Losing happens, that's a part of football, having been a Spurs fan growing up, got rather used to that feeling. We faced probably one of the most frighteningly good Man City teams the league has seen in a long while so I had my fingers crossed for a draw. It wasn't to be.
What I am pissed off with was the attitude of the team. We lacked fight, heart, guts and just played a bit meh.
At the time I did think we had the best side out there, and then I looked at the bench and thought, huh ? I'm probably alone in this thought but surely when facing a team that is going to run a hole through the midfield, then actually play your only operating DM player in the correct position. Dier had no business being at CB, not when there were two capable individuals sitting on the bench (Juan and Ben) we could have played a 3 at the back with both Ben and Juan in and Jan steering that ship,but that ship has now sailed. I just didn't see the logic in the decision of leaving our midfield wide open for Man City to gallop through. But I'm being moany, so just venting it out the system. I don't think Juan is that bad, he handled himself very well against Apoel and in the cups also, and unless I'm wrong I'm sure Ben could have done a job in there as well. Just didn't make sense at least to me it didn't.
As for the flack that both Winks and Dembele are getting. Dembele is still recovering his fitness and pace and I find it very sad that people are writing him off as player by saying he's past it. He needs time to regain his old form as does Lamela and when returning back so will Toby and Victor. As for Winks, he's still learning and of course he's going to stuff up (as will big Dav and Dele) every now and again, but I felt both him and Dembele were both horribly exposed in midfield. Neither of them are DM and both were asked to operate as one. Next time, we just play at DM exactly where they should be.
Kane and Dele were lucky to stay on the pitch, but the kick to Kane's face should have also been a red. Nothing like that surprises me anymore, I can Man City will probably escape the whole season without another sending off.
Faffing about at the back did my nut in. Hugo is an amazing goalie, but can't kick for beans. Still love him though.
Tripper, bless him, but he's also being doing my nut in. Just need to get Serge up to speed.
Something is a miss with the team though, don't know what it is.
Maybe the belief in the project is dwindling, maybe the belief in themselves is going, maybe some are thinking about the world cup and moves away after that, maybe some are thinking about moves in January, maybe a bunch of players are injured and the other bunch are out of form.
It's a lot of maybes I know, but all we got is speculation. I just wish we would rediscover the attitude that made us the under dogs nobody wanted to come up against, because this season in particular we are the almighty under dogs.
