Match Threads Spurs vs Manchester United - Match Thread - Day 30

[0-Tibsy-0]

I don't think he is our greatest player - but surely Sessegnon would have made more sense on the wing when we're sitting so deep - as an actual attacking out ball - rather than a central midfielder.

 

[C0YS]

I think we have the right to question Mourinho's Pochettino-esque reticence with the bench.

Man U made 5 subs, and were fresh at the end. We were knackered. Playing well, but knackered, you could feel a mistake coming a mile off. Suggests Mourinho really doesnt value the squad, which contradicts the PR nonsense we hear coming out at press conferences.

I think when you look at the options on the bench, you see the issue. Though I do agree. But we simply need more players who give us something a bit different.

 

[VancouverSpur]

NDombele is a world class talent and I will say it till I am blue in the face. He is the kind of player that needs to be shown faith not Mourinhos 1970's brand of hard-arsed management. Give the lad some game time, don't shit on him when he appears lackadaisical and persevere and he will develop into a world beater.

 

[nedley]

Well. We are still shit.

Maureen will be gone by Xmas is my guess.

 

[glacierSpurs]

I wanted him on earlier but once we dropped back it was clearly not his game.

West Ham will suit him more as we can get higher up the pitch and won't require him to screen as much.

We wont get higher up the pitch, especially if we are leading.

 

[Navin R Johnson]

Agree, I'm really starting to 'get' him now though. Almost developing a soft spot for him, but then that moment at the end... Scary.

Two words. Timothee Atouba.

 

[spursfan77]

Disappointed with the draw as i felt we could have won.

yeah I’m pissed off now. A draw is no good to us

 

[rossdapep]

I'm enjoying watching Man Utd TV on Sky Sports right now, can anyone tell me the number of the channel where I can hear the Tottenham side of things?

Funny as they didn't create that many chances. Yes they had more of the ball but we were deeper (purposely) than them so the team who played higher will always look more threatening, but thats not always the case. I thought we had more opportunities of openings than them but son and Kanes lack of sharpness stunted us.

If United had played that exact same game against Burnley or Brighton, people would be saying they huffed and puffed but didn't do a lot. But because it's against a Jose side and the likes of Neville want to believe that United are back they are piling it on and overdoing the praise.

They did it went Van Gaal took over, then in Jose s second season, then when OGS took over and had that good run. They are desperate for them to be back so any sign of improvement and they cream themselves.

I saw a United team who moved the ball well but struggled to break a defence down whilst being vulnerable to the counter attack.

 

[C0YS]

Genuinely think Ndombele has all the talent of Pogba.

But Mourinho hates him.

It pisses me off so much.

Great talent, not even close to ready to take a big role today. Lo Celso is our best midfielder by far, and I am sure he would have started were his fitness better. But Ndombele at the moment is a superstar in the making who isn't mature or fit enough to be a particularly reliable option, particularly when protecting a lead. If we were behind I am sure he would have come on.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Some of you need to pace yourselves. We have Eight games left. Mourinho and his press conf. are jekyll and hyde ... It's beginning.

 

[razzmaster]

really haven't missed sky and the media/officials agenda-driven bullshit at all in the last few months. moss can suck a bucketful of cocks too, the useless fat wank-sock.

After 3 months of lockdown it's nice to see wank-sock used in a different context

 

[dondo]

This is pretty disgraceful bias.

Was never going to be anything else with Keane band evra as guests and red nev as co commentator, sky are not even subtle about their biased

 

[bozzaSPUR]

Got a bit ragged in the second half. Thought the defence, apart from aurier towards the end were good. Thought there was evidence that Jose's message was beginning to land with the players. Overall better than I was expecting. I'm not surprised that N'Dombele didn't feature, I have seen zero evidence of him applying himself in a game yet. He needs to show this before he can start to display his undoubted quality on the ball.

That’s right they all applied themselves very well for most of the game. The tosser who thought we had only played well for 15 minutes must have missed the rest of the game. Admittedly we we weren’t brilliant going forward but until Dier’s mistake we were solid defensively. Needless to say it was Aurier who lost possession initially that ultimately led to Dier conceding the pen. Man U looked crap - technical term for not not top 4 material.

 

[whitelanefever]

You taking the piss mate ! Sky literally just highlighted winks for being so poor for the pen we conceded ! We were letting them walk through the middle the whole game brutal

Cop yourself on.. He's only one player, he can't be everywhere.. Look at game again & watch amount of ground he covered.. Not surprised your clueless given you have a headtheball of a defender as your sig name

 

[dagraham]

Shaun is a bit of a troll. Not saying that in a nasty way, but he's not to be taken too seriously.

My favourite ever post of his was when Brazil got dicked 7-1 by Germany and he said Paulinho was the best player on the pitch.

 

[walworthyid]

Well. We are still shit.

Maureen will be gone by Xmas is my guess.

I genuinely hope so. I cant stand watching us play. We are one of the worst footballing teams in the league without question.

 

[glacierSpurs]

Kane will be injured within the next three games. We never learn and will run him into the ground until he gets that fatigued his body will collapse.

I am beginning to think he is just insisting to play, no matter his form or mental state or what, until he really injures. No gaffers could have stopped him.

 

[spursfan77]

its going to end in tears clear as day.

yep. I really want him to succeed with us but I’m sceptical he will be with us this time next year.

 

[Phil-spur99]

Two words. Timothee Atouba.

Remember him curling in that goal at Newcastle when it felt like years since we’d won there?

 

[shoggy33]

Our style of play didn't really change in the 2nd half, we just had no outlet because our attackers were completely spent. Hopefully they will get fitter, but my concern is they (Kane especially) will just pick up further injuries.