Satisfied with a point
Mauricio Pochettino is laying down a few markers at Tottenham Hotspur as he plays players and drops them, presumably he is giving everyone a go in match conditions to see what they can do.
Sanity was restored when Jan Vertonghen was recalled from his exile in the second team to replace Vlad Chiriches. Kyle Naughton returned to give Eric Dier a rest, Mousa Dembele was dropped after last weeks poor display. In came Ryan Mason for his debut after changing the course of the game in midweek.
The Argentinian head coach has clearly shown his players that nobody is above being dropped if they don't perform. That makes selection for the next league game interesting
Pochettino also changed his tactics, employing the Jose Mourinho method of playing for a point in big games away from home. Obviously you then hope to nick it, which we almost did. The pressing game was employed when in a position to use it and paid off for the goal. Ball retention was not great but a point keeps us just 2 points off fourth or fifth with goal difference.
Just 30% possession yet our two banks preventing any great opportunities for Arsenal. After a poor first half counter attacking display where we couldn't keep the ball and only shone for the final 15 minutes.
It wasn't a great game to watch, Arsenal simply had too much of the ball and you just knew they would eventually score as a result but there were plenty of pluses for us. Younes Kaboul put in his first decent performance for 3 seasons, Danny Rose continues to impress at left-back, Ryan Mason can play at this level, Chadli continues to make intelligent runs.
Erik Lamela pops up with another assist, a good pass again but did little else, it's clear we are playing him to get him adjusted to the league given that he has played much less than all the other summer signings from last year.
Satisfied was the best way to describe that I think, the fans will be satisfied this week.
Sanity was restored when Jan Vertonghen was recalled from his exile in the second team to replace Vlad Chiriches. Kyle Naughton returned to give Eric Dier a rest, Mousa Dembele was dropped after last weeks poor display. In came Ryan Mason for his debut after changing the course of the game in midweek.
The Argentinian head coach has clearly shown his players that nobody is above being dropped if they don't perform. That makes selection for the next league game interesting
Pochettino also changed his tactics, employing the Jose Mourinho method of playing for a point in big games away from home. Obviously you then hope to nick it, which we almost did. The pressing game was employed when in a position to use it and paid off for the goal. Ball retention was not great but a point keeps us just 2 points off fourth or fifth with goal difference.
Just 30% possession yet our two banks preventing any great opportunities for Arsenal. After a poor first half counter attacking display where we couldn't keep the ball and only shone for the final 15 minutes.
It wasn't a great game to watch, Arsenal simply had too much of the ball and you just knew they would eventually score as a result but there were plenty of pluses for us. Younes Kaboul put in his first decent performance for 3 seasons, Danny Rose continues to impress at left-back, Ryan Mason can play at this level, Chadli continues to make intelligent runs.
Erik Lamela pops up with another assist, a good pass again but did little else, it's clear we are playing him to get him adjusted to the league given that he has played much less than all the other summer signings from last year.
Satisfied was the best way to describe that I think, the fans will be satisfied this week.
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