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cookiemonster

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I wasn't talking about the penalty. I was talking about the game in general and the goal we concede. I appreciate he was isolated but you can't miss a header like that with 2 opposition players around you.

Aubamayang was always going to go down as soon as he felt a breath of Sanchez. It wasn't a penalty but he shouldn't have given him the chance to even go down in the first place.

He also committed some very silly fouls when there was no need. E.g. early in the first half he had one Arsenal player out by the touch line with Rose coming in the other side, and still somehow thought it was a good idea to stick a leg in and commit a foul. It's these type of things that will cost us. He has to eradicate it from his game.

He also desperately needs to improve his ball control and passing ability. It's awful


His passing have always been awful

Which is why Jose Mourinho targeted him in the Europa Cup final

What do our scouts see in him and that other rash nutter Aurier I have no idea

But it really worries me this is the sort of quality that they come up with when it comes to replacing Aldereweld Ericksen Rose and Vertonghen
 

Spurger King

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Jul 22, 2008
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Strange game. Thought we were ok in the first half, and if Eriksen had taken his chance I suspect we would have been more fired up in the second half. Instead we looked even more edgy, and were a bit lucky with the penalty.

We looked about as creative as a team with Wanyama and Sissoko is going to look. A draw was probably a fair result, as neither team was really at the races. It’s certainly not a crisis. Not yet anyway.
 

Phomesy

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Just saw the Xhaka and Torreira challenges. Both clear red cards ffs. Can’t believe anyone is doubting them. Kane didn’t even get a free kick ffs
 

Barrd10

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I am just glad we didn’t lose as we look so flat. We have for ages. We really need some time of so I am hoping after the Dortmund game we can recharge and come back better. And maybe even in our new Stadium. We need a refresh.
 

tototoner

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Mar 21, 2004
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No, this is totally UNtrue. Sissoko has been a monster this season and was again today. Credit where credit is due please, not lazy slagging of a guy who has worked his arse off to become one of the first names on the team sheet.
The point is he is the only fit CM we have right now
 

HailKingLevy

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I just have a couple of points:

1. How bad do Trippier and Aurier have to be for KWP to get into the team?

2. When is a ref ever going to punish time-wasting?
We have seen several matches this year when the opposition starts to waste time early in the first half. It happened again today as soon as the goons scored. Today's ref (who I thought had an absolute shocker) seemed to warn Koscielny about it in the first half but then did nothing. All we ever see is somebody booked with a couple of minutes left. If refs booked players for time-wasting earlier in the match and kept doing it, either it would stop and the fans would get better value for money, or some body would get a second yellow. It's about time this was clamped down on.

Yeah we need all refs to stop time wasting!! Does that include us taking the ball to the corner in the last minutes of games when we are winning or just when it happens to us?
 

L-man

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Dec 31, 2008
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Yep probably did! I was row 41, seat 31!!

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HailKingLevy

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Sanchez only fucked up for the first goal, because Kane dithered in their box and lost possesion when he should of hit an early shot instead of trying to cut inside 2 defenders, its a team game Kane's fault as much as dave's for their goal.
 

scat1620

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May 11, 2008
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Do they defend the whatever the club does? Or do they just not piss their pants every time something doesn't happen like they want it to?
I can name an example: Lighty64. He is to Spurs positivity what yankspurs is to Spurs negativity.
 

bubble07

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Dec 27, 2004
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I think for their goal alderweireld ran out to stay tight behind iwobi when he should have stayed alongside sanchez
 

Shadydan

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Sanchez only fucked up for the first goal, because Kane dithered in their box and lost possesion when he should of hit an early shot instead of trying to cut inside 2 defenders, its a team game Kane's fault as much as dave's for their goal.

Nonsense
 

HailKingLevy

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How is it nonsense? if Kane hits an early shot, or simply doesnt lose the ball in a really promising position, then we dont get countered on, how can you not see that? you might not agree with it, but its not nonsense, its what happened.
 

RickyVilla

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I am just glad we didn’t lose as we look so flat. We have for ages. We really need some time of so I am hoping after the Dortmund game we can recharge and come back better. And maybe even in our new Stadium. We need a refresh.
We had 10 days off before the Dortmund game and I think that rest effected us badly. The players need a kick up the jacksy, especially Eriksen. He was better yesterday but still not as good as we know he can be.
 

spursfan77

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Aug 13, 2005
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Only just seen their penalty award. Not sure you can get a softer penalty than that.

Something weird is going on with the refs this season. I can’t believe they’ve all got so collectively terrible.
 
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