Kane goes down too easily. Tierney thought that less contact was a penalty later on VAR, but that's not one, for me.
So we start Sanchez so that there's a pacey CB to cover our routinely-targeted right flank, but as we don't trust Sanchez to start in our regular system, we change the formation and then decide that defending for the entire second half will work out much better than it did against West Scam or Palace I think that covers it...right?
I’ve said it a million times I can tolerate the turgid ‘style’ if they win. Playing like a side battling relegation with players like Kane and Son is unforgivable
For about the fifth time this season it’s points thrown away again I expect Jose to come out and say Spurs controlled the game and one mistake cost them as per usual
I'd rather lose going for the win than sit back as soon as we are ahead. This is getting very tedious.
Counter attacking when a team can defend well is one thing Counter attacking when a team can't defend well is rapidly becoming irritating
1-1 FT. Totally unambitious performance and we nearly lost it at the death. The few times when we actually attacked them, we dominated the ball and looked dangerous. Another match where we sat back too much and it cost us points.
The "season compass" does not lie. I cannot believe the entire squad has bought into this style of play.
Dreadful we play as if we have no attackers and yet we have two of the best in the world. To be honest I wish we had lost that because to play in this way is a sham of our abilities.
Sorry, but I really would lose playing football, rather than this negative ****. Tragic waste of attacking talent. I'm out, I'm afraid
So about how a win would've taken us 3rd just before the teams around us would have started nicking points off each other...
What’s frustrating is watching a team we know can make chances when we throw bodies forward being so negative when protecting a 1 goal lead from the first minute. Not only is it not fun to watch but also it’s a massive tactical risk. We shouldn’t be doing that unless we’re 2/3 up, frankly. Mourinho has to sort something out here. If we were defensively enough to grind 1-0s out all season and win silverware then I’d accept it for a season or two as that’s ultimately what he’s here to do, but we’re not consistent enough at the back to do that. The end justifies the means under Mourinho and I embrace that but neither the end or the method is right at the moment and something needs to be addressed.
Utter pile of ****. Kane and Son both look ****ed (surprise, surprise) and we just look dreadful all around at the moment. We’re not even countering any more, just sitting back and doing **** all. Sacrificing style for substance I’m completely fine with, sacrificing style for nonsense - just like Poch did in his last year - is something I won’t back.
I promise you I was going to say the same thing even if we had won. But we didn't deserve to win because this style of play is shyte. I know some are happy with this as long as we win but I'm not. This isn't Spurs. Don't get me wrong, a perfectly executed counter attack can be a thing of beauty, but such is the current mindset it doesn't seem like we're even capable of that any more. Remember: I'm the one that usually supports the team regardless of what has happened in the game.
