*** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United ***

[Mrs Vert]

He’s asking players to play in a style that invites those mistakes. There is no need for it at 3-0.

He’s playing to players’ weaknesses (i.e. Forster). That’s bad management. But it is entertaining and it is interesting.

And unnecessary stress. I don't think I can take this way of playing. When it works fine, but riding on lady luck every other week.......I'm gonna have to find a way!

 

[glasgowspur]

I don't understand that. The first two goals are pretty much sitters. Should be about 1,5 combined for those two alone!

Kulu unmarked in the box less than 10 yards out is more than our xg for the whole game, bizarre

 

[paxtonwolf]

Scousers it is.Home Leg first

 

[FolkestoneSpur]

First leg at home to pool

 

[Pandy]

And unnecessary stress. I don't think I can take this way of playing. When it works fine, but riding on lady luck every other week.......I'm gonna have to find a way!

Do you remember routinely being 1-0 up under mourinho and conceding in the last minute?

 

[glasgowspur]

Would rather have had the second leg at home

 

[paxtonwolf]

I assume we play on the 7th as we play Saudi Sportswashing Machine on the 4th Jan

 

[Jordinho]

Tottenham - Saudi Sportswashing Machine final? The battle of "no trophies since forever". We'd lose and it would be utterly embarrassing.

 

[Baleforce]

Honestly I might agree with you if we hadn't been forced to watch 3 years of eye-gougingly bad football with the same results.

I much preferred their approaches.

It's too open, there is no control, Ange is seemingly fine with the opposition having chances. I can't get my head around it.

 

[Robspur12]

He’s asking players to play in a style that invites those mistakes. There is no need for it at 3-0.

He’s playing to players’ weaknesses (i.e. Forster). That’s bad management. But it is entertaining and it is interesting.

But be honest, you'd love it if we won a trophy playing this way. I know I would.

 

[SteveAWOL]

Would rather have had the second leg at home

On the upside, at least van de Ven and Romero should be fully match fit for our trip to Anfield in February.

 

[Pandy]

I much preferred their approaches.

It's too open, there is no control, Ange is seemingly fine with the opposition having chances. I can't get my head around it.

Having been to almost every home game that had fans under both manager I vehemently disagree.

 

[SpurMeUp]

Forster was playing it long. Idk what people are watching. Ange doesn't mind them playing it long now and again. But, like many many many other sides, we aspire to control games and retain possession.

 

[Mrs Vert]

Aaahhh

Do you remember routinely being 1-0 up under mourinho and conceding in the last minute?

I routinely try and remove memories such as these!
However that's my point. Manager, style, decades....we have tried everything.
I like how we attack, I think the only tweak needed is not to be mental for 90mins when we are in control

 

[Baleforce]

Having been to almost every home game that had fans under both manager I vehemently disagree.

Fair enough.

For me, above all else, I want pragmatism.

 

[Mrs Vert]

First leg at home to pool

Would prefer it the other way round but hey ho

 

[Pandy]

Fair enough.

For me, above all else, I want pragmatism.

When pragmatism hasn't worked I'm quite happy with this football. If we can replicate our top form consistently we will be one of the greatest teams ever. And if not, at least we'll have had goals to cheer.

 

[Robspur12]

Fair enough.

For me, above all else, I want pragmatism.

I do get that. That's probably what brings sustainable success in the end. But when we are on song we are a brilliant watch.

 

[DeanoAustin]

But be honest, you'd love it if we won a trophy playing this way. I know I would.

A million percent. The 45 year old cynic in me thinks he’s mad.

But the football purist in me loves it. If Ange won something here, it’s a victory for football.

 

[glasgowspur]

Forster was playing it long. Idk what people are watching. Ange doesn't mind them playing it long now and again. But, like many many many other sides, we aspire to control games and retain possession.

He knocked it long a few times and we did OK with it, but for the first goal he turns to gray, doesn't like the look of it, turns to dragu, doesn't like that either and then passes it gray who no option but to play it back, foster then plays it to dragu, or tries to.
He had three opportunities to punt it, his head had obviously gone at that point.