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Sigurdsson's control has been worse tbh.

Another argument for diving there. If he goes all Ashley Young on the foul rather than try to stay upright then the ref gives the pen. God I hate most European refs .

Welcome to every Spurs game nowadays. Add in Defoe up front and no width on the left and this will not be pretty.

We would be so much better if we had a proper left back.

We just did, tbh (sort of).

How is that not a foul on Lamela?

That's terrible odds for Siggy and Lamela, tbh.

Pretty soft yellow, that, but fair play to the ref for not bottling it once he'd made the decision I guess. Not been watching the game, so I don't know if the guy had been persistently fouling.

That's fantastic. Feel like I've played in one or two Sunday teams like that in my time.

That's really smart. Would love one for Spurs.

But by using Pardoo/Pardle people show just how much they hate him. They can't even come to type his name. He has become Voldemort. And if you do write his name, his followers sense it and come running.

AVB generously taking Sandro off to help Barkley out as well. His substitutions are just weird.

Away to Everton in a battle for second place (kind of). 60% possession. Seven shots to 0. Bit harsh. To be fair its mostly due to the teams ye are playing playing defensively and ye finding it difficult to break then down At the same time the way Spurs play it forces teams to sit back..... if they played with more pace at a higher tempo with also a bit more directness in their play they would score more but AVB is trying the death by football approach. This. I'm just hoping as the players spend more time in the system they will find more penetration. Plus, losing Rose fucks it up a bit.

Away to Everton in a battle for second place (kind of). 60% possession. Seven shots to 0. Bit harsh. You have scored two goals just twice this season. Looking at your squad it is pretty dull. True, but I just thought starting that convo when we're pissing all over Everton was a bit harsh. Still gonna lose this - this is how we roll. Just score, you silly bastards.

Away to Everton in a battle for second place (kind of). 60% possession. Seven shots to 0. Bit harsh.

I'd drop Lennon though.

He had a couple of quiet games, and AVB wanted to give Holtby a chance I guess. I'd prefer Eriksen, but then I'd rather have Lamela on the pitch too. Don't think AVB's got his head round our best team yet.

Loads . You just invent your own - see Brighton and Crystal Palace.

Our bench today is ridiculous. Sadly, it's better than the players on the pitch. Can't see us getting anything today .

Have to disagree with you about the Europa League, Baba. It's more broken than it was when it was the UEFA. Bottom line - what do you want it to be? Since the Champions League is not a league of champions (and has never been, since the end of the European Cup), then there is theoretically no need for any second european cup trophy. The also-rans still qualify for the CL, in the bigger leagues at least. If you really do want a trophy for those who just miss out - fifth place and cup winners in the big leagues, winners of the Moldovan league - then just a straight knockout (two-legged) trophy will do. Like the old UEFA Cup. I couldn't give a fuck if it generated no money at all, it would at least be more fun than the current slog. And for fucking fuck's sake, don't let the CL failures in.

Did Alan Comfort ever get to play in the top flight for Middlesbrough?

What a fucking goal this is btw. Sigurdsson. Watch the build-up too. Bloody hell.

Fantastic miss by Graham.

Finally got to watch the match - well, most of it. Fuck me, that has to be the ugliest crowd ever. I thought you were unlucky, they didn't look very good at all, and really just exploited your central defenders. Borini's was a bit of a worldy, but was also the first time I thought your midfield left too much space between them and the back four. That's been one of your biggest issues, and Tiote and Cabaye seemed to have sorted it out for the most part. Maybe there were one or two signs that Poyet might save them, but they really don't convince me at all. It will be a struggle for Sunderland this year. Your key will be how you deal with November. Three home matches out of four sound good, but it could all go tits up very quickly, particularly if you can't get your centre-backs fit. Failure to get at least six points will be a problem, as December looks awkward. Not incredibly tough, just awkward.

35 out of 60. Not sure if choosing Ossie's Dream meant missing out on hipsterdom or not (I have two copies of the 7" btw).