Match Threads Spurs vs Crvena Zvezda - Match Thread

[davidmatzdorf]

I guess opinions are okay after all then?

Spoiler

ANSWER = On a topic as unimportant as what particular course of action at a given moment might be best for the fortunes of Tottenham Hotspur, they totally are. Your crusade against the Unholy Subjective Opinion is totally out of place in Spurs Chat, you well-meaning-but-uptight wally.

That was the whole point of shaping the comment as I did. It was intentional: I shunted the personal views in a minor comment at the end and avoided making specific recommendations, like "drop Lamela" or"the diamond is a disaster". "A bit of consistency would be a good thing" is not the same as "Eriksen is fucking useless, why can't Pochettino see this?"

It's not about a ban on "opinion", if you must use the 21c. sense of this debased word. It's about not wasting time on self-indulgent, arrogant and childish insistences on specific players or formations, as if Pochettino is going to read the thread and go "Oh! XXXX SC member has a much better idea, so I'll change my plans and go for that, instead of using my decades of experience in professional football!". It's infantile and it constitutes over 50% of the posts in advance of matches.

What has progressively got further and further up my nose is that, when discussions on formations and selections arise - similarly with transfers and the stadium - I post 95% about what I expect the club or the manager to do and every fucking reply responds on the assumption that I was posting what I wanted the club or the manager to do. Every time.

 

[Ronwol196061]

That was the whole point of shaping the comment as I did. It was intentional: I shunted the personal views in a minor comment at the end and avoided making specific recommendations, like "drop Lamela" or"the diamond is a disaster". "A bit of consistency would be a good thing" is not the same as "Eriksen is fucking useless, why can't Pochettino see this?"

It's not about a ban on "opinion", if you must use the 21c. sense of this debased word. It's about not wasting time on self-indulgent, arrogant and childish insistences on specific players or formations, as if Pochettino is going to read the thread and go "Oh! XXXX SC member has a much better idea, so I'll change my plans and go for that, instead of using my decades of experience in professional football!". It's infantile and it constitutes over 50% of the posts in advance of matches.

What has progressively got further and further up my nose is that, when discussions on formations and selections arise - similarly with transfers and the stadium - I post 95% about what I expect the club or the manager to do and every fucking reply responds on the assumption that I was posting what I wanted the club or the manager to do. Every time.

David can you not start by 'I expect...' it might help?
If you do please ignore this and go to Step 2

 

[Ronwol196061]

Liverpool attack from all angles mainly on the break from a press. They are a formidable team and we have our work cut out one things for sure we have to match their work rate and be clinical with our chances and be ultra careful not to make mistake... a very tough ask.

We’ll learn a lot next time up.

It's tough but we need defensive mids to cover and expand and NDombele more forward

 

[scat1620]

That was the whole point of shaping the comment as I did. It was intentional: I shunted the personal views in a minor comment at the end and avoided making specific recommendations, like "drop Lamela" or"the diamond is a disaster". "A bit of consistency would be a good thing" is not the same as "Eriksen is fucking useless, why can't Pochettino see this?"

It's not about a ban on "opinion", if you must use the 21c. sense of this debased word. It's about not wasting time on self-indulgent, arrogant and childish insistences on specific players or formations, as if Pochettino is going to read the thread and go "Oh! XXXX SC member has a much better idea, so I'll change my plans and go for that, instead of using my decades of experience in professional football!". It's infantile and it constitutes over 50% of the posts in advance of matches.

What has progressively got further and further up my nose is that, when discussions on formations and selections arise - similarly with transfers and the stadium - I post 95% about what I expect the club or the manager to do and every fucking reply responds on the assumption that I was posting what I wanted the club or the manager to do. Every time.

you well-meaning-but-uptight wally.

Fixed my post.

Everyone else - I hope you continue to post specific changes that you think Poch should make to our formations/line-ups etc so that I can see what you think the best thing for Spurs is, should the inclination take you. I, for one, find it entertaining and informative, and it's the kind of content I want to read in Spurs Chat. And - as a special bonus - I promise I won't even assume that when you make such posts you're typing them as a direct message meant to be read and responded to by Mauricio Pochettino, even though he's well known for browsing this site and rolling his eyes at all the unwanted advice he gets.

 

[Ronwol196061]

Fixed my post.

Everyone else - I hope you continue to post specific changes that you think Poch should make to our formations/line-ups etc so that I can see what you think the best thing for Spurs is, should the inclination take you. I, for one, find it entertaining and informative, and it's the kind of content I want to read in Spurs Chat. And - as a special bonus - I promise I won't even assume that when you make such posts you're typing them as a direct message meant to be read and responded to by Mauricio Pochettino, even though he's well known for browsing this site and rolling his eyes at all the unwanted advice he gets.

Harsh!

 

[davidmatzdorf]

David can you not start by 'I expect...' it might help?
If you do please ignore this and go to Step 2

I do. Often. I write very carefully and precisely.

It doesn't matter. Everyone ignores it and responds as if I'm making recommendations.

 

[Jenko]

So @wrd thinks Pochettino will pick the same side? Really?

It's not so obscene. These are fairly unique circumstances. Poch tinkers too much sometimes, but with the injuries we always seem to suffer from its probably more than he wants to a lot of the time.

He must realise that we need the players playing for their place in the team. Do well, keep your place. Make the others realise it's a privilege to be picked. Otherwise he would have subbed Erikssen on the other night.

 

[Jenko]

Bit harsh mate.

Well definitely HIV.

 

[mightyspur]

Would rather he replaced Sissoko with Dier and play Ndombele who is much better with the ball. Dier drops deep to take the ball and allows the defence to push higher and wider

Dier started with Ndombele against Brighton. That didn't work out very well

 

[Ronwol196061]

I do. Often. I write very carefully and precisely.

It doesn't matter. Everyone ignores it and responds as if I'm making recommendations.

Peace Brothers.