When one player looks off the pace or clueless then you can blame the player in question, but when it's an entire bloody back line it's time to blame the guy coaching and picking them!
We drew, not that it's much time shout about, but we didn't lose.
Needs to be playing as a 10 - I don't often do the old trite 'my dad said to me ... ' stuff, but none the less he mentioned to me that he reminds him a little bit of Martin Peters ... Not sure if this will make sense to those who either saw him play or such, either way, thought he did look better yesterday. Then again, is it the best of a bad bunch syndrome? Either way, he looked like he left it all out there yesterday which is more than some have managed recently.
We don't know what was being asked of him, so it's harsh to judge based on where you think he should have been.
I don't know what games your seeing if you believe now that Alderweireld Vertonghen Rose Wanyama Eriksen Aurier possible Lloris Dier are going to move this club forward. it'll be hard not to agree Pochettinho has by and large improved players during his tenure. I get Poch is under extreme pressure from supporters media haters etc during this period of poor results going back last season and a CL defeat. In 5 years its the first most challenging period he would have dealt with. I personally would like to see how he'll perform with at least a couple transfer windows however which way Pochettinho ends up the club has to invest in better players now this is so evident.
I think he’s just stopped doing what he’s told, and started playing his natural game.
If I recall correctly, when Spurs played West Bromwich Albion at Wembley in our first season there while our stadium was being rebuilt, Ben Foster in goal for Albion was eventually booked by the referee for persistent time-wasting. They had grabbed a surprise opening goal in the first three or so minutes (scorer Rondon?) and then did all they could to hang on to that lead until Kane equalised. Referees can and do give yellow cards for the likes of time-wasting.
Perhaps Rose was selected on Saturday because he will not be used this Tuesday and someone else will play instead. His replacement might then also play against Liverpool at the weekend, or he may not and so Rose would return to the line-up a week after the match against Watford. Which of us knows? It's guesswork on our part, but it will be part of the planning schedule of those selecting our teams.
Don't care. We had 84 minutes to win yesterday and only got a dodgy equaliser... No excuses please.
But as it is a well known fact, our lads should have been ready for it and played with an accordingly high tempo.
