, as if it's a mistake to not almost save a ball. Regardless of goalkeepers always getting way more criticisms for errors than any other position, that's harsh, ultimately you can't commit before a shot, some times a strike is so good and so quick it's not even that you can properly react to it, and other times your reflex simply wont kick in as it would if it were closer to you.
But lets actually look at the goals. today. The first goal, you could criticise Pope in that he is simply following the flight of the ball and preparing to catch it. Now obviously he can't simply shift towards where Bale is likely to finish it, as if Bale chooses not to play the ball, that dribbles in, and would be a Son goal. The latter would be considered a goalkeeping mistake. I think he could have however positioned himself better to ready himself for both possibilities. Would that have changed the outcome? No.
Second Goal. I think Pope did better that what you would expect. The deflection significantly deviated the direction of the ball, and Pope didn't commit himself early, so actually managed to dive the right direction, though obviously delayed and unable to get close to it. Many other keepers would have been rooted to the spot in those cases, unable to shift their weight towards the ball.
Thrid, no chance in hell. I don't see how he could have got closer to it. Maybe his positioning could have been slightly better, as it seems like he was ever so slightly pulled out of position by him flirting with the idea of coming for the cross, but come on. The final goal is unstoppable, grounded to the spot. I would say that this is one of those were, in my experience, your reflexes aren't able to kick in, as your body instinctively knows your not getting close to it (think about it, if someone throws something at you if it's close to you you try and dodge or catch if it isn't you have no reflexive response) the goalkeeper also sees it very late, as Bale, uses the defender as a barrier to bend around to unsight the goalkeeper. His positioning was perfect.
Today Pope did many things well, often things that are ignored. He dominated his box, using his height to his advantage, assured in corners and cut out danger quickly by being decisive off his line. He caught practically everything and showed his solid shot-stopping abilities too. How close you get to goals isn't a particularly good way of judging a goalkeeper.