Chris Finch
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Lloris mom. Kept us in it at times
Ratings vs WBA
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Everybody played good. We won 4-0 but it could have been much more if not for Forster. You know it's a great game when you win 4-0 and the opponents goalkeeper is having a worldie.
I gave the MOTM to Kane. Our front three is really playing amazing. Some world class passing on display today.
I gave the MOTM to Kane. Our front three is really playing amazing. Some world class passing on display today.
doctor stefan Freud
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I feel giddy
First goal in this type of fixture (WBA and a Pulis team) is always important. The pass from Eriksen and finish from Kane was superb; but have a look at Eriksen before he receives the ball - he points exactly where he wants it and knew what he wanted to do and where Kane was. That sort of vision was what made me love watching Modric so much
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Can't choose one so I took the all option. Happy days!
Has to be Kane's MOTM award for his hattrick
Dembele, Erkisen, Rose and Dele were all equally supurb
So were Wanyama, Walker, Toby and Verts for that matter
In fact I don't think any one had anything less than an excellent game - even Lloris produced a great save (that was from an offside chance) and cleared his lines well from a potentially dangerous through ball
9's all round
Dembele, Erkisen, Rose and Dele were all equally supurb
So were Wanyama, Walker, Toby and Verts for that matter
In fact I don't think any one had anything less than an excellent game - even Lloris produced a great save (that was from an offside chance) and cleared his lines well from a potentially dangerous through ball
9's all round
dudu
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I thought Dembele really gave us some drive leading up to the first goal..... he was imposing himself high up the pitch and they didnt how to cope.
I have gone for Kane - I will never take for granted what a striker we have in him. That being said everyone was superb....i'm just so happy.
I have gone for Kane - I will never take for granted what a striker we have in him. That being said everyone was superb....i'm just so happy.
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The Quan
There have been some games this season that we have filed under "you can only smash the shit put in front of you". This was very much not one of those.
West Brom are no mugs, especially this West Brom. Tactically always obdurate, they have gilded that omnipresent Pullinessence with some added offensive spice, and this represented a tough challenge. This was not a case of them not being "at it" just as it wasn't against Chelsea.
This was all about us. Just as it was against Chelsea. This performance reminded me in some ways of Ferguson's ManU. Not just because of how well we played with the ball, but because we were so fucking outstanding without the ball, a facet of ManU's domination that sometimes went a little under the radar. It's easy getting up for the big teams, and being aggressive and tenacious against them, but ManU's success - and any great teams success - was built on the relentless way they did the dirty stuff, the off the ball stuff, even against, particularly against, the other teams too, where incentive was sometimes less obvious.
To that ends Wanyama was fucking immense. Turning into possibly the best footballing busy **** I think I have seen in a Spurs shirt in my time, maybe with the exception of that brief cameo by an ageing Davids. He wasn't alone, he was ably supported by the best Dembele performance of the season. Vertonghen was once again outstanding, he's been our best defender this season, even with Alderweireld on the pitch, of course, Alderweireld is part of that, just as Vertonghen was part of Alderwerield's performances last season. These two are just the perfect pair. Got to be close to the best pair of CB's we've had together.
Rose was fucking outstanding first half, and Walker took that baton and ran with it second half as the game seemed to shift from port to starboard first to second halves.
Just everywhere we were relentless. It's Eriksen chasing down and pressing that wins the throw that leads to the first goal, and that just summed up our performance all over the pitch, everywhere, everyone was individually tenacious, collectively coherent and never gave West Brom a sniff. The way we voraciously extinguished West Brom in every area of the pitch without the ball was as beautiful as the way we dismantled them with the ball. And how we dismantled them...
I thought the 3CB and Dembele as well as Wanyama might be a recipe for stodgy chocolate fondant, but there was no stodge, this was a deliciously bubbling soufflé of a performance.
There was tempo, yet composure, efficiency and élan. And here is where Eriksen was the maestro impresario. Setting up the first with a delightfully delicate through ball, he was at the hub of everything, once again popping up all over the pitch, dropping deep and interacting when the CB's and CM's needed an outlet, metronomically keeping the performance ticking, then constantly finding little pockets of oxygen in advanced areas - usually very rarified air against the double bus park of any West Brom - composed, incisive, probing. Once again he was absolutely outstanding. His quiet demeanour belying his substantial influence on this team.
This was probably Delli Alli's best performance in a Spurs shirt IMO. 48 passes, 83%, only one nutmeg attempted at the right time, and it fucking worked. It genuinely seems that Poch has got hold of him and straightened him out a little, because the last couple of games have seen a much more focused, less careless and less flippant Alli. No goals today but contributed so much more to the team dynamic than he's ever done before and gilded that performance with an impudent assist for the (first time in a long while) imperious Kane that had me whooping like love struck 16yo.
That goal was the glistening cherry on what had been a sumptuous Black Forest gateaux of a performance with the ball. Everyone contributed as much with the ball as they had without. We scored team goals and created wonderful chances that were started by footballing defenders and rounded off with individual attacking flair. We crafted wonderful chances that combined composure and incision. Our timing for once was perfect throughout. From back to front, side to side.
Another game that can be added to the list of "best" in Pochettino's oeuvre. Despite the opposition. Maybe because of them.
Football invariably serves us up a quagmire of imperfection, pain and downright fucking ball ache. Days like today are extremely rare. This performance was complete. Perfect.
The Quan.
Individual
Lloris - Not loads to do.
Walker - Excellent game, particularly second half where he was the busier, defensively good and offensively menacing, got his head up and set up Kane with a wonderful rapier like ball.
Dier - Good game.
Alderweireld - Very good game. One delicious pass swept out to Walker first half. Defensively proactive.
Vertonghen - Outstanding game until horrible injury.
Rose - Outstanding first half, seemed to be involved in everything, defensively good second half as well.
Wanyama - Like Hanibal Lector. Carnivorous but to the tune of Verdi, washed down with a robust chianti.
Dembele - Best performance this year.
Eriksen - MOTM. Metronomic, incisive, productive. He was everywhere and is the elfin conductor to who's tune we dance.
Alli - Best performance this season for me. More involved, no silly shit, and a wonderful assist to cap it off.
Kane - Utterly Uber.
There have been some games this season that we have filed under "you can only smash the shit put in front of you". This was very much not one of those.
West Brom are no mugs, especially this West Brom. Tactically always obdurate, they have gilded that omnipresent Pullinessence with some added offensive spice, and this represented a tough challenge. This was not a case of them not being "at it" just as it wasn't against Chelsea.
This was all about us. Just as it was against Chelsea. This performance reminded me in some ways of Ferguson's ManU. Not just because of how well we played with the ball, but because we were so fucking outstanding without the ball, a facet of ManU's domination that sometimes went a little under the radar. It's easy getting up for the big teams, and being aggressive and tenacious against them, but ManU's success - and any great teams success - was built on the relentless way they did the dirty stuff, the off the ball stuff, even against, particularly against, the other teams too, where incentive was sometimes less obvious.
To that ends Wanyama was fucking immense. Turning into possibly the best footballing busy **** I think I have seen in a Spurs shirt in my time, maybe with the exception of that brief cameo by an ageing Davids. He wasn't alone, he was ably supported by the best Dembele performance of the season. Vertonghen was once again outstanding, he's been our best defender this season, even with Alderweireld on the pitch, of course, Alderweireld is part of that, just as Vertonghen was part of Alderwerield's performances last season. These two are just the perfect pair. Got to be close to the best pair of CB's we've had together.
Rose was fucking outstanding first half, and Walker took that baton and ran with it second half as the game seemed to shift from port to starboard first to second halves.
Just everywhere we were relentless. It's Eriksen chasing down and pressing that wins the throw that leads to the first goal, and that just summed up our performance all over the pitch, everywhere, everyone was individually tenacious, collectively coherent and never gave West Brom a sniff. The way we voraciously extinguished West Brom in every area of the pitch without the ball was as beautiful as the way we dismantled them with the ball. And how we dismantled them...
I thought the 3CB and Dembele as well as Wanyama might be a recipe for stodgy chocolate fondant, but there was no stodge, this was a deliciously bubbling soufflé of a performance.
There was tempo, yet composure, efficiency and élan. And here is where Eriksen was the maestro impresario. Setting up the first with a delightfully delicate through ball, he was at the hub of everything, once again popping up all over the pitch, dropping deep and interacting when the CB's and CM's needed an outlet, metronomically keeping the performance ticking, then constantly finding little pockets of oxygen in advanced areas - usually very rarified air against the double bus park of any West Brom - composed, incisive, probing. Once again he was absolutely outstanding. His quiet demeanour belying his substantial influence on this team.
This was probably Delli Alli's best performance in a Spurs shirt IMO. 48 passes, 83%, only one nutmeg attempted at the right time, and it fucking worked. It genuinely seems that Poch has got hold of him and straightened him out a little, because the last couple of games have seen a much more focused, less careless and less flippant Alli. No goals today but contributed so much more to the team dynamic than he's ever done before and gilded that performance with an impudent assist for the (first time in a long while) imperious Kane that had me whooping like love struck 16yo.
That goal was the glistening cherry on what had been a sumptuous Black Forest gateaux of a performance with the ball. Everyone contributed as much with the ball as they had without. We scored team goals and created wonderful chances that were started by footballing defenders and rounded off with individual attacking flair. We crafted wonderful chances that combined composure and incision. Our timing for once was perfect throughout. From back to front, side to side.
Another game that can be added to the list of "best" in Pochettino's oeuvre. Despite the opposition. Maybe because of them.
Football invariably serves us up a quagmire of imperfection, pain and downright fucking ball ache. Days like today are extremely rare. This performance was complete. Perfect.
The Quan.
Individual
Lloris - Not loads to do.
Walker - Excellent game, particularly second half where he was the busier, defensively good and offensively menacing, got his head up and set up Kane with a wonderful rapier like ball.
Dier - Good game.
Alderweireld - Very good game. One delicious pass swept out to Walker first half. Defensively proactive.
Vertonghen - Outstanding game until horrible injury.
Rose - Outstanding first half, seemed to be involved in everything, defensively good second half as well.
Wanyama - Like Hanibal Lector. Carnivorous but to the tune of Verdi, washed down with a robust chianti.
Dembele - Best performance this year.
Eriksen - MOTM. Metronomic, incisive, productive. He was everywhere and is the elfin conductor to who's tune we dance.
Alli - Best performance this season for me. More involved, no silly shit, and a wonderful assist to cap it off.
Kane - Utterly Uber.
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http://tottenhamlive.com/threads/hitting-top-form-player-ratings-spurs-4-0-west-brom.705/
These are the games we need to keep winning has been the call from us mere bloggers and journos alike for most of last and this season. Today we saw that Spurs are starting to hit top form and at times today they were able to play well within themselves. Some will point to West Brom being poor but to be honest Spurs were simply sensational again today at the Lane. It's like watching the push and run of Spurs of decades again and do I mind that? Do I like that to slightly paraphrase the wonderful Graham Taylor whose minutes applause was wonderfully observed by all and correctly so for a true gent of the football world.
Kane's hat trick was superb, Alli was bristling with his burgeoning talent, Rose is getting better which is frightening to consider and the entire team were absolutely terrific. But for Ben Foster, Spurs could very easily have had 9 or 10 today.
Simply Terrific Tottenham Hotspur!!!!
Lloris - 10 One of the thousands of spectators. Had to make a couple of sweeper clearances which he did well.
Walker - 10 Attacking like an exocet missile. Another brilliant performance. Class.
Rose- 10 If he isn't already, Rose must be soon to be called World Class. Surely the best left back in Europe.
Dier - 10 Looks so much more comfortable in a back three. Didn't put a foot wrong!!!
Vertonghen - 10 we all hope the injury isn't too bad but it looked a nasty twist. Prior to that was absolutely faultless.
Alderweireld- 10 Imperious. Can he be named in the same breath as Ledley King? Yes he can. His defending and range of passing is simply outstanding.
Wanyama - 10 What he brings to this team is such solidity. His power and turn of pace is such a treat. Another great game from Victor!
Dembele - 10 It must be like trying to move a mountain. Some lovely footwork as well today and looking like the beast we have come to love.
Alli - 10 So unlucky not to get the goal his performance derived today and he went nutmeg crazy again! Sensational footballer.
Eriksen - 10 The back 3 has allowed Eriksen to have so much freedom and today he was unbelievable Jeff!! Ran the show.
Kane - 10+ What can I say. But for Foster Harry would have had 6 today with no trouble at all. Hat trick hero and new dad. He really is one of our very own.
Winks - 9 Dropped 1 point just for not playing the full game.
Son - 9 As above
Davies -9 As above
Pochettino - 10 He deserves to have his name sung out so loudly. What he is building is a Spurs for now and for the long term future. Long may he reign over us!!!
Nothing else to say. Over to you folks!!! Enjoy the weekend and as ever Come on You Spurs!!!!!
These are the games we need to keep winning has been the call from us mere bloggers and journos alike for most of last and this season. Today we saw that Spurs are starting to hit top form and at times today they were able to play well within themselves. Some will point to West Brom being poor but to be honest Spurs were simply sensational again today at the Lane. It's like watching the push and run of Spurs of decades again and do I mind that? Do I like that to slightly paraphrase the wonderful Graham Taylor whose minutes applause was wonderfully observed by all and correctly so for a true gent of the football world.
Kane's hat trick was superb, Alli was bristling with his burgeoning talent, Rose is getting better which is frightening to consider and the entire team were absolutely terrific. But for Ben Foster, Spurs could very easily have had 9 or 10 today.
Simply Terrific Tottenham Hotspur!!!!
Lloris - 10 One of the thousands of spectators. Had to make a couple of sweeper clearances which he did well.
Walker - 10 Attacking like an exocet missile. Another brilliant performance. Class.
Rose- 10 If he isn't already, Rose must be soon to be called World Class. Surely the best left back in Europe.
Dier - 10 Looks so much more comfortable in a back three. Didn't put a foot wrong!!!
Vertonghen - 10 we all hope the injury isn't too bad but it looked a nasty twist. Prior to that was absolutely faultless.
Alderweireld- 10 Imperious. Can he be named in the same breath as Ledley King? Yes he can. His defending and range of passing is simply outstanding.
Wanyama - 10 What he brings to this team is such solidity. His power and turn of pace is such a treat. Another great game from Victor!
Dembele - 10 It must be like trying to move a mountain. Some lovely footwork as well today and looking like the beast we have come to love.
Alli - 10 So unlucky not to get the goal his performance derived today and he went nutmeg crazy again! Sensational footballer.
Eriksen - 10 The back 3 has allowed Eriksen to have so much freedom and today he was unbelievable Jeff!! Ran the show.
Kane - 10+ What can I say. But for Foster Harry would have had 6 today with no trouble at all. Hat trick hero and new dad. He really is one of our very own.
Winks - 9 Dropped 1 point just for not playing the full game.
Son - 9 As above
Davies -9 As above
Pochettino - 10 He deserves to have his name sung out so loudly. What he is building is a Spurs for now and for the long term future. Long may he reign over us!!!
Nothing else to say. Over to you folks!!! Enjoy the weekend and as ever Come on You Spurs!!!!!
thinktank
Hmmm...
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danielneeds
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I think you need to go down the shops and get yourself a nice quality chocolate bar, fella. You've definitely got cocoa on the mind in that post! Lol...
dannythomas
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Great report . Without wishing to knit pick I think you meant Alderweireld and Vertonghen are the best combination since Mabbutt and Gough, not Fairclough and Gough.
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It feels like BC was masturbating furiously whilst he typed this.
Beautiful stuff.
The ratings I mean..
elDiablo
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Got my vote. First half was unbelievable from us and our best balance of attack and defence this season. Vic just holds it altogether putting out flames.
Kane was awesome tho as was eriksen and the wing backs.
Pulis says they werent at the races but its funny how alot of teams are having their worst games against us. Coincidence my ass.
ComfortablyNumb
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What? Roberts & Miller? Ledders and anyone?
Shadydan
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This post made me hungry.
