Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough

Consistently playing somebody out of position just to get them on the pitch isn't going to make them stay, though - especially when they can be directly blamed for our getting overrun in midfield due to their disinterest in defending, which is exactly what happened against Southampton

 

That remains to be seen. Player don't always operate in the paper line up.Lot's of these formations are notional and as the game unfolds you would hope that players and management can respond to what is actually happening on the field. Which to be fair has not been very good recently. I think we are also seeing Jose using players he knows for example he is still obviously hoping to see the Dier he tried to sign. So are we!

 

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh wheeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnn
Thhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeee
Spuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrsssssss

 

Moura with two good defensive headers, so far. Sums up the first five minutes.

 

The keeper's lucky to get away with that. Just hit his chest and nearly fell to one of our players.

 

I love eric dier eric dier loves me

 

Nice work by Moura. Thought Son could've got that, but the keeper did well.

 

Tons of possession, but our final ball hasn't been there, as yet.

 

score tottenham score when you get one you'll get more

 

he's aint playing **** he aint playing ****...Serge Aurier...he aint playing ****

 

Mad scramble in the box. Lucky not to concede there, after looking pretty comfortable for 20-odd minutes.

 

That scramble aside we look reasonably comfortable but we’re lacking a bit in midfield, there’s an NDombele-shaped hole in there it seems. We need a bit mire urgency in possession to really catch out this Boro team who seem well set up.

 

Erik sen sen sen he's our number 23

 

Even by Eriksen's low standards, that was an awful set-piece.

 

Good period of possession and pressure, but no end product. We're not creating anything.

 

you have not scored...you have not scored...how **** must you be ... you have not scored

 

Why didn't Sessegnon head that? Free header.

 

Jose looks peeved - which he should because we’re playing like we’re already 3-0 up. No urgency and very little penetration. Hopefully he’s annoyed enough to knock some sense into the team at half time.

 

Alli booked for diving. Correct decision. That's ****.
Winks got totally taken out, though. Looks like he's injured, again. Fletcher just swiped his leg.

 

dives when he wants dives when he wants He's dele alli and he dives when he wants