Closed Spurs v Chelsea

[Hutcho 8,443]

Yeh, let's take off our only DM and give Eriksen, Gilfy more space to own us.

Lol. Well. That hasn't stopped them doing anything for the whole first half. And we are a goal down. Mikel has been bad. Oscar contributes defensively and so does rambo.

Also Spurs will start to sit back with their lead. If we don't score it won't matter anyway. 1-0 2-0 or whatever.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Who are we blaming today?

[Yeboii 1,844]

On a brighter note... Hazard has been pretty good when he gets the ball. Trying to make something.

[diskoviolente 425]

Agree.

Too much of emphasis on counter-attack?

if we wanna play flair kind of football, counter-attack does not seem to be the right approach isnt it?

To me it seems that Mourinho wants to play a style of football that doesn't fit the team he inherited and he doesn't really know what to do with it.

No offense to Oscar, but he lacks vision. He shouldn't be our 10, it should be Mata. Oscar is a midfield grafter, creating the space for Mata.

What I don't understand is that Mourinho in his first press conferences stated that he likes the creative ways of our three amigos and that he wants to build on that. Now what? It looks to me that we bought all these players to suit a certain Pep, and now we got Mourinho who brings different qualities.

Sub Lamps, bring on Mata, Ramires dropping alongside Mikel, please.

[JDY 1,290]

Mikel + Lampard are too static for a game as fast paced as this. Should really be more than 1 goal down. Cole getting caught upfield (again), Lampard nowhere to be seen, and Mikel ball watching again.

They really need to get it together or Spurs could end up getting a few more on the counter.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Ashley Cole needs to be dropped for the next couple of games. Age has finally caught up to him.

Townsend giving him the run around, can't believe my eyes. Lampard has been just as bad as well.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Thank Fuck for that.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Mata ON..Mikel off

Putting Rambo in his place

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Mata!!!

[NishC300 1,865]

Thank god Mata is coming on!

What an attacking sub. Mata on for Mikel.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Now it's time to play.

[mediator 2,026]

Mata on for Mikel

[Shane 2,275]

Mata on, Mikel off

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

Mata for mikel it is...hope it works.

[borriske 330]

Mazacar!!!

[bluesman2610 1,341]

i said when they signed the cm's that spurs would have best mid in prem. and it has been shown

[Cosmin 2,484]

I am not a Mikel hater, but he was our worst player in the first half. Almost conceded a second goal because of him (Paulinho). We don't have enough consistency at the midfield. Too many balls thrown towards their box. Chaos, chaos, chaos. No ideas, no nothing. I understand Jose's need of not conceding, but since we're doing everything for that to happen and we still concede goals, maybe it's time for a change.

Well, there it is. Mata in, Mikel out.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

So Jose does not take off his favourite lampard........