Welcome to the match-day coverage of this London Derby. As the game goes by we will bring you the video of goals along with all the usual in-play moans and groans.
Bale starts, Dele does not. And there’s still no respite for Sonny…
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He held himself back.
🎼where were you when we were $h!t? Moaning. I know who the runaways are
Cheers mate good read and improves my morning more so.
Kanes stats are amazing ,he is amazing ,through all his injurys you just can’t keep a good man down.
Best assist record in the whole of Europe and will break spurs all time assist record very soon!
…..or Lo Celso,
who played so really good games in that position last season.
I’m dreaming of a midfield 3 of PEH, N’dombele & Lo Celso, the latter two switching roles from holding to attacking, hopefully just in time for the cup final
I think Jose has proven it can work as a tactic – his comments tend to suggest he’s found the squad a bit inflexible in adapting tactics from game to game and within games.
That because it worked for a few games they had an inclination to revert back as a safety crutch.
I actually believe him when he’s said he didn’t want the side to site on 1-0’s after 20 minutes – no serious coach would want that unless perhaps you’re playing a team far superior to yourselves.
Again he made the comment yesterday about not killing Palace and that he wanted the goal as a lesson to ‘not do that’ – invite the sort of pressure that encourages your opponent.
I’m not sure so much forced as just working out the strengths of what he’s got available and who is in form
Brilliant Article by Katherine Lucas in iNews
Jose did say to Kane, “I will take you to new heights”, & he’s taken his game to levels way beyond what Poch could have.
Only Player in the Prem to have…
25 Shots, created 25 chances & have 25 clearances.
56 Goals in 51 Appearances under the negative Jose.
Pretty Impressive.
& now we have Vinicius to sub in for lesser games in other competitions we now have Kane for the business end of the season 100% fit, with not much fear of injury for once.
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/harry-kane-tottenham-hotspur-crystal-palace-902578?ITO=newsnow
Brilliant Article by Katherine Lucas in iNews,
I make her right.
i felt we looked less like a Maureen team and were much better for it.
Thing is, even if we win the two winnable things; Mickey Mouse and/or Ropey League, I cant see what alteration that makes to our ‘debt management’ anyway. Why would it change anything?
Well woke up feeling rather good today so thanks for that team spurs. Let’s keep this up and win Thursday ugly or not before smashing the arse in style.
Mids
Two defensive kids didn’t work very well and we played like cr*p. Can’t think of any top sides that play with two these days.
Slightly worrying if you’re suggesting Jose was forced into changing to a more attacking emphasis?
Sissy is a good carrier of the ball when in form – can drive between the lines better than Winks.
out of what we have I would prefer to see Sissy as Tanguy’s back up.
Get Skippy back next year and hopefully he will be an upgrade on both though!
I think Toby was out of position there. He should know Benteke’s strengths.
IF, if we don’t win anything and Kane/Son move on, would JM want to stay knowing that money will go into debt management.
Absolutely esp Bale.
NLD and form means very little anyway, just gotta be on our game and mean business. That’s the minimum.
Good question.
Hard to answer, they blow bit hot and cold, although mainly cold. Decent sometimes, most of the time fairly pance…
Yep, with only him and Aurier I wonder how they’d do against a player like Rashford cutting in off the left?!
We have been a defensive team, yet 95% of those goals came from the only two players doing any attacking up until recently!
The press is back! Jose’s idea or insistence from the players?
Although Moura had Avery good game tonight, perhaps more quality around him helped?
Ya know! 🙄
He’s improved recently but there’s still a mistake waiting to happen with him. He got caught ball-watching and let Benteke in for the header tonight.
The change of tactics sort of came with a change of personnel – maybe with Bale and Alli more ‘at it’ in training and Lamela fit again Jose just reassessed what he has at his disposal. With Sissy being really out of form and favour he just decided ‘back to the drawing board’ – I don’t have two defensive central mids so why pretend?
Classic line from Jose in the after match interview on bbc, “100+ goals scored this season…………. & we are a defensive team?
I bet Jose had to hold his tongue not to add a REALLY!!!!! at the end there.
& the Jose line earlier in that interview, “I was kinda happy wd concealed just before half time, coz I could see us sitting back a bit…….”
Well said. My suspicion is that Jose hasn’t been playing a straight bat with either the fans or the media with the whole Bale thing.
It feels like Jose has had to have a climb down of some sort. I reckon he’ll finish the season and hopefully win something with us and then he could well move on. Even if we get top 4…
No worse than PEH and Sissy for me. Neither are great partners for PEH though. Both too slow and lack movement, Tanguy is the one you want in there.
Onwards! 😂
Yep, keep doing this and inwards and upwards. Methinks Jose has been overruled somewhere along the line, either that or one massive penny has dropped to let them off the leash… 🤔
Anyone saying Bale’s legs had gone at 31 would be a very foolish individual indeed…
Been held back for too long in my opinion. He’s improving game by game, he should have been involved earlier, even at 50% for set pieces if nothing else. Lamela, Moura and Bergwjin aren’t in the same bracket as a player like him.
We miss Jan more than we could have imagined. I’d have given him another two year deal, we were not ready to get rid of him. Baldy would only give him 12 months on reduced salary (apparently), pr*ck…
Reggie and Bale could definitely push us on with an added dimension of width and quality. The leash is off, at flipping last!! 😂
Attack has always been a decent form of defence. In that season when we had the joint best defensive record with Walker, Verts, Toby and Rose at the back we played a high intensity high press.
Zero low block going on whatsoever, sitting back encourages the opponent and asks for trouble in my opinion. Which is why hardly anyone plays like that anymore…
Jose must take a bit of the heat for both his favouritism with Dier and the constant picking of Sissoko alongside PEH for months. That along with the low-block was holding us back for me.
Hopefully he’s accepted that this lot play better a different way? 🤔
Bale and Reggy giving the width and both can cross helps.
Defo, something has changed, maybe Mou worked out that we are better at attacking than defending. So what if we let a goal in, 13-1 agg over the last 4 games. Bale and Reggy are opening things up out wide too, now they are both fit.
Here, here.
As an addition I would like to see the PEH / Winks partnership resigned to history also!
We struggle in transition with those two together imho!!
Something changed a few games back, the low block went but we didn’t look confident going forward or in possession either. Now we are playing far more on the front foot with the ball.
Perhaps a team meeting took place between players and management, a summit of sorts?
“Look gaffer, this low block, low possession stuff just isn’t doing it for us. Either let the leash of us or face insurrection!” 🤔
Unfortunately Dier isn’t the leader coaches seem to think he is or could be, which would help him get away with not being good enough. I think Jose thought he could lead the back line. But he can’t and we’ve no leaders in our backline.
Majority of possession and shots, good play and players of quality making the difference.
If we’d have played like this all season, is have had zero complaints. Finding form at a good time in the season too.
Keep it up and consign the ‘low block’ as the only tactic to history please!
COYS!
Could be. Our attacking players gaining permission to operate in the opponents half has also made a difference.
4 games without Dier in the team, 4 wins 1 goal against us. It’s as if he the problem?
I thought he had another good game mate.. He’s looking like first choice alongside Toby for now.
Agreed, the premier league is getting tougher all the time though. The Fulhams and the palaces can get results on their day. The bottom can beat the top. This was alot more rare 15 and 20 years ago. Theres internationals and class in every club now. No game is a gimmie.. Look at Liverpool, lost to fulham, 6th straight home defeat! Madness.
No ,but our biggest rival ,,there all 3 points in the end
Total football. Pressing high, pressing anyway, short play long play, tenacity and desire, we are starting to look like a Maureem team with everyone fit. People know their jobs.
Suck off
He was at fault for their goal, he went to sleep, he should have closed down and blocked the cross.. He certainly redeemed himself second half though he was solid.
Can this be the end to the Bale actually no good statistics. Since he forced Mourinho’s hand by outing him on instagram he’s scored 6 goals in 6 games and been the fulcrum of a transformation of this side. So bring on the Arse and let’s play the game in their half and batter the crap out of them.
Bales legs aren’t done yet… Considering all his injuries with us before, and at Madrid, means he hasn’t played loads all his career, so he’s a young 31 yr old, no way is he burnt out and done like many tried to claim..Bale really is back now 6 goals in 6 games, as long as he stays fit and keeps playing that form will come.
Perfect time to do it after such a poor run. 3 big games coming up
Brilliant Bale and Kane.. Kanes goal was sublime… Lucas ‘Ngolo Kante’ Moura was my man of the match too, with Hojberg running him close…. Kane probably deserved it though with that goal… We were 9th only a week ago. Now 2 points off top 4… We have momentum now..
Not many can or want to see it but Bale is like a new signing, transforming us in confidence.
Great performance and a pattern emerging. We play Kane, Bale, and Son at the start of each match with Moura in behind the front three. We play Ndombele in the middle. Then if in control and in front around 65 mins plus we can bring on the likes of Lamela, Ali, and Lo Celso if needed or Sissoko to shield the backline. Good that Ndombele had a rest and Dele as well.
“Davies is a very intelligent footballer” stated with grave seriousness three times in the same sentence
Been missing him, RM better keep Zidane and swerve Reggie
and Reggy is a breath of fresh air…
shout out to Hojbjerg….WHAT a signing…
Bale and Kane the passing, presence and world class finishing – Moura and Son the pace – good balance in that forward line
We have a forward line with Bale there.
He had an ok game, he just needs the confidence that Reggie and Aurier have – he doubted himself in good positions he’d worked for himself today
Wish we’d done that first time round against em, but no complaints here this time. Big end to the season could make this an extremely good year for us.
I would yes, thats going to need a full squad, no mistakes..
Legend
very good overall…great to see us pressing so well….
It’s suck suck suck suck – Palace let in 4
Follow José. We move. YIDARMY
Do you class Arsenal as decent?
Suck suck suck
In the real world he is.
Draw between Chelsea and Everton tomorrow and the NLD becomes extremely interesting!
Suck?
He’s no Roberto Carlos but Doherty was solid and will do for these type of games.
All in all very happy ,need to do it against someone decent now.
For now another 3 points ta.
Great result, well played and no complaints.
He was my MOTM – hope he knows that
Sucky sucky
Agreed, great work from Lucas tonight.
Solid performance. This is why I think the attacking players have let us down a bit recently – should be scoring 2 or 3 with the players we have.
Moura has changed my opinion, thought he was finished for us but MOTM today.
He made some effective passes, decent crosses, and great pressing for the 1st goal, as well as good dribbles. Very impressive tonight.
Best game for ages ,plenty energy and skill.
Played boys.
How many people think Kane is the captain of Tottenham? Not the first time I’ve heard that coming from the studio…
Moura unlucky to miss out on MOTM, Kane and Bale get the headlines but his energy has been the catalyst
Good win, they’ve caused us plenty of trouble before.
Please God we’ll get to see it next season in person.
Sanchez is a worry.
Enjoyable watch, good result, and all in an unbelievable stadium.
Forgot about him. First year here hopefully counts against him.
Bruno is the one being hyped up the most in my view…
It makes me laugh how many things he thinks are ‘absolute world class’, ‘second to none’, or ‘the best there it’!
Nice bit of geometry by VAR for our 4th. Lamela has provided good impetus from the bench the last 2 games. He has finally found his niche
If we can win something it would help him. No long list of candidates springs to mind, maybe Cancelo at City or Stones but maybe they lack Harry’s popularity.
Not that much.
2 assists, 2 goals. Definitely.
Our goal difference is better than all the teams around us ,even more so now.
Also, Kane must be a favourite for the POTY award.