Match Threads Spurs vs Villa - Match Thread

[leelee]

We'll win this but have to remember there's a hell of a lot of quality missing. Son starting would've made this a completely different first half.

 

[g_harry]

We have the best striker in the world but sure lets pass the ball round the centre circle. Lack of attcking intent is shocking, what have any team to fear playing us.

 

[barry]

We got to win. First half was just a warm up. Second half we decimate.

 

[Mr Pink]

Eriksen has to come on, we arnt creating.

If Poch leaves it to the 70th minute, we'll not win this.

 

[nedley]

Winks our best player by a country mile.

Coco with a typical Coco performance. Does he ever really excel when given his opportunity?

Leaving Verts out of the squad is looking a poor decision as is this desire with the diamond.

KWP has looked good. Sissoko has forgotten his role in the team.

 

[thebenjamin]

Why does Pochettino hate width so much?

 

[Strikeb4ck]

Have we ever played a good first half under Poch? I don't get how he can so repeatedly get things totally wrong in the first 45 minutes! Over and over and over again, then we have to change things up at the 30 minute mark or HT and it goes fine. But it costs us over a season, always playing catchup. Just bewildering.

 

[kaz Hirai]

No point cutting off our nose to spite our face any longer.
Get eriksen on for Sissoko

Also roll on Dele and son being available again

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

Sissoko out, Eriksen in and back to our 4231 with Ndombele and Winksy on the pivot

It's so obvious isnt it

 

[trevo]

Well if Erikson's still negotiating that midfield performance should have strengthened his hand.

 

[GetSpurredOn]

Poch has to earn his money now.
We’re being made to look average by a thrown together Villa side who are just sitting in and looking to hit us on the break.
This system is not working for us.
Poch needs to be proactive.

I work with a load of Villa fans, and one gooner, this will not pan out well for me if it stays like this. I’m on holiday, so can dodge them for a week, but not my Mrs who is also from a family of Villa fans.

 

[CowInAComa]

We are by far the easiest top 6 team to nullify completely. Deep banked defence, keep it narrow and basically we're flat out of ideas. Every time.

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Kane hasn't looked like he'll score during pre-season either and it's all due to this bloody formation. How is it possible for Poch not to see how turgid and ineffective we are when we play the diamond?

It's too narrow.

 

[Primativ]

What has Poch been working on all summer. Persisting with this diamond crap. Lamela Moura and Kane just doesn’t work at all. It’s not a good enough front three at all.

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Totally clueless in attack, this is why it was stupid to bench eriksen, we were already without enough attackers as it was ...

 

[bod33]

so fucking slow in possesion , but theres not enough movement either

 

[yankspurs]

About to report that kickofgoal poster promoting his own streaming site and the post is already gone. Well done, mods.

 

[hatch]

Frustrating half, moura needed to take that chance and we would of settled but we haven't. I think we will see a better side 2nd half. Must say we look very vulnerable on the break. But don't villa roll around a lot

 

[yawa]

Is this the third or fourth season that we've not come up with a plan for all those teams that just put ten men behind the ball?

They haven’t though. They’ve had a go, even after scoring. Good chances as well and could be 2-0.

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

KWP is the best player of ours.

I would put Eriksen in instead of Sissoko/Winks

Not sure what game youre watching, Winks has bossed it and I've not always been sold on his hype

 

[g_harry]

Well that was worth waiting for......

Did Rose leave his brain in Watford, looks lost defensively out there.

Dont trust Rose

 

[Jamturk]

We need to set up better defensively on our own attacking corners.

3 times they broke on us.