Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

Sarr, Bissouma, Kulu and Kinsky have all been especially bad.

Son (outside the goal) and Solanke have constantly lost the ball with the few touches they’ve had.

Spence defensively has been good against Sterling but he and Gray keep playing one-twos on the edge of our box and Arsenal’s pressed them into mistakes a couple of times, just hoof it ffs.

 

We're just so reactive. No leaders anywhere. No-one taking the initiative and playing pre-emptively.

 

There’s no way Johnson is a solution in this game. Too timid, doesn’t run at anyone. Might as well play with 10.
I’d rather hold out hope with kulusevski.

 

Kinsky in only his 3rd game for Spurs and already dropping a stinker. It’s almost funny

 

Looking back the keeper had a mare for

I just think it is one of those too big, too soon games for him. Does look like a startled kitten at the moment..

 

He's 21 years old and has been instructed to play tippy-tappy football inside his box against one of the best pressing teams in the world.

Give the lad a break. He'll learn from this experience.

 

Kinsky was unlucky with the bounce but still should have had more of the ball

 

Agreed, the midfield needs beefing up for me, literally no control there. Defence being a tad overwhelmed and bit much getting through up top.

Anyway bring on the next 45...

 

he’s a kid, who we’ve thrown into a London derby having never played a premier league game, but we’ve basically got no choice.
He’s also the only signing we’ve made despite being desperate in other areas of the pitch. What chance have we got?

 

Completely OTT in my opinion, he done very well dealing with balls into the box against possibly the best team at set plays in world football, blocked off by his own man for the first goal and should have done better with the 2nd though does it bounce just in front of him, caught in possession a couple of times but stinker is very harsh.

 

Usually midday on wednesdays.

 

If he’s not ready then he shouldn’t play. I’m absolutely sick of giving these losers excuse after excuse. We’re in January and heading for defeat 11 in 21. How bad do things have to get before someone at the club grows a set and makes the decision that needed to be made

 

Who is there to beef it up though? We can't even bring on a CB and push Gray into CM.

One solution could be to bring on Brennan for Sarr and shift Kulu further infield.

 

Johnson coming on according to Ali Gold, so CK gets his wish.

Here’s hoping CK has Mystic Meg’d it.

 

Johnson and Maddison coming on....

 

Agreed.

Injury crisis for months, yet here we are halfway through the window having signed no outfield players.

COYS, Daniel.

 

Maddison and Johnson replace Bissouma and Sarr. Nothing in the midfield now.

 

I think that’s what I’d do. We need to run at them, pin them back and try and disrupt their structure a bit, and Kulu is better in the middle, Johnson offers more in behind.

 

Are we bringing on rcl for the 2nd half ??

 

So it's s*** or bust then...