The first half was the best football we've played under Jose IMO. You're right that the finishing let us down but in terms of the quality of the football it was fantastic. On another day their goalkeeper doesn't play an absolute blinder, we don't hit the woodwork multiple times and we trot to an easy victory. Even though the result was unjustly stolen from us in the end, the performance was fantastic.
The difference is that Southampton played into our hands by playing a suicidally high line which Kane ripped to shreds. Today we were coming up against a team parking the bus, which many predicted would be Jose's undoing, and we forced their keeper into a dozen saves. In context I still say it was the best football we've played and is hugely promising for how we'll be able to play against defensive setups especially once Ndombele and Bale are fully up to speed.
Fully agree. It’s just such a shame that yet again with Spurs we are going into the season with a few holes which could really cost us this week but to be fair a few other big teams are also having issues with injuries etc and we’ve made some very good signings just so so hope we can scrape past Chelsea and maccabi and mabye get a draw or lucky win against man.u and then if we have the final signings In Jose needs + bale back things will be looking very rosey.
Are you being won round little by little?
Me too. I was following the match on the BBC match tracker and, although I can't remember specifics, there were multiple comments written by the "commentator" that made me think "they wouldn't have said that about United early on under José", despite the fact that he has a much better team/squad with us than he did with them.
I’m personally more confident than ever that we’re going to do something great, and manager. Squad ours very strong, football is getting better in all aspects by the game, and I can imagine today acting as a catalyst for that siege mentality which mourinho has utilised so well his entire career. I reckon we get 10 points from our next 4 matches and are sitting in the top 4 going into the Manchester City game.
Oh I wasn’t trying to goad you so please don’t take out as such, I was under the impression you were in the ‘don’t like his football’ camp is all.
