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have Spurs refunded the travelling fans yet?
Personally I don't think that's called for. Apology would do.
have Spurs refunded the travelling fans yet?
It would help if Kane passed to him occassionlyI'm happy to be shot down about this, but I think that next season Lamela will do great things. He needs to have the confidence to take shots himself and not always defer to Kane.
so can't remember the exact words, but Poch said something about his disappointment yesterday about his players and linking this to what he wants from the transfer window. This implies the attitude and/or ability of some players have led him to give up on them. But who?
I mean, aside from 2 or 3, the performance and attitude of nearly the whole team was rancid yesterday.
Questions on ability? - Carroll and Mason - some sympathy for Mason if he is carrying an injury, but has been awful since returning. Can see him being sold, won't get much for him. Equally Carroll I am sure he is trying his best, but he is a huge drop down from dembele/dier in the middle. Sell him, won't get much.
Questions on attitude? - Eriksen and Son - now I am not saying I want or believe either should be sold but if Poch feels let down by the attitude of some players, then shouldn't we be expecting a hell of a lot more from these two? Actually, while yes, there are some examples of players who joined a club, were poor for a while but then got better, There are just as many examples, if not more, of players who start poor, and carrying on being a disappointment. Son worries me because I don't like his attitude, he goes missing when a game isn't going our way or gets physical. I don't trust his mentality from what I have seen. Make the comparison with Lamela's early problems, he struggled but I never doubted his attitude, with Son I do very much doubt his attitude.
I am just wondering if any of our senior players went into Poch's black book yesterday....? Son? Eriksen? Vertonghen?
ramble over...
Yes, Kane has got the golden boot and so needs to stop thinking that he needs to carry the team.It would help if Kane passed to him occassionly
Why Eriksen.. He's by far our most creative outlet we have.. Son, Chadli, Mason, Carroll are not good enough for a team competing for title and regular top 4 finish.I think Carroll, Eriksen and Chadli are going to be looked at very closely re: attitude and mentality and/or ability. Mason will probably get a pass because he has been struggling with an injury.
There could be the odd surprise in there as we can't be sure what some of the lads are like off the pitch - I think there will be a cull on a small scale.
We need more competition in the midfield.
Why Eriksen.. He's by far our most creative outlet we have.. Son, Chadli, Mason, Carroll are not good enough for a team competing for title and regular top 4 finish.
If we get just 1 point from our games against Burnley that means we will be up on the game v game comparisons thread next yearWell at least we won't have to play them next season that's got to help, hasn't it?
I've tried to calm down and retain a clear head before offering my opinion and maybe others will be the judge of how well I've achieved that aim or whether I have failed miserably but here goes....
Poch and Kane were absolutely spot on to be apologetic.
Yesterday's performance was an absolute disgrace. I don't even think that Villa managed to let in 3 goals in that space of time when they had 11 men against an opposition with 10 and that was against a team already relegated. That's how bad this overall performance was, when we were trying to maintain 2nd place at the expense of our arch rivals. I've not even mentioned the first half but that too was way below acceptable.
I can see the gist of what Poch said earlier in the week but let's be honest, when you haven't finished above Arsenal since 1994-95 it DOES matter putting that wrong right !!! Then you put it aside and move on.
The only crumb of comfort I drew encouragement from were the last few sentences of Poch's interview where he seemed to be implying that he knew how decisive he was going to be in putting things right and ensuring that bad attitude is well and truly confined to the past. This needs to happen quickly and decisively, and if this was also code for I know who I want to get rid of and where to strengthen then Daniel Levy take note. It's no use waiting till the end of August hanging on for unrealistic bucks to ship out the deadwood whilst also holding out for cheap deals on buying in. We need to be decisive and the new recruits need to be brought in and have the appropriate pre-season training for us to get off to a flyer.
And then we'll re-sign Nelson and SahaI'm sure, no positive we'll still be hoping for 2 big much needed transfers to happen deep into August
In terms of physical stature and natural talent, sadly Mason just isn't fit to lace the boots of Dembele or Alli. That is why we need to upgrade. I had hoped he would make a step up, but he just doesn't seem capable. The common theme for almost all of our poor performances this year was that Mason or Carroll were involved. They just aren't good enough, end of.
I actually think in the middle part of the season Carrol played very well for a good number of games that we also won well. I do agree though that pretty much every time Mason has played this season either the team or he plays poorly, Everton at home excluded.
Our defenders don't throw themselves in from of shots like Chelsea players, they just turn away.
Our defenders don't throw themselves in from of shots like Chelsea players, they just turn away.
Michael Dawson was the man for that, he'd throw himself in front of a tank.Our defenders don't throw themselves in from of shots like Chelsea players, they just turn away.