Andy84 Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Man Utd esque from us today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 1 minute ago, Shadow Puppets said: It wasn’t awful man. 20 mins of it were awful. The rest was a pretty competitive even game, with us edging the first half (IMO). 34% possession, 71% pass accuracy, Spurs having more than double the number of shots - they pinned us in after the first 15 mins. We were utter shite from 15 mins until the breakaway goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 17 minutes ago, Guybrush said: Most?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Just now, TheBrownBottle said: 34% possession, 71% pass accuracy, Spurs having more than double the number of shots - they pinned us in after the first 15 mins. We were utter shite from 15 mins until the breakaway goal Massive exaggeration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 There’s only one statistic that counts… XG - how did we do on that, does anybody know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 9 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said: First half I thought we played well for large spells. The linesman issue stopped our momentum a bit, but I’d definitely put us down as the better team first half and deserved to be ahead. The first 15 mins of the second half was bad… just couldn’t string two passes together and struggled to get out of our box. We rode our luck and were fortunate to not find ourselves behind. After the subs we were much stronger… scored a good goal. Felt under control (to me) for the last 15 mins. Felt like we had moments playing vs the ref too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 1 minute ago, christ said: Another game passes and I’ve no idea if we’re any good or not We’re managing a few issues - patchwork back line, fitness (Gordon looks like a player who missed pre-season) - which is obviously necessitating a way of playing that doesn’t feel natural. Hopefully we’ll get there. The fact we’re unbeaten is absolutely baffling to me, as we could quite easily have 0 points. Aye it can easily be spun both ways... "We're winning despite not playing well, which is the sign of a top team" Or "We're winning but the performances are completely unsustainable" No idea where I'm at with it yet, so I'm just going to take the points and hope we play a lot better after the break Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said: Massive exaggeration. Which part? The stats are correct, and we were turgid from minute 15 to minute 75 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Just now, Shadow Puppets said: It wasn’t awful man. 20 mins of it were awful. The rest was a pretty competitive even game, with us edging the first half (IMO). The first and last 15mims were competetive imo, the rest were all Spurs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 1 minute ago, Yorkie said: The main reason we won is that on two occasions we punished Spurs. In the first case, they switched off from a throw and Barnes clinically put it away. In the second case, their idiotic high line was taken advantage of. The other big reason is the mettle we have in the side and the tactical strength of our manager. We probably rode our luck to some extent - one of their wingers (Odobert) was absolutely pish and I bet they'd have nicked another goal if they had someone instead of him with a modicum of attacking instinct. People saying Spurs were better coached, no way in the world. Started with the wrong lineup (no Johnson and Odobert who is useless), made bad subs (Werner) and got exposed on the counter to lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Absolutely huge win that today. Would have been awful losing and then going into the international break full of negativity. Well done to Howe and the lads today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Again people who say RW is bigger problem than CB. Everytime Burn or Krafth got the ball, they only could play the easy pass. Opponents cannot give Schär for ex. that kind of space and time, cause he will put on the plate for Gordon. Our lack of ball playing centrebacks is causing a lot of problems. And just getting Schär back is not going to solve all of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 1 minute ago, Shadow Puppets said: It wasn’t awful man. 20 mins of it were awful. The rest was a pretty competitive even game, with us edging the first half (IMO). A bud in the group chat texted "this has been a really entertaining game" and I was like if you're a fucking neutral We definitely rode our luck at times. It wasn't awful but it wasn't easy to watch. We could've been up 2-0 in the first half alone had that Isak chip gone in. Like most I'm stoked to see us have 7 out of 9 when we easily could have 0. Bruno off the pace today, Big Joe had a pretty bad like 65 minutes then turned it on near the end. Someone needs to figure out what's going on with Gordon. But we're in a good spot going into the international break when we easily could be in a not good spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 1 minute ago, Gawalls said: There’s only one statistic that counts… XG - how did we do on that, does anybody know? 1.57 vs 1.2… something. Forgot Spurs’s accurate number Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Just now, Andy said: Aye it can easily be spun both ways... "We're winning despite not playing well, which is the sign of a top team" Or "We're winning but the performances are completely unsustainable" No idea where I'm at with it yet, so I'm just going to take the points and hope we play a lot better after the break It's definitely the latter for me; we're papering over cracks. Cracks we're all too aware of; cracks that people have been eager to prise wide open. It was critical we did the papering today with two weeks to work on everything from a position of real strength. We have to take advantage of this fantastic bit of grace we've afforded ourselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 2 minutes ago, Scoot said: Absolutely huge win that today. Would have been awful losing and then going into the international break full of negativity. Well done to Howe and the lads today. Very important win for us. United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 3 minutes ago, Gawalls said: There’s only one statistic that counts… XG - how did we do on that, does anybody know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 1 minute ago, TheBrownBottle said: 1.57 vs 1.2… something. Forgot Spurs’s accurate number Didn’t see the game as I’m out with the family (this is last three games v spurs at st James park I’ve had to go out now) but it seems like barnes and Tonali needed to be starting for the time being? I’m having Tonali on Forrest game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 4 minutes ago, Andy84 said: Man Utd esque from us today Very good description of our season so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 3 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: People saying Spurs were better coached, no way in the world. Started with the wrong lineup (no Johnson and Odobert who is useless), made bad subs (Werner) and got exposed on the counter to lose. I only saw the second half but they seemed better coached to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 7 minutes ago, Andy84 said: Man Utd esque from us today Let's hope we fluke a trophy then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Just now, Gawalls said: Didn’t see the game as I’m out with the family (this is last three games v spurs at st James park I’ve had to go out now) but it seems like barnes and Tonali needed to be starting for the time being? I’m having Tonali on Forrest game Barnes scored a cracker, he’s always dangerous. Tonali was a marked improvement on Longstaff when he came on (Longstaff had one of his off games). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 8 minutes ago, Andy84 said: Man Utd esque from us today The roof start leaking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Just now, Beren said: I only saw the second half but they seemed better coached to me. Why tf didn't they win then? Spurs are powderpuff. They didn't even create a big chance despite all the pressure; the goal was an absolute gift. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 1, 2024 Share Posted September 1, 2024 Not a great watch, but can't fault the mentality of the lads, superb. Big win going into the international break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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