Of course we start going on a run of some sort now. Martin Dubravkas going down easy to annoy a portuguese bloke Mags vs Anges great attacking side who have actually scored less than us whatevers.

[wykikitoon 16734]

Krafth under Howe has been decent. Today again.  Which, still makes me scratch my head why he wasnt used more to take some pressure off Trippier earlier.

[Ayatollah Hermione 12767]

Thought Krafth struggled in the last two/three outings but sometimes you need a run of games to get settled and get going. If Livramento is fit going into Palace, he has to play but today’s performance by Krafth shows that these fringe players need time to get up to speed. He’s, at worst, solid and if he went somewhere and played every week, he’d probably do well

[Ayatollah Hermione 12767]

Also, Howe obviously kept all this lot fit and raring to go all season because he knew the injuries would pile up in the running. Great use of the squad IMO and TBH

[Dr Gloom 19840]

23 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Krafth under Howe has been decent. Today again.  Which, still makes me scratch my head why he wasnt used more to take some pressure off Trippier earlier.

he was unimpressive against Fulham at full back. Loads of our attacks died when he had space in front of him to run into but instead chose to check back and pass it sideways. Is he a better at centre back perhaps? 

[Holden McGroin 4895]

He is defensively sound but lacks the physical ability to be a regular CB. He never seems to let us down. I can’t remember him getting skinned off the top of my head as well.

[PaddockLad 14638]

Been a strange old day…. 
 

 

 

[Howmanheyman 26981]

I can't get to a game and this cunt does? Fuck right off. Seriously. I'll never be back again. It's not a one off more's the pity. 

[Monkeys Fist 38836]

wtf is going on with Wraith’s cap peak? 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 3211]

26 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

wtf is going on with Wraith’s cap peak? 

It’s attached to a cunt.

[ohhh_yeah 2786]

 

   

 

 

[MrRaspberryJam 211]

https://x.com/ToonPolls/status/1779242572226998445?t=OVh4EItGF7YvYkJtz5Puag&s=08

[MrRaspberryJam 211]

2 hours ago, PaddockLad said:

Been a strange old day…. 
 

 

 

Fucks sake. 5-4 Tottenham. 

[Kid Dynamite 5941]

 

 

[aimaad22 3472]

5 hours ago, Renton said:

 

Yeah, this was really encouraging. 

 

He's used plan Bs before. Don't buy into that shite media narrative. We set up like this against City didn't we? Against Wolves at home and Villa away we sat back and hit them on the counter too. Which is why people questioned going not doing more of that in the games in between. 

[Renton 17828]

6 minutes ago, aimaad22 said:

 

He's used plan Bs before. Don't buy into that shite media narrative. We set up like this against City didn't we? Against Wolves at home and Villa away we sat back and hit them on the counter too. Which is why people questioned going not doing more of that in the games in between. 

 

Well aye, he's been flexible before but as you say not enough times. Isak commented on the change of tack in the post match interview. I just thought he got the tactics spot on today in a particularly difficult situation given the player availability. It's still the element of his game he needs to improve on most imo, even more so changing within games possibly, his man management is second to none. 

[aimaad22 3472]

He'll have learnt a lot from this season no doubt. Admittedly I've been frustrated at times too not least when Burn was getting rinsed down the left every week. Generally speaking he's just had very little tools at his disposal this season. 

 

Absolutely incredible we're 6th right now and Spurs and Villa fans genuinely soiling themselves looking at the fixture list. 

 

I think catching them might be a step too far for now but what an effort. I honestly thought 8th would be the best we could hope for. 

[trophyshy 6434]

MOTD was a bit bizarre.  The marrative was that spurs were shit?  I mean they were.  But still.  

[Howay 12462]

 it’s like that every time we give sides like this a kicking, just happened to be their one bad game. Van Der Ven is the best defender in the PL but happened to have his only bad game in 8 months today (according to spurs fans) no coincidence at all eh  

[GrahamTaylor5 653]

8 minutes ago, Howay said:

 it’s like that every time we give sides like this a kicking, just happened to be their one bad game. Van Der Ven is the best defender in the PL but happened to have his only bad game in 8 months today (according to spurs fans) no coincidence at all eh  

Did they not say that today was the first time he has been up against someone? I wonder what he has been doing in his other games?

[GrahamTaylor5 653]

If the narrative goes back to Newcastle winning because other teams have had a bad game and it not be down to us, we may just sneak the fourth place this year. Fixture may go in our favour and we seem to like this narrative.

[NJS 3986]

33 minutes ago, trophyshy said:

MOTD was a bit bizarre.  The marrative was that spurs were shit?  I mean they were.  But still.  

Mackemedia marra. 

[Andrew 4229]

Watching the highlights, Anderson worried that isaks second was offside when hes two yards inside his own half as its played

 

[Chaser 1055]

I don't think we've got a chance of getting 4th, but I think we are a good shout for 6th. 15th May at Old Trafford could be interesting 

[OTF 6190]

3 hours ago, aimaad22 said:

He'll have learnt a lot from this season no doubt. Admittedly I've been frustrated at times too not least when Burn was getting rinsed down the left every week. Generally speaking he's just had very little tools at his disposal this season.

 

With Howe you know he is always looking to improve not only the team but his own management, you just won't hear anything said about it until after the fact as he is very guarded.

[Gemmill 34631]

I'm about to fire up MOTD now. I think there is a canny big story in how shit Spurs are. They've only played their PL games really this season, cos they got dumped out of the domestic cups sharpish and had no Europe.

 

With their squad and that light of a schedule, they should be much closer to the title race, but instead they only won away once since December and are now clinging on to a battle for 4th/5th with a Villa side that still has (albeit shit) Europe to contend with. 

 

Postecoglou has been getting away scot free with the media for a while now. 

Edited April 14 by Gemmill