Fed up with this negativity. Some of you will never be happy or see the big picture.
At some point we will get found out playing like this. I don't like it, it was the same under Jose and in the end we lost control and fell down the table.
Perhaps we are trying to edge our way into the season, but our pressing was non-existent and we failed to control the game for large periods of it.
I defended the team earlier on this year against people calling us a counter attacking side, as at that point we were more than that. This season though, we have well and truly become one. We look awful with the ball and a few out there look clueless of what to do with it at times (Sanchez and Emerson the biggest offenders today).
I can appreciate being hard to score against, however I'd rather it not come at the expense of good football. There were a good few chances today for Forest to score and better teams would.
I was looking at our XG and for all 3 wins it’s been comfortably ahead of the opposition. 2.2 vs 0.8 today. The smallest margin was the Wolves game
the Chelsea game for all the complaints about the performance the XG was the same essentially.
Which suggests that whilst there is a lot of room for improvement the basics of a Conte team are in place now with a solid defence not conceding many good chances and an efficient fast transition attack
Personally, I'd rather watch a good footballing team that can control the flow of a football match. Not sure why being critical of the current approach is wrong. It's ugly to watch us be pushed closer and closer to our own goal and live off scraps.
"The game is aboutGenuinely there are so many spurs "fans" who would rather we play good football and no trophies, than efficient football and better chances of silverware. Ridiculous at times.
Brainwashed into thinking the only way to play is like City or Liverpool. The number of posts intimating that anything less than having a majority % possession share of the game is being out played is staggering.Genuinely there are so many spurs "fans" who would rather we play good football and no trophies, than efficient football and better chances of silverware. Ridiculous at times.
Scraps? We had 7 shots on target today, 18 shots in total. Harry Kane had 6 shots! How the hell is that scraps??Personally, I'd rather watch a good footballing team that can control the flow of a football match. Not sure why being critical of the current approach is wrong. It's ugly to watch us be pushed closer and closer to our own goal and live off scraps.
See for me I have no issue with people wanting a different brand of football. Where I take umbrage is when those fans completely dismiss/delegitamise another way of playing, which I think is what is happening from some fans atm.If people don't like the way the football is played under any manager that's fine. They don't have to change that or stay quiet just because the team is winning matches. To be honest I personally have much more respect and interest in the discussion when a poster is prepared to stick their head above the parapet with their view than those - ie. most fans - who are "win=good, lose=bad" and generally spout banalities and OTT buzz when we're doing alright and then OTT rant when we're not.
Some are desperate for the result and silverware and that's all they care about. Some watch because they actually like that game called football and have a preference for how they want their team to play it. Some people see both sides of it, and/or sway between the two...... no one is right or wrong or should be criticised for it.
Where I have little sympathy though are for those who just loudly call and demand for Conte/whoever to come in, and then start complaining about how he goes about it. I have a couple of friends like this currently tbh. Next time before you start ranting about which manager to get, usually the obvious biggest name etc, I suggest doing some homework about the potential gaffer and being sure you like the sound of what he's about before giving an opinion. Saves on the screeching u-turns and all the waffle posted inbetween.
Bang on. How many times have we had majority of the ball and done nothing? Or still look poor defensively giving away cheap goals?I guess my response would be: There are several ways to be a good footballing team. I think people get caught up in possession as the sole determination of the level of play.
Spurs are controlling games - without the ball. That is what 7+ months of training gets you - players get in position to do their jobs. This style of play is leading to more scoring opportunities for Spurs, and fewer scoring opportunities for opponents. Long may it continue.
Personally, I'd rather watch a good footballing team that can control the flow of a football match. Not sure why being critical of the current approach is wrong. It's ugly to watch us be pushed closer and closer to our own goal and live off scraps.
We had more shots on target and created better openings than Forest with less of the ball. Hardly scraps.Personally, I'd rather watch a good footballing team that can control the flow of a football match. Not sure why being critical of the current approach is wrong. It's ugly to watch us be pushed closer and closer to our own goal and live off scraps.