Have that. That's 2 pens there for us in 2m also by that standard of refereeing.

It would be very spurs to win convincingly tonight, in a fixture none of us would be confident in even if we were flying at the top of the table.

I fear that Tottenham are basically as bad right now as they were in January/February, but with less mitigation, less credit in the bank for the manager, and without the sense of shared purpose provided by the Europa League campaign.

PSA. With Romero and VdV on the pitch our defense was good last year. Don't compare Gray Dragusin playing 2 games a week with Romero, VdV, Danso rotating

I'm actually more annoyed today. Franks comments have killed my 'benefit of the doubt'.

'When Maddison returns'. Maddison is 28 and will have had a season out to ACL, if you think he's close to the player he was before jan 2027 you're going to be disappointed. Kulusevski doesn't start over Kudus (welcome rotation though). Solanke will hold the ball up better i guess.

Oh the plus side we've found a way to score without ever having the ball in the opposition third, so maybe that's repeatable?

I'd be prioritising finding a Director of Football whose ethos fits the club. We have some decent players but it is all so scattergun and we are loaded with some profiles and completely missing others. We need to decide how we are going to play and sign managers and players who fit that

We should not sack coaches mid season. Can't wait for June though.

This is so much worse than even my worst fears for a Thomas Frank team. And i had low expectations going in.

Our defense this season with healthy CBs is worse than it was last season with healthy CBs. Anyone that says we’ve improved defensively under Frank isn’t watching the matches.

To dare is to don't leave your own half

Long throw team* *But it's to get out of our own half.

North London Forever?

0.07 xG this time. #improving

Oh boy. Bentancur warming up.

With the previous manager we criticised him for persisting with playing out and trying to press during an injury crisis and without the players or fitness to do so. With this manager im watching us ping inaccurate passes to an isolated striker, and continually back off without elite box defenders.

Not there today. Do our players usually look so miserable in the tunnel?

Should Spurs sack Frank?

Yes, agree with that. There are things that were wrong with our defence that could do with being fixed, but it would need to start with acknowledging that we have one of the best starting back 5's in the league and the defence was perfectly fine when all or most of them were playing.

Watched the original running man yesterday, and i can safely say as someone that used to watch a lot of 80s & 90s action movies that running man has since of most bonkers shit I've ever seen, peaking with guy covered in LEDs with dubious mid European accent who shoots lightning.

That Ange quote about not focusing on set pieces but it's Thomas Frank and open play.

We were so good at playing out from the back with this back line over the last two years. Now they all look like Davinson Sanchez on the ball.

Wtf is this. Flamethrowers. Ffs

I'm usually a how we play matters more than the results guy with a new coach Fuck that today. I just want to beat these pricks.

Thinking of breaking tradition and eating something other than a fry up at La Barca before the game on Saturday. Any recommendations?

Has everyone just blanked on Richarlison scoring 9 goals in 8 games. When he's fit and has a functioning midfield he's good. www.premierleague.com/en/video/388...

I believe we're supposed to blame the managers training / tactics atv this stage, as is tradition.

At least we've got a manager who is adaptable and not dogmatically sticking to a tactical system that simply isn't working.

Maybe we're actually just bad.

IMO Frank-ball is a leveller. It presents difficult challenges with limited resources and ekes out advantages through leveling tactics. It moves games towards 50/50s. It minimises the impact of better technical players in the pitch. Which is.. bad.. if you have the better players.

I enjoyed the first half. Lots of tackles and breaks. Exciting open game. Second half was diabolical.

Nobody is allowed to post analysis of that match because we won and discussing how we played might detract from that. We're having two different conversations again. Some people are analysing how we played and some people just want to enjoy that we won.

Some nice goals there. Great result.

PAPER THOSE CRACKS!!

So, positivity. Right now the team are learning frank-ball (tm). So i) we're focused on plan A and they are not yet able to adapt and are flummoxed by 'simple' plans to stop them ii) we're not that great at plan A yet iii) We've got key players out and key players adapting.

I hate this conte ball nonsense. Get xavi in midfield and beat them they're awful.

I hate this conte ball nonsense. Get xavi in midfield and beat them they're awful.

Couldn't see the game because 3pm etc etc. How did we look with Simons in midfield? Did it solve any of the passing out issues?

Saving energy is the right thing to do... But a fourth would be fantastic.

Didn't celebrate. Thanks VAR.

Swinging crosses into tel, who is never winning one in a million years.(I like him but aerial threat he aint)

What is and is not a foul. Can anyone explain.

That is not a foul what the absolute fuck

That is the dumbest referee decision I've seen maybe ever. Top 5 for sure.

What the fuck man. Arsenal score that goal every week doing far worse.

Are the middle aged children of billionaires usually good at running things?

Hear me out, Ange in? (As chairman)