The opposition view: Tottenham

  • by Staff Writer
  • Thursday, 3rd March 2016

The mighty Spurs were giving a good old-fashioned hiding at the Boleyn last night - for the very last time.

Revel in the thoughts, the hurt pride, the multitude of excuses and the misplaced arrogance of our deluded and embittered friends from N17 as they reflect on having blown the opportunity to go top of the Premier League...


"Down to earth with a bump! Poor performance, the worst we've put in this season. We didn't click at all first half, and let them come at us too quickly and take control. Pretty turgid game to watch. Dropping three points isn't the end of things by any means, it was going to happen in the run-in at some stage, but it's just galling that it was against that lot, and they will milk it. But they were better than us last night. The main thing now is the players picking themselves up, and putting things right on Saturday. We have seen what they can do after a defeat, so let's hope for the same reaction after this one."
- Glenda's Legs

"I'm so annoyed at the absolute bog standard, reductive state of the British football press. We lost last night but does it have to mean we are suddenly too tired, bottled it or that nerves got to us? We played away in an intense atmosphere on a rubbish pitch against a team that for some reason views us with absolute disdain and will raise their game to our level. We knew before the game it would be really tough and indeed it was - they are a good side. Still seemed like we fought as much as we could but splendidly we came up against a side at the top of their game. It happens."
- BrainOfLevy

"For the first hour tonight West Ham were the team that's played best against us all season.
No-one else has stopped us playing like that. Usually we get the best of 50/50s and outwill and bully teams. Not against West Ham. Even when we lost to Leicester they sat back and just survived somehow and hit us on the break. Bilic was right to treat the Europa qualifying with distain at the start of the season."
- Modric THFC

"The pitch was a joke for a Premier League team. How can team get tens of millions of pounds in TV money, be out of most competitions and have a pitch that bad? West Ham played to their pitch. Nearly every meaningful pass they played was in the air because that's how they play."
- parj

"I had to sit in with the West Ham fans. So much for their so called atmosphere. The only ones that made a real noise were the ones behind the goal next to our lot. My seat wasn't great, I was too low down to really see how the game was going. And very unlike me, I got drunk before the game to add to it. I saw it as a very average football match with very little quality at times. We weren't ourselves and it looked like the mounting number of games is catching up. It's never nice losing to them just because their fans are annoying pricks. Well apart from the four I went with last night."
- TottenhamMattSpur



"Saturday will be a completely different game. The pitch will be flat and we will have opponents that value the rolling qualities of a football. Arse's playing style will suit us much better than West Ham's hoofmania. And this is our derby, which will fire up our fans and players, just like West Ham experienced yesterday. We're also likely to have one set of rules for both teams too, with a new referee in charge."
- Robbo

"Ref was awful. They just wanted to spoil the game, the ball boys holding on to it, the little kick away every time we had a free kick. Was a very ugly game, just glad it's out the way now."
- diego_maradona

"The hard training sessions that are needed for our pressing game that has been so good this season could start to take a toll in these last few weeks. I thought some of the players looked jaded tonight and there are still a lot of games till the end of the season with Europe as well. Bilic got his tactics spot on tonight as he has a few times this season against the 'top teams'. He's a very good manager and if Poch does go in the summer to Real or Barca - and the rumours seem to be getting stronger - I would think he could be good for us."
- SPURSLIFE

"I hope we file an official complaint about that fudgeing clam Mariner! What an utter clam! Worst I've seen in a long long time! I usually don't say much about refs, because I am one myself, but this was a disgrace! Fudgeing joke!"
- Kandi1977

"Disappointed with both the result and performance tonight. We were out-muscled and out-thought for the first half resulting in 0-7 attempts on goal. We improved a bit in the second half but really didn't deserve anything out of the game. Toby's long range shot was about our only attempt on target. Really everyone was below par and nothing came off. The boggy pitch and driving rain didn't help. We missed some physicality without Alli and Dembele in particular. Thankfully City and Scum both lost today so not too much damage done. Our winning run had to end sometime, it's just a shame it was against this lot."
- Pirate55



"Tactically, Bilic did us. We were never allowed to get into our rhythm or dictate the play. And therefore we never got into a comfort zone. Bilic did this simply by pressing the full backs back and pressurising Lloris and Dier when they were in possession. It stopped us being able to play out from the back which means the ball was in the air a lot more, which is something we struggled to handle."
- Sevens

"It's the first game in 28 league games that we deserve fuck all from. We can't disagree with that. We shouldn't be angry at that. What I would say is they had more desire to win their 'cup final', than we did to go top. Beginning to end I thought they battled more, wanted second balls more, and in general showed more determination. That coupled with us playing really poorly, no fluidity, poor passing etc, meant we were never going to get anything. Some really poor individual performances. A really poor collective performance. One shit game in 28 is bloody good going. It's just a bit of a typical time for it to happen."
- Typical Spurs

"I was very disappointed last night after the match but on reflection I think we simply were beaten by the better team on the day which happens. Looking at the other results on the night, if we had to lose one game then this was the one to lose. So vital we get a win on Saturday though, if we lose or draw that then we really are in trouble. I still believe we can do it, a win on Saturday and the belief will come back for everyone."
- HildoSpur

"Some perspective is needed. We have to give the opposition credit for stopping us playing. If anyone has paid attention this season they'd know that our weakness is when teams turn games into scraps and get physical, it upsets our rhythm and as a result we don't get any rhythm going, West Ham did that, not to mention pinning our full backs and leaving Kane isolated against three defenders. You have to hold your hands up and say that Bilic had our number, so fair play to him. I think we've played our hardest match of the run-in considering the circumstances, as West Ham were always going to be up for that match. We've just got to move on now, starting with Saturday."
- Shadydan

"We could have gone top too soon. I can live with tonight."
- Hotshot-Tottenham

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