Match Notes For Mauricio

Some excellent points. For me, Dier would be an excellent captain. He is quick to defend the club in the media when he perceives people are saying unkind things, and immediately insisted Kane should have been on the Ballon d’Or list- he should. I guess that becomes problematic if he loses his place to Wanyama when Toby is back.

Son has had a couple of poor games. Real lack of effort, which is what disappoints me. He was rightly subbed early against Bournemouth, and does seem to lack motivation.

We were slow-paced yesterday, but I thought that was deliberate. Leicester are so good on the counter, it seemed to me to be tactical not to press them high up the pitch, leaving gaps behind for them to run into. Against City, we just beat them at their own game, but our usual tactics have not been particularly successful against Leicester.

Cyrko De Kamchatchka vaulted into the Lead in the Ronglish from McGWinner

I’m on a 1-0 on this one

My opinion is that Lams and Erikson are favourites for whatever reason. The day that status is lowered, is the day the team starts to click. Humility is a powerful motivator.

What is all these fuss about, ffs. Lest anyone forgets, there’s a characteristic that’s typical of every team that, consistently, operates in the top half of the EPL: there’s always a barren spell in the course of a season. Just as there’s always a productive spell, when they go on a 6/7/8-game winning streak.

If you’re a glass-is-half-empty kind of supporter, you may want to view the spell we’re going through as our productive spell. As for me, glass-is-half-full supporter that I am, with recent evidence in the past three years, not least by our recent performance against Guardiola Pep’s City, I believe this is our barren spell. And, am i glad we’re pulling off draws rather than the defeats anyone who’s been following Spurs in recent years knows we would have suffered.

Sometimes, even in football, where it might not seem to apply, you have to believe in your own game (plan). Just as you might hear a jockey or 400m hurdler say: you have to run your race (the way you planned it, and not get suckered by the front-runner). In other words, stop casting envious glances at Liverpool or Arsenal’s winning streak. Their barren spell will come, and they’ll be glad to be pull off draws, then, if they can.

Disagree with the point on Lams. Our game is too slow, he thinks therefore he is not. Ok agree somewhat. I did feel comfortable knowing Lams was not tracking back to give away a foul or the ball.
Agree with the captaincy issue. My choice is Toby or latterly Wanyama.
Erikson should be sent on motivational training to outer Mongolia for the remainder of his contract, let alone made captain.
When the team starts exciting the crowd by virtue of attacking footie, they will get behind, naturally. Yesterday they were shouting and singing the hearts out but we quietened them by boring them, its a wonder no one died. Its up to the players.
Seriously, i think the players are instructed to start easy, conserve energy press and wait for openings. No one is going to give it up that easy. We have to work hard, be vigilent in attack and defense, take risks, and be clinical. Its up to the eleven on the pitch, ss Pocho is not the shouting, ranting raving type.

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