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Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

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  1. Citizen Kane.

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    Johnson should have buried that.

    They just gave MOTM to Maddison.

    I'd have given it to Sarr tbc.

    He's been everywhere.
     
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  2. The RDBD

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  3. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    It’s been clear since pre-season that his fitness needs considerable improving. Started spewing up after 25 mins of running.

    This is his first 90 mins for us too - easy to see why!

    The technical ability is certainly there though.
     
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  4. PleaseNotPoll

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    Sacked in the morning for Martin, you're Spurs and you know you are for Walker-Peters.
    To be fair to their manager, he's got to go home to Lucy Pinder after this. The poor bastard.
     
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  5. SpursDisciple

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    Well done Archie. Great interception.
     
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  6. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Archie Gray <applause>
     
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  7. KingHotspur

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    It was very comfortable.

    Saints are **** but 3 points is 3 points
     
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  8. PleaseNotPoll

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    5-0 FT. I'd have taken that at the break, to be honest. Just strolled about for the second half.
    Very encouraging first 20 minutes or so, but the opposition wasn't up to much.
    Much tougher game in the week.
     
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  9. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Absolute gift from Southampton tonight, not that I’m complaining.

    I mean we’re ****… but they are ****.
     
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  10. Citizen Kane.

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    Southampton seem to have the same underlying issue as us: A manager asking things of the squad at his disposal that they are simply incapable of delivering with any consistency.

    First clean sheet in how many games?
     
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    Only a few. City at the Etihad is nearly as easy as Saints at St Mary's, though.
     
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  12. SpursDisciple

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    But when have we done it against a top team?
     
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  13. PleaseNotPoll

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    Man Utd at Old Trafford. Oh wait, you said top team. Erm...
     
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  14. The RDBD

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    Why are the club not continuing with the Pochettino fitness regime ??
    His teams used to have the opposition dropping
    like flies in the last 10 mins of a game.
     
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  15. The RDBD

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    Averaging one every four games.
     
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  16. Tilly'sowner

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    Pretty much bang on the money!
     
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  17. The RDBD

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    Pep feels that one.
     
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  18. SpursDisciple

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    Dorrington got on for a while
     
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  19. PowerSpurs

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    We've got the second best attacking record in the League and the third best defensive record. If the goals had been distributed better we would be top 3 at worst.
     
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  20. Tilly'sowner

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    Really impressed with the composure of Gray these past few months.

    So versatile too but Ange needs to put him in a fixed position rather than play him all over defence.
     
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  21. PowerSpurs

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    Apparently we were the first PL team this season to have 4 teenagers on the pitch at once.
     
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