AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur - Match Thread

[Phomesy]

For me, we need to find a way to get Eriksen and Lamela on the pitch together, and both centrally, they are by far our most intelligent players and Eriksen needs to take the deeper role as is suits his skill set so much, with Lamela playing just behind the striker in the middle.

All it takes is for the best striker in the world to be injured

 

[Phomesy]

Can’t believe Hazardousman is spamming the chicken emoji. The bloke’s gone too fucking far this time

 

[Vincent30]

And yet today he was instrumental in our late resurgance

The through ball he played when Son missed was bloody sublime.

He is a great squad player and doesn't act like he should be anything else, i think he has done exactly what has been asked of him this season and again he came on and added something to the team, fair play to him.

 

[dagraham]

Can’t we all just be friends?

 

[jimbo]

I get why people express frustration. It's the predominant emotion watching football. Joy and misery are the only alternatives. But mostly it's frustration. You live iit second to second and most of the time what the players are trying to do breaks down. A live thread is going to reflect that.

I get why people feel frustration, it's the need to constantly express what you're feeling all the time that is at fault I think. What happened to keeping it yourself? Why is it suddenly so important for the whole fucking world to know what we're all thinking or feeling? It's all part of this endless need for validation.

I want no part of it. Oh, shit. I just did it myself. What a ****.

 

[Bobbins]

You really are an angry little man, pathetic really, you sound like you can't control your emotions more than anyone here quite frankly.

Ignore him, he's the oldest child on the internet. As immature and hypocritical as it's possible for a poster to get.

 

[Hazardousman]

I'm sorry, but when Kane limps off and people say "season over" that's not legitimate criticism. It's a melt. When people call for Alli to be benched because of a few bad moves 20 minutes into a game, that's a melt. When people call for Aurier to be subbed in the first half, that's a melt. When people slag off Sissoko before he's even touched the ball in a game, that's a melt.

Sure some comments are legitimate criticism. But there is also a lot of over the top nonsense that is unnecessary. Some people just don't feel it's necessary to slag off the players or manager when barely a third or half of the game is played and we're capable of winning.

Oh, and it's the person you're defending that started accusing people of making toxic threads, not I.

I was responding to someone who said people who have criticism during games make it toxic, I fail to see how that is the case when people can ignore it.

But they can't because they can't resist having a dig at other posters for their opinions, trying to incite arguments with other spurs fans and show them how "bad" they are as supporters.

How is that not causing a toxic atmosphere? Feels like a fucking purity test here sometimes.

 

[Bobbins]

I'm sorry, but when Kane limps off and people say "season over" that's not legitimate criticism. It's a melt. When people call for Alli to be benched because of a few bad moves 20 minutes into a game, that's a melt. When people call for Aurier to be subbed in the first half, that's a melt. When people slag off Sissoko before he's even touched the ball in a game, that's a melt.

Sure some comments are legitimate criticism. But there is also a lot of over the top nonsense that is unnecessary. Some people just don't feel it's necessary to slag off the players or manager when barely a third or half of the game is played and we're capable of winning.

Oh, and it's the person you're defending that started accusing people of making toxic threads, not I.

I'm not defending anyone, and I wasn't referring to any of your specific examples above. I'm posting completely generally just in response to your comment.

It's simply that completely normal comments are now constantly being called out as meltdowns and getting lumped in with the actual OTT bullshit, to the point where now any perfectly legitimate criticism is being chucked in the same "knee-jerk" bin.

Match threads are about 50% people arguing with each other and calling people out with "I told you so's" these days.

EDIT: Also, I hardly think people wanting Alli to be benched in favour of Moura (which seems to be the theme lately) is "a melt" considering the relative form of the two players lately. How is wanting one player to start over another having a meltdown? Surely choosing players you prefer over others is like 90% of the point of football debate?

 

[ardiles]

I wonder if Pep still thinks that we're a one man team

 

[Hazardousman]

Ignore him, he's the oldest child on the internet. As immature and hypocritical as it's possible for a poster to get.

Maybe he's right? Maybe I am a toxic rage filled coward sipping on the haterade? I should seek some help, who is the calmest member on here that can provide me with the wisdom I need to move forward on my quest to become a pure soul with no hypocrisy? A perfect being. I must seek the ways of social justice, it is the only way now.

 

[heelspurs]

I was toying with the idea of appointing a match thread mod, someone with massive bollocks, good looking, hung like a grand national winner but with a fuck you attitude who doesn't mind being ****ed off left right and centre.

That would be awesome. It's cool the mods have decided to embrace diversity.

 

[Phomesy]

Maybe he's right? Maybe I am a toxic rage filled coward sipping on the haterade? I should seek some help, who is the calmest member on here that can provide me with the wisdom I need to move forward on my quest to become a pure soul with no hypocrisy? A perfect being. I must seek the ways of social justice, it is the only way now.

 

[rossdapep]

"Wanyama is not playing very well"
"That was a poor cross from Aurier"

Completely legitimate criticism and I have no problem with this whatsoever.

What does my head in (and I'm guessing others) is the relentless stream of posts as such;

"Season's over"
"Aurier is so shit"
"Aurier is a shocking footballer"
"Rose is already thinking of United"
"Alli needs to be benched"

I can and never will understand or get on board with this OTT criticism as I don't see how it contributes, nor do I see why it's necessary.

We are all Tottenham, right? So, whilst a player is at our club it's in our best interests to support them, you only have to look across at Arsenal and West Ham to see why. Poch will ultimately judge whether they are deserving or not and he knows better than us.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Maybe he's right? Maybe I am a toxic rage filled coward sipping on the haterade? I should seek some help, who is the calmest member on here that can provide me with the wisdom I need to move forward on my quest to become a pure soul with no hypocrisy? A perfect being. I must seek the ways of social justice, it is the only way now.

That would be me, but fuck that. You're beyond help.

 

[scat1620]

Bullshit bullshit bullshit bullshit BULLSHIT.

The reason the match thread "becomes toxic" is because people LIKE YOU fill it incessantly with with rage-filled expressions of hate at OUR OWN PLAYERS and do it 20-30 minutes into a match.

It's because people (all men, never women) CANNOT CONTROL THEIR RAGE and splutter out infantile, furious expressions of bile at OUR OWN PLAYERS.

It's the fault of people like you. You. Not people who, often-snidely, point out what an absolute fuckwit you have been, all over every match thread.

I scarcely ever post during the match. Partly, that's because I'd rather watch the football than parade "my opinion" all over a forum. But mostly, it's because people like you fuck up every match thread with your vicious, hate-filled filth and rage.

Take some responsibility, you coward.

Dave,

You're a [redacted].

Love,

scat

 

[Hazardousman]

That would be me, but fuck that. You're beyond help.

This is probably the most honest post in this entire thread LOL.

 

[Vincent30]

All it takes is for the best striker in the world to be injured

This is so true.

I've always felt Erisken is our 'tempo' player and is way more devastating from deep, in the final third he tries a lot of quick passes and through balls with not much success, whenever he plays well it is when he gets a lot of touches it seems to relax him and with him being deeper he will be more involved in games, plus he has a great engine and doesn't mind tracking runners. Plus he's great at those angled clipped passes over the top from deep.

It's a difficult dilemma for Poch, i'm a huge Lamela fan and he needs to play in the final third, preferably centrally, but how do you fit all these players in. For example, Dele was woeful most of the match and is probably the worst player for ball retention in the final third, but then he's so unpredictable and bags goals and assists just when you think he is having a shocking day at the office, he pulls out some magic. Oh well, this is why i haven't made it as a Premier League manager.

 

[Donki]

I think the game changed when Wanyama was shifted back into a back three and allowed the two FBs to play with more freedom as WBs.

Game changed when Kane left the pitch, he's been coasting for 2 games doing nothing, back on loan for him I say. He truely was a 4 season wonder, has been showed up now.

 

[Hazardousman]

Dave,

You're a [redacted].

Love,

scat

Redacted = Higher level being that has attained pure enlightenment?

 

[scat1620]

Redacted = Higher level being that has attained pure enlightenment?

Obvs.