Spurs at home Sunday 15th March at 4:30 pm

[peterbread]

About 5 mins before half time we got the ball to Frimpong quicky and he had space, but there was only yellow shirts in the box. Everyone ****ing jogs around the pitch.

The video analysis of our style of play I posted in the season thread highlighted this. Players don’t do enough off the ball when in possession to get into the box.

[Tatterdemalion]

It feels like Robbo doesn't know what he's supposed to be doing when we are in a back 3 shape. He doesn't want to go wide because Rio is hugging the touchline so he's just hanging around the the attacking left position, and he's not a player that is any good there. Also, Gakpo is doing pretty well, but he's having to drop deeper to see the ball and that's where Wirtz is supposed to be pulling the strings. Not sure if Gakpo should be staying higher or Wirtz should be less crap.

Am hoping that really, this season is just an interim to a new playing mode. In reality Isak should be in Gakpo's role. Would that make a difference? I would hope so. Am still hoping that Wirtz is just adapting, and we to him. Lot's of hope there, I know. I don't dislike Gakpo so much, but I just don't see a role for him in this team. I think he should be playing classic CF in this role.

As for Rio, he has explosive pace and is increasingly bulky - I wish he would use it more and power past his defender, rather than taking the ball and then pontificating about how he is going to pass him.

[danperkins]

The stadium is so dead

[Buzzo]

The stadium is so dead

Was thinking that also.

Everyone is sick of football.

[Kenneth]

Wirtz fannying out of a 50/50 is pretty much the tone of our play.

[danperkins]

Was thinking that also.

Everyone is sick of football.

all time low premier league standard, all the joy has been rinsed out of the league.

[Kenneth]

Passing is better but we're still too static when we get to the box. And we've gone from just pass to mo to just pass to Rio and hope. Wirtz had a good shooting chance there.

[Tatterdemalion]

Wirtz totally ****ed that move.

[Tatterdemalion]

**** off Richarlison.

[Kenneth]

Jomez is terrible in the air with high balls.

[danperkins]

Ffs Gomez, wake the **** up lads. Ricky always gives us trouble.

[baitman]

Wirtz weight of passing is totally ****e, hes got the yips.

[danperkins]

Make a sub and get Szob into that midfield and higher up the pitch ffs.

[Kenneth]

It's only been an hour, it's felt much longer.

[baitman]

If rio and frimp sit on the touchline with this slow build up then its killing us.

Frimp to rb, slobz to midfield, salah (unfortunately) for mac?

No then.