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OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

thfcsteff said:
This was a significant result.
I cannot remember us playing as disjointedly for 50 minutes yet still getting something from the game at the death.

Frankl is learning, and we need to be patient as the clicks and connections come together. We are without Solanke, Deki, and Madders - a significant core of our attacking/creative play for the last few years. With Muani having fallen to 'the curse' we will likelt be riding the Richy train for some time. Xavi is still patently getting used to the physicality and relentlessness of the league, and we have to be patient. Modric needed a season to find his feet, and I think it is clear Xavi will too. He is going to be an excellent 10 option for sure, but right now it is too easy to swamp and stomp him in there; I think hav ing hiom drift from the left as he gets used to the league is fine. We still created enough moments to either fashion better clear cut chances or just put them away. It was a shame Kudus strayed offside because that sort of goal would've been huge in both timing and style. But it will happen.

Right now, I'd give Tel more time than Odobert off the left; he has a greater ability to hold the ball/play accurate passes. Odobert was unimpressive to me again, and I have to say, in that final minute I actually found myself yelling at him to move the ball instead of stand there and try to trick his opponnant just inside his own half!

Finally, I think there is a conversation to be had about Vic. I am not sure what the answer is, but we must be aware there's a question to be asked IMO...
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Great post Steff.
 
We have some really tough games coming up, a real tough run of games which will tell the tale. I have watched a lot of games so far this season and it seems that one of two things has happened this season. Either the top four or five have dropped in standard, or the rest have caught up. Palace played some lovely stuff and every side bar Burnley have looked good at least in parts.
 
mudshark said:
While that's true, the contrast between them сuntѕ' win at St James's Park tonight and our feeble second-half effort AT HOME yesterday couldn't be starker, sadly. We need better players, simple as.
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They are significantly better than we are, it is what it is. Hopefully under Frank and with continual player staff improvements we can get to the level where we are able to put in similar performances.
 
I was there with my son and i thought it a big shame that there were boos at the end. My son thought the boos were more for the referee (who was awful btw). Maybe because the boos weren't that loud or sustained compared to vs Bournemouth, but still...not nice to hear/see given the euphoria of that late get-out-of-jail equaliser.

I thought we were very good first half but our final ball still a bit lacking, partly i think it's hesitation to get the ball into the box and fear no-one will be there and partly the likes of Udogie still getting up to speed/showing old poor habits when at/near the box.
I'm convinced if that Kudus goal wasn't offside, we'd have won VERY easily because i think Wolves belief would have drained like they had in many previous games.

It has to be said that their coach really schooled us in the second half, so in that context i was very happy and felt lucky to get that point.
Hopefully we can show similar resolve as we plod throgh without some key attacking players.

COYS
 
thfcsteff said:
I have seen this said over and over. We had plenty of chances to score/create scoring chances in the first-half...
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The opportunity to create an opportunity. I do get it but there's a reason they never actually became opportunities. I don't think you can put too much into those half almost chances. The pass, the cross, the run, the dribble etc never actually happened usually because either was beyond the capability of the passer or the receiver.
 
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Lilbaz said:
So far our performances have us 4th. We haven't been great but 16 teams in the league have been worse.
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No, our results have been better than 16 teams, our performances haven't. We've had a reasonably handy start with City the only top team we've played (oddly our best performance), and playing the three teams that are currently bottom.
 
Bedfordspurs said:
Is he doing well?
I really kinda expected more from him and them
They brought ready made players for a fortune
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Hopefully we can afford to continue purchasing EPL proven players, like Kudus and Palhinha,
without the need for ENIC to take out further loans against future income.

As the youngsters and recruits from abroad clearly need some time to get up to speed and after such a lengthy layoff who knows how long it'll take for Kulusevski to get match sharp again.
 
Bishop said:
He's not doing much, he's mostly been played on the left and hasn't done much. His best moments have been in central position but yeah he's not done a great deal yet.
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I think they have an issue now in quantity that he has to work out how to manage
Still think they have a fair track bully striker issue too
 
DubSpur said:
No, our results have been better than 16 teams, our performances haven't. We've had a reasonably handy start with City the only top team we've played (oddly our best performance), and playing the three teams that are currently bottom.
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Bournemouth are right up there currently
We have played 2 brick teams in Burnley’ and West Ham
Wolves are better than their form or league table IMO
 
Bedfordspurs said:
Bournemouth are right up there currently
We have played 2 brick teams in Burnley’ and West Ham
Wolves are better than their form or league table IMO
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So we can use Bournemouth's current league position but not Wolves?
Both will be mid table at best come end of season.

Either way it doesn't change that our performances haven't been great.
 
Bedfordspurs said:
Yep
I guess it’s a learning curve
He is trying k work out how to manage his squad and that takes a bit of time
The players he put out are technically good enough to win that game
But if, like they did, they aren’t 100% in that game, you can’t easily drop points
One weird thing, and I’ve seen it before, is when we’re turned around from kick off (playing the wrong way first half) we never win
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Doherty won the toss and turn us around.

Good use of insider knowledge.
 
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