Match Thread Coventry City - Tottenham Hotspur [LC] Match Thread - Wednesday 18th Sep (13 Viewers)

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

You can't blame Sheaf for a hospital ball but can blame Allen for being tired

Not allowed:

-Blaming the player who effectively assisted their winner
-To be frustrated at losing it so late on in the game, in the fashion we did
-To question the manager for his substitutions, which are a talking point again

Are allowed:

- To have a go at those who missed the odd chance
- To blame the goalkeeper even though he's generally played extremely well


The 'Are Allowed' category this evening is generally being wheeled out to dilute the attention to the statements in the 'Not Allowed' category.

Regardless of it all, we've played very well and deserved to win that tonight. The players, I hope, can take some spirit from it.

 

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[Perennial Lurker]

Bollocks 2 shit passes from us won them the game

Sheafs pass wasn't great but their first goal was great movement

 

[Sick Boy]

Good to see how mobile we were with Bassette, BTA and Rudoni once they got fired up.
Wright has lots of potential but needs a step change in his fitness, he's very patchy.
Simms looks an old school awkward centre forward in comparison.
EMC has a long way to go.
Not sure Torp will make it sadly.
Sheaf needs very careful handling and not just with his injuries. He's way off being our saviour....

Simms and Wright both got 19 goals last season, they’re top players at this level.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Allen had a decent first half, but he was completely at fault for the first goal, left a massive gap by pushing on to the man and you could see the goal coming after that, poor decision and he was off the pace the whole of the second half, and particularly after the subs

MVE was at fault for the goal, ball watching. Really poor.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Don’t really know what people are on about with Sheaf supposedly being well off it the whole time he was on. Didn’t think he put a foot wrong until the hospital pass and was giving us a lot more composure in midfield.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Not allowed:

-Blaming the player who effectively assisted their winner
-To be frustrated at losing it so late on in the game, in the fashion we did
-To question the manager for his substitutions, which are a talking point again

Are allowed:

- To have a go at those who missed the odd chance
- To blame the goalkeeper even though he's generally played extremely well


The 'Are Allowed' category this evening is generally being wheeled out to dilute the attention to the statements in the 'Not Allowed' category.

Regardless of it all, we've played very well and deserved to win that tonight. The players, I hope, can take some spirit from it.

You can’t deny we were again incredibly wasteful with chances. Sheaf’s assist notwithstanding

 

[shmmeee]

I mean Simms scored against Watford....

And Bassette hasn’t scored at all.

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Don’t really know what people are on about with Sheaf supposedly being well off it the whole time he was on. Didn’t think he put a foot wrong until the hospital pass and was giving us a lot more composure in midfield.

You thought he was more composed than Eccles , who he replaced ?

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Easy to say sat watching BBC stats.

It’s easy to say full stop because it’s true. Saying that the ‘thousands of coaches’ (exaggerate much?) were to blame is pretty weird tbh

 

[shmmeee]

You thought he was more composed than Eccles , who he replaced ?

He was. Not sure why we’re doing this comparison but Eccles is hardly composed and that’s not a bad thing.

 

[Jamesimus]

And Bassette hasn’t scored at all.

He will!

 

[shmmeee]

If you’re ranting after that performance you need to have a word with yourself

 

[Nick]

It’s easy to say full stop because it’s true. Saying that the ‘thousands of coaches’ (exaggerate much?) were to blame is pretty weird tbh

Try reading what I actually said then.

 

[Boicey]

Simms and Wright both got 19 goals last season, they’re top players at this level.

1 season does not a 'top player at this level' make.

 

[fernandopartridge]

The subs were logical ones to make but maybe the wrong personnel came off. I could see Allen blowing before Eccles went off for example. However they’ll know the fitness levels and if people are carrying a knock etc so hard to criticise too much

To be fair Eccles is more important for us than Allen for the Swansea game so perhaps that was part of it, and that's ok.

 

[oscillatewildly]

whilst it’s no excuse what so ever, the idiot spurs fan was blowing kisses and giving 2 fingers to the Cov fans as they left. One of their party (Australian guy) asked the Cov fans what had happened on the way back into the lounge and went on to say this person (spurs fan who was pushed) will also be banned from sitting with the directors in the future. Bit of a shock to the system when they are not surrounded by tourists by the sounds of it

Hmmm. Don't condone violence but seems he wasn't entirely innocent to the cause.
Would like to see some footage of the alleged push on Mr Dumpty.

 

[fernandopartridge]

whilst it’s no excuse what so ever, the idiot spurs fan was blowing kisses and giving 2 fingers to the Cov fans as they left. One of their party (Australian guy) asked the Cov fans what had happened on the way back into the lounge and went on to say this person (spurs fan who was pushed) will also be banned from sitting with the directors in the future. Bit of a shock to the system when they are not surrounded by tourists by the sounds of it

Good, fuck them

 

[Jamesimus]

To be fair Eccles is more important for us than Allen for the Swansea game so perhaps that was part of it, and that's ok.

Id say that’s all of it!

 

[Perennial Lurker]

He was. Not sure why we’re doing this comparison but Eccles is hardly composed and that’s not a bad thing.

Wow . Eccles was outstanding tonight

 

[Snouty72]

Under zero pressure no excuse for that pass

But that's the difference. Madison and son came on and were able to play with composure because they've played against the best and done it before. It's the step up to the next level that requires us to keep our heads and have confidence in the ability that we possess.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Don’t really know what people are on about with Sheaf supposedly being well off it the whole time he was on. Didn’t think he put a foot wrong until the hospital pass and was giving us a lot more composure in midfield.

He gave them 2 of the 3 clear cut chances. The one Wilson saved after Sheaf tried to shepherd it out and lost it to Spence

 

[Tommo1993]

If you’re ranting after that performance you need to have a word with yourself

Yep. Some tragic reactions to tonight. Some on here need help.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

He gave them 2 of the 3 clear cut chances. The one Wilson saved after Sheaf tried to shepherd it out and lost it to Spence

To be honest I thought that was Thomas but didn’t have the best view where I was sat. Will take your word for it and understand the criticism more.

 

[BlueSkiesForever]

The best this current team has ever played imo, and I will give credit to Eccles and Allen for once, some of their best work in midfield

A brilliant all round team performance, it just shows you what we can do when we press high and press in packs of 2-3 players at a time, rather than sitting back and being happy with just having the ball at our feet.

Bassette looks way more lively than Simms and adds a real enthusiasm going forwards, we just need to replicate this sort of performance week in week out.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I will say, Eccles’ ball to Norman in the first half was sublime. More like those please

 

[Ring Of Steel]

The best this current team has ever played imo, and I will give credit to Eccles and Allen for once, some of their best work in midfield

A brilliant all round team performance, it just shows you what we can do when we press high and press in packs of 2-3 players at a time, rather than sitting back and being happy with just having the ball at our feet.

Bassette looks way more lively than Simms and adds a real enthusiasm going forwards, we just need to replicate this sort of performance week in week out.

I agree. Stomping around complaining and moaning about that shows a lack of understanding of the game tbh- a couple of costly errors aside I’m not sure it gets much better than that.

 

[no_loyalty]

Unlucky to lose tonight based on the amount of chances created, really need to be more clinical. Let’s go and batter Swansea on Saturday with Bassette leading the line.

 

[SkyBlueBarmy84]

I mean Simms scored against Watford....

But did he lead the line as well? I don’t think he did.

Bassette also stretches the play far more than Simms, which opens up space for others to play.

When they’re all fit/on form, Bassette + Wright either side of Simms might be worth a look.

 

[larry_david]

To be honest I thought that was Thomas but didn’t have the best view where I was sat. Will take your word for it and understand the criticism more.

It was sheaf yeah. And then mve let the ball roll out for a corner.

As I said earlier, our composure and decision making went out the window on 80 mins onwards

 

[ms639]

Simms was fucking abysmal when he came on. Chased absolutely nothing down, fake little runs as if he was making an effort and then pulling up 5 yards short. It put us under constant pressure.


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[Perennial Lurker]

I will say, Eccles’ ball to Norman in the first half was sublime. More like those please

Eccles is maturing into a very good midfielder. And once his teammates get on the same wavelength as Norm he will create problems for a lot of defences this season

 

[OldBedrocker]

Very good performance by us and a tough one to take. Allen just not at the level and gave the ball away many times when his job is to keep it. You can't blame Sheaf, he's comeon after a long lay off. perhaps not thebest of decisions in hingsight, but he needed some minutes.
In a way Robin's got his performance and confidence into the players with Asante and Mason-Clarke looking hungry. He is likely secretly please we are out so he can concentrate on the league and 3 points on Saturday. Robins probably saying brilliant lads in the dressing room.
Binks and Thomas look a good partnership and Bidwell was very good as was Van Ewik.

Agree with most of this but match fitness is no excuse for that suicidal pass under no pressure

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

If you’re ranting after that performance you need to have a word with yourself

Most people ranting are the ones trying to police the frustration other people have for being so close to beating a top Premier League team.

I think everyone agrees we played really well for the most part. There's a lot of positives to take. We play like that in the league and we'll blow teams away.

 

[theferret]

Some games, especially a cup tie like that, aren't worth picking apart. We showed up, but were undone at the end by a bit of quality and a couple of mistakes. Maybe it's age and a case of seen it all before, but I'm weirdly not that arsed. Had we lost a league game like that I wouldn't have slept tonight.

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Simms was fucking abysmal when he came on. Chased absolutely nothing down, fake little runs as if he was making an effort and then pulling up 5 yards short. It put us under constant pressure.


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And yet we created 2 chances to kill the game with Simms creating them ?