*** OMT Tottenham v Aston Villa - Friday 16th May ***

[mudshark]

He tried that before the League Cup final a few years ago. This time there is no tiny outside chance of Champions league qualification through the league so the manager is free to do all he can to have the best chance of winning the Cup final instead of the chairman telling him he can't rest players for it and then sacking him when he refused to let the chairman influence team selection.

Yeah, whatevs, it's obviously not going to happen, but I'd piѕѕ my socks off if he got canned Wednesday morning. What possible difference could it make, even if you still give a toss, not having that fat lump stood on the touchline with his hands in his pockets all game, anyway? It might even benefit the players.

 

[El Dante]

It was said earlier in the thread but we really haven`t got any players that would get a regular start in any of the current top 6 of the premier league . Our player recruitment has been woeful for ages. We may have a couple of youngsters who will come good but most of our squad are average premier league players at best. Only glimmer of light on the horizon is that Man U are just as bad as us. After playing them off the park the 3 times we have faced them this season, even with Fraser Forster doing his best to help them get back in the game in the league cup I just hope that we don`t eff up next Wednesday.
I was calm watching the game tonight but I am already getting butterflies thinking about the final already. Talking to Man U fans at work they are convinced their name is on the cup especially after the Lyon game at old trafford. If we lose I may not be able to to go to work next thursday. Please for once this season I hope the team don`t let us down.
COYS

Yes we do. It’s just that our system and form this season hasn’t reflected true ability. But you can’t seriously believe that none of our players could get in a top six side when we finished 5th last season?! It’s just we have had a disaster of a season.

 

[Silly McSilly Face]

A bigger concern for me is the state of our squad. Mediocre. Full of mid table players at best.

Yes we can lay this at Anges feet and yes I know we’ve spent money but I just don’t think we have a top 6 capable squad.

Kane carried this club on his back for a long while.

Bergvail , Udogie maybe could be top top players. The rest nah not for me. This past 18 months is going to be a job to turn around.

It's hard to rate this current squad in the context of the chaos, poor shape and tactics over the last few seasons. I posted on here in a debate on 3 at the back the lineup we used to beat Arsenal 3-0 in Conte's first season:

Lloris
Sanchez Dier Davies
Royal Bentancur Hojbjerg Sessegnon
Kulusevski Kane Son

Outside the front 3 and the keeper there isn't on paper anyone above average there. But if you have a well drilled team, you only need one or two top drawer players to really elevate a hard working well structured group.

 

[mudshark]

It's hard to rate this current squad in the context of the chaos, poor shape and tactics over the last few seasons. I posted on here in a debate on 3 at the back the lineup we used to beat Arsenal 3-0 in Conte's first season:

Lloris
Sanchez Dier Davies
Royal Bentancur Hojbjerg Sessegnon
Kulusevski Kane Son

Outside the front 3 and the keeper there isn't on paper anyone above average there. But if you have a well drilled team, you only need one or two top drawer players to really elevate a hard working well structured group.

... and a parallel argument to that is that if you insist on playing with no coherent system — or worse, a patently suicidal one — you'll probably still get diсked, even with brilliant individuals. If only there was an example I could cite ...

 

[thfcsteff]

It was said earlier in the thread but we really haven`t got any players that would get a regular start in any of the current top 6 of the premier league. Our player recruitment has been woeful for ages. We may have a couple of youngsters who will come good but most of our squad are average premier league players at best. Only glimmer of light on the horizon is that Man U are just as bad as us. After playing them off the park the 3 times we have faced them this season, even with Fraser Forster doing his best to help them get back in the game in the league cup I just hope that we don`t eff up next Wednesday.
I was calm watching the game tonight but I am already getting butterflies thinking about the final already. Talking to Man U fans at work they are convinced their name is on the cup especially after the Lyon game at old trafford. If we lose I may not be able to to go to work next thursday. Please for once this season I hope the team don`t let us down.
COYS

I had that feeling in 2019

 

[thfcsteff]

Two matches gone to plan. Six to go…

I mean...if they ended up in the Europa and we ended up in the CL with a trophy, is there anyone here who wouldn't laugh really fudgei ng loudly?????

 

[HarryBreadbap]

One wag on Twitter:

"Tottenham's attack, where possession goes to die"

 

[tommysvr]

not having that fat lump stood on the touchline

I think it’s a real black mark on this forum that no one else calls out this absolute garbage.

 

[djp82]

No it's not. I was thinking Maddison, Deki, Solanke, Porro, Bentancur so that makes 9 before we even dig into Vicario et al.

Not for me , Bentancur pre ACL yes . Now no. Solanke is a mediocre striker works hard but not a top tier striker. Deki I’ll say yes you are correct there. Porro not so sure.