Match Threads Bournemouth vs Spurs - Match Thread

[UbeAstard]

Also....

We can all, deservedly, hammer Aurier and co. for appalling delivery from wide areas, but if they did get it right this still won't equal goals. Virtually every time the ball goes in what is the picture you see? Kane lumbering about a yard or two behind where he can score a goal, Lamela is occasionally up there and will throw himself at it largely unsuccessfully, the rest are nowhere to be seen, and it's at least half a dozen of the oppositions defenders ready to clear it.

If we fix one thing, the rest is still pretty broken. If the tactic is to overlap down the right and get a cross in, where are the runners? For what seems to be our primary source of attacking, you'd think we'd have numbers ready to get on the end of it if by miracle we did complete a cross. Again, it's just a lack of attention to detail tactically. We must sort it out.

If I were getting in the box but not convinced anything was going to come my way due to history, I would end up being not arsed and half hearted too.

 

[UbeAstard]

I wonder if these people are the same with ex-partners. The amount of folks with restraining orders on here must be insane

Doesnt she know i'll kill myself?

 

[shelfboy68]

Just the players?

Yes, In the main.

Mourinho hasn't become a shit manager overnight. He went to United and won more than any manager has since Ferguson. That was only 2 or 3 seasons ago.

In a previous post I listed 9 players to keep. The rest are dispensable. Jose has the biggest job in his managerial career on his hands and he's only just started so I'm prepared to give him the 12-18 months to try mould a new squad.
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The problems extend further up the hierarchy, but yes I understand what your saying but I think Jose will be gone quicker than you think.

 

[dirtyh]

more importantly, who got the goalless draw in the prediction? the only one!! well played.

 

[Mattspurs1982]

How on earth did VAR not overturn that penalty Man United just won and didn't give the penalty on Kane.

its a more crooked game than it was before

 

[spud]

I’m sorry but Davies it absolutely useless as a full back. He can’t provide width, can’t attack the byline, can’t beat a man and most importantly he can’t cross for shit

You may be right, but you've just described the attributes of a good winger, not a good full-back. Davies is an extremely competent full back, but I'll agree: he isn't a winger.

 

[sausage]

As some others have said it's easy to blame Mourinho but he has inherited a poor, poor side. This side was poor under Poch but since we loved him so much we kinda let it go. The Champions League run (how we made it to the final, though brilliant, is beyond me) glossed over it.

If the side was not so poor Poch would still be there now. He asked to be backed and Levy will not take a punt and this is where we are. Poch could see this team had run its course. He publicly said it twice and still nothing happened.

Can we blame Mourinho for his team instructions when our team can't even do basic passing?

This team is spent and no manager is going to turn that around unless he can make some better signings.

It's the same situation AVB had - we have a bunch of good individual players, but we don't have a good team. It's all a bit of a mess.

 

[ginola007]

Yes, In the main.

Mourinho hasn't become a shit manager overnight. He went to United and won more than any manager has since Ferguson. That was only 2 or 3 seasons ago.

In a previous post I listed 9 players to keep. The rest are dispensable. Jose has the biggest job in his managerial career on his hands and he's only just started so I'm prepared to give him the 12-18 months to try mould a new squad.

The problems extend further up the hierarchy, but yes I understand what your saying but I think Jose will be gone quicker than you think.
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Problem is the players you want out will still be here because no one wants them, while the 9 you wanted kept may think they deserve greener pastures somewhere else.

 

[dbspurs]

Yes, In the main.

Mourinho hasn't become a shit manager overnight. He went to United and won more than any manager has since Ferguson. That was only 2 or 3 seasons ago.

In a previous post I listed 9 players to keep. The rest are dispensable. Jose has the biggest job in his managerial career on his hands and he's only just started so I'm prepared to give him the 12-18 months to try mould a new squad.

The problems extend further up the hierarchy, but yes I understand what your saying but I think Jose will be gone quicker than you think.
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Sadly I think you're right. It is just like Tottenham to be the only club where Jose wins bugger all.

 

[punkisback]

Yes the players aren't pulling their weight. But the manager sets them up and influences them. We've been shit since Jose has come in. The players are at fault however, the right manager would get them playing and bring results.

I'm not saying the answer is Chris Wilder however, look at the results he gets with that squad. Not one of sheff uniteds players is better than a spurs player however he gets them playing and brings results.

We need a manager that can do that with this squad.

Honestly, I think we're overrating our players. Are our starting FB better than Sheffield? Is our DM better than their's?

 

[spursgirls]

As some others have said it's easy to blame Mourinho but he has inherited a poor, poor side. This side was poor under Poch but since we loved him so much we kinda let it go. The Champions League run (how we made it to the final, though brilliant, is beyond me) glossed over it.

If the side was not so poor Poch would still be there now. He asked to be backed and Levy will not take a punt and this is where we are. Poch could see this team had run its course. He publicly said it twice and still nothing happened.

Can we blame Mourinho for his team instructions when our team can't even do basic passing?

This team is spent and no manager is going to turn that around unless he can make some better signings.

This is what really upsets me. Professional footballers and they can't pass to their own players? Our passing has been woeful for a long time. You don't see Liverpool or City giving the ball away so cheaply.

 

[SonicSarr]

Good God, but this is truly dreadful stuff. I honestly have to go back to George Graham or the latter part of Gerry Francis' reign to remember a time when we were so lacking in any ambition. We had worse performances but even then there was some intent. This has been truly woeful against such poor opposition.

Depressing stuff for all involved.

At least Dean Austin 'ran about a bit' ?

 

[JimmyG2]

Yes, In the main.

Mourinho hasn't become a shit manager overnight. He went to United and won more than any manager has since Ferguson. That was only 2 or 3 seasons ago.

In a previous post I listed 9 players to keep. The rest are dispensable. Jose has the biggest job in his managerial career on his hands and he's only just started so I'm prepared to give him the 12-18 months to try mould a new squad.

The problems extend further up the hierarchy, but yes I understand what your saying but I think Jose will be gone quicker than you think.
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12 to 18 months?
He should get life at least.

 

[UbeAstard]

Jose's.

Typical, the players who arent playing can play better than the ones who are playing till they play too.

 

[SonicSarr]

Honestly, I think we're overrating our players. Are our starting FB better than Sheffield? Is our DM better than their's?

Yes. We were in a CL final a year ago.

 

[spursgirls]

It's the same situation AVB had - we have a bunch of good individual players, but we don't have a good team. It's all a bit of a mess.

Exactly! Couldn't agree more. We were actually saying recently that they look like they've never been introduced to each other! There's no understanding of when to pass, when to make a run, and if someone does make a run, it's not spotted by the player with the ball. 11 individuals, but not a team.

 

[Mark_147]

Not vintage
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
Tottenham did not attempt a single shot on target in this match – it’s the first time Bournemouth have ever stopped their opponent from having an attempt on target in a Premier League match, in what is their 186th game in the competition.

Middlesbrough in the championship in March 2015 are the last team to have 0 shots on target against Bournemouth.

 

[shelfboy68]

The problems extend further up the hierarchy, but yes I understand what your saying but I think Jose will be gone quicker than you think.

12 to 18 months?
He should get life at least.
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Life 90 mins watching this shit is enough punishment.

 

[dbspurs]

Honestly, I think we're overrating our players. Are our starting FB better than Sheffield? Is our DM better than their's?

I would have Baldock and Stevens over Aurier and Davies any day and twice on Sundays

 

[Smokinhotspur]

Also do not understand at all the positive comments about N'Dombele - I'm afraid I am with Jose on that one

He is slow, looks overweight, lacks guile and passion, throws his hands up when he misplaces passes or gets tackled. If we can get a buyer I would move him on asap

Make you right. After the public dressing gown he got from Jose before the lockdown and the follow up hatchet job on his performance from Carragher on sky, you would have thought he would take maximum advantage of the break to get himself in tip top condition ready to show the world the player he really is. Instead he looks in worse shape than before the lockdown and it is no surprise for me that he has been used sparingly so far.

That horrendous sliding tackle he made towards the end tells you everything you need to know. A player in decent condition would not need to slide in from so far out. It is a lazy tackle meant to give the impression he is getting stuck in but is essentially a con that reflects his poor condition and the fact he couldn't get there.

I suspect the positive comments about him are due to his undoubted ability and our desperation for some sort of hope. He is not the answer and like most of our 'record buys' over the years it looks like we have bagged ourselves yet another dud that will likely be hard to shift for any decent return. Sigh.