***OMT Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth ***

[paxtonwolf]

Only Tottenham fans cannot be confident when their team is 3-0 up. Two weeks running. Good to get another win, but still a touch worrying. Alli got the goals, but I would say vertonghen just saved us 2 points. What a tackle

 

[Robbo]

FFS we don't do easy wins anymore, do we. That was too close.

 

[SpurMeUp]

Jesus, that was unnecessary, but 3 points! Get in.

@milo - has to be Alli, surely.

Just those dreadful 5 yard missed passes otherwise was a shoe-in.

 

[Robspur12]

Serious defensive fears.

We know we have issues with defence but at least the attack is looking good. We have needed a quality Defensive midfielder all season. Jose is good but cannot magic one out of a hat.

 

[StephenH]

@milo Dele

 

[Robbo]

Only Tottenham fans cannot be confident when their team is 3-0 up. Two weeks running. Good to get another win, but still a touch worrying. Alli got the goals, but I would say vertonghen just saved us 2 points. What a tackle

Ledleyesque

 

[Nigeyman]

Phew!

ruddy bloody defence.

steam train keeps on chuffa chuffing...

just!

 

[paxtonwolf]

Mourinho will be bring in a defender for sure in Jan. Looks like Ake might be one of his preferences as well

 

[StephenH]

We nearly blew that through lack of concentration. 3 wins is good but we need to sort the brick out with conceding late.

Going off gazzaniga.

 

[Gilzeantoscore]

A couple of things. Who was the bald clam reffing the game? Where did 6 minutes of extra time come from and what the fudge is wrong with our defenders? You can see the intensity ebb away and the opposition goals are so obviously coming, you can see them from a mile. No closing down, forwards in acres of space, fudging brick. Should have been a five nil win. Better sides are still going to cane us playing brick like this!

 

[Rorschach]

@milo
Dele
Aurier
Vertonghen for that tackle.
Sanchez

 

[DeanoAustin]

The manner of the wins has been disappointing in terms of goals conceded. However, if you can guarantee Jose will bring only one thing it's defensive solidity. It'll just take time.

 

[SpurMeUp]

Sanchez did play well. Mourinho got into his ear? He looked far more commanding today.

 

[jts1882]

Table looking much better

3. Leicester 29
4. Chelsea 26
5. Spurs 20

We could end up chasing Leicester for half a season. Surely they couldn't stay ahead again.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

We know we have issues with defence but at least the attack is looking good. We have needed a quality Defensive midfielder all season. Jose is good but cannot magic one out of a hat.

Said an Arsenal fan for the last 5 years

 

[Gilzeantoscore]

The problems were really in midfield. Sissoko gifted them the ball for their second, fudging idiot.

 

[ShipOfTheseus]

Table looking much better

3. Leicester 29
4. Chelsea 26
5. Spurs 20

We could end up chasing Leicester for half a season. Surely they couldn't stay ahead again.

Much more likely to be chasing Chelsea.

 

[Robspur12]

Just heard it's the first time Bournemouth have scored against us at home. Tbf they are a good side.

 

[Robbo]

Funniest thing tonight was the arabic commentator consistently refering to Steve Cook as Stiff rooster.

 

[DubaiSpur]

Mentality the biggest concern - dominate a game for 75 minutes, but still scrape through and almost give a draw away.

Players need to concentrate, someone needs to rip into them to make sure they do.

It takes the shine and morale boost off a victory, and six goals across three games is just living dangerously.