Jase

This, by the way, is our first HOME win against one of the Big 6 in all competitions under Tuchel.

You have been enjoying the last few days, haven't you? 😜

But didn't you say you hoped it will fire him up for the game? Thought he was poor in the first half. Don't know what's the stat at HT but he had only 4 touches after 30 minutes and thought he was pretty static compared to Havertz and co. Second half was better but it's partly down to Spurs having to come out and leave spaces behind.

And the Australian PM just tweeted this...

Yeah, even the Serbian president got involved in this! Not sure if the appeal is gonna get him anywhere considering he's appealing against the country he's trying to enter!

Tuchel said Azpi has a cramp while Havertz broke his finger. Also said he decided to play the system that we saw due to the 2 COVID cases.

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This fiasco could have been easily avoided had Djokovic just go get vaccinated...

But it also left us suspect defensively. We'll likely revert to the back 3 next week.

He just needs to be careful with diving into challenges. Did it like 2-3 times.

If you thought the Premier League were bad at handling the COVID situation, Serie A are on another level...

Impressed with the defensive, pressing effort in today's system but felt somewhat vulnerable defensively whenever Spurs got forward. Otherwise, good performance all around against what was Spurs' first XI.

Maybe making Lukaku do a 6-minute apology video might tame his ego a bit. 🙃

It's early days but with Rangnick struggling right now, it's kinda scary that the club have easily hired him last January.

One could argue that we paid/are paying the price for having a big squad. And perhaps we could have forced the issue by cancelling training and/or closing the training ground etc. Maybe we were too nice.

Spurs' performance reminds me of our worst ones under Conte. So passsive. We have dominated the game with this back 4/hybrid back 3/4 system without creating too much.

@Pizy, you got your wish...SIX minutes of it!

If you say so.....

But international football is different to the Premier League. Plus, it's not even just about having a fast CB beside Silva. It's also about whether Tuchel can still play the pressing game effectively for example. Can we still press high effectively with Silva in a back 4 and when he's more exposed compared to a back 3? Just like those 3 other players you mentioned, Silva's best work for us has come in a back 3. Big question mark over him in a back 4 with us.

I don't see how we retain Silva and then play him in a back 4. Even if those 3 defenders leave, Tuchel could just buy their replacements and stick with a back 3. The caveat maybe being he could get defenders who are comfortable in both systems.

Silva staying means the back 3 is likely here to stay. 👀

Another club that have an outbreak after playing us...