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Tottenham Hotspur V Brentford

That was a hard watch, Brentford looked the better side throughout.

Son ...directly involved for both goals, in a game where we had very few chances
Moore ...got pushed around like a boy, some more growing up to do
Richy...I can hold up the ball netter than him. Postecoglu got him playing to his weakness
Grey... are we converting our prized young talent into a CB? Pretty good at it, lots of crucial blocks in the first half
Spence ... growing from strength to strength. Going to be hard for udogie to get his place back
Kulu ...typical surging runs and combines well but missed a couple of good chances
Benta...cut out and intercepted well in midfield, what a through pass

This didn't look like angeball at all and we won.
 
thfcsteff said:
I just wish we could enjoy a win...if you look in recent weeks we have been doing pretty much this. Individual mistakes/jitters have cost us. The difference today was in having two players at CB who are comfortable on the ball (I hold my hand up, I did not think Drags lack of ability on the ball hurt as much as it obviously has). Kinsky has been an important addition. Having a fit CF has been important.
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We haven't played like this at all Steff except against Liverpool in the cup.
 
Baleforce said:
nah, they were suicidally high against Leicester at times
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Djed Spence tore into the Brentford half a few times today too, with Porro high the other side. Bentancur was excellent, and generally we certainly modified how often we 'raided' like that (as we have been for several weeks). I really think the main difference today was Dragusin's absence. Both CBs were comfortable and error free on the ball.
 
thfcsteff said:
We have not pushed our FBs high for a few weeks now my friend. We have also looked to sit deeper for large stretches of games in that time. The reason people are seeing it today is because we won.
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Sorry to disagree Steff. Today we sat deeper with the defensive pivot sitting deeper and holding their position rather than joining the press and being caught out of position. Agree re the fullbacks though.
 
braineclipse said:
Not much tactical difference in that from what we've been seeing in recent weeks imo. Just that it worked this time. No individual errors that cost us and we defended well.

Had Brentford won the ball and countered from the buildup to the 2-0 it would be all why is Sarr so high up the pitch...
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Massive difference between running from deep onto a pass and just being ahead of the play.
 
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