Spurs vs Liverpool Post match thread

[BobTheCharmer]

I find Reina a strange one, I've never bought into he's world class, he just doesn't save enough goals where I think he should. He's a great character and a very good keeper and I wouldn't want another goalkeeper, but he's nowhere near the level of old red nose used to be. Even Friedel over the years has had games where nothing gets by him. 2 of the goals today where saveable if not the forth. Plus his first kick with his left today, set the tone. You can always tell when he's going to have an off day imo.

That is all. No witch hunt. Back to slating carroll, henderson, carra, adam etc

[kemm1]

Kenny and Comiolli



This is Europe. Quality and cost efficient players play there.

[Shaggy]

Reina was **** today no doubt. Pathetic for the 2nd goal as well as the blatant howler for the third.

[BringbackBiscan]

Lucas & Adam should never be played in a two man centre midfield against any half decent team. It's just asking for trouble. They don't come near the class of Parker/Modric.

Skrtel understandable had a mare. Most seen that one coming. wide players didn't get into the game & the strikers were feeding on scraps. Suarez gets frustrated far too easily and is little use to us in that scenario.

That's before the ****ing sending offs. ****e all over tbh.

Need to put it behind us, full team against Brighton & then onto Wolves.

[Muddled]

Pass me the mind bleach.

[Mostar]

You can quote me on that. We will finish above Spurs in the table, guaran-damn-teed. People are going through a meltdown over one bad game that was made worse because we conceded 3 goals with 9 men. Some perspective please.

Spurs are improved and better team than last year (as we are) and I think they will be in contention until the end.

[el matador]

today reminds me of life under under hodgson. ever since kenny took charge weve been **** and today was no different.

sorry lads but today is squarely on kenny. tactics were all over the place and we had no real formation to speak of. when he took over we played 4231 and today ive not a clue.

why play carroll for starters when he's been **** ever since he turned up. kuyt and suarez are a much better pair. downing on the right ? do me a ****ing favour.

some good buys but some really **** ones too. 5 games 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. just not good enough.

[Lee]

Spewing, utterly ****ing livid. **** team, **** set-up and an even worse performance

I'm ****ing steaming with a performance like that.

[Shaggy]

Kenny has always been prone to the odd tactical horror show/mystery line ups. Today was one of those days. Almost everyone was wank but Kenny's got to take the flak, as unpleasant as it is.

[Gibbo]

I want Macher back
and Alonso

with those two in the team I think today would have been very different.

[DeeTheDog]

Big fan of Kenny but he got this so wrong. Kuyt should have started on the right. Not a fan of centre backs playing right back either.

When down to ten his insistence on playing Carroll out right made no sense, we had three players on the bench who could have played there. Indeed, Suarez is more accustomed to playing midfield. This left Skrtel hopelessly exposed and his sending off was inevitable. We were being over run in the centre of midfield, Spearing should have came on earlier.

Central midfield looks a worry now, I don't believe Adam has the quality. He was chasing shadows and was second best to everything, Merieles may not have been the strongest in the challenge but at he had the energy to get the correct positions, Adam was half a second behind everyone and simply refuses to play it simple squandering possession far too easily. Henderson again ran around like a little boy lost, what exactly his position is I'm not sure.

Suarez appears at odds with the composition of our midfield/forward line. Personally I preferred the quick pass and move style of Maxi-Meireles-Spearing-Lucas-Kuyt-Suarez at the end of last season to our more British approach of this season, with Carroll in the team I fail to see how it can be any different.

[Chris]

Kenny has always been prone to the odd tactical horror show/mystery line ups.

Same as every manager in world football though.

[Bender]

You can quote me on that. We will finish above Spurs in the table, guaran-damn-teed. People are going through a meltdown over one bad game that was made worse because we conceded 3 goals with 9 men. Some perspective please.

did we play well ? did we score any goals ? were we unlucky ? did the manager select the correct players ?

[ianbridgeman]

Reina - Not much he could have done
Enrique - Our MOM
Skrtel - Abject
Carra - Finished
Agger - Once again injured!
Coates - Wishes was still in South America
Adam - Shoot the daft fecker
Lucas - Feckin shi*e!
Henderson - And the point is?
Downing - Poor today could do much better
Suarez - Nothing to work with.
Carroll - Worked hard today - still not the 35m player we had hoped for.

Subs - not worth talking about.

[Shaggy]

Meireles is better than Adam.