Terrible Tottenham saved, Djed Spence redemption, Postecoglou's Johnson faith and Bergvall promise

Talking about Tottenham's last-gasp Carabao Cup win at Coventry and more.

[@AlasdairGoldjournalist]

As always, if any of you lovely people want to donate towards Cancer Research and my TCS London Marathon effort, the link is www.justgiving.com/page/alasdair-gold-1725490059956

[@paulsimpson5428]

The one Tottenham fan that speaks sense and is positive to every negative. Thank you Mr Gold

[@franzreyes6185]

Djed proving a point to Ange that the latter made a massive error of excluding the former in UEL squad. Keep your head up high Djed

[@kenardy]

It’s not over for him - if we make knockouts he can be put into the squad.

[@Bd-lf7qp]

Anyone who watched that performance is entitled to compensation

[@Creativemnds]

I want some money off my sky subscription 😂. Tbh, I've seen us play teams off the park and lose. I'd rather get played off the park and win. I think....

[@boipink]

Entitled is the key word

[@heesoolee8357]

I was so nervous and devastated and my partner who got me into Spurs (I'm Korean I didn't follow football although I was proud of Sonny) apologised 😂😂😂😂.

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

​@@Creativemnds don't... That's Conte territory #facepalm

[@T_J_]

​@@robharwood-stamper9857Dude, Conte had a higher win percentage with worse players.

[@drtonyfearon7318]

The catalyst for Spurs coming back from the dead was firstly The Jedi and then Kulu. Both showed they have the eye of the tiger and a will to win. Despite AnGes crap system of play. Theses 2 boys step up. Plenty of respect to Brennan he showed his courage with that goal after the abuse.

[@daddacooper1981]

Yes Ali, just in time for my journey home. A game of mixed emotions last night, but the best feeling was seeing Spence play his best game, I was relieved for Johnson as well, felt for him towards the end when Son ushered him to the away fans, he looked scared, hope that will shut a few fans up!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@jueja310doyle7]

Your positivity is refreshing. I was thrilled that Spence and Brennan got the goals. We move on!

[@avalonsunday]

Reguilion on the bench was the shock of the night.

[@kdk1716]

It was a real shame brennan didn't celebrate his goal with the fans.I feel for the kid and glad he scored!!

[@zorbathegeek]

Your charity run - and the amazing responses! - are the best thing about being a Spurs fan right now. Really uplifting.

[@zorbathegeek]

I have to admit, I was worried by that performance - we were so lucky. Hopefully we will improve - that was truly awful Thanks as always Al

[@bijmagnet]

“They just had no idea what to do with the ball.” Agreed. How is this possible after a full season of learning the Ange way?

[@jamesdunn4316]

As a Australian sitting back watching this Ange out talk is hilarious.

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

It's frustrating. Id have him on a ten year contract in a heart beat

[@robertsuperina3834]

I've "adopted" Spurs but FM they have the weakest supporters on the planet. They're even too stupid to realise the damage they cause.

[@MickFu-bq3qt]

Well done Djed great to see, the clubs treatment of him has been appalling imo! Playing Emerson ahead , leaving out uefa and then forcing him to play lb but still young and really feel he could prove a lot of people wrong and become a real fan fav COYS

[@jiellwood]

Nothing spreads quicker through a team than a lack of confidence and you can see it almost everywhere at the moment. I hope they can turn these performances around soon! COYS!

[@johnjo9360]

Very therapeutic... thanks Ali 🤍💙🤍

[@kronjobonjo]

I'm a Spurs fan for nearly 50 years and I don't know any other set of fans who love beating themselves up after a bad performance. Other fans would rejoice at playing poorly and getting through, or being in a process and just back the team. And manager. Not Spurs fans. 12 months in and many Spurs fans want the manager out and them challenging for City!

[@boipink]

Right! This fanbase LOVES misery. They don't understand they can be critical AND not miserable.

[@blrbrazil1718]

It certainly seems that way sometimes, although the base is very diverse and the CFC (CartilageFreeCaptain - you know who) website generally presents a far more pondered approach. What I can't stand are the 'fans' with a sense of entitlement who demand the club satisfy their every wish and throw a hissy fit if they don't get it. We deplore that at other clubs, yet some of our own are equal or worse. A supporter's job is to SUPPORT the players, to bring out the best in them. That doesn't mean not being allowed to criticise, but the manner and timing of any criticism is important. Johnson took his goal very well last night and it will hopefully boost his confidence, but his celebration was muted and he took down his social media site because of the awful things on there. That sort of abuse is just not acceptable!

[@T_J_]

​@@blrbrazil1718Are these "'fans' with a sense of entitlement who demand the club satisfy their every wish and throw a hissy fit if they don't get it" in the room with us right now?

[@blrbrazil1718]

@@T_J_: You tell me. I have read very little of this specific Comment thread (Ali's tend to be healthier than most), but am basing my views on years of experience of Spurs Comment threads.

[@richarddaygm]

your aspirations may be no higher than 13th place but this will not go down well with levy - he's sacked managers coming in 4th and 5th and on the brink of a league cup success ange can only dream of. Unlike ange, levy does poll the crowd for disquiet, and when a certain level is reached, he acts. ange is on thin ice whether you like it or not.

[@freyacolk5634]

The irony of spence saving Anges arse after he left him out of the europa league team .. The team did look awful last night , considering ange is an all out of attack manager yet we look awful going forward , such a lack of risk take , quick balls .

[@deloford]

Werner not coming off was BAFFLING, what is Ange seeing that we arent? Solanke being hooked when we need a goal.. and as for Sarr, what a stinker!

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

Honestly I think he's seeing the player that gave Celtic issues in the europa league... There's a player in there, he needs supporting.. and I'm not his biggest fan by any stretch... Some players just need encouragement

[@jascunnington]

Anything short of a relegation battle we need to keep Ange. It’s a rebuild, it should have happened a few years ago but we’re here now. Gotta stick with it and reap the rewards later.

[@humzachudhary2056]

I’m excited to see what Spence can do in Europe! oh wait he was left out of the squad for another goalie.. 😒

[@LeighRichards27]

Im worried that 4 goalies in the squad for the europa lge might not be enough lol

[@PaulTucknott-dk7nl]

Well done the lads. Clear the pressure of failure weighs heavy in our club. Noise from outside and inside we got there. Well done

[@utieyinogedegbe147]

Ali! Please send my love to Brennan Johnson through Ange 😩💔 REAL Spurs fans are behind him no matter what

[@roberto_camp]

We simply don't have the wide players to play this system. Both of Coventry's wide men, Assante and Wright are STREETS better than Timo Werner. I would have them both at Spurs in a heartbeat --they are strong , quick and direct, exactly what we don't have.

[@Punslinger1005]

I was half expecting them to come out for the second half in a different kit. I had to turn the brightness up on my screen just to find our players. I’m thinking of the Man U grey kit situation

[@carlaburgin6386]

Had paint spilled all over it horrible

[@DarrellGregory]

I think the Goalkeeper situation needs addressing. I know Frasier Forster hasn't played for quite sometime but that performance from him yesterday was beyond shocking, I hope he never starts for Spurs ever again. Are Austin and Whiteman that bad we can't trust them?

[@Kyleterp1]

Have to feel a bit for Coventry as well over the last few years. Missed out on promotion due to the bad calls, missed out on the FA cup final due to a toe, dominated Tottenham yesterday, but somehow conceded two goals at the end of the game

[@abduluthman918]

Luckily for us this video doesn’t start off with a sigh

[@bunkiebunk]

Poch out Jose out Conte out.. It never ends with no patience; a team that will never yield success. All that is left is an eternally bitter and entitled fans, cheering at their rivals downfall.

[@blrbrazil1718]

Yes, it was so-called 'fans' who drove each of those (and Nuno, who is showing his quality at NF) managers out. In some cases they may be the same people who ripped the Feyenoord stadium apart (our most shameful moment as a club) - certainly the same mentality! DL gets the blame, but he was only responding to the clamour by 'fans' and tried to do the best thing in each case. JM started with half the fanbase against him and was extremely unlucky (even more so the club itself) to be clobbered by the pandemic, just as our new stadium was starting to generate revenue and JM was getting the team to play positive attacking football.

[@purehyperbole5727]

Ange still has a long long journey to create a baseline of performance that will deliver success. I thought he'd be further along that journey by now still have faith, though.

[@dannybones22]

Looks like spence is taking being left out of the Europa cup as a challenge to make Ange regret that decision good on him hopefully he can keep this attitude all season 👍🏻

[@roloka11]

Thank You! ( yesterday my hero was Ben Davies)

[@mziyandagqiza7289]

If someone said we have the worst wingers in the League I wouldn't disagree cause wow what I watched yesterday 🤦🏾‍♂️... It's either that or Ange is simply out of his depth

[@roberto_camp]

Udoggie and Spence at LB/RB would be very impressive --two strong, pacey players who drive the ball forward, both have recovery pace as well.

[@humzachudhary2056]

I think Spence deserves a start against Brentford. Udogie’s been really underwhelming since returning from injury. Losing his place, even for one game, can help with that.

[@roberto_camp]

Why not start Spence in his preferred position, RB?

[@humzachudhary2056]

@@roberto_camp no reason to bench porro that’s why. Also, he obviously is two footed enough to play at LB

[@roberto_camp]

@@humzachudhary2056 I've never been impressed with Porro as a RB. I would love to see Spence at RB and Porro pushed up to the wing--he is probably our best x-er of the ball, and Spence has more recovery pace at fullback than Porro.

[@humzachudhary2056]

@@roberto_camp Yeah I just don't agree with that all. Porro has improved a lot defensively since last season, and he's the best attacking fullback in the league bar maybe TAA. He didn't look great defensively against Arsenal, but that doesn't turn me off from the fact that he is an elite fullback. Just because he's good offensively doesn't mean he'll be a good winger. Just like how TAA being a good passer doesn't mean he'd make a good midfielder. Much to Southgate's dismay 😅

[@darrengrimmer8541]

I was really disappointed with that last night.. for me it was a worrying performance.. for me something overall is not right.. we must give Coventry all the plaudits they were brilliant.. for us it was awful

[@richardmorley5571]

Thank you for your ever calming view of our performances. There is so much noise out there I really appreciate your rounded views. Was a little surprised you haven't mentioned your honorable mention in the press conference you missed from last week when Ange mentioned your interest in the european squad numbers. Just thought it was funny

[@Brian-1882]

Decky coming on with his aggressive and tenacious play was the difference in us winning instead of losing. About 3 minutes before Djed scored I just thought to myself "this is embarrassing!" And it still is up to the point of the equaliser.

[@patrickthomas4294]

Alasdair, you are right we were dire for 85 minutes. for me the crucial point is not who played well and who didn't, we were bad as a team, but my point is we did not play Ange-ball. We were not fearless and aggressively risk-taking. I was watching on ESPN in spanish and after a while the commentator was counting out loud how many consecutive forward passes were being made, he was making the point that we were making two backward or sideways passes for every forward one. That is not Ange-ball. Ange-ball is you trust your talent against the opposition you take risks and trust your defenders to get you out of the inevitable trouble that this aggressive style will bring. We have played well and been unlucky up to last night, stick with it, get back to Ange-ball and trust ourselves: we can win the Europa league. Great way for Djed and Brennan to answer their critics.

[@kenardy]

Most sensible comment here.

[@drewbadenoch7411]

I don’t see Temu Werner getting much game time if that’s what he offers. Maybe it’s better he goes back in January 🤞🏼

[@franzreyes6185]

agree. before he completely turn to Agent Timo for Chelsea. lol

[@boogiewookie77]

He can still play a role. If we're leading a game and teams come at us he could be great coming off the bench against tired legs. That's the type of game to get his confidence up. Bit of a niche role to justify his salary though. But hey, ho... Mikey's going to come in and grab his chance and we'll be thankful we didn't sign expensive mediocrity that would have blocked his path.

[@kenardy]

@@boogiewookie77his passing out is into some really bad positions, that and he didn’t pass so just carried the ball through our own half through the midfield.. he’s a liability.

[@164spurs]

Hello Ali good to see your video again, what a terrible game spurs.

[@blrbrazil1718]

I think the worst of the 'curse' is simultaneously losing players who play the same position. Being without all 3 strikers, after Véliz and Scarlett had been loaned out, was very Spursey. On the plus side, maybe Mikey Moore will now get some playing time.

[@JJJ-bs8sm]

I think the criticism of Ange's selection is really unfair. What is his squad for? How will fans react if he plays his top players in cup and then a weak team against Brentford which would likely result in a loss?

[@AliFrostinho]

Even when we win, we're getting Alasdair Gold sighs.... I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!

[@61sven]

Two things are very very worrying. 1) Ange hasn’t learned from the Fulham team selection last season. 2) Coventry should have beaten a full strength Utd team in an FA cup semi last season. What made Ange think a second string team would brush them aside in their own stadium? Incredible naivety on his part.

[@annysqu]

Half feel sorry for Cov as my OUFC lost in last few mins - surprised they are so low in lge as the consensus was that sky blues were quite a decent strong outfit.

[@anthonygeorge9068]

Come on now,steady on,good move by the boss finally giving the rest of the squad hard game time,I am excited by what is to come,stay strong ignore the false criticism and see where we end.😊

[@matthewtibbles7774]

First time a balls been played through for Johnson to run onto and what happens he scores. More of the please 🙏

[@humzachudhary2056]

@@matthewtibbles7774 this is also the first time Johnson ran by the byline… feel bad that he was getting shit on by fans in that way, but his decision making is very poor most of the time

[@topgazza]

Just awful. However……. Davies again showed what a good professional he is. Spence worked to good effect, and scored a superb goal. Johnson yet again showed he has the ability. Gray deserves a start at 6. The rest showed for me that there is a massive issue with confidence. Terribly so. We need to cheer them much more as they need to feel someone recognises it’s a confidence thing not ability. Biggest for me is Sonny. It’s like someone’s ripped his fire out. Overall the squad needs a huge boost of confidence and belief.

[@topgazza]

Just wanted to add another word of support for Brennan. Confidence is everything. Form is all in the head. Please get behind him and let him know that the intelligent fans understand that. He clearly has the ability

[@barrymccormick3911]

So what are Ange tactics! Because we see game after game of sideways and backwards. Enabling the opposition to build a brick wall. And this never changes!

[@orinorio1]

Ange tactic to play the ball forward at speed. Hit the wingers who then cross or play a through ball down the middle. The players don't do this. So it's not Ange tactics is the players on the pitch don't or afraid to make the risky pass. Players today know they will get slated or abuse by fans so now play it safe.

[@03neilh]

Lets be honest you would have expected us to progress from last season but we seem to be going backwards and we are very open it is very concerning

[@jontyarnold8522]

What was the point in Werner? I mean we hear about this Moore fellow on the bench and we play Werner? What’s the point?

[@therevolvingmonk]

Ange has a lot to say about the mentality of the supporters but he needs to have a look in the mirror based on what I saw yesterday. He stood on the touchline with his hands in his pockets wearing a thousand-yard stare on his face for a good 5-10 minutes. Totally unacceptable considering the circumstances of the match at the time.

[@boipink]

What do you think he's going to do? Run around like a Muppet on the touch line? Maybe you like theatre and drama and not elite sporting managers

[@irregulargamer5848]

The performance was terrible but they won.. So cant say the player dont have a winning mentality, can we!?

[@therevolvingmonk]

​@@boipink Who said anything about him running around and "acting like a muppet" on the touchline? Try addressing what was actually said instead of inventing complete nonsense.

[@carlaburgin6386]

​@@boipinkno not run around, he's not conte but some passion would be good

[@T_J_]

​@@irregulargamer5848Yes, we can, they were playing Coventry City's B team, mate. Say that when they beat Liverpool, or even Brighton for example, in the last few minutes.

[@marktrower2267]

Once again another fantastic and informative video Alasdair

[@avalonsunday]

The good thing about this match was it showed the team needs lots of work. Sometimes a near catastrophe is just the necessary wakeup call.

[@stephenevans3483]

Huge gamble by Ange making so many changes to the starting eleven, I thought 3 or 4 would be about right. We left it so late to get the goals and it was good for both Spence and especially Johnson (after the online abuse) to get the goals. Special mention for Davies with a superb block to stop Coventry scoring. I'm all for letting the younger players getting game time but hopefully there will be a good balance of youth and experience in the next round.

[@blrbrazil1718]

I was one who thought we should start strong, establish dominance and then bring on younger players. It was a risk making so many changes (not only because of Fulham memories but also CC came very close to beating MU in the FAC SF last season). Thankfully, it worked out in the end. I fully agree that it was great to see Spence and Johnson get the goals. It was also great to see Davies still has what it takes - thought he had an excellent game. Let's see who we draw for the next round before deciding on the line-up :o)

[@mjawolfe1]

It was a hard watch last night... I really start to wonder. Why is it that so many of our players look so bad?? Is it the players or is it the system and coaching?? Thank you, Spence and Johnson .... saved Ange's butt last night!! The question is did Ange learn anything... not based on what he said in his post-match review!!!

[@boipink]

That's not a question he's literally TOLD you he won't change, believe him!!!

[@carlaburgin6386]

He is an arrogant man, and that will be his downfall

[@conorbaker5018]

Mikey Moore HAS to get minutes. From what we have seen the last 6 months, nobody can say Werner deserves to be ahead of him.

[@DesigntowinLew]

Good summing up of the awful first 87 minutes which was painful . Johnson showing what he is best doing , quick break through the middle and scoring . Something he will seldom get chance to do in the say we normally set up and play . He does work best when he has space to run into . Great to see Spence playing well too and scoring .

[@grahammerry7031]

Mate. Great comment. At last someone who can see why our wingers can't perform. The system doesn't suit them. Now. The question is this. Is the system not suiting the players in which case change it Ange you stubborn so and so. Or is it that the wrong g players were bought by someone other than Ange and now Ange is making a point

[@DesigntowinLew]

@@grahammerry7031 Son is suffering from the same thing .

[@LK-rp2pw]

It worries me that we are further into the Ange project and look like we are further away than ever! Looked atrocious last night !

[@indianastones6032]

The new manager bounce is over and this is where everyone involved has to stick together and get through it, we need to take on the adversity rather than running from it by sacking the manager again, again, again and again!! To me that says no ambition as they cant see the job througn to the end!!!

[@vincentmccormack3629]

The lineup was a massive risk, but Ange got away with it. He has to be more flexible with his tactics though.

[@ryandale2365]

I thought Udogie was out best player in the first half. Though Begval was completely ineffective. Deki was out best player. He's started the season really well in his central role.

[@seanford5563]

Big ange needs to be given until the end of the season, at least

[@joelspace]

He always wins a trophy in the second season maaaaate 😊

[@AJBenny159]

Just finished the last video and previewing Coventry. Was nearly typical Tottenham. But good to finally see some fight this season. Just got to give this new rebuild time. There will be ups and downs. I really hope fans see that. Hope you’re well Ali

[@grahambaxter8601]

Feel the force !!!!😮

[@richarddaygm]

was it tom barclay who asked if he, ange, thought we were the better side for 80 mins? that was a good question as he did seem to be in denial about this. he nearly got away with it too.

[@andykyriakides2144]

I noticed no one celebrated with Spence for his goal

[@beachball391]

Is this our Mark Robbins - Alex Ferguson moment? Ironically involving Mark Robbins.

[@Punslinger1005]

Spot on. And the Ange Train gathers momentum. Destination Silverware

[@portoutstarboardhome]

Greavesy "It's a funny old game"... nothing much changes.

[@sash7048]

I've not seen it mentioned but Brennan deactivated his TikTok account yesterday too- not sure if it was before or after the game

[@Leon-Noir]

Spurs fans have no stomach for a rebuild. Stop moaning and trust the process. Loom at Arsenal doing so well because they stuck with Arteta. This is not Fifa, real football management is hard and requires patience. Let Ange get on with rebuilding our club and stop the whinging.

[@zainyousaf1282]

Spot on 👍🏼

[@anthonygonzalez2187]

What a bad game . Some of the players play so so bad . They are meant to be professionals . Crazy. I know we are through . But we should be playing so much better than they did . Great video so far coys

[@irregulargamer5848]

Down to the coaching or lack of it. They looked like headless chickens in the final third. The mid and def not far behind. But thats what you expect from the reserve players of the squad. Ironically if unsurprisingly Davies was the most composed of the starters as he has been at the club longest. Most of the other starters havent been near the first team so what can you expect from players who dont play competitively week in week out?

[@margaretbrown4566]

We won that is all that matters only spurs supporters could whinge about winning The supporters are part of the problem in my opinion

[@gudbeatzent4665]

Wow that was 😅😅😅😅 close, think we can’t compare, the guys at the back playing together for the first time, we should be beating Coventry, but it’s never that easy especially on the back of the weekends result, think it was good just to get a win

[@MiinMiin19]

I think we owe Nottingham Forest a thank you card for Djed and Bren

[@Paul-of2yq]

Saw a comment that someone said Nottingham Hotspur 🤣

[@TheGameKat]

I think we'd see some improvement if the players started passing the ball forwards rather than sideways. My lands that was horrible.

[@jonahshipley1524]

Tottenham ‘til they kill me….which they will

[@micky1981]

I feel so sorry for all of the Spurs strlkers as they are getting no service.

[@freddyalexander3001]

The mark Robbin’s connection is funny to the game does feel like it could be a turning point but like the game they have to keep working and finish it off themselves

[@glens1800]

Probably the worst Tottenham performance in the last ten years 😮

[@petehalupka1]

I'm really curious what people expect Ange to do. Why did the game look like a training session? Because they've only trained together. When will these players learn to play together if he doesnt put them in? Are we supposed to play Son and Udogie and Kulu and Maddison for every tournament, every week? Now... this is not to defend the performance of some folks, like Timo :(

[@djmichnal]

But that’s the trick of rotating….all teams must rotate to play in multiple competitions. And to do that optimally, one must pick the weakest team you can get away with. Unfortunately, a heavily rotated team wasn’t enough and he needed to put in some starters to win.

[@peteblue2621]

Been waiting all day for Ali's video reaction to yesterdays awful performance.

[@JohnDoe-tv4zf]

Has there ever been a Tottenham team play like this before ?

[@nigelgates1086]

It was nice to see Ben Davies get the Captains armband last night and then he probably saved the game when Foster wiped out Dragusin. That's not the first time he's made a save like that, he did it a couple of years ago against Leeds when Lloris went walkies, so many fans complaining about Davies still being at the club but he still saved the day. Djed Spence making Ange look a bit silly when you compare his performance to Foster's, I know Foster hasn't played for over a year but on the performances which one deserves to be in the Europa League squad. As for fans abusing Johnson it's a shame the police can't go after them, you say something the government doesn't like and you're thrown in jail, pity the police can't have that kind of dedication to protecting individuals who've done nothing but have an off day which is nothing compared to what the government have done to people. Look after yourself and have a great day.

[@kevinhill4215]

Too many changes. That lucky win will give us confidence to go on & beat Brentford

[@neilcalton]

Thanks for the video, Alasdair. Reliving the suffering could not have been easy. Complete dross for most of the game but saved by a couple of pieces of magic from Brennan Johnson and Jed (not wanted in Europe) Spence. BTW, on what planet do Spurs need four goalkeepers in the Europa League squad and can dispense with Spence? Just like in the NLD there were far too many sidewards passes and almost no forward press. When did dribbling past opponents become illegal? How else can you explain what has happened to so many Spurs players recently. I cannot remember a game when Son has had so little impact as a sub and it was noticeable that in your video you only made one very brief mention of him. There seems to be a general lack of confidence in the squad and surely Ange and his team need to tackle this as soon as possible.

[@davidwilliams5378]

Merson just said our midfield is not strong enough - he is right Bissouma Sarr Bentancur Then sold Højbjerg senior pro + Skipp Got 2 youngsters in very talented but only 18

[@robharwood-stamper9857]

No spurs fan in their right mind listens to anything merson has to say...

[@Tweak-co9xg]

Hi Ali great video as always, with regards fielding weaker teams. For me personally except against Arsenal or Chelsea, do it in the league. League position (unless it’s 1st) (and above 18th) means absolutely nothing to me. Go all out in the cups we are in. The games about glory not Levy’s imaginary 4th place trophy.

[@barryetheridge6639]

I'm 64 and that has to be the worst performance I've seen and can someone tell me what sarr does and why don't they put the first team on win the game then change players

[@boipink]

Why do old people love talking about their age

[@grahammerry7031]

​@boipink It shows how long they've been watching Spurs. For example if a 10 year old says this is his worst game it will be trumped by someone who is 67. It means that a 67yr old has seen loads more shit games and being a Spurs fan there are a lot of shit games

[@T_J_]

​@@grahammerry7031Nice mopping up.

[@michaelmccarthy6464]

Hi Alasdair it was awful it reminded of two seasons or three playing in the Europa league

[@melton6967]

Let's face it were in for a long season

[@mauricerichards9696]

The Europa format is low risk in this new format , you could lose 4 win 4 and still probably not get knocked out , possibly even lose 5 . So can risk more changes .

[@mauricerichards9696]

To clarify , if every team drew with their equal pot rated team and beat everyone lower ranked you end up with 9 teams on 20, 9 on 14 , 9 on 8 and 9 on 2 . OK not likley , but the point is there are only so many points either way from that scenario . There will be an awful lot on same points at the end so if you are going to lose , lose 6-5 .

[@lovelovelovehappyhappyhappy]

Thank you

[@appleassignment9785]

Gold u keep going all over the place, we need a new manager. This coach is a joke

[@martinlorman7773]

Wouldn't it be better to rest players by making a few changes for each game, including league games? It must be hard for the players coming in and basically playing in a new team with so many changes. It's never going to flow.

[@francomartini4328]

"Ineffective" was the word that kept reverberating through my head for almost the entire match. Honestly, Werner, Solanke, Johnson, and even Sarr, were all ineffective at best, and Bentancur wasn't much better. Destiny repeatedly made runs in behind only to be completely ignored by Werner, Sarr, et al. Bergvall was the best Spurs player on the pitch in the first half but he was ploughing a lone furrow in the playmaker role, and Forster looked exactly like someone who hasn't played in a year. Odobert going off was a real shame as I was looking forward to seeing more of him but now he might be out for months. Gray was solid, as was the much-maligned Ben Davies, and Dragusin did his best in the face of no protection whatsoever from the midfield. Sadly, I have to report that Sonny, long my favourite player, replaced Solanke and rapidly became even more of a spectator than Big Dom had been. Tottenham only started playing when Deki came on. The two goals in quick succession that won the match put lipstick on a pig that for 87 minutes was unwatchable.

[@SwedishSpike-wm7wh]

There is worrying trend that some of the Spurs faithful are starting to parrot the jibes directed at Ange from rival fans and hostile journos obsessing about his lack of Premier League experience. We have to back him until the end of next season and then make a properly measured assessment. Until then all of the "out of his depth" comments just reveal how brittle and twitchy lots of THFC supporters have become. This is no doubt as a result of the decades long lack of success and the drought of silverware. Have faith, and give this young team your support!

[@cleanhit777]

No, enough is enough.

[@hindlewalker9330]

Where's my sigh.

[@LeighRichards27]

Im not so worried about last nite - weve had plenty of smash n grabs by inferior sides done on us over the years so its nice to see us do it for a change. But what i am worried about - and what we all should be worried about - is a alarming dip in form which has seen us collect just 17 points from the last 15 games since march (a situation not helped by a poor transfer window). We are in a rut and im afraid im not sure Ange knows how to get us out of it?

[@blrbrazil1718]

Totally disagree about the transfer window. We will learn to appreciate it as the season progresses.

[@LeighRichards27]

​@@blrbrazil1718wud love you to be right 👍