Good morning.
There was always going to be a period of bedding in, gelling, call it what you will. A new manager, new systems indeed, new players. What we were subjected to yesterday was nothing to do with any of that. It was a straightforward act of sabotage.
Huddlestone, Dawson and Lennon are by default ‘senior players’ – believe it or don’t – and their contributions stank the place out.
Huddlestone looked like he’d been smoking ketamine. Possibly for weeks on end. Dawson looked like he was on day release from a borstal. Lennon could quit football tomorrow and get a job in panto playing any one of the seven dwarves you might care to name. And Walker, Walker the living brain donor.
What makes me so angry is that these guys are all better than this.
The Europa is worth pursing. But not if you’re going to waste everyone’s time and serve up garbage like this.
The opposition were poor. But even they couldn’t believe how generous we were and it took them a while for it to sink in that we were throwing the game.
Maybe I’m wrong. If so then the real positive is that if you did have a punt on this due to a tip off, then at this stage there has been no official announcement of unusual betting patterns and you seem to have got away with it.
There was no tactical breakdown, no superior opponent, rather it was an open and shut case of collective mickey taking. The stupidity of footballers is revealed every week. But this takes some beating. Did they think nobody was watching?
Do me a lemon, we were a bit off in the second half. Next you will start an AVB out campaign
Had we played like that under Redknapp, the manager out campaign would be full throttle. Those that called for Redknapp’s head seem to want to blame the players now that AVB’s in charge, go figure.
Had we played like that under just three months of Redknapp I think we’d all be a bit more understanding. It’s playing like that after three years that grated.
Bit harsh on Azzablud H, he’s been far and away most improved player in AVBs time. Walker has struggled for form all season and not hitting the consistency of last year yet, but it will come.
Huddlestone and Dawson, well all I can say there is that both have shown why AVB/Levy were prepared to ship them out on last nights performance. Daws, while totally committed is way behind Gallas, Vertonghen, Kaboul and young Caulker now. Sunderland/Stoke is where I see him still giving something positive and hope he gets a January move.
As for Huddlestone, how big and off the pace was he?? That’s more than sauce, and in last nights appearance he’s struggle to attract any premiership suitors. Makes his thinly veiled “respect” tweet all the more laughable. I’m not a fan of spurs supporters slagging off their own but the BIG fella needs to knuckle down or move on. The club can’t afford the pie bill or to have two JJ’s in one person.
No excuse whatsoever for the number of passes that went astray in 2nd half. They were sloppy and lethargic. Why is it we NEVER perform in the 2nd half?
Not 2nd………Complacency leading to lack lustre passing is my view. Lack of concentration, an off night, foreign shores, benefit of the doubt – certainly no reason to be ashamed of being a Spurs fan – ridiculous.
Seems a bit unfair to point the finger at Huddlestone and Dawson (provider and scorer of our goal, after all) when Bale, Dempsey and Defoe were all far, far worse.
Bale needs to be benched for the weekend. Townsend’s more than capable of dealing with Villa.