Up to 5th, 1pt off 4th
Gary Neville talked about liking this Tottenham team now, he can see where we are going and that we have arrested the decline we were in. The decline he was referring to was was a mental one, he felt there were far too many at Spurs who had an attitude problem, that they were here for themselves and not for Spurs.
That is exactly what Tim Sherwood told Daniel Levy and what many of us fans who blog have been saying as well. It is as if Spurs have suddenly figured out that the mental side of the game is vital. That certainly seems to have occurred to Mousa Dembele who turned nothing into something on his own for the first goal.
After going 2-0 up weU again went into just pass it around mode and didn't look like scoring another, we wer content with what we had. Sloppiness set in, lazy passing, mistakes from everyone and panic when they scored. If only we would be clinical and go for 3-0 instead of settling for what we have. It takes time for youngsters to learn not to panic when the opposition score and we are at the moment. It is important for them that we come through games like the Villa game. As Jamie Carragher pointed out, Villa could have scored a second and the talk would have been of a great comeback in a game they didn't deserve anything from.
We put the game to bed with an excellent move and a super finish from Kane after an unselfish pass from Lamela. Scoring that third was good to see, we didn't have many clear-cut chances in the second half so to score that chance is exactly what we want to see. It was the type of clinical play that we should produce when 2-0 up.
Up to 5th, one point off the top four with a better goal difference than two of them and unbeaten in ten in the Premier League. That is a great base to work from as there is plenty of improvement to come from the squad. After the game Mauricio Pochettino answered questions about Dele Alli saying that we have to put him under pressure to help him improve. It is exactly the same with the squad, they have to be put under pressure to learn how to handle situations.
The goal Aston Villa scored was a catalogue of errors, caused by the side not focused on scoring, only on not conceding. On to Thursday in good spirits and a game we need to win ahead of the North London Derby.
That is exactly what Tim Sherwood told Daniel Levy and what many of us fans who blog have been saying as well. It is as if Spurs have suddenly figured out that the mental side of the game is vital. That certainly seems to have occurred to Mousa Dembele who turned nothing into something on his own for the first goal.
After going 2-0 up weU again went into just pass it around mode and didn't look like scoring another, we wer content with what we had. Sloppiness set in, lazy passing, mistakes from everyone and panic when they scored. If only we would be clinical and go for 3-0 instead of settling for what we have. It takes time for youngsters to learn not to panic when the opposition score and we are at the moment. It is important for them that we come through games like the Villa game. As Jamie Carragher pointed out, Villa could have scored a second and the talk would have been of a great comeback in a game they didn't deserve anything from.
We put the game to bed with an excellent move and a super finish from Kane after an unselfish pass from Lamela. Scoring that third was good to see, we didn't have many clear-cut chances in the second half so to score that chance is exactly what we want to see. It was the type of clinical play that we should produce when 2-0 up.
Up to 5th, one point off the top four with a better goal difference than two of them and unbeaten in ten in the Premier League. That is a great base to work from as there is plenty of improvement to come from the squad. After the game Mauricio Pochettino answered questions about Dele Alli saying that we have to put him under pressure to help him improve. It is exactly the same with the squad, they have to be put under pressure to learn how to handle situations.
The goal Aston Villa scored was a catalogue of errors, caused by the side not focused on scoring, only on not conceding. On to Thursday in good spirits and a game we need to win ahead of the North London Derby.
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