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Another thing is that we didn't get destroyed like last time, so I doubt this match will affect morale/confidence too much. In fact that should go up when Ben Arfa returns. Even more so if Gouffran is only out for a short while.

That'll do me.

This. We had a few set-pieces today and he did very little. Doesn't help that our set-pieces are a waste of time.

Next league game is Southampton at home in a couple of weeks. Will be far more bothered about losing that should we do so than I am today about the Spurs game. Hopefully other results go our way today although had we won this and if we were to win the next game we'd have probably cemented a mid-table position for a while.

Like I said I really really really couldn't see either side getting a winner, for most of the second half both sides offered little in the final third. Thought it would fizzle out and finish as it was at half-time and I'd have been delighted with that. It might 'only' be a point, but who knows what that point could mean for us come May.

Shola was on for a whole 10 minutes. I know he's limited but he gets too much stick iyam.

Sad I'd be delighted with a point before the game and I think we deserved one tbh. So not happy at all about that. With that said this was always a game we were unlikely to get anything from so we shouldn't be too disheartened. It's the home games and the games against the bottom half sides we can't afford to lose. The lack of impetus once Gouffran went off was very worrying, and Cisse didn't get enough service throughout. Gouffran was a threat, makes intelligent runs and aside from Ben Arfa we don't really have anyone like that. Marveaux was anonymous, Tiote is abysmal, we had no-one who could come on and really add too much although Shola at least gives us someone to hold the ball up. And Spurs are a proper one man team, without Bale they looked pretty average and I'm sure we'd have drawn had he not played. Doesn't excuse our sloppiness though - passes, dead balls, set pieces; sick and tired of us giving the ball away.

Sky raving about Bale now - weren't both of them saying he wasn't in the game about 20 minutes ago?

What was the point in that volley Tiote?

Shola almost....

Enough injury time to get an equaliser.

Spurs are a one man team.

And put who on?

Sick of us giving the ball away. Been the case all game.

Perch was injured tbf.

Felt comfortable, couldn't see either side scoring. Just so sloppy, not happy at all, goal out of nothing.

Fucking woeful.

Lucky that Marveaux is a good player too, we're not forced into using kids. Got a feeling it's not as bad as it sounds.

It's very even between the two.

Sissoko needs to get in the game more.

Sort it out Krul.

Right to start with the same 11. Tiote could do with the weekend off.

Netted for the U21s yesterday in a 3-0 win over Stoke.

That's the perfect excuse to deflect away any facts you don't agree with.