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Don't forget Peter Bosz and maybe even someone like Ronald Koeman too.

Regardless, at least have a plan even if it's shit. I didn't like it when our only plan was for James to put crosses into the box but at least that was still something. What was today's? We just fucked the ball around and didn't even play to anyone's strengths.

Given the fixture congestion, I highly doubt we'll see the same lineup for more than 2 consecutive games or 3 at most and I highly doubt Lampard will just leave Mount out even when everyone is available. He will find a way to fit him in somehow.

Not one is bashing Mount for the lack of effort but more for the lack of quality. Forgive me if I'm being harsh but at the moment, Mount is to Lampard what Oscar was to Mourinho - a functional player who works hard in the team and can some produce some good moments here and there but ultimately not consistent to be really good at the highest level. Obviously given Mount's age, it is still to early to form that last bit as a conclusion for him but otherwise, it sure feels that way right now with Mount.

Yes, but they can't be the solution to all our problems. But on the bigger picture, besides those CHO and Mount moments, what exactly was our plan today? We scored a goal but were pretty much toothless otherwise. We didn't look like we had a plan to break down Spurs' back 3. We basically just kept passing the ball to oblivion.

True but it is debatable whether we would have made the Top 4 given Pulisic basically single handedly took us to 4th had the pandemic not happened.

As I said just a short while ago, if we need Pulisic and Ziyech to perform better, to defend better etc, then we are truly fucked and that says a lot about the coaching.

Is Lampard Sarri in disguise?

Am really curious to know whether all the players are actually convinced by Lampard's grand plan, his ideas, what he wants to do etc based on what we've seen so far. Would be nice if The Athletic had maybe tried to explore this angle instead of seemingly painting a rosy picture every single time...

Do we even know what our best XI is? I mean, Lampard has constantly made so many changes to the side, it's hard to know who is first choice and who isn't anymore. And close to best XI or not, we still put out a strong team compared to what Spurs put out and yet, we were horrible. Once Spurs suddenly started applying more pressure in the second half, we had no answer and we looked clueless. The sideways and backwards passing in injury time summed up the clueless performance.

A Dutch manager? No thanks.

Pulisic and Ziyech are good players but if we need them to play well, to defend well, to pass well, to look cohesive, then isn't that a problem?

But the main reason we bought him is to score goals and we're wasting him out wide where he can't really do that. And no, he is not a winger at all.

I know there was a lot of talk of Werner likes to drift in from the left wing but FML, he is wasted out there based on how he is used at the moment. Operating like a winger more than anything.

Granted, Spurs aren't helped by the fixture congestion but they played their second team, we played somewhere close to our best XI and yet, we were awful for most of the game. We got the goal and that was it. Rarely threatened until some moments towards the end. Otherwise, we didn't even put them away. We made Spurs' second XI look decent.

But you're talking about ifs and buts here, which one easily make about other situations that happened.

You're opening a can of worms there...

We have a free week in December now...

For anyone asking why Werner didn't take a penalty...

Mourinho threw the cup away and we still lost to them. Arguably the easiest trophy to win this season gone.

Mourinho threw the game and we struggled against them... That stupid endless sideways and backwards passing in injury time summed up the performance.

What is our game plan in this second half? Asking for a friend...

All good with having Jorginho and Kovacic to control possession in midfield but FML, is it too much to ask for them to pass forward instead of backwards or sideways!?