Category Archives: Match Reports

Spurs Man City – deja vu

Gutted.

Disappointment and anger overwhelmed me after the game last night. Another chastening defeat, another thrashing, but this time there was indignation mixed in with disillusionment.

Things don’t look so bad in the morning. Time to reflect adds perspective. It’s just one game. Our goal difference was already shot. City are the best team in the division, maybe the world. Better sides have lost to them. Bayern Munich for one. In Bavaria. The officials made a big mistake but we were being comprehensively outplayed before that.

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Swansea Tottenham Continued – how good is Bentaleb?

Swansea 1 Spurs 3 – Spurs show cutting edge

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Spurs took three points from their visit to the Liberty Stadium and showed a cutting edge that has been missing much of the season.

Swansea started well, dominating possession and creating several chances. Our defense looked vulnerable to through balls, as it has all season. However it was a corner that nearly proved our undoing. Dawson clearly pushed Bony – it looked a definite penalty but the referee gave nothing.

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Same old story first half against Palace

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We may have changed manager but a lot of the same problems persist. Is this because Sherwood needs time or is it an issue with the players?

As in so many games against “lesser” opponents at White Hart Lane, we dominated possession but couldn’t turn this into chances. Things improved in the second half but even so, by the end of the game we had 10 shots to Palace’s 14 despite enjoying 68% of the possession. The passing still seems slow and laboured at times but at least now we are playing a consistent team each week, giving them a chance to get used to playing together.

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