Spurs 3 Aston Villa 1 post match thread.

[robbo1874]

Fairly happy with the result thought we were second-best all over the pitch for the whole game which is understandable

The success or failure of the season will not be measured against teams that are European cup finalists

very true. Just watched the highlights. We were at the races for most of the match. Yes, Spurs are quality, and it told in the end, but that wasn’t by any stretch, a bad performance.

I’d be more worried as a Spammer, 5-0 at home to Man City.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

We should have had a penalty if the ref wasn’t a weakling

When?

50 mins when Sanchez clattered into him. And if you can’t see that 2 seconds before when the Lillywhites tried to take his shirt from him as he belted it in to their box.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

If I'm honest I expected nothing from this game. Going a goal up suddenly put 3 points in our hands. After 73mins and their equaliser I would have taken a point and then 4 mins from the end (despite their possession/shots stats) we were back to zero points and what I'd expected. I'm proud of my team though. We rattled a team that will attempt to win the league and had just seen their contenders roll teams over to the tune of 9 goals, but it took the spuds 86mins to finally break us. We gave them a game and better will come from us when we tidy up the mistakes. I'm really looking forward to the game next Saturday, because I know we'll be competitive. Come on the Villa boys! UTV!

[Risso]

As an aside, I was talking to a Spuds fan before the game, who has just shelled out £88,000 (eighty eight thousand pounds sterling) for two, ten-year season tickets for him and his son.  Apparently, they have a waiting list of something like 50k people for season tickets.

[john e]

we hung on, hung on, hung on but overall I thought the football we played was poor

defending was good but you can’t keep it up forever when literally no one in the second half can hold on to the ball or pass it to one of ours

Good points -
Engles Mings partnership
Heaton best signing we made
Doug when he came on looked composed and won the ball
McGinn for being Mcginn
Tres shows promise

Bad points
Wesley looked lost
Full backs need replacing with the ones we bought as upgrades
Grealish not one of his better games
Smith hate to say it but bottled it a bit with his starting line up

Stadium-
another impressive soulless bowl
Arsenal still got the comfiest seats if that’s what floats your boat

[VillaAlways]

Karen Whelan being an absolute idiot

https://twitter.com/ugotlittup4/status/1160298244804681728?s=21

[Lastfootstamper]

We should have had a penalty if the ref wasn’t a weakling

When?

50 mins when Sanchez clattered into him. And if you can’t see that 2 seconds before when the Lillywhites tried to take his shirt from him as he belted it in to their box.

I didn't think it was a penalty, he's just going to have to get used to bouncing into harder opponents. But I did think the ref might pull it back for the shirt pull.

[Risso]

I just don't understand the thinking of buying two new full backs, and then not even including one in the squad and not playing the other one.  Taylor didn't disgrace himself, but he still looks like he's going to shit himself every time he crosses the halfway line.  That was one of the main differences today, the quality of their full backs compared to ours.

[themossman]

It was weird. Those seemed to be the two signings that were the most obvious like-for-like upgrades and have both bedded in seamlessly in preseason.

I wonder if it’s a case of Taylor/Elmo are going to be used as experienced, defensive options for games where we’re likely to be on the back foot? But that doesn’t seem a very Smith thing to do. Odd.

[robbo1874]

Grealish will sink or swim this season, I reckon. Yes, he’s one of our own, and a big reason we went up. He’ll be tested and sometimes found out at Prem level, though. Hope he swims.

[London Villan]

I guess it's down to not wanting to rip up the team that won 10 on the spin. I don't mind that. As has been pointed out on here the team on day one of a new season rarely looks like the team that finishes it.

[Legion]

Check out the most recent post by 'Spurs' on the match thread.

[villan from luton]

I just don't understand the thinking of buying two new full backs, and then not even including one in the squad and not playing the other one.  Taylor didn't disgrace himself, but he still looks like he's going to shit himself every time he crosses the halfway line.  That was one of the main differences today, the quality of their full backs compared to ours.

I thought Taylor was superb defensively and I think it will change next week when at home v a not top four team.

[Steve67]

We will learn from this because we have very sensible people in charge of the club.  I thought we did as well as we might do given the gulf in class and us playing catch up now that we are back in the big league.  We have to learn to shift the ball a little bit quicker through midfield, Wesley needs to show more aggression as he will get kicked and pushed throughout the season, just like he was today.  Good finishing from Spurs and let's be honest, as much as I fucking hate their wanker fans and their sense of London entitlement, they are an excellent team and their midfield was the difference between the sides today.  I didn't think it was a penalty, equally, Kane's first was NOT offside, these fine margins are what we will adjust for over the next few months.  Today was a freebee, no-one expected us to win.  We did better than I thought we would and today was about taking the positives.

[Smirker]

MOTD very positive about us. Said we played very well first half and there are a lot of positives for us.