Spurs v Burnley First-half 2-2
A starting eleven that shouted I don't care about this competition got off to an ignominious start. Once again a team with Younes Kaboul in the side is asleep at the start.
When are people going to realise football is a mental game first and a skill game second. Individual motivation is essential. When you are playing in a team like this one you have to totally think this is a big game and you'll then give it everything. If you are playing players you don't want or who aren't of the right mentality then you are going to get performances like we had at Turf Moor and the start we had yet again here.
A simple ball played over the top, bounces and is smashed home. Under 3 minutes 0-1.
Tottenham XI: Vorm; Chiriches, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Davies; Capoue, Stambouli; Townsend, Paulinho, Rose; Soldado
Tottenham Subs: Lloris, Dier, Naughton, Chadli, Dembele, Onomah, Kane
Townsend is more interested in twisting backwards and forwards than actually crossing a ball when he has the chance so poor Soldado hasn't a clue when a ball is likely to be played into the box and no striker can play that way. It's impossible for him to predict when the ball might come into a zone for him to attack.
10 minutes and it's 1-2 with Burnley going 3-0 up after a deflected free-kick and Paulinho pulls one back. Kaboul and Vertonghen have an argument in the penalty area and the crowd sing 'Super, super Jan' which once again playing players with the wrong attitude doesn't work. Spurs are having to carry Kaboul.
Half this side are not interested and not trying. Chiriches is passing to the opposition, started that inside 3 minutes. Tottenham haven't won an FA Cup game when conceding 2 or more goals since beating West Ham 3-2 in March 2001 and they will have to improve to get anything out of this game.
Soldado misses from 5 yards and hits the bar, an atrocious miss, truly awful and he stays on the floor and has to be encouraged to his feet by Paulinho. Fortunately Etienne Capoue rifles one home from the edge of the box inside the last minute of the half. 2-2
When are people going to realise football is a mental game first and a skill game second. Individual motivation is essential. When you are playing in a team like this one you have to totally think this is a big game and you'll then give it everything. If you are playing players you don't want or who aren't of the right mentality then you are going to get performances like we had at Turf Moor and the start we had yet again here.
A simple ball played over the top, bounces and is smashed home. Under 3 minutes 0-1.
Tottenham XI: Vorm; Chiriches, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Davies; Capoue, Stambouli; Townsend, Paulinho, Rose; Soldado
Tottenham Subs: Lloris, Dier, Naughton, Chadli, Dembele, Onomah, Kane
Townsend is more interested in twisting backwards and forwards than actually crossing a ball when he has the chance so poor Soldado hasn't a clue when a ball is likely to be played into the box and no striker can play that way. It's impossible for him to predict when the ball might come into a zone for him to attack.
10 minutes and it's 1-2 with Burnley going 3-0 up after a deflected free-kick and Paulinho pulls one back. Kaboul and Vertonghen have an argument in the penalty area and the crowd sing 'Super, super Jan' which once again playing players with the wrong attitude doesn't work. Spurs are having to carry Kaboul.
Half this side are not interested and not trying. Chiriches is passing to the opposition, started that inside 3 minutes. Tottenham haven't won an FA Cup game when conceding 2 or more goals since beating West Ham 3-2 in March 2001 and they will have to improve to get anything out of this game.
Soldado misses from 5 yards and hits the bar, an atrocious miss, truly awful and he stays on the floor and has to be encouraged to his feet by Paulinho. Fortunately Etienne Capoue rifles one home from the edge of the box inside the last minute of the half. 2-2
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