Some additional thoughts on yesterdays game:
Swansea Tottenham Continued – how good is Bentaleb?
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Swansea 1 Spurs 3 – Spurs show cutting edge
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.
Swansea Spurs Preview – why 442 would be a mistake
Spurs visit the Liberty Stadium this weekend. The equivalent fixture at White Hart Lane finished 1-0 to Tottenham in August but was one of a number of early games where we struggled to create chances and the points were only secured after a 58th minute penalty from Roberto Soldado.
The wheels have fallen off Spurs’ transfer strategy
Reports in the media suggest Tottenham are preparing to offload Etienne Capoue barely five months after signing him. He arrived as part of a raft of new signings triggered by the sale of Gareth Bale. At the time these signings were hailed as a coup, turning the potential negative of losing our best player into a positive.
Confusing cause and effect
I was sitting down relaxing and reading the Guardian website this weekend when I came across the following article: goo.gl/ix694e. As I started reading my irritation levels rose. To quote:
Same old story first half against Palace
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.
Anything But Penalties 