gp13tot
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this is not one of 'those' threads.
who to sell. Who to buy. Fuck levy. Fuck enic. Poch in. Poch out. Go 442! Go 433! Its none of these.
watching spurs these days is pure frustration more often than not, and it seems regardless of the manager, the players or the system, 'classic' spurs make the same technical, tactical and mental errors and it infuriates me. Im sure it bothers most of us. I had a trial with a current premier league club many moons ago and maybe its the bitter 'failed footballer' in me but i find it staggering that such consistent ineptitude and mediocrity brings such adulation and wealth.
anyway, what i hope to see less of in future.
playing with back to goal - too many of our players have this as their default setting. Relying on a safe pass, rather than receiving it on the half turn and having the option to go both ways. Bentaleb doing this tonight allowed him to attack besiktas, feed Kane and assist our goal. Too many times we lose momentum and pass back, often under little pressure.
wasted throw ins - we have been hopeless at these forever. Worse than schoolboy level. One tonight went in and straight out again. Id love us to offer the thrower more options and think about.....
ball by the touchline - tonight was a great example. Often from a throw in, players were isolated and pressured into losing possession because we have nowhere to go with no out ball. We need a quick ball into the middle so we can open up the play
no 10 dropping beyond the dcm - Kane only did this twice that i can recall tonight, but we had less of the ball than many games we play. When eriksen and holtby before him do it they don't have the range of passing like vdv had to start attacks from there. Meaning if they play the ball square (often the case) they aren't able to receive a return in an advanced position or if it goes up to the striker they are often isolated and struggle to retain meaningful possession
floated square pass - this absolute winds me. Bentaleb is the current showpony doing too much of this for my liking. It takes too long to reach the target and has to be near perfect otherwise the full back is put under extreme pressure to control it and move it on quickly as the hangtime allows a quick press. Why not drill it to feet? Or better still, pass forward somebody!
underhit passes - not just Lennon, who seems to underhit or mishit everything. Too many times in recent seasons simple square or forward passes are underhit, losing possession or forcing the recipient into an awkward position to try and maintain possession. It also reduces the flow of any move we might to build. I haven't seen any team do this as often as us. Its embarrassing really for any half decent player.
Townsend to go outside more. Moreno sussed him, broke and scored. Besiktas had him taped. Everyone knows he is coming inside. If he goes outside too, the defenders wont be able to shut him down as quickly. Then if he does come inside it will be more effective.
so come on people, this is based on one pair of eyes. perhaps you agree or have other things that spurs teams consistently do that are ridiculous and counterproductive. Id like to think in not the only one who cannot understand the decisions these top professionals make on a far too regular basis.
thanks for reading!
who to sell. Who to buy. Fuck levy. Fuck enic. Poch in. Poch out. Go 442! Go 433! Its none of these.
watching spurs these days is pure frustration more often than not, and it seems regardless of the manager, the players or the system, 'classic' spurs make the same technical, tactical and mental errors and it infuriates me. Im sure it bothers most of us. I had a trial with a current premier league club many moons ago and maybe its the bitter 'failed footballer' in me but i find it staggering that such consistent ineptitude and mediocrity brings such adulation and wealth.
anyway, what i hope to see less of in future.
playing with back to goal - too many of our players have this as their default setting. Relying on a safe pass, rather than receiving it on the half turn and having the option to go both ways. Bentaleb doing this tonight allowed him to attack besiktas, feed Kane and assist our goal. Too many times we lose momentum and pass back, often under little pressure.
wasted throw ins - we have been hopeless at these forever. Worse than schoolboy level. One tonight went in and straight out again. Id love us to offer the thrower more options and think about.....
ball by the touchline - tonight was a great example. Often from a throw in, players were isolated and pressured into losing possession because we have nowhere to go with no out ball. We need a quick ball into the middle so we can open up the play
no 10 dropping beyond the dcm - Kane only did this twice that i can recall tonight, but we had less of the ball than many games we play. When eriksen and holtby before him do it they don't have the range of passing like vdv had to start attacks from there. Meaning if they play the ball square (often the case) they aren't able to receive a return in an advanced position or if it goes up to the striker they are often isolated and struggle to retain meaningful possession
floated square pass - this absolute winds me. Bentaleb is the current showpony doing too much of this for my liking. It takes too long to reach the target and has to be near perfect otherwise the full back is put under extreme pressure to control it and move it on quickly as the hangtime allows a quick press. Why not drill it to feet? Or better still, pass forward somebody!
underhit passes - not just Lennon, who seems to underhit or mishit everything. Too many times in recent seasons simple square or forward passes are underhit, losing possession or forcing the recipient into an awkward position to try and maintain possession. It also reduces the flow of any move we might to build. I haven't seen any team do this as often as us. Its embarrassing really for any half decent player.
Townsend to go outside more. Moreno sussed him, broke and scored. Besiktas had him taped. Everyone knows he is coming inside. If he goes outside too, the defenders wont be able to shut him down as quickly. Then if he does come inside it will be more effective.
so come on people, this is based on one pair of eyes. perhaps you agree or have other things that spurs teams consistently do that are ridiculous and counterproductive. Id like to think in not the only one who cannot understand the decisions these top professionals make on a far too regular basis.
thanks for reading!
