Tottenham Hotspur FC 2013/14

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Scott Parker - yes one of my favourite ex-Spurs players (I have a lot ).

The position he use to play - a sort of midfield sweeper operating in front of the back line, much as Eric Dyer did when at his best, is a role we need a player to do now with the same sort of work rate and dedication. Bergvall sometimes drops into that position and may get better at but we don't really have any more defensive minded midfielders I can think of. Maybe Spurs should be looking for that sort of player as well as an overhaul of the defenders pool too.

When you look at the stats we have equal (with Arsenal) 4th highest number of goals in the Premiership but have shipped 51 goals, the 4th worst outside the bottom 3. Look where Aston Villa, Brighton and Brentford are in the table yet they all have roughly similar goal stats but Spurs appalling number of losses, the worst outside the bottom 3, are, as you ^^ indicated. where the difference lies.

Unfortunately that can't be just ignored; it indicates a flaw in the tactics however much of the blame may be attributed to the unprecedented injury problems some key players have had this season.

[EJG1980]

The position he use to play - a sort of midfield sweeper operating in front of the back line, much as Eric Dyer did when at his best, is a role we need a player to do now with the same sort of work rate and dedication. Bergvall sometimes drops into that position and may get better at but we don't really have any more defensive minded midfielders I can think of. Maybe Spurs should be looking for that sort of player as well as an overhaul of the defenders pool too.

When you look at the stats we have equal (with Arsenal) 4th highest number of goals in the Premiership but have shipped 51 goals, the 4th worst outside the bottom 3. Look where Aston Villa, Brighton and Brentford are in the table yet they all have roughly similar goal stats but Spurs appalling number of losses, the worst outside the bottom 3, are, as you ^^ indicated. where the difference lies.

Unfortunately that can't be just ignored; it indicates a flaw in the tactics however much of the blame may be attributed to the unprecedented injury problems some key players have had this season.

It seems by design that Ange doesn't want that kind of player in the team. We had Hojbjerg last season who was suited to that role, Ange usually didn't start him and then willingly let him go in the summer. I'm willing to give any manager's vision a chance, but like you say there are too many tactical flaws that the manager either doesn't see, or does see them but doesn't think they're problems.

The more time has gone on the less confidence I have that this could still work out long term. There are too many things that happen over and over, which cost us matches, that no attempt is made to fix, or that the manager doesn't know how to fix even if he wanted to.

I was thinking of a couple more specific things to say, but I think I'd ramble on too much if I did so I'm gonna leave it there All I can hope for now is that we get three "stars aligning" performances in the Europa League and somehow, bizarrely, come away from our worst season in years with our first trophy in years!

Ideally, I'd like Arsenal to win tonight, Liverpool to draw against Spurs and Chelsea and hopefully a nice little guard of honour from Arsenal at Anfield.... oh no I've probably jinxed it all to ruins

So with Arsenal only drawing last night, that means you now need Spurs to win at Anfield to keep your ideal scenario alive...

I think you're probably going to have to settle for the fallback option of your team merely winning a record-tying 20th league title in front of their own fans. I know it's gonna be a tough one to take but you're just gonna have to put a brave face on it

[hudson]

Yes, I'm not sure now as the Spurs game is the last match I'll be attending this season (I share a season ticket), so, I kinda probably just want to win now. Be better to win it at home.

I know Tottenham have had a bit of a bumpy ride this season, but I'd say they're still a fairly unpredictable. You have some good players. Kulusevski being the biggest threat, I'd say - so should hopefully be a decent game.