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I can’t believe we’ve pulled this off. Just look at the guys honours, unreal. Can’t think a manager even approaching this we’ve had in my lifetime, unless I’m missing someone obvious.

Really hope this is true, what a statement it would be

Missus needs a doctors appointment. Phone lines open at 8:30 Calls 8:30 on the dot and there’s an automated message that it’s so busy she can’t even enter the queuing system. Same message message at 8:32 and 9:03. Finally manages to enter the queuing system at 10:34, is 22nd in the queue. On hold for 1 hour and 12 minutes (whilst at work) and is told she needs to call back as they are out of appointments. …

There were loads on Gerrard tbf

Spurs league position is built on shaky foundations for me, mentioned the same previously. Picked up a lot of points in extremely close games that could have easily gone the other way, this will even out over the season. Don’t see them finishing in the top 4 personally, plus the football they play is **** dire as well.

Posted this in the match thread earlier but seems quite apt for here:

What a fantastic advert for us today, put to bed the issue was anything to do with player quality.

That’s unfair I think, we played some great football under Smith at times. More good than bad all things considered.

Only way a 10 can work in the modern game, imo anyway, is it they work off the ball. Coutinho will never do this unfortunately

Aaron give us a wave was that?

Shame there’s no Guilbert on the bench. Him and Sanson coming on now would be like completing a **** exorcism.

Absolutely criminal how little Buendia has been played, potential to be playing at the top or near of of the game.

Sanson coming on would be the icing on the **** cake

Running through treacle

Would love Mcginn to score, not his fault he was made Gerrard’s poster boy. Could also be a player transformed outside of Gerrard’s system. Plus he’s a top bloke.

Bailey was very highly rated, I seem to remember a weird little campaign at one point to try and get him to declare for England. Was statistically the 13th best player in the Budesliga the year we signed him. Shows for me just how important the system and shape are to getting the most out of players, cliche as it is a few of our players will be like new signings this season I feel.

Watkins goal. The prophecy has truly been fulfilled in sacking Gerrard. Although the gods tried their best to deny it! Crazy goal.

Who for though?

If you’d have told me in the MON season when Young was a borderline world class winger for us that he’d be back as a full back for us at 37 after winning the league with Inter I’d have laughed my tits off at you. What a player.

A lot of people look to be putting this down to player effort but that’s well wide of the mark for me, seen these players bust a gut running around like a headless chicken for Gerrard countless times over recent games. Difference for me is a shape which doesn’t leave us constantly exposed due to our full-backs having to provide ALL the width so Mcginn and Ramsey, who aren’t great defensive players to begin with, getting pulled all over the place and gaping holes are left when they aren’t in a position to defend like in transition. Buendia as a 10 has been a master stroke and he’s been excellent, roaming all over the pitch constantly offering an option and allowing Luiz and Dendonker an option at all times allowing them to retain shape. He is also tenacious off the ball, certainly not the stereotypical “luxury player” a player of his skill in a 10 role may be associated with. We are attacking with tempo when we win the ball and not allowing the opponent to settle in shape which is allowing Watkins and Bailey to get in behind with pace, again reducing the burden on the full-backs to constantly overlap. Such simple tweaks really but it’s all the more infuriating Gerrard was persisting with what clearly wasn’t working.

Mings for me but Buendia one of the first names on the team side for sure. One of Stevie’s most baffling decisions, he is pure class. Quoted wrong person

This side on paper always had the potential to be one of the most exciting in the league, outside the big boys, so happy we are finally getting to see a glimpse of it. Options of Archer, Coutinho and Ramsey on the bench as well. Traore could easily be welcomed back into the fold also.

Probably doubled our seasons Xg from this game alone

So happy Luiz signed a new deal