Is that true? 5th place could get a CL spot? I'm sure they'll change the rule the day before the final just to screw us over.
Too many elaborate flicks and hollywood passes have crept into our game, that is fine if we are 3 nil up and cruising but can be very frustrating when we are in need of a goal in games like today. Dier for eg, is a very good defensive midfield player but these days he seems to think he is some kind of Pirlo, trying too difficult passes etc, instead of getting stuck into the tackle which he is good at.
When the things he tries come off it usually leads to a goal so don't be too harsh on the ones that don't.
I thought that was probably our worst performance of the season but tbh I think group think has it in for Sissoko who was far from being our worst player IMO. WE always seem to have to have a player to hate regardless of their performance and at the moment it is Sissoko. Ok he's not the best signing we have ever made but in recent games he has contributed. I also don't go along with the Pochettino knows nothing brigade. He is by far our best manager in a long long time and one poor game does not turn him into a no nothing. Again IMO if you think he made the wrong substitution or the wrong time I would back him to make a better decision than you would have. It is possible that our players are nurturing a virus which will affect their performance very badly with out any obvious reason why until they develop the full blown bug days later. I just hope it's not the one I had which knocked out all of December for me. So take that you bunch of miserable Spurs fans and when Sissoko lifts the FA Cup you can all say sorry.
In that case he'll be here until the final second of his 5-year contract. No way are we going to break even on him.
Im not denying that sometimes those flicks lead to goals sometimes of course they do, Dele is a very good player and im a huge fan but theres no doubting he over elaborated today when controlling the ball and laying it off would have been the better option. Dele lost the ball far too many times today and im not just singling him out, most of our players were poor but he does try the party tricks too often. Theres was an instance just after we equalised when Dele had the chance to square the ball to an unmarked Kane in the box but took an extra touch to try and beat his man.
I think it's fair to say that the weakness in Dele's game is his decision making. He has such outrageous skills that sometimes his 'wrong' decision is carried off and fools everyone and he is hailed as a genius, which he has the potential to be. The other side is his silly pushing and pulling of players. He is still very young and hopefully as he gains experience his decisions will get better. I think already he controls his temper better than when he first joined us.
I don’t agree that the temperature changes caused the players to get the virus. It more likely to have been caught on the plane if one of the players already had it but was not aware it. I assume they weren’t flying Ryanair because if they did it was definitely the plane’s fault
There is indeed a flu virus affecting more than just Lloris and Eriksen, so I wouldn't be too harsh on the performance as if you're feeling less than 100%, then today's weather conditions are the last thing anyone needs. That said, there was an appalling lack of professionalism in the second half by our physio. Not sure if it was on the TV coverage, but there was a break in play for treatment and one of our players asked Geoff Scott, our physio for a water bottle. Having taken a swig, he then passed it onto Kane who also took a mouthful. Sorry, but if ther's a flu bug going around, then that is the last thing we should be doing.
I rather think we have handed Liverpool 4th spot,so unless they screw up,back to that reserve tournament called the EL. ....and if Sissoko is still with us come May.Please change his job.Give him a mop and a bucket and let him clean up
