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Clicking around to see what Joe Public said after the game, there appears to be a slight gulf in sentiment when compared to what was said during the game.

Nothing new there, people are allowed to vent frustrations in the moment, indeed at any time. Yet this is how rose tinted get metaphorically built.

Aside from Eriksen’s goal which was bloody lovely, that game was bloody hard work and littered with all manner of stuff that induced nothing but groaning and eyeball rolling.

Hell some poor people staggered away from their TV screens believing that Sissoko made a useful contribution. We’ve hit critical mass with Sissoko.

A good few of you see him not hiding completely, the relief is so euphoric he’s suddenly not all that bad.

Lloris wasn’t that troubled all that much but still we witnessed some ropey ‘distribution’. Let’s dwell on this masking language of a term here for a second. Hugo has issues throwing and kicking the ball competently to his own players. I’m not suggesting we immediately sell him, but god grief, he needs to improve here.

Bonzo gives us a brain-fart masterclass. We had an inexplicable cross whizzing through our own penalty area, a shot which left Selhurst Park and was reported to have taken out a drone attempting to deliver contraband into Brixton nick.

Dier had one of those games where he looked like he was playing for England.

Toby/Verts/Davies All okay.

Mousa Trundled like a good ‘un.

Wanyama Muddled to put it mildly. It’s interesting that both Victor and Mouse – two routinely massive players for us – were subbed off. This emphatically underlined how removed from the rest of the game Eriksen’s goal was.

Eriksen was at his most Modrićesque best. I make a big hoo-hah of passes and passing accuracy. Because it’s important. I demand to see every Spurs pass freely to each other like it was the most natural thing in the world. The game is called ‘football’. The Dane made over 90 passes including 4 key passes. More please.

Alli gave us yet another walk on part performance. This is why I’m less than ecstatic when I’m supposed to go bonkers when he adds naff all to a game, but scores. I’m simply not having it. He made an entire 15 forward passes. I lost count of how many times the ball bounced off him.

Yes, he’s scored lots of goals and as I have no f—— intention of sending him a birthday card I’m not remotely interested in how young he is. Do we do any coaching at all? This guy could be immense. But he’s not immense. Instead he’s a ball watcher who’ll step in to lap up some glory if there’s any going.

Real Madrid? Barcelona? You’re dreaming. Not until demonstrates that he truly understands the work ethic that is required.

The comparisons with Gerrard and Lampard are frankly laughable. Stevie G and Fat Frank were first name on the team sheet players.

Kane also phoned it in. When he did get the ball, it was a blind alley after blind alley.

Son Flake.

Sissoko provided masterful time wasting. Beyond parody that this was his key contribution since joining this illustrious club.

 

 

 

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