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“We’re such mental midgets and bottlers
THATS our true DNA”
I enjoyed the game & thought it was tactical & very disciplined from both sides. I’ve seen a few ‘drab London derby’ comments but I thought it was exciting.
We had a gameplan - not to overcommit, stay in shape, exploit counter attacking opportunities & try to get the full-backs high. Spurs looked to slow the entire game down, I assume to quieten the crowd, keep the ball for periods before trying to get Kane & N’Dombele on the ball looking for Son & Moura. Both sides remained disciplined in this approach & it was always going to come down to one goal if there was to be a winner. As usual, Cresswell was the difference with his delivery. Antonio with a very instinctive finish.
Defensively we are starting to take shape. That’s 5 goals conceded in the last 10 games (all comps), when we conceded 5 in the first 3. Zouma was excellent & Johnson is starting to look a very mature option at RB. This game was about the defence as the attacking players (Benrahma & Bowen) were quiet today, which is fine as the attacking players have contributed many goals this season. Rice played a lot deeper today, almost to ensure we didn’t get caught cold. Fab was very composed after a couple of games at home where he had influence in some of the goals we conceded. That claim in the last minute summed up his focus today.
Very happy with a deserved win, mainly due to how disciplined we were at the back.
Very solid, if not very spectacular performance. However, we were organised, drilled, and put the effort in. This was won by good coaching and players attitude moreso than individual performances. But we weren't bad by any judgement. Back 5 were very good IMO, Cress in particular continuing his top form, Rice everwhere as per, Fornals superb energy, and Ant while not at his very best, just bullies centre backs and causes problems. We went full defencive for the last 20 mins, but it made sense in the context of the match, and we did it superbly. No shots by them in the 2nd half says it all. Ultimately we were the better side IMO, had more shots, and I thought deserved the win.
How Nuno can say they 'controlled' the game though, don't see that at all. Had the higher possession definitely, but did little with it, and mainly because we were stopping them.
Mainly though; 9 games in all round, and TOP 4 lads!!!
COYI!!
They are 6th 2pts from the champions league places
They have arguably the best stadium in the Premiership
They do need rebuild but have the platform to do so. They should have cashed in on Kane in the summer for 100-120m and provided that and as much as could have been given on top to rebuild.
Nuno isn't for them I feel and although we don't know why Howe or some of the others mentioned were not persuaded to come it appears levy is too dictatorial and needs be more realistic about what a top manager with options will expect.
Just a slight area to focus on, especially given the tough set of fixtures we have coming up.
They had a lot of possession in the midfield especially in the first half but did nothing with it. For me they did look the better team in the first half but never really looked like scoring in the 2nd.
7 of the 11 that played last season started yesterday (Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Lingard the changes) & Spurs had 8 of the 11 they had last season (Tanganga, Sanchez, Llamela) also start yesterday, but we are a much better side than the one we were last season & that reflected in the differences in the level of performance & the composure of the display.
Stats in the game last season:
Possession 31%
Shots 4
On target 4
Corners 5
Spurs had 20 shots