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[@Jedimm]

Modders has to go to bench for Kulu, but as you said that is a big call but Son on left, Richie in the middle, Johnson on. The right and Kulu down the middle has been our most dynamic….in particular the pressing and covering full backs in wide areas.

[@jeffthfc9968]

Anyone who understands the game knows exactly what Ange Postecoglou is doing. He's building a squad, a squad that will sustain the test of time for years to come. You have the "Levy Out" bunch who believe Tottenham should be run according to their many philosophies and theories, and whether we win or lose games there's always something negative to point out May it be "we got lucky," if we win, or "we're not good enough" when we lose. Levy promised us he would not listen to them, and I hope he'll keep his word, because if he listens to this lot and fires Ange Postecoglou, I WILL BE "LEVY OUT"

[@BelgianHotspur]

Big Vic has been fantastic this season. It’s the coaches fault for not giving him protection full stop. Ange needs to show some humility on the set piece thing

[@andrewgregory1543]

Forget Santiago Jimenez... Spurs legend Steve Archibald was there!

[@cjl8793]

Him and Crooks had a good partnership

[@georgemihaylov6888]

I can see how Ange would be more worried about our offense since "attack" is the essence of his playing style. But the lack of effective creativity is really evident. It all seems to go on the wide players, with predictable crosses that, more often than not, lead to nothing. Anytime we move centrally they seem to go with short passes that usually get blocked. There is also a real lack of classic No.9 striking ability. The fact that Romero and Van de Ven had more clear chances than any of our forwards speaks volumes.

[@user-le8sn3xn2i]

All this talk about Spurs being venerable at set pieces. One of Arsenals' goals came from a set piece, plus Romero hit the post and narrowly missed another from set pieces. Lest we forget.

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

Two arsenal goals from set pieces

[@callmedo]

Yes but we don't get points for post hits and narrow misses

[@russellmathews3599]

" Lest " ...

[@user-le8sn3xn2i]

@@russellmathews3599 Correct

[@topgazza]

I’m still excited about the future. Yes a few more Romero’s would be required. Still a few too many “lightweights” in the the team. Great when it’s going good. Poor when it’s tough. Gallagher would be a good start But I thought we played well and rather saying Arsenal were lucky I’d say Spurs were unlucky. But the complete lack of direct shots from our players is worrying

[@russellmathews3599]

The only player I'd keep is Van Der Venn. Replace the rest . Starting with Imposter Ange Impostercoglu OUT. Daniel Levy OUT We want our Football Club Back

[@topgazza]

@@russellmathews3599 Yawn…….

[@weirdcritter]

Harry Kane was key in defending corners. More often than not he'd attack the ball at the near post and clear with his head. No-one is doing that this season. Richarlison maybe could but the ball could go anywhere

[@babujoe2785]

Dier was very underrated here as well

[@lucasbarbieri5420]

Definitely missing Kane on the defensive set pieces, he used to win so many headers at the near post for us

[@highlandersteve9953]

You bring up zonal marking being a "reactionary" style which is an interesting PoV that I haven't heard anything about. Ange's system is all about being on the front foot and not being the ones reacting to what the opponents are doing, so I kind of feel that zonal marking doesn't fit that mindset all that well.

[@kevg707]

the Havertz set piece header was a standard move that he first used in Germany and then at chelsea .. hes really good at the near post flick on / attempt at goal ..until we bother to do even basic work with set pieces then we will never progress under Ange..

[@shams3831]

Set pieces are about HOW MANY TALL, STRONG HEADERS OF THE BALL YOU HAVE. That's literally all that matters. Count how many headers of the ball Arsenal had vs how many headers of the ball Spurs had. Arsenal: Tomiyasu, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Partey, Rice, Havertz Spurs: Romero, VdV, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Davies And let's be honest, some of the players I mentioned for Spurs are a stretch.

[@babujoe2785]

WHY DONT ANY OF OUR PLAYERS LEAN IN ON THE OPPOSITION GOALKEEPER DURING CORNERS? Why dont we cause a nuisance too during set pieces?

[@shams3831]

I'm going to explain it to you, but I don't think it'll matter. Set pieces are about HOW MANY TALL, STRONG HEADERS OF THE BALL YOU HAVE. That's literally all that matters. Count how many headers of the ball Arsenal hadvs how many headers of the ball Spurs had. Arsenal: Tomiyasu, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Partey, Rice, Havertz Spurs: Romero, VdV, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Davies And let's be honest, some of the players I mentioned for Spurs are a stretch.

[@babujoe2785]

@@shams3831 thanks for the reply and explanation it matters. It's always good to share ideas and have a conversation. But in this case we ought to mention Hojberg who has the same height as Lolo and Tomiyasu. Not to mention Brennan Johnson is taller than Ben Davies, Sarr as well. Richarlison is good in the air as well. Dragusin is a big guy. Is height really the issue in ALL of our defensive woes or is there something else underneath?

[@shams3831]

@@babujoe2785 Being TALL does not mean being a good HEADER of the ball. Romero is a LOT shorter than Van de Ven yet Romero is a way better header. Winning DUELS is not just about height. Toney is 185. Carlton Morris is 185.

[@shams3831]

Man City and Arsenal were not great at set pieces, and they realised it was the only part of their game that can be considered weak. So what did they do? SIX CENTERBACKS ON THE PITCH. Akanji, Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodri, Walker Saliba, Gabriel, Rice, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Partey, Havertz

[@babujoe2785]

@@shams3831 so our solution should be to go out and buy TALL players who are good HEADERS of the ball or play all of our centrebacks? The former prolly

[@royferguson2297]

He said he did not understand rivalry it did not understand the attitude, well the attitude against ARSEnal is rivalry.

[@jamesisaacs6279]

Obviously we have to do so much better at set plays literally becoming like if we have to defend 5 or 6 corners it’s a guaranteed goal concession from one of them. However, in a game of fine margins where our general play was decent but against a top side you can’t be on the wrong end of so many decisions. There was a literal 2 goal swing from the obvious deki pen to the saka 2nd goal….that was literally the game really. And I think it could be argued white fouled vicario and ref didn’t even want to give the most stonewall pen ever.

[@cjl8793]

When kulu was clipped in the box, madders got the ball, and instead of trying to create something or go for goal, he dived leaving the ball for the Arsenal players to send the ball over the top leading to Sakas goal

[@russellmathews3599]

Why on earth didn't Kulu go to ground ? Spurs are a team totally non streetwise. With a " cheating Aussie" boss ?????

[@cjl8793]

@@russellmathews3599 kulu was to honest if that had been an Arsenal player he would have gone down as soon as he felt the contact

[@Jedimm]

Gentlemen, the movement of the front three stagnated which is why he did not have the options for Biss.

[@drystack86]

Romero in the #6 could become our Roy Keane?

[@MH-iy7pe]

Only just started this podcast so don't know if you mention it later... but I wanted to know your opinion on the push on romero when he hit the post... the arsenal player back towards the ball no attempt to play it... pushes romero off balance with 2 hands... isn't that a penalty?... a 2 handed push in the box?... we were unlucky with the calls yesterday...

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

No different to Vic being pushed which also wasn't given.. but my opinion is both are fouls

[@MH-iy7pe]

@@robharwood-stamper9857 yh they were both fouls but u could argue he was trying to block Vic as he was facing the ball and blocking him... the push on romero was just a blatant foul

[@markfield3739]

Spurs need to be clever, if players like Vicario feel contact then go down, get a free kick

[@russellmathews3599]

Richy was tripped in the penalty area .... stumbled.....but didn't go down. Given that Ange is an alleged Aussie ......the team are clueless in the dark arts .

[@chrishalious8194]

HE CAN BE MORE PHYSICAL AND PUSH THEM AWAY but he might be a bit weak on that part

[@Tuan-FistofFury]

Vicario is overrated. He can command his defence to help out.

[@royferguson2297]

End of the day I think the team is not good enough for the CL, if you had said last August we would finish 5th you would not have believed it.

[@dazzles8805]

After yet more goals conceded at corners.. I'm starting to think we have the Aussie version of Kevin Keegan as manager.

[@shams3831]

Are you intellectually disabled by any chance?

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

​@@shams3831classic happy clapper, who wont allow anyone else to have a different opinion. 🔔🔚

[@shams3831]

@@OldSchoolBoxing1 Set pieces are about HOW MANY TALL, STRONG HEADERS OF THE BALL YOU HAVE. That's literally all that matters. Count how many headers of the ball Arsenal had vs how many headers of the ball Spurs had. Arsenal: Tomiyasu, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Partey, Rice, Havertz Spurs: Romero, VdV, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Davies And let's be honest, some of the players I mentioned for Spurs are a stretch.

[@russellmathews3599]

Spot on . Ange is no Aussie though .

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

The scoreline does us justice, we were toothless.

[@russellmathews3599]

I totally agree . Even Harry Rednap was streets ahead of Ange Postecoglu

[@bohdan2084]

Bentancur always played as number 6. At Juve and Uruguay. Whatever form he is now, can't be worse than Biss in recent form.

[@janetbaker814]

We don't play enough football we have too many days with no matches, our team are not sharp, playing more will keep them sharp and focused

[@chrishalious8194]

CAN'T YOU SEE! That Man-City Liv & Arsenal are more advanced in their games than Spurs are at this stage. And Ange knows there are more pieces and players in Spurs game that need to be fixed than SET-PIECES'

[@user-cr7hz4zm7]

Just figure out the set pieces please

[@alandjenkins]

If the VAR officials had actually applied the Laws properly, Spurs would have gone into half time 2-1 up, or AT WORST, given the Havertz goal, 2-2. Van de Ven’s goal should have stood, because the Arsenal player made a definite attempt to clear or block the ball before it rebounded off their second player into VdV’s path. That makes him onside. The clip on Deki was clearly a foul, whether he went over straight away or not. It should have been a penalty.

[@charlesingram9471]

I think Romero would be great in a triangle of 2 cb's and the dm, allowing for him and one of the cb's to be fluid and interchange, confusing the opposition.

[@Jedimm]

Bias and Sarr better be back in the team or we will concede another 3 in the first half….as I said before Newcastle Mr Gold

[@royferguson2297]

Mourhino had a winning mentality Conte had a winning mentality Ange is not special we had two top glass managers one got us to the League Cup Final was sacked before it. Conte got us CL football then next season between the World Cup, player's playing with injuries, deaths, then his own health, he had more passion in his little finger than all that team put together.

[@0.0.M]

Only 1 forward player scored a non-penalty goal for Tottenham in April

[@mikespurs3203]

Hi Alistair i didn't think we played that bad yes we could have had a player to help Vicario out but we could have had 2 penalties the one got which the Ref wasn't going to give when VAR gave but how on earth he couldn't see it wasn't a penalty i don't know and the 1 on Kulu which they thought on MOTD was a penalty. I can see why some fans think some the establishment has an agenda to keep the fight for the title open and the fight against relegation and why they favour some teams than others.

[@gesslertoon]

I couldn't agree more with your comments about the ignorance of Ange regarding our current set piece philosophies. He sees what we see and to leave players unmarked in defensive corner taking situations is unforgivable. As i have said many times Ange is as bloody minded as Conte but in reverse; And I'd go as far to say that he is fanatical in his approach which when dealing with anyone with that sort of mindset raises a Red Flag. I wish people would stop making excuses for him Stopping conceding goals is just as important as scoring them. In fact it is more important because you are making your opposition less confident about their ability to hurt you. Ange would much better serve the club as Director of football, with his assessment of player recruitment etc. if he has this massive blind spot to the obvious, which is costing us so dear. The tale of The Emperor's New Clothes comes to mind when i think about Ange, and unfortunately it is an experiment that has gaping flaws that need fixing by a different manager who will adapt and try to win games effectively, instead of always starting each game with a 2 goal deficit, which would be even more without VDV.; Not just say that he wants to win every game. We haven't been able to put in positive performances with only one game a week. God help us if we get into Europe, which I doubt very much, and forget any cup runs. Cant see them happening. Perhaps Ange wants to be sacked so he can to go to a club like Newcastle who have pots of money and he can take his defensive Australian coach with him.

[@edmadden9580]

I'm more inclined to see Don Quixote. I don't understand why he never is made to explain beyond vague generalities like "lacking resilience".

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

Im with Ange on not complaining about decisions but yesterday was a push - kulu trip was a pen, not sufficient contact, is contact and he went down. Pen all day long. Vdv offside was a shot that bounced off two arsenal players so argubly could've stood as an equalising goal and vicario being blocked by Ben 'i need another sunbed' White is obstruction all day long. What is the point of having VAR if these simple refereeing errors are not corrected. Not too many years ago, level was onside and linesmen were to give the strikers benefit of the doubt in the name of goals and making the prem more entertaining for fans. We've gone completely the other way. Take nothing away from Arsenal, they've been a good team all year and were never going to get beaten once 0-3 up... We've had our luck with VAR this year, but ffs.... Give authority to the 4 match officials and let the game be played out, mistakes and all. At least they'll be honest mistakes and not blokes in a hut making overly considered mistakes in slow motion that will never depict what its like to be slightly clipped at speed... Football is being ruined, its been fine for over 100 years, let it be

[@yidarmy44]

I haven't listened yet but I hoped you called out Oliver. He was so corrupt. Never even went to check monitors for Kulus foul. VDVs goal should have stood as Tomyasu purposely played the ball. Tomyasu constantly fouling but no bookings yet Madders does 1 and gets booked. Fouling our keeper. Ben white wven tried to undo his glove! Oliver didn't even want to give a pen for a full on kick in nuts right in front of him. Injury time wasn't long enough either. You and Ange need to call this out or it will keep happening! Love the shows Tk care

[@papertrex3673]

Ange’s comment about set piece defense was one of the weirdest one thus far. Surely working on the set piece can’t take away that much from time working on other areas to improve?

[@russellmathews3599]

As stupid a comment from a manager as it gets ....in any Division in the EFL . Ange Impostercoglu is way way out of his depth. Ange has LOST the Dressing Room Ange Impostercoglu OUT Daniel Levy OUT We want our Football Club Back

[@Tuan-FistofFury]

Here we go again

[@leecormack2413]

The ONLY stat that matters is the score.

[@freeconvention]

We have the fastest ever premier League player why not put VDV in an attacking role later on in the game and put some long ball through for him to chase

[@philippaulpeters]

Good day Gents, thank you for the video. If I could, here are a few points that I would like to raise: (a) Richie should have started. I think his shenanigans would have unsettled the Arsenal backline. (b) If he were to have started, we could have saved our pace-merchants (ie Brennan Johnson and Timothy Werner) to later in the game. (c) Pape should have started. I don't think Rodrigo has played well enough lately to have justified his spot. (d) Has NordVPN given you stock options? Given the virality that you are creating among the Tottenham fan base, possibly the Everton fan base, and beyond, I hope you are being remunerated appropriately. (e) James needs his mind to be in the right place in order to play well but I don't think he, nor Ange nor anyone knows where/what "the right place" is. (f) Knowing Ange and his defiant side, do you think he will use the negativity from some sections of the fanbase as fuel to spur him on?

[@russellmathews3599]

Ange Impostercoglu OUT

[@vandammejam]

Arsenal’s complacency handed us those two goals, we deserved nothing from the game .

[@simonmckerron5889]

A very disappointing result yesterday. I would say we can pretty much say cheerio to the fourth spot now. Let's be honest, we're not going to get anything from Stamford Bridge on Thursday. And Anfield will be just as difficult on Sunday. Ange says he wants to be challenging for the title next season and beyond, but he needs to fix the defensive problems, including dealing with set pieces. We're too open! It's all well and good having one way of playing, and sticking to his principles but Ange needs to look at tactics! At the moment, I'm sorry but Tottenham aren't good enough to be a top team!

[@russellmathews3599]

Ange Impostercoglu is utterly useless. No high quality tactical nous .... whatsoever. Daniel Levy OUT We want our Football Club Back

[@royferguson2297]

He wants to play his way, but there is one person still there from last season and that's Ryan Mason is he buying into Angeball.

[@liamjaye4153]

For sure. Poch disciple who prefers playing attacking football. I honestly don’t think he’s an issue.

[@IrishSpursFan]

no point in giving Ange more quality he's got 3 great CB but he will not work on defending :(

[@russellmathews3599]

Ange reminds me of Harry Rednap No point defending as we will score more than we let in.

[@peterchurchill1278]

someone should have stood on Whites toes and let Vicario move away

[@shams3831]

Set pieces are about HOW MANY TALL, STRONG HEADERS OF THE BALL YOU HAVE. That's literally all that matters. Count how many headers of the ball Arsenal had vs how many headers of the ball Spurs had. Arsenal: Tomiyasu, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Partey, Rice, Havertz Spurs: Romero, VdV, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Davies And let's be honest, some of the players I mentioned for Spurs are a stretch.

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

Set pieces are not just about height and heading. It's formation play to distract and move defenders away from where you want to attack.

[@shams3831]

@@robharwood-stamper9857 Every single COACH knows how to set up a team for a defensive set piece. TACTICS come after ABILITY. A set piece coach will ask you to play MORE HEADERS OF THE BALL.

[@michaelgiles7515]

The reason iset piece goals looks si bad is because we went 13 games before we let in a corner..

[@armoris66]

Why is Vicario sooooooo weak!? If I was keeping goal I'd be flying in with knees and elbows at the fore! I'd be ready to remove any and everyone that was unfortunate enough to get between me and my target the ball. He has to stop relying on the officials protecting him and grow a pair of b@\\s that make attacking players think twice about interfering with him. Most keepers are entry level head cases but ours, whilst a fine shot stopper, seems to be frightened to say boo to a goose! 😡

[@kevincollie3802]

We had our chances Didn’t convert Pretty simple

[@michalbylicki1983]

I've rather have Stellini as No2 than Jedinak. I can't see what this guy bring to the club

[@royferguson2297]

Small club mind set is BS, same would happen with Rangers Celtic, Liverpool Everton, Man City Man Utd, and many more their fans would be the same. He did say he wants to win what was wrong with the league cup then.

[@ChubbBates-mh5xp]

Archibald my favourite player of all.

[@mandybell8399]

Finally… the therapy I’m after 😅 Thanks again guys for being the voices of reason.

[@phil7638]

Hojbjerg wrong side of the arsenal player at the corner

[@royferguson2297]

Mason on his way out ?

[@royferguson2297]

I think not getting into the Champions league is maybe a good thing team is not good enough to play in it.

[@andrewgregory1543]

Get rid of this zonal marking disaster! Insanity is doing the same thing over and over at set pieces and expecting a different result. Ange has to adapt, evolve, compete or die.

[@kevg707]

its not the zonal marking its the application to it..i mean we dont apparently do any work on it but mark zonally well that suggests we have but incredibly poorly...facts are we have 11 players back at corners with Son the goal threat for us just in no mans land..needs to be 20 yards outside our box for the counter and to keep some players further back from the oppo..it really deosnt have to take much work to improve either but Ange just dismissing it is the bigger problem

[@shams3831]

Set pieces are about HOW MANY TALL, STRONG HEADERS OF THE BALL YOU HAVE. That's literally all that matters. Count how many headers of the ball Arsenal had vs how many headers of the ball Spurs had. Arsenal: Tomiyasu, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Partey, Rice, Havertz Spurs: Romero, VdV, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Davies And let's be honest, some of the players I mentioned for Spurs are a stretch.

[@internetexplorer6097]

The set piece issue makes me concerned that Ange is in a bubble where anyone around him is scared to confront the issue because he’s “big” intimidating Ange

[@shams3831]

Set pieces are about HOW MANY TALL, STRONG HEADERS OF THE BALL YOU HAVE. That's literally all that matters. Count how many headers of the ball Arsenal had vs how many headers of the ball Spurs had. Arsenal: Tomiyasu, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Partey, Rice, Havertz Spurs: Romero, VdV, Kulusevski, Bentancur, Davies And let's be honest, some of the players I mentioned for Spurs are a stretch.

[@internetexplorer6097]

Sonny is way to nice to be a team leader ...we need determination and grit, he’s to kind

[@genesisfox9]

More Happy Clapping Bollocks.😅

[@russellmathews3599]

You and me . Snap . Instead of incandescent anger .....we get pontificating feeble wrists

[@russellmathews3599]

The adverts pay their gas and electric bills ....

[@phil7638]

No No No No to Timo

[@Silky7able]

Can we at least get 1 Spurs flag to add to all this USA fandom 😂

[@greenlightwilly]

Guys - please. Let's drop this charade that Ange is forthcoming. Other than providing injury status, lineup facts and other such required but innocuous minutiae, he does not give you journos ANYTHING of actual meaning in your pressers. Unless there are other times when he speaks to you that he gives real insight that the general public does not see, why are you wasting your time with him? He obviously disdains you (as most mgrs do) but stop pretending he possesses anything approaching candor. His body language - looking down and not making eye contact, his low and mumbling, oblique and circuitously evasive of answers are maddening to hear. You all should boycott him at the next presser and not ask him ANY questions. Just sit there in silence. Will never happen I know but how can a message be sent to him that we're all sick of his non-answer answers.

[@shams3831]

I don't get it, why should he give the media answers that might influence the team? Most football fans and media are intellectually disabled and don't know anything about football anyway, so why should managers go into details?

[@russellmathews3599]

Well said . Well explained. We've been sold a dummy . Ange Impostercoglu OUT Daniel Levy OUT We want our Football Club Back

[@terrymeddings5563]

Your comments are becoming boring and repetitive. Change the record you flog.

[@russellmathews3599]

Poor Stevie Archibald. We are chasms below the team that he played in. Utterly Spursy Spurs. Clueless Ange

[@royferguson2297]

Romero needs to be made Captain Sonny is too weak a leader, we need someone strong and Romero fits the Bill.

[@molloyju]

Agree that Romero seems a more natural captain, but I don't think the physical armband is as important as his presence on the pitch. I was always forgetting Kane wasn't the captain for example

[@allansmith3561]

Not only the absolute leader, many fans have made a point of putting him to a holding roll a 6 he has a vision. With Radu behind him theres another big bloke in the box. Only somethings should move around. And why on earth is Gil not given a chance in at least the first 45 mins. He can put a good ball in the box.

[@jimmyf1446]

We all knew this when it was announced. Should have been romero

[@jacecoys]

Just a week ago we were praising the decision to make sonny captain. This is ridiculous, and reactionary

[@babujoe2785]

He is captain

[@deanglover2612]

I wud have stellini back if it worked I'm not like Ange who wud rather fail than admit he was wrong and and ADAPT, the way ange spoke treating us like idiots for moaning and he's lost a small part of my respect

[@russellmathews3599]

Ange has LOST the Dressing Room Ange is going to be rinsed by both Chelksi and City .

[@deanglover2612]

ARROGANCE

[@russellmathews3599]

Ange Impostercoglu OUT Utterly Clueless . Imagine gifting your arch rivals a 3:0 lead within half an hour. Totally out of his depth . Taking candy from a baby. Ange Impostercoglu OUT Daniel Levy OUT We want our Football Club Back.

[@terrymeddings5563]

And the stupid just keep getting stupider.