Here are the match positions which illustrate at once how Manchester City was far more attack-minded – so all the nonsense about Mason reinstalling the Tottenham DNA, fast free-flowing football was pure hokum. Nothing more. Baseless. A fairy tale.
Typical Tottenham when it came to the getup and go. Look at the possession graphic above and the attacks-per-minute graphic below. What we see is the activity of bang average team, that’s hoping for a break, has a go and then fizzles out when it doesn’t happen.
For those wondering what pre-empted the peak – Mason began his substitutions shortly afterwards. When incidentally – they had less than zero impact.
When we look at transitions, that’s where really see how inept Tottenham were. This is the side that Jamie Redknapp told us was ‘packed with internationals’!
Worse yet, when we drill down into the quality of Spurs’ passing we find no indication of Ryan Mason’s attacking prowess.
The sooner Mason and all the fake praise are slung out – the better.
Same players – different manager – a new spin. No opinion, just raw data.
Thanks, but no, thanks, Ryan.
Sycophant? Me? You don’t know me for toffee, so what on earth were you talking about.. You’re like an old woman on her period.. Go drink your cam tea fool.. Run your mouth like a big man.. Bet you don’t talk like that down your local do you… Fool
Winks is also a full international. He will also be a poor manager…. Managers have to be bosses and leaders for a start… Mason is a mouse.
Strange isn’t it, that we’ve all been complaining about our defence and yet they beat us by a single goal, we defended (by our recent standards) pretty well, but our ‘top draw’ front line did nothing of note. That said, with or without Maureen the Manchester Globetrotters had that game in the bag before a ball was kicked. Makes me smile people complaining about Mason. Any new manager would have been on the losing side. Jamie O’Hara’s hysterics cracked me up; “I can’t believe he was fired!” “Winning a final was what he was brought here for” Yeah right, Jose’s Spuds lost 3-0 to the littlest fish in the CL’s last 16 with a 2 goal start … Ha Ha Ha …… I consider losing to one of the top 3 teams in the world by one goal quite an achievement. And so the Spurs Soap Opera rolls on ……………
I think most fans understand that, but the decision to leave your club record signing on the bench for 90 minutes is bewildering. I dont think Kane was fully fit, but other than Tanguy who else in our midfield has the guile to play a perfect pass to Kane or Son, and spot their runs…
Maybe its me, but I wouldn’t say Jose is a cheque book manager but he does rely on people to follow instructions, and/or work hard in training.. I dont think its any surprise the players who have got better this season are the ones with more intelligence… I think the biggest reason for PEH drop in form is due to being over played…he has no understudy or anyone like him in the entire squad.
He is a full international, so his playing career wasn’t all that bad before being curtailed. I’ve no idea whether he will ever be a top coach/manager and hope he will be able to resume his academy role at the season end unscathed.
Anyway being a good player is not the determinate of whether you will be a great manager. Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton can be considered to have failed as managers whereas average players like Sir Alex and even Keith B had successful managerial careers.
In addition non players like Jose and Avb have both managed at the highest level.
Jol was brutal. No manager has ever been sacked like that.. This is when loads of peoples doubts came in. Jol and Redknapps disturbed me.
He wasn’t good enough to play for us, shipped out to Hull.. Did anyone really think the kid was able to manage the hotseat? Absolute joke of a decision.
See Jamie Redknapps comments on it. One of the few times I have ever agreed with that smunt, to quote Mr Mellie.
Fair play mate. That cracks me up. The fact you are looking for any solution points to the utter chaos at the top of the house. They aren’t fit to run a football club.
We had declined in that last 12 months of Poch but Jose just allowed it to be absent for another 18 months…
Whenever a team gets beat a managers selections or substitutions will be called into question. What you can’t say with any certainly is if he’d pick x or y the result would have different because nobody knows.
I accept that a couple of his selections came as a surprise to many as did some of the substitutions.
The miracle you were expecting/hoping for was that were level till the 80th minute
Our XG was 0.04.
Completely agree. I was insanity on Levy’s part and I don’t blame Mason in any way. He should never have been put in that position.
We could of asked David pleat
Subs did make sense, people just don’t want to think why he did it.
I think Ryan let himself down not in the fact we lost which probably would have been the same result with Jose, or we played to current form or even we played a not 100% Harry Kane or played Winks the whole game (though I think he’s the only one in the country who would have).
He didn’t put his stamp on that squad is the issue , he’s young and inexperienced running one of the biggest clubs in Europe (thanks forbes). He could of used the example of Pep to do this in his first job in top flight management. But he hasn’t, he’s got 5 more opportunities to make an impact on that squad be nice if he did something.
But he messed up to be honest none of us were expecting a miracle but team selection ?? Substitutions ??? Just didn’t make sense
It was gone before Mourinho got here
I thought Dier was excellent as well. Aurier was ok up until the foul that cost us the goal. But Reggie, Son and even Kane didn’t do enough at all.
Agreed. After all, Mourinho himself declared we would lose before he left.
The players were getting back in numbers but whenever the ball was won back the decision making was terrible as was the passing. It was a team that is so low on confidence v a team that’s at the top of its game.
The subs were odd and i can only think that they were hoping to nick a set piece goal with the height advantage of Sissoko and Alli plus dead ball ability of Bale.
We got what we expected.
Somehow this team has lost its mojo. Whilst Mourinho didnt help, the rot had already set in under Poch. Whilst Levy hasn’t helped by not refreshing the squad enough, he does not manage the team. There is something wrong with this group of players.
We are only an investment business, the football is completely secondary. There is no direction, identity or intent as a football club. Just the same old cliches and Bill Nic quotes, I mean how dare they use him to flog their shoddy, cheap goods. When the greet man can’t even give his opinion of whatever they think they’re doing with the club these days.
They’ve highjacked our identity, demolished hundreds of years of history including Bill Nicholson Way. I wouldn’t mind so much if this was backed up with real purpose on the pitch.
When they sacked Jol the way they did it confirmed to me that they were up to no good..
Ryan Mason was put in a terrible position by that cnut at the top.It was a lose/lose situation.
In the short time available it was never going to happen for him or the team.His inexperience showed in his subs and in his post match comments.Sorry Ryan but they didn’t leave everything out on the pitch,far from it.
The players have to take the blame for that debacle,with few exceptions.Hugo and Toby,solid at the back.Moura trying to make something positive happen.And Harry playing midfield throughout the second half.
So huge is the problem for THFC that it’s almost impossible to see a way out as things stand.
Anyone know if Jeff Bezos likes football?
Where has the one time silky smooth passing gone, Mourinho has destroyed it.
Exactly, a bit of perspective required here.
spurs are left with few options but invest and invest wisely management wise for our level a poch style manager to steady the ship, makes more sense than getting a Jose style where they need the money to achieve. slowly build back to the point where we need to invest to properly challenge and not be a joke and then invest again. we have taken leaps backwards and must start the climb again inch by inch
I do think it’s harsh to ridicule Ryan Mason on the basis of yesterday’s game. For reasons outside of his control he’s been asked to take charge of the team on an interim basis and his second game happened to be against certainly the best side in England and probably in Europe in a cup final at Wembley.
Obviously he didn’t get the result we wanted and we were well beaten despite the narrow score line.
Others may beg to differ but I’m not sure we would have got a result whoever was in our dugout, such is the gulf in class between the playing personnel.
The well oiled machine that is Man City runs as sweet as a nut, and so it should with the investment in everything that is best, trying to compete with them is difficult at any time, but let’s be honest here, we took them on in a period where the circumstances were almost bizarre for such a game.
Not at all surprised with the result, I am not going to put down Ryan Mason for what happened, I doubt even Mourinho could have done any better.
What is Levy’s business model now? What does he do re sales of both elite talent and players not up to it?
Which type of manager… a developer of younger players or a serial winner? Or indeed a cheque book manager who knows how to buy?
What does the ENIC modelling say?
Is our squad really worth 768 million!
Being ‘behind’ a better team suggests that there is some kind of upward trajectory, a vision of improvement. We are just behind, period.
Unless the owners back the football up we will never catch anyone serious up…
Yep, it’s embarrassing.
Sarri no thanks, Arry really? Dawson WTF?! 😂
Any in depth analysis of Ryan’s coaching really leads us to no conclusions whatsoever. As for the next coach and ENIC’s failings, that’s something one can get their teeth into a bit more..
Indeed.
There is no rational reason to assume that losing 1-0 would have been bettered to any extent if Jose had stayed in charge. Based on form and if the dressing room had also indeed been lost…
If you add to the stats the comparative values of the squads, i.e., Manchester City 1.1 Billion, vs Tottenham Hotspur 768 million, you have a likely scoreline of 1:0. Then add form into it, and we got away without suffering a serious drubbing.
Of course, as a serious Spurs fan since moderately rational cognisance kicked in, it’s disappointing to lose in such a fashion, but I think kicking Ryan Mason for not matching Pep Guardiola over 90 minuets is somewhat harsh.
Apart from Moura, the Tottenham boys have looked jaded and out of touch with each other for several weeks now. You can’t blame Mason for this.
The passing has gone to the dogs. Sonny missed three golden opportunities to put team members through with poor passes, which was not characteristic.
Having the quids at their disposal gives City the edge over everyone in Europe right now. Nice football at a premium.
Don’t worry, it’s just a Dillyism… 😂
18 months of Maureen’s tactics and coaching has left them with very few attacking options, other than getting Kane to do absolutely everything in attack. Practice makes perfect and we are far from perfect…
What would’ve made more sense was not to sack Mourinho the week of the final with just 6 league games left to boot.
Absolutely no logic in that decision.
Makes Ryan a deadbeat loser in my book! 😂
It’s not about losing. It’s about the manner in which we lost. Experience or not, as a recent ex pro of our club and one who professes to know what a cup final means he failed to motivate this sorry bunch to get out of first gear.
Shambolic
We need to stop appointing Chelsea rejects.
We all do. But I think if Dawson had been in charge of that game and Mason in the studio we would be saying a similar line.
Sarri looks a bundle of fun!!
Nothing like affable Arry bringing loads of cheer and happiness to the environment!!
Fair point. Purely airing an irrational thought when I simply like Dawson’s style!!
And why is everyone banging on about Redknapp coming back? Even in the interim I don’t think it would change much, stick with Mason until the end of the season as planned. So far there have been no surprises in the two games I’ve watched.
Where does the Dawson link come from???? He’s still playing. What difference would Dawson have brought? Just because he was a passionate pundit makes him a better option?
Trying to change your squash swing in the middle of a round is impossible let alone against world class opposition.
Mason needed several games beforehand to rid the negative and confidence sapping approach of Mourinho.
Having said that his substitutions were hopeless and ending up with 3 defensive midfielders spelt curtains.
Ryan Mason’s second game ever as a manager, in a Cup Final against maybe the best team in Europe, maybe the world, one of the best financed teams as well, with one of footballs greatest managers who has won everything.
How dare Ryan lose that game. Really?
No criticism of frightened Ryan Mason for looking out of his depth. Given the one side nature of the contest surely he should have made triple subs at HT. Bringing Bergy on with 1 min to go. What was that all about?!!
IMO surely it would have made some logical sense appointing Harry Redknapp as interim coach or even Michael Dawson for the rest of the season??
What a terrible article. Did you really expect a coach who has had one game in professional football to outclass one of the best possession based managers of all time?
I agree with your basic premise – Mason is too inexperienced for the Tottenham job, but what do you serve having a go at him like this? Who really said just cos we played in a positive manner against Southampton that he should have the job. Thanks for being so negative and dull.
Asking Ryan Mason to manage a PL team and win a cup final is a bit like asking a 17 year old who’s only ever driven his mums mini round Asda’s car park to step up and win the Monaco Grand Prix.
Aint appenin ….
Whats amusing is Ryan Mason has said we’re several years behind City…..if Mourinho had said that he’d be carted off to the tower of london…. Im of the opinion we will be bottom 10 team next season without major reconstruction…. which is arguably the best thing that could happen to us…..😏