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Mors said:
Eriksen has been bollocks since he's joined and has done neigh on nothing. My mate who's a spurs season ticket holder also said he can't see what the fuss was about him as he was 'shit'. He said the only one of the attacking players that has shown any glimpses of anything was Lamella in the euro disney cup.
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Not going to ridicule your friend but that is just ridiculous.

Every one who has seen Spurs this Season knows that Lamela, apart from one game against a team from Albania, has done absolutely nothing of note. Only had a few cameos in the Prem too, well, apart from the City game, where he started alongside Holtby as Eriksen is out injured. That did not turn out well. He may come good, and be better than Eriksen, but at this stage not even close.

Eriksen was voted Spurs' Player of the Month in September for starters and then hit a few dull matches, before creating more chances in one game, the Newcastle game, than any other player in all of Europe's big leagues this Season. The last player to hit 9 Key Passes in one game before him was Totti sometime last Season*

*Stats are what they are, stats, and not football, but still, that is not the trademark of a "shit" is it?
 
Eriksen has had a few good games at home against shite teams and a decent game against Newcastle.
12 games have resulted in 1 goal and 2 assists, 2/3 of that in the Europa League. He's been largely underwhelming imho.
Disapears in games, gets knocked off the ball easily and doesnt put a shift in.
Will be interesting to see if he steps up or what happens.
 
He hasn't been amazing at all. But he will be.

And perhaps Lamela will too but he has had a hard time settling, must be because he joined from Italy..
 
I think they may still click - but there's a lot of questions to be asked of that team.

- best goalscorer? Defoe and AVB start him due to soldado
- best playmaker? Yup, AVB won't settle on one and will rotate to kill rythm.
- best winger? Townsend, but he can only hit 1 of every 10 shots on target ... and Lamela could be ace but he seems to be struggling to adapt to the league/system/team whatever
- best LB? B A-K, and he was flogged to QPR
- best CB? Vertogen, and now he's playing at LB to accomodate Kaboul and Dawson.

They have a very good squad but the recpie for disaster is there ...
 
Townsend is all hype though. Worst shooting accurracy in the league and one goal - which was a cross.

They can still click, but there is something seriously wrong there. 9 goals from 12 games.
 
I love the fact we have two players hitting the same numbers goal-wise as a whole team combined - a team that have spend gazillions too and are actually sitting 6th.

Tells a lot about how far we have come too actually.
 
One more point - Holtby made the wrong career move ... He's a really gifted young player, but he should try and leave Spurs if he's got any chance to play for Germany in Brazil
 
May end up being totally wrong but always thought Eriksen was one of the most overrated players around, everytime i seen him for Ajax or Denmark he has been massively underwhelming, forgot he was even on the pitch a lot of the time, maybe caught the wrong dozen or so games? but not convinced at all, another Dos Santos type flop for them hopefully.

Also remember reading an interview from Eriksen a while back which came across as a right arrogant git, the general tone was that his next club would be a stepping stone to his eventual move to Barcelona.
 
I said since last season when spurs were doing well that I was glad we didnt get avb. He plays not to lose rather than playing to win. He leaves soldado with no support up front and very little service. Hes like a Crap version of rafa. He should be doing a lot better with that squad.
 
At the moment their issue is simple and a Spurs fan said it very well on 606.

He doesn't play the same midfield and CB pairings together enough. He plays Soldaldo on his own when every man and his dog can see he needs a strike partner - scoring goals in La liga is great but the premiership is different.

And finally AVB is a poor man's Mourinho. Plays to not lose but has bought shed loads of attacking flair! That's a contradiction right there.

Anyway, its good for us that they haven't got their shit together totally but prior to the City game they hadn't conceded many goals, that's a good platform to build on. If he actually bought a midfielder who can hold the the midfield and allow the playmakers to dictate the tempo and partnered Defoe and Soldaldo, then things could come right very quickly.

But of course, like his mentor, he's stubborn and arrogant manager. I think that will be his downfall. If so, fucking brilliant for us, if we can keep up our results.
 
Apart from them both being Portuguese I fail to see the direct comparisons.

When given the money Mourinho bought a massive striker and 10 strong midfield/defender types as well as a few fast wingers, and then build a brick wall that would rely on Drogba, Lampard and two quick wingers to deliver the goods.

AVB has at least shown a very clear and very different intent in bringing in so many technically gifted players like Gylfi, Holtby, Lamela, Eriksen, Paulinho, Chadli, Soldado and Vertonghen. Even that Chichires (spell that yourself) right back looks more skill than grit. He is certainly struggling to set the team up in a balanced way but this could also be down to massive influx of new players alone.

Again it is early days to write Villas-Boas off but of course games like the City one will not be aplenty before he'll be shown the door I guess. If however he should make Spurs succeed it will be from a very different model than Mourinho's Chelsea imo.
 
Really? Both are arrogant beyond belief. Both set their stall out not to lose. They worked with each other!!!

He may have bought the flair but his tactics don't allow that to work! His striker is isolated up front and is nowhere near as good as Drogba!
 
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[article=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/445273/Gareth-Bale-s-departure-has-left-Spurs-without-a-magic-touch-says-Harry-Redknapp]Former Spurs boss Redknapp believes he knows the reason why Andre Villas-Boas' team have found it such tough going.

He said: “For the first time, Tottenham did look like a bunch of strangers on Sunday.

“They have got lots of attacking players. They have almost become overloaded with the same type of player.

“In the past, when they had Gareth Bale, he was such a fantastic talent that he would pull them out of trouble.

“There were lots of games where there were two minutes to go and suddenly a bit of magic from Gareth Bale and three points were in the bag. Well, they have lost that magic now.

“He was special. It has been difficult to replace him and that is a big problem for them.”

However, Redknapp believes it is only a matter of time before Spurs turn it around, and the improvement could come as early as this weekend's match against Manchester United.

He told talkSPORT: “They will pick up.

“They have got a great game this weekend. If I was managing Tottenham, I would be happier playing Man United than I would Stoke.

“It’s a game where Tottenham can have a real go. I’d rather have that than a game playing a team that you are expected to win against and it goes wrong again.”[/article]
 
Hansern said:
Eriksen has had a few good games at home against shite teams and a decent game against Newcastle.
12 games have resulted in 1 goal and 2 assists, 2/3 of that in the Europa League. He's been largely underwhelming imho.
Disapears in games, gets knocked off the ball easily and doesnt put a shift in.
Will be interesting to see if he steps up or what happens.
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Imagine if hadn't been largely underwhelming eh? 😉

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the_khl said:
Apart from them both being Portuguese I fail to see the direct comparisons.
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Well, more relevant than that, IMHO, is the fact they've both got massive chips on their shoulders about not coming from 'proper' football backgrounds. Mourinho of course has long done enough to laugh off the 'translator' jibes, but they still seem to rattle him. AVB seems much more obviously vulnerable in this sense. There's an immense self-consciousness about both of them.
 
Thank fuck Arsenal are playing well - how would the press cope if their darling, expensively assembled London teams were behind a team from scouse land playing with that "horrible human being" Luis Suarez.
 
the_khl said:
Not going to ridicule your friend but that is just ridiculous.

Every one who has seen Spurs this Season knows that Lamela, apart from one game against a team from Albania, has done absolutely nothing of note. Only had a few cameos in the Prem too, well, apart from the City game, where he started alongside Holtby as Eriksen is out injured. That did not turn out well. He may come good, and be better than Eriksen, but at this stage not even close.

Eriksen was voted Spurs' Player of the Month in September for starters and then hit a few dull matches, before creating more chances in one game, the Newcastle game, than any other player in all of Europe's big leagues this Season. The last player to hit 9 Key Passes in one game before him was Totti sometime last Season*

*Stats are what they are, stats, and not football, but still, that is not the trademark of a "shit" is it?
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He's a big fanny.
 
The Yids will probably continue their shit form until the 15th Dec. They'll then produce their best performance of the season.
 
Don't think Spurs are anywhere near as poor as some are suggesting. City ravaged them but there'll be a few teams to experience that by seasons end - from both here and from Europe.

AVB is at an earlier developmental stage than Rafa and Wenger. He thinks he can strangle opposition with possession (ala Rafa) and walk the ball into the net with style (ala Wenger).

He needs a prolific striker and that will do wonders. Don't think that suits his style though so it could take him some time.

I'm still not sold on him either but the reality is he's potentially got a seriously good team there.
 
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the_khl said:
Eriksen ..... before creating more chances in one game, the Newcastle game, than any other player in all of Europe's big leagues this Season. The last player to hit 9 Key Passes in one game before him was Totti sometime last Season*
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Was that the game that Spurs lost.... 1-0.

So his passes can't have been that key.... Unless he set up a Newcastle player.
 
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