Spurs Banter Archive March 23 2014

23 Mar 2014 18:32:38
well done spurs on coming back from 2-0 down on the down side I thought the full backs are dreadful if they play like that against suarez and sturridge next week we are in for a hammering

Totaly agree with you, however I think a corner has been turned bear with me Sherwood came in at first he was just another unproven to the players, had to win the dressing room and the boardroom basically mark his territory to clicks in the dressing room and new recruits while trying to win matches . And converse with different cultures and personalities knows he's got some injuries and not so good players but getting what he can out of them . He has won the dressing room and rules no dissent or bad eggs no gossip they all keep quiet fearful of Sherwood ist part of jigsaw there was a different metality in them today, hope gilfys goal is like robins for united we all know the dynasty that came after that, that's the feeling and gut instinct I get about Sherwood he could build a dynasty spurs should back him might be wrong but feel a corner has been turned . Liverpool 6 spurs 0 that's what usually happens after a high but I think spurs will get a result at anfield . Going back into padded jacket now .

23 Mar 2014 14:35:14

{Ed008's Note - Lot's of complaints about the high line that Spurs are playing with the problem is if you playing a high line you need a sitting Defensive Midfielder like Sandro just infront of Kaboul-Vertonghen and today Bentelab is playing that role and he's been poor, secondly you need Full-Backs with pace who have a footballing brain when to push up Naughton-Rose haven't got a clue when to do so thus it's resulted in 2 mistakes and 2 goals for Southampton.
AVB had a tactical plan when playing like that the problem is when you don't have the right players for the system it results in mistakes as seen many times this season with this Spurs team, more work needs to be done at the training ground and the more i think about it the sacking of AVB was ridiculous too many backstage politics in the Spurs boardroom along with that old man Sugar moaning on a daily basis about Spurs..

My point all the time Ed! If TS didn't love Bentaleb so much, he might play Capoue who is a DM, but what can we say!
We are playing better now, but what worries me is, if we win this then it helps Sherwood even more when all he has done is cocked it up again!

The switch for Siggs to come on did do a good job in putting more pressure on the Southampton midfield that gave us more stability with the high line. Personally annoying to me that a player who was asked to do more running around had a positive impact haha.

The problem with Rose and Naughton is that they stay ahead of the transition line. You are always going to lose possession in the midfield at times, it is a stupid game plan to assume that will never happen. Unless they are deliberately on an overlap into space then the full backs have to stay level or behind where the ball is. Rose is especially guilty of this, playing more like a left winger.

Bentaleb is often behind the game and that hurts us when we want to play the high line, but I do give him credit for how well he covered at left back for Rose who was determined to stay so high.

But I would slightly disagree with you Ed8 that to do it properly doesn't require just 1 defensive midfielder, it requires 2 in a double pivot. Sandro alone would not be enough.

{Ed008's Note - Sandro just infront of Kaboul-Vertonghen is enough with Dembele playing a little further up, Naughton-Rose are poor defensively and don't know when to tuck in and when to push up their isn't a talker at the back aswell it's evident as a player like Cannavaro would urge his defence to push up etc

23 Mar 2014 14:17:27
Watching the game today vs Southampton: the boys look terrible. Here's the deal.

Lennon: Usual terrible game. Does nothing at all.
Naughton: F**king useless. Cost us 2 goals
Rose: Just plain Useless
Soldado: Completely lost on the pitch

It's time to clean house.

Lennon is another player who is not being utilised correctly. He is not a standard winger. Dribbling and his speed are not his main assets; his acceleration is. Why would you play a ball to the feet of a player like that?

Yet we too often do.

23 Mar 2014 13:59:30
What the f-- k is this high line about? Everytime the opposition attack they threaten to score. If they break quickly all that is required is to play the ball between the center backs and the fastest person gets the ball. The attacker always has the advantage. Give me a new manager who abandons this high line. 2-0 down and looking vulnerable at the back Everytime Saints attack. Disgusted.

23 Mar 2014 13:41:49
Well here is proof that Benfica was an accident. Chadli central, Eriksen on the left again. Dembele in a double pivot with Bentaleb.

Annoying that if you had those same three players with Cadli left, Eriksen central but deeper and Dembele back to his AMC role he had with Fulham and I think we'd be so much better.

At least he won't be here next year.