Rob Hooper

i wonder if this metric tell us more about a team’s in possession style rather than its quality. villa, everton, and forest have >double our avg/90 events- are those good in possession teams? arse and mcfc have less avg/90 events- are they worse in possession than us? honest q on how you interpret

negatives 🥀

conceding a set piece goal in
extra time against 10 men was a shattering way to drop 2 points

first half was v poor

spense on the left isn’t working

injury crisis deepened

positives 🌷 from #COYS #TOTMUN

didn’t lose before an international break

subs worked. odobert and tel impressed

no palhinha/bentancur pivot

were slightly better in possession

the void is the inevitable fate of all my skeets

none of this is to say i want frank or any of the players gone. all can be forgiven with some good performances but there must be huge response and it must start Tuesday. If we don’t turn this around the mood is going to get v dark

i’m also angry with Frank for getting it wrong once again. the lack of creativity has been a problem most of the season and yet we keep trying the same thing. i’m desperate for him to change the system. there were signs in the everton and new castle games so it’s maddening to see him revert back

i’m angry with the gutless, sloppy performance from the players. i don’t like booing generally but in this case it felt very understandable. van de Ven, Spence, and Udogie ignoring Frank to walk off w/o apologizing to the fans was disrespectful. i cant see it any other way

i’ve often been disappeared and frustrated watching spurs over the years but rarely have i been angry. and never has the anger carried over to the next day but here we are

this is what happens when you have no in l-possession game, your opponent figures out your set pieces, and your defense has an off night

yesterday’s pathetic display was a new low. both statistically and emotionally. 🧵 #TOTCHE #COYS

given the limited availability and rotation so far at DM, i’m curious how frank will setup the team against newcastle and chelsea. surely bentancur and palhinha can’t start both games after starting the previous two… right?

i’m still not sold on the terror ball midfield of bentancur and palhinha long term but i’m beginning to see the defensive upside.

the injury situation continues to be ridiculous. i have no idea how we keep finding ourselves in this mess or what to do about it.

the everton game may have been a sliding doors moment for us. if results had gone against us we could have been bottom half and in full meltdown this week.

spurs are however 3rd in the PL and unbeaten in the CL. i’m v happy about those things but it often feels like we’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. we’re significantly over performing our xG, xGA, and xPTS. there’s nuance to those stats but overall this isn’t sustainable.

thoughts ahead of the efl cup game today today 1/🧵

the cursed bentancur + palhinha midfield continues despite my posts on bsky. i thought Ange was supposed to be the inflexible one

elsewhere, tel scoring was nice. bummed gray didn’t see any minutes. udogie and kudus were our best players. kudus is a cheat code if he gets injured we’re in trouble #LEETOT

vic looked erratic again. he was culpable on the near miss from rodon and also the first goal but the he made two excellent saves. the expected stats say he gets more right than he gets wrong. again i’ll take it

i’m thrilled to be going into an international break with a win. feels magical. i’m less jazzed about recent performances but we’ve somehow been getting results. i’ll take it #coys

Tottenham Hotspur are this season’s Nottingham Forest (derogatory).

should also give credit to bodo. they played good stuff

Richy, Johnson, Odobert, Tel, Bentancur, and Palhinha are over hated scapegoats. all useful squad players when deployed correctly but we prob have too many in that category

we’ve been woeful in-possession most of the season. second match running where we’ve been lucky to equalize late against far weaker opposition. not sustainable

we’ve been woeful in-possession most of the season. second match in a row where we’ve been lucky to equalize late against far weaker opposition. not sustainable

we couldn’t build from the back, progress down the middle, or hold the ball up top last night. we’re v one dimensional on the wings atm. was a grueling but increasingly familiar watch

the Palhinha + Bentancur midfield is cursed. it’s either/or for me, never both, sometimes neither. Gray deserves a start at 8. not sure if Leeds away before an international break is the perfect opportunity or the worst

needless bodo/glimt post match thread 🧵 #coys

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not even a win stops the player culture war du jour. ig there always has to be one