Match Threads Spurs Vs Olympique de Marseille

[spursville]

Emerson Royal's shortcomings being demonstrated here.

 

[DarwinSpur]

Just playing at too low a tempo. Weird.

 

[spurs mental]

Painful half of football. Not sure what we're trying to do. Looks almost intentionally and deliberately safe but that was such a weird way to start our CL season.

Surely, surely, we can't be that bad second half.

Sonny looks absolutely awful. I can't see him being on the pitch after an hour if we're still playing like that.

 

[PCozzie]

Well, the only way is up from that.

 

[Guernman]

My boy chose to do homework rather than watch this...again.

Smart and getting smarter

 

[glacierSpurs]

This formation is killing us this season

Somehow we never have controlled in the middle so far this season. We are most threatening on quick transition through the middle. But to maintain possession in the middle I think I last saw it when we were under Poch only.

 

[JoaoPereira]

sometimes, too much instruction from the side lines can stifle players’ natural instinct and creativity.
it feels like the players have lost the ability to think for themselves.
is Conte over-controlling things a bit too much?

never thought about it that way, but it surely can play a role in some indecisiveness.

 

[Yiddo100]

Slightly worrying how slow we start matches, second half is usually much better, son for kulusevski

 

[Pekoni]

booooring

 

[yojambo]

Fine defensively but the worst half with the ball I have seen for a long long time.

Jenas is right about the massive space being left by OM.

Pathetic they can't work it out themselves on the pitch and have to wait for Conte at half time.

 

[GutBucket]

Told you it wouldn't be easy, plus Conte's record in CL is pretty bad. At least we were never really in danger.

 

[Blaugrana]

Absolutely dreadful. Son with one of the worst halves of football I've seen, guy can't get a simple pass under control. Kulu on ASAP

 

[keenu]

Would chuck in Deki at right wing back and take Emerson off

 

[nidge]

That has to be some of worst passing I have seen this season from us.

That said if we can get the passes to the right places Marseille are very open at the back.

 

[GioW]

Absolutely inexcusable half , whatever happens in the 2nd.

Huge red flag that we weren't up for our first game in the champions league in 2 years.

We still have this in us. Could see us getting to a final and being 3 or 4 down at half time. Then we'll see what Conte's 'assaulting words' can do.

How about start the game right. Oh and Lloris's punch . My goodness.

Love Conte and believe in this team ..and breathe

 

[poc]

All our bad traits over the last few years in one half of terrible football. That was awful.

 

[cjbyid]

If there is ever a game for a ball playing player midfielder in our side this is it

 

[Chinaspur]

If Som comes out for the second half after that showing, then there's something up.

Agreed, definitely something up

 

[A Bit Much]

It's not asking much to be entertained more than we have in recent games. It's proper bilge and I don't really understand where this 'clicking' is going to take place, beyond our attackers just hitting massive form.

 

[shoggy33]

Marseille join the long list of teams we make look like peak Brazil. The passing from the back and midfield has been appalling. We simply cannot handle being pressed. Also what does Son have to do to get dropped?