Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace (14 September @ 15.00)

[Mick Cooper]

Why is everyone forgetting why Aurier found it hard to get games? Some of you worry me.
He played that game without anyone to mark and under no pressure at all.
His "goal" was a poor cross into a tight pack of players that got lucky, and his cross to Sonny was either a piece of Hoddle like perception or a massively over hit cross.
He does have some great skills in his locker but unless he has had some massive epiphany he is a poor defender when under pressure who has a history of panic induced brain farts.
I think we should view his performance with a degree of caution, and not get too carried away with it.

 

[78Spur]

When looking back on yesterday it amazes me that we had just 5 shots on target, which certainly doesn’t reflect the dominance Spurs had in the first half. We actually pressed and went for them.

 

[78Spur]

Why is everyone forgetting why Aurier found it hard to get games? Some of you worry me.
He played that game without anyone to mark and under no pressure at all.
His "goal" was a poor cross into a tight pack of players that got lucky, and his cross to Sonny was either a piece of Hoddle like perception or a massively over hit cross.
He does have some great skills in his locker but unless he has had some massive epiphany he is a poor defender when under pressure who has a history of panic induced brain farts.
I think we should view his performance with a degree of caution, and not get too carried away with it.

Aurier is not a personal favourite of mine but you have to acknowledge his attacking performance and contribution yesterday, he positioned himself well in an attacking sense, yes he had the occasional brainfart and I do see him getting caught goal side occasionally too.

I thought yesterday, he knew exactly what he was doing with the cross to the Son goal which is a lovely finish and if you look at the deflected goal, the cross was headed for a danger area, calling those bits of play lucky is a little bit harsh.

 

[SouthStand Billy]

Why is everyone forgetting why Aurier found it hard to get games? Some of you worry me.
He played that game without anyone to mark and under no pressure at all.
His "goal" was a poor cross into a tight pack of players that got lucky, and his cross to Sonny was either a piece of Hoddle like perception or a massively over hit cross.
He does have some great skills in his locker but unless he has had some massive epiphany he is a poor defender when under pressure who has a history of panic induced brain farts.
I think we should view his performance with a degree of caution, and not get too carried away with it.

Christ almighty Mick.. Do you ever smile or get remotely excited.??
RB has been an issue but to see a performance like that from Aurier must have been just a tincy wincy bit pleasing..

Go and knock one out ffs..

 

[sammyspurs]

So weird that when a non favorite does something well, it’s a “lucky punt into the box”.

Surely any player playing well, who hasn’t been very good should give hope, rather than accusations of poor play that got lucky.

For someone who hasn’t played with the first team in what? 8 months? Fuck knows, I genuinely can’t remember, he made a very strong comeback.

He’s not my favorite, but he gave me hope in both himself and the manager for picking him yesterday. Nothing but positive on that front.

 

[John Thomas]

You know it's been a great result when it's the day after and the match thread is just 53 pages long.

 

[sammyspurs]

You know it's been a great result when it's the day after and the match thread is just 53 pages long.

Its a like anything though John.....if everyone thought the brexit process was perfect, the brexit thread wouldn’t be 69000 pages full of heated debate would it....

 

[Mick Cooper]

Christ almighty Mick.. Do you ever smile or get remotely excited.??
RB has been an issue but to see a performance like that from Aurier must have been just a tincy wincy bit pleasing..

Go and knock one out ffs..

That's unfair Billy
Yeah I do, and yesterday was the absolute bollocks because we did for the first time in a long time, what we were doing to teams up and down the leagues 9 months to two years ago.
All I said was proceed with caution with Aurier, he has shown he can be a liability and was rightly criticised for it in the past.
Yesterday was a free pass for the guy.
I dont come on here crying and bitching about players (piss taking about sissoko early games aside) so dont lump me in with the posters that do.
We are all desperate for a right back, but we need a level headed one who knows how and when to defend.

 

[Mick Cooper]

So weird that when a non favorite does something well, it’s a “lucky punt into the box”.

Surely any player playing well, who hasn’t been very good should give hope, rather than accusations of poor play that got lucky.

For someone who hasn’t played with the first team in what? 8 months? Fuck knows, I genuinely can’t remember, he made a very strong comeback.

He’s not my favorite, but he gave me hope in both himself and the manager for picking him yesterday. Nothing but positive on that front.

Sammy you are the biggest critic of players you perceive to be under performing, and I didn't criticise what Aurier did yesterday, just advocated caution given the circumstances.
I never want players to fail, and have shown that I'm just as happy to support players I dont particularly rate when they step up.
If this is the start of Aurier doing a "Sissoko" then I'll be on here banging the Serge cymbals and chanting his name

 

[Bazali]

Christ almighty Mick.. Do you ever smile or get remotely excited.??
RB has been an issue but to see a performance like that from Aurier must have been just a tincy wincy bit pleasing..

Go and knock one out ffs..

Only saw motd but Aurier looked sharp and, of course, so did Sissoko it maybe ‘majestic ‘ suits better ?

 

[sammyspurs]

Sammy you are the biggest critic of players you perceive to be under performing, and I didn't criticise what Aurier did yesterday, just advocated caution given the circumstances.
I never want players to fail, and have shown that I'm just as happy to support players I dont particularly rate when they step up.
If this is the start of Aurier doing a "Sissoko" then I'll be on here banging the Serge cymbals and chanting his name

Yes, I do criticise players that underperform.....just not when they play well

 

[JohnnyB]

Welcome back Spurs , God I've missed you .

 

[Clynelish]

You know it's been a great result when it's the day after and the match thread is just 53 pages long.

Yeah, where were you yesterday? This is your first post in this thread FFS.

 

[Hrytn]

Enjoyable match, job done in the first half

The first time palace supporters so quiet

Few stray passes from midfielders S, W and N was annoying.

We need a decent free kick taker, coaches should spend more time on them.

80% pos against newcastle lost 1-0, 64% pos against palace won 4-0

 

[ArtyB]

 

[jim8]

So looking forward to MOTD ....on in ten minutes.... can't wait. COYS !

Probably seen most of the Spurs motd appearances since the first at West Ham in 1964, today one of the best.

 

[Notabadsquad]

Super win. Very pleased.

Now to show consistency because that is what we need to do.

Simple or maybe not because that has been our achilles heel.

But you only get better when performances raise standards.

 

[Mick Cooper]

Yes, I do criticise players that underperform.....just not when they play well

He was given all the time and space in the world to do so. If he can do that and keep Sterling, Salah etc etc in his sights then I'll be as enthusiastic as everyone else

 

[iz futbal]

Mate, some of the usual culprits were moaning at half-time.

If we are losing, I love a good whinge. I encourage it! But when we are winning 4-0, its stupid to even try to think something negative. "Why is lucas not on ,cry cry" Unless they are his mothers , who gives a shit.

 

[Borodin55]

If we are losing, I love a good whinge. I encourage it! But when we are winning 4-0, its stupid to even try to think something negative. "Why is lucas not on ,cry cry" Unless they are his mothers , who gives a shit.

If you think giving your top striker a well earned 45minute rest (and thus avoiding injury) prior to a midweek match and tough weekend game against Leicester when the score is 4-0 as a 'negative' and 'whinging' then I cannot change that opinion even though I totally disagree. Why is it whenever Poch's decisions are in any way questioned it is deemed as being in some way disloyal to the club by a select few and a barrage of 'disagrees' accompanies any subsequent post you make ??
Nobody enjoyed yesterday's victory more than me and I congratulate the manager and the team on the magnificent performance. I just felt an opportunity was missed to give Lucas (who I presume is a definite choice for Wednesday) a chance to stretch his legs against a defeated and demoralised Palace.
Kane is not a machine and if he can be rested then he should be. We have a long hard season ahead and demands on him will be great. Rest aids fitness and we need Harry fit for as long as we can in the coming months. Surely you cannot disagree with that statement ?

EDIT
Well it obviously appears you can disagree, amazing. Why don't you come out from behind your protective 'disagree' shield and actually give a constructive and well reasoned opinion/viewpoint rather than just resort to childish and immature insult ? If it is meant to impress other members then I can assure you that apart from a certain few, it fails totally.