Jose Mourinho

[SugarRay]

I'm really liking the way Mourinho is handling himself both in defeat and in victory while dealing with the media. He definitely is starting to win over the Spurs support. So happy he is now our manager.

Winning games is the key to it all. Hopefully we can keep it up midweek

 

[bomberH]

 

[VegasII]

I think he’ll go off like this one day:

 

[mark87]

A clearer version of the best video of the season so far. That is fucking brilliant. Hahahahahaha

Need someone to start the old Batman theme tune when they both run from their seats.

 

[Gb160]

Yeah, I watched it. We had two decent counter attacks, and scored after Lo Celso dribbled five guys to break the press. We spent quite a lot of time playing long balls in the general direction of Lucas Moura, and struggled to have any meaningful sustained possession, which meant that we were always in transition. It was actually a prime example of what I'm talking about.

Errrm, I suggest you watch the game again then mate.

We invited them onto us then hit them on the counter, quite a few times...cant really implement that game plan if we have this sustained possession you seem to crave.
We broke their press several times, I guess you didn't notice all the long balls we used to hit under Poch?

 

[Trix]

Errrm, I suggest you watch the game again then mate.

We invited them onto us then hit them on the counter, quite a few times...cant really implement that game plan if we have this sustained possession you seem to crave.

Indeed. We had lots of sustained possession under Poch. As soon as teams learn to sit deep and compact we struggled.

 

[Gb160]

We had lots of sustained pressure under Poch. As soon as teams learn to sit deep and compact we struggled.

I know, yet people are craving it for some daft reason...it fucking bored me senseless at times.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Indeed. We had lots of sustained possession under Poch. As soon as teams learn to sit deep and compact we struggled.

We still do struggle

 

[LukaMotion]

can't stop laughing at this ?

 

[Trix]

We still do struggle

Do we? Personally I think we've been looking far more likely to score in games than when we were knocking sideways in midfield and then all the way back to the keeper for the majority of the game.

 

[mark87]

I know, yet people are craving it for some daft reason...it fucking bored me senseless at times.

I think it might be because people don't wanna see us have teams just attack us even if we do defend well. If they have they ball it's means they can score. However if we have the ball then they can't score.
I know what you mean when we have vast majority of possession but don't do anything with it as it is very boring but it seeing the other team constantly with the ball is worrying from our viewpoint as it'll mean they will create chances to score.

Obviously this won't happen against every team, just against the tougher sides.

 

[scat1620]

I know, yet people are craving it for some daft reason...it fucking bored me senseless at times.

Counter attacks rule. They're more fun than patiently probing an opponent going from side-to-side across the edge of the box hoping you can create some space in the middle of a packed defence. Just from an aesthetics point of view, I would be perfectly happy to see Spurs playing the kind of football that won Leicester the title in 2015/16, let alone the even more entertaining counter-attacking-on-steroids stuff that Liverpool have been playing for the last 12-18 months.

 

[Gb160]

Counter attacks rule. They're more fun than patiently probing an opponent going from side-to-side across the edge of the box hoping you can create some space in the middle of a packed defence. Just from an aesthetics point of view, I would be perfectly happy to see Spurs playing the kind of football that won Leicester the title in 2015/16, let alone the even more entertaining counter-attacking-on-steroids stuff that Liverpool have been playing for the last 12-18 months.

It's just so much more exciting to watch, I'd take that over the 800 completed passes bollocks every day of the week.

 

[lennon180]

Counter attacks rule. They're more fun than patiently probing an opponent going from side-to-side across the edge of the box hoping you can create some space in the middle of a packed defence. Just from an aesthetics point of view, I would be perfectly happy to see Spurs playing the kind of football that won Leicester the title in 2015/16, let alone the even more entertaining counter-attacking-on-steroids stuff that Liverpool have been playing for the last 12-18 months.

Absolutely this. Don’t think people are watching how Liverpool are crushing the league. Well said.

 

[Zippy1980]

Need someone to start the old Batman theme tune when they both run from their seats.

This is absolutely brilliant. I love having Jose as manager

 

[Gb160]

Obviously this won't happen against every team, just against the tougher sides.

This is just it, against City and Liverpool who are head and shoulders above everyone else in the league, they have a system that's so ingrained you just have to batten down the hatches and roll the dice.
On another day we'd have got something against Liverpool, and today it paid off big time.

 

[sausage]

Indeed. We had lots of sustained possession under Poch. As soon as teams learn to sit deep and compact we struggled.

One of the benefits of Mourinho is that he would rather win ugly than lose pretty.

As much as some people, including Man Utd fans, bemoan this, it's the way it has to be if you want to win things some times. Even liverpool have had turgid games this season and last, but no one will remember them if they go unbeaten when they win the league.

 

[philll]

I'm probably reading too much into it but I can't help noticing Gedson politely tapping DIer on the arm to get his attention and Dier completely ignoring him.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Do we? Personally I think we've been looking far more likely to score in games than when we were knocking sideways in midfield and then all the way back to the keeper for the majority of the game.

Same problem exists as far as I can see, when a team decides to bed in we struggle to create and score

Southampton 1- spurs 0
Middlesbrough 1 - spurs 1
Replay 2-1
Watford 0-0
Southampton 1-1

 

[King of Otters]

We’re not far off now. Just need few pieces in the summer and we’ll really be cooking: RB competition for Aurier, mobile CDM, depth at AM and on the wings (Eze), and a proper striker to rotate regularly with Kane to take the burden off him and keep his legs fresh.

So just the six signings in the summer and we should be good to go!