The team sheets are out and the instant observations are that José has stuck with his in-form players. The backline keeps Serge Aurier and Japhet Tanganga in place as attacking right-backs, bookending the OAP pairing of Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen,
The ever troublesome midfield is comprised if Harry Winks, Giovani Lo Celso, Dele Alli, Erik Lamela with Heung Min-Son up top.
The bench gives Mourinho plenty of options, with new boy Gedson in place, alongside, Oliver Skipp, Christian Eriksen (boo-hiss), Ryan Sessegnon, Davinson Sanchez and the footballing enigma that is Eric Dier.
Spurs will have their hands full today, Watford are looking to win four consecutive home top-flight games within the same season for the first time since December 1986. Whereas Spurs have lost their last two Premier League games (Liverpool away and Saints at home).
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That’s because it’s too early. Once he has a good midfield and a younger defence he’ll then have no excuses.
However, a clean sheet was a marked improvement. Just need to stop fluffing goal scoring opportunities – Son and Lamela need to get their fingers out for a start.
There were 17 shots with only 5 on target and no goals. Nowhere near good enough.
In a nutshell Cabbsy…
I sadly have no reason to think much will ever change under enic and the jury is still out on Maureen.
Man’s on the next season and beyond ting. I’m used to being in the minority. I’ve thrived in it ever since I realized the system can’t be beaten.
You seem to be in the minority ,blinkered to the end.
In the beginning god created some fools too. See below
We’re as easy to defend as when Maureen arrived. We still look lightweight against the bigger tougher sides. Dele Fanny is still fannying around like a fanny. But for Gazza guessing the right way we’d have lost. Son, Lamela, Eriksen and winks are simultaneously off form. Jose looks increasingly like a has-been.
It can only get better. Right?
Too early I agree, nothing to show it’s gonna work so far…
Seems every game is difficult, can’t remember the last easy one. No use blaming Mourinho, you can’t make bricks without straw. On an upbeat note, TalkSport pundit Stuart Pearce thinks it could be 2,3 or 4 transfer windows before Spurs will be top four contenders. Can’t wait, oh happy day.
It’s still far too early to write Mourinho off, but I will admit the early signs are not looking good with Pochy last minute subbing and Harry Redknapp post match spin and how great our relegation fodder opponents are.
What’s that got to do with it? He trained this week and Lo Celso was knackered, so should have gone off at half time. 45 minutes should have been no problem for the new lad.
Blind faith in con men always works out so well! 😂
100%
I can’t love Spurs without disliking these owners, thats the whole reason I can’t stand them. I want us to go places, we never will under these con artists…
Just as big a Levy puppet as Poch. Only Poch got our highest ever Premier League place and to a Champions League final. What has Jose got? A track record looking more and more like ancient history as time goes on?
Deluded…
It’s the o ly business where you get given 100m plus for just doing what you do. Because of TV. For some reason some of our deluded half wits think that clown is generating it himself. I know a few people who ain’t renewing this season, and the great businessman is gonna be heavily reliant on son not wanting to go anywhere else this year or these attendances will be severely down nxt season. The fan base needs to wake up. You can still love spurs, but hate the regime, its not that difficult a concept to grasp, and anyone who thinks that this club is going anywhere but down under these frauds has had way to many refreshments
A genuine chairman would be nice too…
Yep, Levy is no different from all the other crooks running clubs. This idea that he’s some kind of frugal mastermind makes me want to vomit…
Erm he did only arrive this week! I didnt think our midfielders played badly today just the final ball lacking. Got to ease the new lad in slowly.
Like I say, unless you’re getting free tickets or on a corporate perk then you’re gonna feel short changed here.
I know of two ST holders not renewing next season because they thought the new place would mean kicking on and it clearly hasn’t.
Many sank their money into Season Tickets thinking we were finally a regular Champions League Club. Now you get to see us play Kazakhstan’s finest on a Thursday evening instead.
Will they get a discount next season? I don’t think so.
Levy is a con man…
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True, good job Deeny can’t take a pen though innit…
Levy invented fake news as a marketing strategy back in 2000…
Levy knows nothing about football, if he did he wouldn’t have taken on a punt on a manager like Jose turning the season around.
Expectations have been managed, the Ropey League will be the one to go for for the next decade now. Everyone have a craft beer, go back to your seats and shut up. Thanks for your support…
its 2019-20…no one worries about FACTS anymore, just asked the left!
Difficult game today. Watford are fiercely competitive and have rolled over most teams they are playing against recently. It’s our first clean sheet in ages so that’s something.
Nothing needed rebuilding, just a wilful lack of maintenance left the whole thing to rot away.
It’s all about expectation management. As soon as things get to the point the fans expect more investment to go to the next level, Levy sacks the manager and dismantles the team. He’s been doing it for 20 years.
I withdrew my ardent support of Levy & Co way back in 2008 after he sold half the team off after winning the League Cup. The jig was up then as far as I was concerned, I knew we wouldn’t win anything else under these b*stards after that.
The evidence is there for all to see…
I bet Alistair Campbell never got paid that much.
Don’t moan about how the club is run, otherwise you’re a traitor to the regime. It’s boardring on Stalinesque.
The cult of Levy, his only followers are lobotomised zombies…
Mourinho is looking more like a professional spin doctor with each interview he gives.
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Jose “we deserved to win”…hows that then?
Give MOTD as miss then ? First with have to buy players then we have to see if Maureen has moved with the times or not ,,see you in 5 years then.
Gedson is not a defensive midfielder.
I’m trying not to but I did watch the last few games,grim all round then…
A few good touches from Gedson is the only highlight for me. Write this season off subject to rebuild.
theres no light at the end of the tunnel is the main problem…
Re Gedson, what f*****g use was 12 minutes?
Read the comments,,,,bad….
It’s the restorative powers of the ‘Mourinho’ effect that have really helped turn it around! 😂
We will have to Win It , Go On Ya Good Thing !!!!!!!!!!!
Top 4 is gone, Levy put his bet on a new manager rather than spending money…he deserve no luck..
Yep, nothing changing there for the ‘winner’. We are no better than we’ve been all season, easily could have lost that…
Yep, nothing changing there for the ‘winner’. We are no better than we’ve been all season, easily could have lost that…
A team without any strikers. Tanganga played on his left side and got schooled today but good experience for him. Gedson does not look like a defensive midfield and Lo Celso came off. What position does he play ? First 20 mins looked bright and then felt we were second best to most balls and bullied off the ball a lot of times.This is going to be a long season and I cannot see us getting anywhere near top four without additions.
A team without any strikers. Tanganga played on his left side and got schooled today but good experience for him. Gedson does not look like a defensive midfield and Lo Celso came off. What position does he play ? First 20 mins looked bright and then felt we were second best to most balls and bullied off the ball a lot of times.This is going to be a long season and I cannot see us getting anywhere near top four without additions.
No Champions League then. It was good while it lasted. Getting into the new place was the only aim, 17th net spend and 7th wages just ain’t cutting it anymore Levy. Sling your hook you useless bore of a loser…
Just got in after a morning Munro walk ,how bad was it?
In the context of how poor we have been away from home this unfortunately is an improvement. There is no rationalisation it’s a fact. Defending has been a lot better today. We cant expect Gedson to hit the ground running and the same problems for us exist in midfield and we have no Kane
In the context of how poor we have been away from home this unfortunately is an improvement. There is no rationalisation it’s a fact. Defending has been a lot better today. We cant expect Gedson to hit the ground running and the same problems for us exist in midfield and we have no Kane
In the context of how shit we have been away from home this unfortunately is an improvement. There is no rationalisation it’s a fact. Defending has been a lot better today. We cant expect Gedson to hit the ground running and the same problems for us exist in midfield and we have no Kane
A GENUINE striker please Mr Levy.
Not long till pre season Jose man. Keep managing.
City will be fine. We will put 11 behind the ball go for a 1 0 loss like Liverpool and possibly get our beloved chairman to petition the Premier league so that the home team gets 12 players, so we can play an extra defender for the day
absolute poo….
Garbage again.
we don look bothered..
City and Leipzig in the not too distant future.
Oh come on man don’t try and rationalise this with that old schtick. Yeah fine if this was some sort of deviation from the norm in an otherwise sparkling season of form/optomism etc but it’s not, this is it.
Beggars can’t be choosers.
Please Sir, I can’t take any more.
Tough old game and not easy on the eye. Having said that given our terrible away form and the strong form of Watford….a point and a clean sheet wouldn’t be the most appalling result in the world if it stays like this
I’m afraid the rebuild is even bigger than than we thought.
Please sir can I have some more? No thanks.
Footballing gruel
I think the Levy bonus for Champions League is safe.
Clean sheet, a triumph.
https://theboyhotspur.com/was-tanganga-victim-of-second-red-card-challenge-in-as-many-games-video/
Faster the top 4 rubbish talk ends the better
Oioi
More like a Championship game.
We have been on the TV schedule a lot the last 6-7 years, I can see that dwindling down over time based on this crap…
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Your wish is granted…
Stick Gedson on.
Look at that bench, what could you do with it, nothing.
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Levy will never think it comes from the top…no no no…its the 800 managers he’s employed..
I’m sorry to all the silly people that thought Jose was gonna be the saviour. Transfer windows where the chequebook remains un touched have well and truly come back to bite our poo boxes. This is at least a 3 window problem, and busy windows at that
Not bringing on a player we just bought, but one who is going….doesn’t that just say it all…!!
Do something Jose, FFS.
A dane disrobes
Lol. Shcheisse pen
Cocaine?
Unbelievable.
Huzzah!
In truth-this game needed something
Omnishambles
Things are even worse than we thought they were.
Too late now Jose.
Night night
Pathetic.
Is Jose happy with this, very unlike him not to change, must be afraid of Eriksen and his non tackling.
Jose had enough already…not doing much..
Please score Watford..this is heartless…
I don’t bet in play but a red card is probably free money
Aurier waste of space.
Boy are we dull.
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