Match Threads Spurs vs RB Leipzig 1st leg - Match Thread

[barry]

Always interests me that as fans we watch the same game but see things very differently. I thought Werner was quality tonight and his link up play with Angelino was impressive. Aurier just could not cope at all.

25 goals in 31 games for Werner this season and it was easy to see why. Would love to see him at Spurs.

He missed a piss easy chance, was constantly offside and put away a pen...quality.

 

[DCSPUR]

Provocative but decent read:

"At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night, we saw a team show glimpses of the old Tottenham Hotspur, the young, vibrant side that thrilled everyone under Mauricio Pochettino and came so close to a couple of improbable title wins.
The problem was, that team was RB Leipzig."

LINK:

Mourinho's negativity doomed Spurs for failure in Leipzig defeat

Spurs can count themselves lucky to still be in their UCL tie, as their disappointing approach at home nearly resulted in a hammering by Leipzig.

www.espn.com

and one more quote:

"The truth is that Tottenham, as a club, are entirely to blame for this performance. Firstly, for appointing Mourinho at all, because if they didn't know they were going to get an approach like this in big games, then they haven't been paying attention in the last few years -- but they did know, they just decided it was worth it if Mourinho would get them winning."

 

[fortworthspur]

coulda been worse - was expecting 0-4 after the first 5 minutes. at least we're in with a chance.

 

[fortworthspur]

how else do you approach this game with your two best scorers out and a midfield duo of Winks and Gedson?

 

[Spurs 1961]

This was an out of form Leipzig. I think they had only one win in their last six games. We just sat off them and let them play

 

[Misfit]

how else do you approach this game with your two best scorers out and a midfield duo of Winks and Gedson?

Any coach worth his salt would have injected Harry with some Zidane serum and got Gedson some Guardiola juice to drink and then had a chat with Lucas which would have had him thinking he's a prime fat Ronaldo.

Instead we get fucksticks Jose who came into a golden situation with everything purring along nicely and an abundance of talent and confidence at his disposal in a settled, unified AF squad.

Typical Spurs luck!

However, I will say that unless Daniel does srsly spend and we can literally out-talent most teams we come up against like his early Chelsea or Madrid squads could, everyone better get used to more a more "pragmatic" approach in general.

Me, I;d be fine with that. Give the teams we're better some spankings but in the crunch games, act like grown ups and understand we're not going to 1970 Brazil it against clubs who also spend the GDP of small nations each year trying to put a ball into a net.

 

[VancouverSpur]

He missed a piss easy chance, was constantly offside and put away a pen...quality.

Different strokes for different folks...I thought he looked quality and his movement down their left caused problems.

 

[ljinko888]

how else do you approach this game with your two best scorers out and a midfield duo of Winks and Gedson?

The obvious answer is to try and keep hold of the ball. We may have not had our two best scorers, but we had our regular defence and best goalkeeper. They on the other hand were missing three of their regular defenders. They weren't at full strength either so that excuse is exactly that, an excuse.

We were on the backfoot from the first minute and the only good thing is thanks to Hugo and some stoic defending from Sanchez, we're not out of the tie. That was Mourinho's approach --- to keep it tight going into the second leg but while he may have the outcome he wanted (0-1 can easily be overturned), the level of ambition will have to exponentially improve to do that. We were the home team yet played like the away team.

 

[rez9000]

Yeah, I wouldn't pay much attention to an article written by someone who can't even get the primary preposition in his/her title right. That may make me sound like a grammar Nazi, but the quality of an article's writing demonstrates the quality of journalist behind it.

NB: If using proper English, it would be doomed to failure, not doomed for failure.

 

[fortworthspur]

The obvious answer is to try and keep hold of the ball. We may have not had our two best scorers, but we had our regular defence and best goalkeeper. They on the other hand were missing three of their regular defenders. They weren't at full strength either so that excuse is exactly that, an excuse.

We were on the backfoot from the first minute and the only good thing is thanks to Hugo and some stoic defending from Sanchez, we're not out of the tie. That was Mourinho's approach --- to keep it tight going into the second leg but while he may have the outcome he wanted (0-1 can easily be overturned), the level of ambition will have to exponentially improve to do that. We were the home team yet played like the away team.

who's going to do that? I like Winks and have no opinion on Gedson yet but they were seriously overmatched. I very much doubt they were told beforehand to try to avoid passing the ball. I dont think Dier would've helped. A fit Sissoko would probably have been better next to Winks, and NDombele is the guy thats supposed to be doing that job.

 

[Hans Moleman]

If we'd approached this game and tried to outplay them like we did against Bayern, we could've gotten a very similar result.

 

[barry]

Different strokes for different folks...I thought he looked quality and his movement down their left caused problems.

Fair enough. I thought no one on their team was brilliant but they worked really hard, and were well drilled. I reckon we'll do then in Leipzeg cause we have to go for it.

 

[barry]

Fuck it, lets fire Jose and hire this reporter. We'll be unstoppable.

 

[ljinko888]

who's going to do that? I like Winks and have no opinion on Gedson yet but they were seriously overmatched. I very much doubt they were told beforehand to try to avoid passing the ball. I dont think Dier would've helped. A fit Sissoko would probably have been better next to Winks, and NDombele is the guy thats supposed to be doing that job.

We've controlled matches against better teams than Leipzig in the last few years. They've got an exciting thing going on at their club but again, this was not even their best eleven. If we approached the game from the start as we tried to chase it at the end I'd be happier even if the result was the same. Instead in my opinion we came up short for a lack of ambition for seventy minutes.

 

[fortworthspur]

We've controlled matches against better teams than Leipzig in the last few years. They've got an exciting thing going on at their club but again, this was not even their best eleven. If we approached the game from the start as we tried to chase it at the end I'd be happier even if the result was the same. Instead in my opinion we came up short for a lack of ambition for seventy minutes.

like I said, Ndombele was supposed to be the answer. Just cant get more than 30 minutes out of him ATM.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

Provocative but decent read:

"At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night, we saw a team show glimpses of the old Tottenham Hotspur, the young, vibrant side that thrilled everyone under Mauricio Pochettino and came so close to a couple of improbable title wins.
The problem was, that team was RB Leipzig."

LINK:

Mourinho's negativity doomed Spurs for failure in Leipzig defeat

Spurs can count themselves lucky to still be in their UCL tie, as their disappointing approach at home nearly resulted in a hammering by Leipzig.

www.espn.com

and one more quote:

"The truth is that Tottenham, as a club, are entirely to blame for this performance. Firstly, for appointing Mourinho at all, because if they didn't know they were going to get an approach like this in big games, then they haven't been paying attention in the last few years -- but they did know, they just decided it was worth it if Mourinho would get them winning."

Nonsense click bait. No Kane, no Son, no Sissoko to add physicality when required.

Take Werner and Schick out of their team today, let's see how they'd get on. Just a cheap and sloppy dig by ESPN

 

[SpursSince1980]

We've controlled matches against better teams than Leipzig in the last few years. They've got an exciting thing going on at their club but again, this was not even their best eleven. If we approached the game from the start as we tried to chase it at the end I'd be happier even if the result was the same. Instead in my opinion we came up short for a lack of ambition for seventy minutes.

We controlled much of the 1st half versus Bayern... hard to forget how that ended.

 

[shelfboy68]

Well that is us done in the CL for a while because we won't get nothing out in Germany, after fluking it against city, Southampton and villa our luck has ran out.
All those sides had more of the ball and multiple attempts against us and we rely on the odd breakaway, last night showed a well coached side against one that isn't.
I understand we are short on players but if we are to play a counter attacking game then surely the idea is to defend solidly and restrict their chances then take advantage when you can, we on the other hand are offering up chances every time the opposition come forward what's the game plan there.
I can't continue to watch this nonsense so will find something to do Saturday morning instead of watching the team get embarrassed again.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

I can't continue to watch this nonsense so will find something to do Saturday morning instead of watching the team get embarrassed again.

*Makes bet with self that this is a load of bollocks

 

[Langers]

Just interested, does anyone remember two worse full backs? I’m 42, and maybe Austin and Edinburgh were nearly as bad. I’m lost for words with Aurier, he plays football like a nine year old. Davies is League one standard, slow, very poor in possession, offers nothing going forward, but is okay in the air and is average at marking. Fingers crossed in the transfer window.