Match Threads Spurs vs West Ham - Match Thread

[glacierSpurs]

Jose can't build a tough mentality in this lot - too many scars from the past.

He can if he plays less of those weaker players from the last era. The stronger ones are trying to build a new foundation but often slowed down by the liabilities.

 

[Bulletspur]

Definitely not listening to Talksport for the next few days

 

[Wizzy77]

I really wonder if certain players mentality can actually be coach upon. Some of them especially Sanchez is a huge bundle of nerves throughout the match.

Football can be simply won and lost by an strong or weak mentality.

 

[theShiznit]

I thought Kane was running on empty for the last 10 -15 mins he’s not had a break and should have come off for fresh legs even how brilliant he was today

Agreed, and because of the position he was playing he also opened up space for them in midfield.

The subs from Jose today were far too sentimental, leaving Kane on for the hat-trick, bringing a clearly unfit Bale on, and i didn't get the Moura sub either, i assume to carry the ball up the pitch, but that didn't even come close to happening.

Keeping Son on or even getting Vinicius on would have helped us get further up the pitch, but instead we dropped deep and had nothing to aim at, no out ball. and no one showing.

 

[PCozzie]

If you set up a training session, attack v defence, and said to the attacking team "to win, you have 75 minutes to score 3 goals. The defending team will not press; will not attempt to keep possession; will only sporadically try to attack you; and will give free kicks away in dangerous areas every 7 minutes", would you be entirely confident of preventing those three goals?

Because that's effectively what we did today.

 

[bubble07]

Also alderweireld is so slow

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

No idea why we’re sitting back on a 3-0 lead

That’s the heart of the issue. Pedestrian oldies footie hoping that the lead is enough. At least they should break off that pedestrian period with sudden switch-on moments. That’s what the big winning teams do. They just suddenly switch on to nick another goal.
You slow down in matches to speed up again and do more, you don’t slow down just because you have a lead.
It’s not Aurier’s fucking fault.

 

[GioW]

Also alderweireld is so slow

Was it me or were there numerous times that Toby looked favourite for a ball and then just stepped off

 

[DEFchenkOE]

This was worse than the Newcastle game. West Ham actually deserved something from this game, because at 3-0 we should have gone for the kill, we didn't and let them have the ball. At one point the action areas showed 40% of the game in our 3rd and only 8% in their 3rd.

We played some nice counter attacking stuff but we didn't hold onto the ball that we'll at all to suck the energy out of them.

 

[TheSpillage]

I can’t quite believe the transformation that we’ve undergone. After the Everton game, I was in despair - really couldn’t imagine anything other than a very depressing season. But now, and I know it’s early days and all that, but we look like the best team in the league.

As a Spurs fan, I’m used to rapid transformations from joy to despair but the opposite is a new, wonderful feeling and I can only assume that we are definitely going to win the league now.

And...back to despair in the blink of 8 minutes. I suppose I was asking for that really ?

 

[Cavehillspur]

The crumb of comfort im taking is that although Newcastle and West Ham have felt like defeats weve still picked up points, straw clutching I know...

 

[Lifelong]

Sanchez, aurier, sissoko need replacing with top quality players

Was just going to post about the same 3 players. My issue with all 3 of them is a total lack of composure, that and the fact that none of them can clear the ball more than 10 feet without giving it straight back to the opposition.

 

[Trees]

Was it me or were there numerous times that Toby looked favourite for a ball and then just stepped off

I disagree. Toby is the least of our worries at the back personally.

 

[ardiles]

I think some players know that their number is up after this poor showing.

 

[mpickard2087]

Was it me or were there numerous times in every match for the last 3 years that Toby looked favourite for a ball and then just stepped off

FYP.

 

[theShiznit]

Also alderweireld is so slow

He runs like he's wearing ice skates.




In a swimming pool.

 

[mumfordspur]

wtf was Sanchez thinking some OGs are unlucky that showed what a piss poor defender he is and I have read posts saying "still learning"
well you lot will be saying that in 3 years time

+ I never want to see Winks again the most nothing player since Vinny Sideways

 

[BucSpur]

I thought Kane was running on empty for the last 10 -15 mins he’s not had a break and should have come off for fresh legs even how brilliant he was today

Agreed, but its always going to be very difficult, for all kinds of reasons, to sub Kane off when he's on two goals.

I love the guy but i think its clear his number one football ambition is to end up the premier leagues all time top scorer. Maybe obsession is a better term in fairness to him.

We could batter the absolute stuffing out of LASK and Burnley in our next two games and still be exactly where we are now psychologically, i would almost prefer us to have two hard games next.

Bitterly disappointing result and, bar the first 15mins, general performance.

 

[wirE]

With a manager like Mourinho onboard it’s hard witnessing that we loose a solid 3-0 lead
Winks should’ve just kicked the ball up to Fabianski rather than taking that touch. A match fit Bale would’ve buried that goal but that’s football for you. Onward!

 

[Hitch]

Though Norwich should be a great loan for him, I am regretting more and more that we didn't hold on to Skipp.

In the second half we were crying out for that kind of solid metronomic player to come off the bench and steady things. In theory that's what Winks should have been, but he has such an anxiety to his play. Rather than calm things down he often has an opposite effect. By contrast, Skipp is stone cold.