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OMT - Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton FA Cup
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braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Fantastically frustrating. The bright spot is that we played quite well, rest of the season could be fun if we keep attacking like this. Can only hope we got our individual defensive errors out of the way in one game for a while, but not at all confident about that.
Is this why we've been playing so deep? Are we really just so extremely porous defensively that our defenders need all that protection to look even alright?
Is this why we've been playing so deep? Are we really just so extremely porous defensively that our defenders need all that protection to look even alright?
Daisuk
Dimitar Berbatov
If it is, then you'd have to wonder why we didn't do more to bring in some defensive stability last summer.
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
100% this IMO, the defenders aren’t good enough, constant individual errors. Even Hugo who had looked better for a while is reverting back to his old calamitous self.
it wasn’t long ago we had Walker, Jan, Toby and Rose at the back all at their peak. If you stuck them in this current side I think you’d see a huge difference. Just highlights the problem area to me at least.
Daisuk
Dimitar Berbatov
The point is to enjoy a match of football once or twice a week. I'd love us to win a trophy, but not at all costs. I've been saying this all along. I'd much rather enjoy one or two matches of football a week rather than hate watching football for a year and celebrate winning a trophy one night in May. I don't see the point of that. The journey is also the point in following football for me. It's not all about trophies. Anyone who'll have me believe that, I'm just going to disagree with. If you win a trophy for having played blistering football, fine! Love it. But win a trophy by sitting back and being a negative boring team to watch - fudge that. Gives me very very little, personally. I think people put too much emphasis on trophies.
Mikey10
Jimmy Neighbour
We bought Doherty and brought in Reguillon. Maybe he thought we had enough CBs and that at least a couple of them could be relied upon.
Honestly, I think he’d struggle to be a squad player at Bournemouth. He’s been here a long time now. I think he’s scored two goals and provided two assists(?), and he can’t defend for brick.
Seems a nice bloke though.
Only watched ET last night, but from reading the reports/forum at least we had a go, and less of the turgid football we have seen recently. Winks and Dele did look poor from what i saw, but sort of understandable even if very disappointing as it was sort of set-up for them to win it for us. Sissoko at RB didn't work, but guess this was due to lack of available alternatives.
Anyway, on to City, I irrationally think we can get something out of this game
Anyway, on to City, I irrationally think we can get something out of this game
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Other areas were in even more desperate need for upgrades. Given that Mourinho didn't rate Foyth, saw Rose as past it and Sessegnon as not ready yet (all fine decisions imo) we effectively had one right back and one left back. We had more or less zero defensive midfielders, no target man striker backup...
With a limited transfer budget you do what you can, sort out the most pressing issues first, then try to get by. Seemed like we pushed for Skriniar, we did sign Rodon. It's clearly seen as a problem area.
glasgowspur
Luka Modric
I think we played well and 9 times out of 10 we win that. But we gifted them two goals and then three really good finishes.
We showed intent, desire, determination and no little pluck, not to mention some fine football.
We showed intent, desire, determination and no little pluck, not to mention some fine football.
Would need to look at it again but the time in which Sanchez 'stepped up' to play offside none of the other back four had done so - not sure if that's Toby at fault if that's what happened?
Bishop
John Lacy
Agreement, the performance gave me positive vibes. It didn't show me anything we didn't already know, our defence is porous and the squad players are dross. At least we went for it, I see more positives then negatives tbh. We can attack, we can score goals we can be positive.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
It happens too often and yet he is meant to be the leader of the line (that’s part of the issue as we have no leaders still)
I mean it can be argued that he is last man so calls the line but he just doesn’t move anywhere quick enough
People are remembering good Toby.... that players not been here for 2 years
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
That looks about right
Everton lately in any game they have got results in have outscored their xG
They have been playing low block football and generally defending well which has got them results
Bishop
John Lacy
Are we talking about the last goal because I'm sure that was Doherty playing Bernard onside.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
8 players from our side there watching
He runs past dele (he looks at another player), runs past PEH too who stays still and Doherty was covering the man outside him at the time and gets caught with two men
Toby has run out to stand in front of siggy and scare him I think
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Brilliant post!
Bishop
John Lacy
All true but they were in a tight line and he was the one player behind the line playing Bernard onside. [emoji2379]
NoLimits01
Goran Bunjevcevic
Post of the season for me