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He was probably banking on Foyth but we lost him to injury at the start of the season, and KWP got an injury as well. Very unfortunate.
Serge isn’t much worse than Trippier, and a bit more pacy. At least he’s back giving away penalties instead of letting their players run through on goal...
silver linings
silver linings
Maybe but he's now been judged to have conceded 4 penalties in under 50 appearances for Spurs - that's a premiership record.
Against Bayern he was responsible for conceding 3 or 4 goals - the best being moving into Bayern half to try to get a Bayern player offside. Duh !. Bayern player said thanks before running past.
Aurier is just an unintelligent player (unless of course he just couldn't care) - not unlucky.
That's why we need to get rid of asap - not play him
I agree. Yesterday was unlucky, that red card against Saint too, but despite this kind o f thinks he's not a player you can call clever at all.
Can't believe anyone would think it's not a penalty tbh.
For me Lamela is between VVD's body and the ball, he's already there before VVD, he's effectively shielding it (at a stretch as he's only just got there).
With Aurier, he's already won the ball and is in the act of kicking the ball clear, Mane has made zero attempt to win the ball, he's body isn't between body and ball. As Aurier attempts to kick the ball Aurier is the player that is impeded by Mane. It's a foul on Aurier.
Honestly mate, I do appreciate we are Spurs fans, but you need to take off your Lilywhite tinted glasses. Lamela was never in control of the ball and in fact what I see is him running into Van Dijks leg who is pretty much trying to withdraw from the effort to make contact with the ball. Lamela is actually moving away from the ball.
On the other hand, as unlucky as Serge was, he actively swings his foot into Mané's calf, and he was actually moving toward the ball at least making an effort to garner control of it.
Then why the hell are we still persevering with him and not giving Walker-Peters a fair crack at it? Sorry but Poch continuously going back to Serge after 2 and 1/4s worth of wank in a Spurs shirt yet only giving KWP a few games here and there when we clearly have issues in us department is fucking disgusting.
Poch Out, no room for sentiment in this game, especially for a bloke who constantly gets a chub on for other clubs whilst he is the manager of Spurs. Bin him, he thinks he's better than he is.
I'll say that for Chimbonda "I get knocked down, but I get up again" or have I got the wrong pop group
Isn't Foyth fit now though? I'm pretty sure he has been for at least the last two Spurs games so where is he? Aah that's right he probably isn't fit enough to play in one of Pochettino's losing teams, the same as Tanguy and GLC
I actually thought he was a bit unlucky with the penalty yesterday - was trying to clear the ball and caught Mane in the act. I can see why it was given though.
The real issue is it's part of a wider pattern of taking silly risks and conceding fouls in the process. He's just a really careless footballer I'm afraid. Need to ship on ASAP, if anyone wants him.
The real issue is it's part of a wider pattern of taking silly risks and conceding fouls in the process. He's just a really careless footballer I'm afraid. Need to ship on ASAP, if anyone wants him.
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Even if someone agreed that, like Lamela's in last year's game, it was a penalty , I can't understand Serge being crucified mercilessly here and on the podcasts. He wins the ball nice and cleanly, gets himself up off the deck and turns away from Mane to take a big swipe at the ball to clear only for Mane to stick his leg between boot and ball at the very last second. Penalty maybe but poor play? Not for me.
Mane is a tough cover, he is probably Liverpool's best player now, and he gets a lot of help from Robertson. That must be the hardest day at the office for a right back.
