I'm a 50 year Derby County fan, but an Australian who has followed Ange's career, knowing full well that he's one of the best in the world. Spurs, like Celtic previously, have become my second team, not just because Ange is Australian but because his teams are a joy to watch. I get genuinely excited for their games, and as you have learned, Ange's teams, regardless of how many are injured or who and where they are playing, will walk onto the pitch convinced they can win. I laughed when unknowledgeable fans couldn't understand his tactics vs Chelsea when he was down to nine men. Ange is shrewd. He knew it was more valuable to sacrifice a point in order to establish a culture. In the toughest and most competitive elite league in the world, you now have the right man to bring you success.
Yes, it really appears that Ange has so much positive psychological stuff going on all the time with his squads. Hard to keep up with but facinating to watch.
The fact that we were so dominant despite missing Maddison, Son, Sarr and Kulusevski, four players who walk straight into that side and drastically improve it is ridiculous. Postecoglou has worked wonders for our club and I couldn't be happier!
I agree! Also Bissouma loses his concentration resulting in red cards and giving the ball away close to our goal. Benta - Sarr - Madi will be our midfield going forward.
@@eldante4139think you’re forgetting how dominant bissouma was before his reds, Bentancur is class and biss will be fighting for his spot when he comes back. Massive for our depth either way.
When we got off to that undefeated start everyone said, "what if Maddison goes down? Van Der Ven? Romero? Bissouma... he is the Key...? Sarr? Kulu? Etc." As if losing just one would tumble the house of cards. We've lost all of them and are still just five points back of 1st place and even for 4th. Now, Son is in Asia. This has to be the best inaugural managerial seasons in premier league history. Ange has been fantastic.
I think Richarlison deserves more credit for his performance. Even without the goal, it was the best hes played for us - held the ball up so well, much quicker, more accurate flicks and passes, and won the ball back repeatedly. MOTM for me
Win lose or draw, the passion and excitement this manager has bought to the club is making headlines all over the world. Australia, Japan, and Scotland is understandable, but in the U.S. He's making big news. Ange is not only good for Tottenham and the EPL but football in general and to miss a game is to miss swash buckling football at its best
Ange is the best thing that could have happened to Spurs. A new lease of life. No pretensions. No reputation to protect. No fear. My sons are THFC fanatics and they love him. Well done Levy...at last!
In an interview a few months back Ange lamented that he had so many plans, but had been unable to try them out because of all the injuries and suspensions (he seemed genuinely disappointed by this missed opportunity). Beware the full strength Spurs.
Bentancur is a world class player, and we are very lucky to have him. The same is true of Sonny, Romero and Maddison. What a core of the team! The rest of the season is going to be very exciting.
I honestly think Johnson was bought for his potential and was only supposed to make cameos where his pace could be used against tiring defences and the odd starting appearance this year while the coaching team molded him into a top winger but due to circumstances he has had to play much more before he was ready. Hopefully next season we will see a fitter more clinical player when they have the whole off-season to work on him
I couldn’t believe some of comments directed towards Timo Werner by some pundits and journalists over the weekend after the game. Literally just stepped off the plane and a couple sessions under his belt and they are questioning his ability lazy journalism by some
Virtually all the so called pundits stealing a living out there with their predictable K-rap. They just can't allow themselves to see the Big Ange inspired picture.
On Romero the class of the guy with the pass that started the move for our second goal, taking out five united players and put Skipp in the clear to pass to Werner to provide the assist for Benny
Skipp had one of his best games yesterday, pressing upfield ,did well in passing, was involved in the 2nd goal too. Pleasing to see, hope Johnson ups his game too. Problem is Johnson has such a deadly weapon in pace, could fly past defenders and create for Richarlison or hv a crack at goal too!
Son, Richie, Werner, Kulu, Johnson, Solomon, Maddison, Bentancur, Bissouma, Sarr, Skipp, Lo Celso, Porro, Udogie, Romero, VDV, Davies, Dragusin, Vicario..I need to see all these players together in the same match day squad
Yep and into Europe over the Summer and a second transfer window at the same time. Ange is bolstering the squad nicely and removing the dross as quickly as Brisbane, Yokohama and Celtic. Good times ahead! TO have an Aussie fix my beloved Spurs is the biggest irony for this long suffering down under fan of Tottenham. COYS! Credit to Levy for standing back and letting proper recruitment to take place.
The draw flatters Man U. Spurs had five of their first choice starting eleven absent and some of those that did play insisted on coming back early from injury, whilst a couple more had been unwell during the week. Despite all that, Spurs had 65% possession and kept Man U confined in their own half for large periods, particularly in the second half. Rashford caused our defence problems with his speed, Garnacho was their most creative player, whilst Mainoo was solid in midfield and 36 year old Jonny Evans was their best defender, though to be fair Dalot wasn't bad either. The rest of them looked clueless. Bruno Fernandes did his usual huffing and puffing, asking Eriksen to do anything defensively was a waste of breath and frankly, Spurs gave a shaky-looking Onana an easy afternoon. All things considered, it was a decent display of Angeball that clearly demonstrated ten Hag's failure to impart a defined style of play on his team nearly two years in. Romero and van de Ven showed us what we've been missing defensively, Hojbjerg had his best game in a Spurs shirt in ages, and Rodrigo Bentancur ran the show. On another day without all the absences, Spurs would have shown Man U up for the mediocrities that they are.
Regarding social media and the trend to dismiss youngsters - I completely agree. There seems to be a trend to prove footballing knowledge and judgement and this requires condemnation of certain players. It's why I stopped taking part in it and now barely read them as I find it very unsavoury to say the least. I come to you and Guesty for a far more objective view.
Well said on Skippy, Ali. The garbage spouted by some of our fans, who I assume have never kicked a ball competitively in their lives, is toxic and just plain wrong. The kid is one of our own, Mr Tottenham, his passing under pressure is flawless and he does whatever the manager tells him. If people don’t understand how vital this is to Angeball, they need to sit and think for a while. Skipp will play a part in every spurs match under Ange, so the haters had better get used to it
I rewatched the first half earlier and it was a much more enjoyable watch. Excellent movement and pressing game effective. Skipp and PEH in particular did an excellent job, and Richie put in a phenomenal amount of effort. full credit to this team for this effort. If we had had fresh legs to go on in midfield we’d have won this game at a canter.Away fans so loud at the Old Trafford library, superb support! UTS!
No preason to speak of, Kane leaves, New system with both new singings and incumbent players, Injuries, illness and suspensions... The impact Ange has had so far on the team and the club is remarkable!
When Tottenham are fully fit it's a top 3 side in the League now. Ange starting at Tottenham reminds me of early days of Klopp at Liverpool. Picking up the pieces and building a side to compete. With Ange it's happened in the first 6 months. Not many or none would of said that. It's an upward curve from here.
As clear an example of bias as you will ever see was on BBC’s Match of the Day 2 last night. Full of United praise. Suggested Tottenham were set piece merchants and that Mainoo was the best CM on the park. Absolutely incredible how they get away with this type of thing, Bentancur was not mentioned in any depth despite that performance, Skipp and Holjbjerg also ignored
Surely you didn’t expect anything else did you? Suggesting Mactominay’s header should have won the game for United, when it would have equalised Cuti Romero’s missed chance off the bar had that gone in. Two “what if” moments that sum football up completely no? COYS 😊😊😊😊
Ange is legit. Reminds me of how Poch got us to the UCL final with Kane injured and a Winks-Sissoko/Wanyama midfield. But the play style under Ange is so clear to see even without the essential personnel
Another great assessment of the Old Trafford match. I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned it already but I feel we’ve seen a complete overhaul in Cuti Romero’s love of THFC this season - again possibly thanks to Big Ange’s decision to reward him with the joint Vice-Captaincy / leadership role. I reckon Cuti pushed himself to take part in this fixture. It’s great to see players really pushing themselves to get back at the earliest opportunity. We are lucky to have a group, spearheaded by our South American contingent, who are willing to give everything for the shirt. Credit to them and to Big Ange, Sonny, Cuti & Madders for creating this strong ‘family’ atmosphere in the dressing room. Long may it last …
Clubs have their problems but i suspect none have had the problems that spurs have had in relation to first eleven players out. Ange has excelled in the handling of these problems especially in not budging in the way we play. Can you imagine how good he will be when he gets just even half his players back.
Shout out to Skippy for running his heart out despite being sick, his intelligent off the ball work and a couple of delicious passes (including one in the build up to a goal)
@@coys-r-us eh? Lad is 23. Plenty of time to work on his weaknesses. And his strengths (and willingness to be a back-up) for sure make him worth keeping.
Have already made one positive post re Skipp. There is I am afraid an element within the Spurs fans that hate skipp and Hojberg. They love the term bang average.They prefer thinking of the (over rated ) Barcelona player on a fantasy footbll transfer. Money no object FFP no concern. Have you noticed how few transfers other than loans are going through in the PL. Lots of clubs with no money.
Even when we go well, there's a section of Spurs 'fans' that just have a pathological need to spout hate about a player ... Sanchez, Hugo and Dier used to be popular targets but they've gone and now the mantle is with Davies, PEH, Skipp or Johnson ... what makes it really sad and pathetic is the thing that they hate the most is when one of those players puts in a good performance when called on, or as in the case of Davies, a string of good performances ... when it happens they put away their keyboards and keep their heads down but you can just sense they're still there festering away
Doesn’t every club have them? All these so- called self appointed experts. It just goes to prove yet again that old saying that “those that can do, those that can’t criticise “. COYS 😊😊😊
@@jamesbowden3786 I can’t think of any club that does it to a home grown player (Skippy, and Winksy before that). I even knew a few that were saying Kane was crap and it was a scandal that he was keeping Soldado out
I hope Biss recovers from his Malaria completely before he returns to our squad. In fact i would love for him to get to play for his country again before that happens. Such bad luck.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I really think Johnson can reach Son’s level. When he makes runs, he looks so much like Son. He’s got the pace to terrify any defence, if he works on his finishing and gets some confidence, we’ve got a real gem on our hands!
100%. Not sure why anyone would disagree with this. I’d say he is at least as good as Son was at 22 Remember for his first 18 months at Spurs, the BJ haters were Sonny haters
For me we played really well . With all the players out . Richy was soòoo good. I am so happy for him and bentacor was was amazing. Sorry for my spelling. Great video coys
Thank you for the video Alasdair. Very positive performance yesterday with so many players missing. Hopefully we can get fully healthy and have a good second half of the season. I hope fans can be supportive of players like Skipp, Johnson, and Werner as they can definitely improve with more game time and coaching. Hopefully we can bring in a midfielder before the end of the window.
As Spurs fans (as your obviously aware) we’ve been starved of any meaningful success for far too long. Pre-Ange we were served a defensive platter of dross from the previous two a-holes (not including Nuno but he added to the sh*t sandwich). So it’s understandable that we’ve been drawn to Ange’s ethos. But to slag off young players is beyond me. How does that help? How many times have we seen previously written off players come back and make significant strides? How does spewing vitriol via a keyboard help that turnaround? It’s backwards. Every player, even the at times frustrating ones (looking at you Hoijberg) has risen to the challenge and now looks like they can do a solid job in this system. It has been and continues to be an exciting time to be a Spurs fan. Long may that continue.
Always good to watch a Mr Gold video. Watching Spurs play against United any one could tell that if Spurs had there starters they would have beaten United. Ange has taken away the fear from Spurs and placed it in on the PL. Any team knows that Spurs now have a team that can compete. The injuries and suspensions was a blessing. As it means that all 25 players now has played in the Ange system and know what do to. Means when subs are made Spurs wont skip a beat. If KP looks at what's happening at Spurs how Ange treats the players he should be asking to be taken to them. Gary N saying Spurs could finish 3 or 2 once they get all there players back did put a smile on my face as its something i have been saying for months now.
Thanks Alisdair… pure gold as always 😊 Couple of observations… It was a very clever substitution to bring on Radu and give us/him a back 3 for a few minutes before bringing Micky off and leaving him to it. I was disappointed with Skipp/Hojberg a couple of times and they were both shown up by Richi covering back beyond them to make defensive tackles. Hands down Richi’s all round best performance in a Spurs shirt. Happy he is also repaying my faith as the founding member of the Emerson and Richi appreciation societies!
Yessssssssss Ali, I'm so happy that you represent us as a journalist and Spurs fan. Can't wait to watch this, always appreciated. Such a performance and so proud to be a Spurs fan. Man United fans have no words right now. Can't wait for our missing players to come back. #COYS
Been looking forward to this one. What a performance! I love how Ange has completely changed the culture at the club in such a short time. Just keep thinking what we could be when he has everyone at his disposal. Hope you’re well Ali
Really insightful perspective on the game (as always) Mr Gold. Have admit I didn't understand the role that Skipp was playing so high up the pitch. On balance this is a huge result, particularly with returnees and new signings playing before the 2 week break. Really optimistic about the rest of the season
One thing I did enjoy after this game was looking at some of the Man United fan CZcams posts . They all pretty much said the same thing when they saw the team sheet and thought this is going to be an easy win for Man U . After the game they were saying something different . The fact that they had been bossed for most of the game by what was effectively a Tottenham B team . They were just grateful that Son and the rest weren’t there otherwise they would have been absolutely destroyed .
Just on queue like always old chap. Honey for the soothing of throat.... Don't know where that came from but you know what I mean! 😅 Quality review mate, just like how it panned out in my mind too. Searing performance all round! There were moments in the second half I had to check the names of the players we had out there! Fantastic team, incredible match
Hi.I thought that you could see the style of play Ange is instilling, not only in the starting eleven, but throughout the whole squad.For Skippy to come in and dominate Erikson and Fernandez, brilliant; he has shown what some game time means to his input to the team. You couldn't see what United were trying to do, no press, no possession , just counter attack AT HOME. For Ten Haag to say they conceded soft goals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is really under pressure. Great insight from you.Cheers Nick
Ah it’s lovely to have another video Alasdair. I was at the game. I thought that, under the circumstances, Spurs were very good and the Spurs travelling fans were excellent. Consider the fact that Ange had the same midfield three as Conte had last season: Skipp; Hojberj and Bentancur. And Conte had Kulusevski; Kane and Son in front of them. Conte was rubbish.
Anyone would think that Conte got us relegated the way some of you types go on. Conte had players shoved at him that didn't fit his system and you're surprised that things didn't work out? Really? If Ange had to put up with what Conte did (including emergency surgery & the death of a very close friend) maybe things wouldn't be going so well for him either. Despite all that, Conte's average position was still 4th. And I'd argue that without his outburst, Levy may not have backed Ange just like he failed to back 23 years of managers.
Aw man Ali, your "¡Señor! ¡Señor!" as Gil had me cracking up over here, oh my goodness (we're not slagging him off it's just funny) Thanks for the update, your videos are still the best thing going! COYS
Alasdair, Let’s put some context into our injury challenges. Of the “top6-8” squads we are the only one not in Europe. So as much as we have challenges to overcome, as we build our squad for the future, we should be thankful that we have a slim down schedule. Great reviews, watch on CZcams from Florida every week. From Wood Green born and raised. You make Spurs feel a little closer for us Ex Pats here in USA I can’t even begin to think what we would do if we had Champion’s League next week!!!!!!!!
Ange will know you can have as much beautiful play as you like, but again lacking the nous for the final ball, some phases had 5 spurs shirts in the box, we just could not find one of them time after time. If we get some composure we will improve out of sight. To be fair since the Chelsea game Ange and the players have taken every challenge on the chin, well done boys ✌
Going by that game, Werner looks a very technical and intelligent player, and fitted right in. He's a quality player, but he's not or no longer a goal scorer. I imagine he'll link up well with other technical players like son, bentancur and maddison.
Listening to you speak about our many injuries and illness in the week makes me think of the scene in monty python and the holy grail “ it’s only a scratch” as the knight gradually loses all his limbs. Just sums up Spurs for me at the moment
Hi Ali, Sunday's performance was great. However, with the inconsistencies of Man U, it feels like we dropped 2 points. I appreciate that we had people returning and others missing, it still feels like we missed a trick though. In terms of how far we've come since Jan 23, its lightyears ahead. What was our feeling at the start of the season... improvement. So to now be disappointed at drawing with Man U at Old Trafford, is a weird feeling. One thing I'm sure we've all noticed, is that in a short period, Ange has got people playing the same football. Having a team that's interchangeable is how you win trophies. I believe the pulling power of Tottenham now will lead us to landing the players that Ange wants. It feels great to support this team, exciting times ahead.
Really enjoying the videos as a Norwich fan whose family are all Spurs so always got an interest on them. Regarding Jonny Rowe, last season unfortunately he had a major injury which is why he barely featured last year, but showed us real potential in his prem cameos. This season injury free he has kicked on with regular game time and is a magnificent player (reminds us of the year we had James Maddison in the first team) Like Ali said, can comfortably play on the left or right side and is equally comfortable with both feet shooting and dribbling and has constantly turned up for us this season. He can drift in and out of games and defensively needs to help his full back more but he is going to a top, top level player and he's still just 20. Norwich have offered him a new deal but in the summer he only has a year left so I can see him moving up a level very soon, he's also a London lad so I can image he would love to move to Spurs and under Big Ange who looks like he can get the best out of most players.
Thanks, Ali. The only issue with Brennan for me was how much he allowed WanB to cut in front of him to intercept. The one time he came for the ball he got WanB put on a yellow. Hands behind the back for defenders limits their mobility. If you ever get the chance to ask a defensive coach if there could be an alternative since refs aren’t supposed to call handball if your arms are in a natural position. Just curious since a pundit said that’s advantage attacker when the defender has arms behind his back. Good game and good point considering the squad situation. Thanks again! COYS! 🙏🏾👍🏾
Thought we really did play much better than Man Utd with huge performances from Bentancur and Udogie, and a special mention for Skipp. Porro surely must be the player to take corners now as he delivered the ball into the danger area virtually every time. Thought Bentancur had taken one touch too many before unleashing a missile of a shot for his goal. Very pleased with that performance and could have been three points rather than just the one.
"Treatment room standing room only" -a new Gold-ism. Great pod as always. For a young and paint not touch dry team it was a great performance against a side who we suit. We are a work in progres Nd its lot of fun. Yes we were loud in the away end. Old Trafford is old and quiet like a retirememnt home.
Excellent performance. It will be a very exciting end to the season when everyone returns next month. Top four would be an exceptional achievement this season.
20:18 The name on the back of the shirt through to the Fulham reference... This kind of justifies him picking a second string in the Carabao Cup. He wanted the badge on the front to define the way they play, not the names on the back. They proved that they weren't ready, but he gave them their opportunity. Ange learned a lot that night and instead of dismissing the second-string players as being not good enough, he coached them so that he could use every player in his squad. Imagine what it will look like when he's had enough windows that every player in his squad is there by his choice.
What a great performance on Sunday in one of our bogey grounds! How excited should we be when we think of how good we could be with everyone back and fit! Once again many thanks Alasdair for a great video - you must surely be enjoying covering these performances. Big 3 games coming up in short order after the mini break but time for some rest and recovery and also some key players being able to build up their fitness
Hi Alastair, great video as always. I was wondering whether you would be open to livestreaming these videos at all? I feel like the format could be really great if you’d be open to taking questions or comments from viewers between topics. Plus the ON AIR sign would be pretty apt!
I thought Werner had a nice debut and agree the tangible assist is a big help. I’m already thinking surely spurs action the buy option in the summer on this one as he has something to offer for sure. I think we all did have the same reaction on his first shot when he must have taken out a pigeon up high somewhere though. Fingers crossed we see that bench looking much stronger in the cup game - hopefully Maddison, Solomon, Kulu all to be seen. Not sure if Mali get far in afcon usually so if they go out the group around 24th Jan I guess Bissouma doesn’t even miss much either potentially.
Hi Ali .. i really enjoy listening to your take on all the games especially the away games which I don't go to being a bit on the older side 😉 so keep up the good work and COYS
Without doubt we were the better team. I thought PEH was magnificent a truly professional performance. I am looking forward to when everyone is fit 🤞or back from other competitions.
Ali, all the best mate. I am loving the regular updates. This is a great time to be a Spurs fan. Looking forward to Madders coming back ahead of the Man City FA Cup 4th round. We have a real chance of winning it this year. Do you think Ange could play Van De Ven, Romero and Dragusin as a back 3?
It's great to listen to all updates from you as usual, Ali. I do think that we are just getting to enjoy a season that has taken us all by surprise, and I, for one am hoping for the best possible ending to this one. I love the fact that next season will be of exactly the same ilk, the only real difference will likely be that we will already start to have expectations. Ange, I know, will relish the challenge, I just hope we get even more squad additions for that start, and bring trophies to this team, that I already feel is starting to earn that prize. Please let our fortunes turn from now onwards. Everyone needs a bit of luck in a season, and we seem to be getting more than our share of bad.
I'm a 50 year Derby County fan, but an Australian who has followed Ange's career, knowing full well that he's one of the best in the world. Spurs, like Celtic previously, have become my second team, not just because Ange is Australian but because his teams are a joy to watch. I get genuinely excited for their games, and as you have learned, Ange's teams, regardless of how many are injured or who and where they are playing, will walk onto the pitch convinced they can win.
I laughed when unknowledgeable fans couldn't understand his tactics vs Chelsea when he was down to nine men. Ange is shrewd. He knew it was more valuable to sacrifice a point in order to establish a culture.
In the toughest and most competitive elite league in the world, you now have the right man to bring you success.
Yes, it really appears that Ange has so much positive psychological stuff going on all the time with his squads. Hard to keep up with but facinating to watch.
The fact that we were so dominant despite missing Maddison, Son, Sarr and Kulusevski, four players who walk straight into that side and drastically improve it is ridiculous. Postecoglou has worked wonders for our club and I couldn't be happier!
You forgot Bissuma
Bissouma can’t walk into the team if Bentancur is there. Bentancur is a better player.
I agree! Also Bissouma loses his concentration resulting in red cards and giving the ball away close to our goal. Benta - Sarr - Madi will be our midfield going forward.
@@eldante4139think you’re forgetting how dominant bissouma was before his reds, Bentancur is class and biss will be fighting for his spot when he comes back. Massive for our depth either way.
When all come back,our mid shd be Bissouma, Bentancor and Maddison, I feel sick to leave out Sarr in this set up???
When we got off to that undefeated start everyone said, "what if Maddison goes down? Van Der Ven? Romero? Bissouma... he is the Key...? Sarr? Kulu? Etc." As if losing just one would tumble the house of cards. We've lost all of them and are still just five points back of 1st place and even for 4th.
Now, Son is in Asia.
This has to be the best inaugural managerial seasons in premier league history. Ange has been fantastic.
Well said, and so many seem to ignore those facts.
I think Richarlison deserves more credit for his performance. Even without the goal, it was the best hes played for us - held the ball up so well, much quicker, more accurate flicks and passes, and won the ball back repeatedly. MOTM for me
Agree.
Angeball - proudly made in Australia. Founded at South Melbourne Hellas. Exported to the world.
Thanks mate, he’s one of the best for sure. COYS 😊
Win lose or draw, the passion and excitement this manager has bought to the club is making headlines all over the world. Australia, Japan, and Scotland is understandable, but in the U.S. He's making big news. Ange is not only good for Tottenham and the EPL but football in general and to miss a game is to miss swash buckling football at its best
Ange is the best thing that could have happened to Spurs. A new lease of life. No pretensions. No reputation to protect. No fear. My sons are THFC fanatics and they love him. Well done Levy...at last!
nice one
In an interview a few months back Ange lamented that he had so many plans, but had been unable to try them out because of all the injuries and suspensions (he seemed genuinely disappointed by this missed opportunity). Beware the full strength Spurs.
Bentancur is a world class player, and we are very lucky to have him. The same is true of Sonny, Romero and Maddison. What a core of the team! The rest of the season is going to be very exciting.
Australian Ange fan living vicariously through you Ali. Thank you for the quality content
Udogie locked Garnacho and tgrew away the keys! What a player.
Wore him like a cheap suit
No grumbles whatsoever. Performances like we're seeing and we'll be competing at the top when the season comes to an end. Couldn't ask for more
One grumble...WHERE IS INDY?!
I honestly think Johnson was bought for his potential and was only supposed to make cameos where his pace could be used against tiring defences and the odd starting appearance this year while the coaching team molded him into a top winger but due to circumstances he has had to play much more before he was ready. Hopefully next season we will see a fitter more clinical player when they have the whole off-season to work on him
I couldn’t believe some of comments directed towards Timo Werner by some pundits and journalists over the weekend after the game. Literally just stepped off the plane and a couple sessions under his belt and they are questioning his ability lazy journalism by some
Virtually all the so called pundits stealing a living out there with their predictable K-rap. They just can't allow themselves to see the Big Ange inspired picture.
That just sounds like pundits etc opinions rather than a form of journalism to be fair. They gotta get clicks somehow I guess
I felt for the lad. Give Timo some time...
Journalists you say!?
Timo worked very hard did ok and got an assist. Pretty good I think.
that volley from skippy really was a thing of beauty
On Romero the class of the guy with the pass that started the move for our second goal, taking out five united players and put Skipp in the clear to pass to Werner to provide the assist for Benny
Cuti is the anchor of this team. Yes his a hothead but Won’t he surprised if someone like RM or City come in for him in the next 12months
Skipp had one of his best games yesterday, pressing upfield ,did well in passing, was involved in the 2nd goal too. Pleasing to see, hope Johnson ups his game too. Problem is Johnson has such a deadly weapon in pace, could fly past defenders and create for Richarlison or hv a crack at goal too!
Son, Richie, Werner, Kulu, Johnson, Solomon, Maddison, Bentancur, Bissouma, Sarr, Skipp, Lo Celso, Porro, Udogie, Romero, VDV, Davies, Dragusin, Vicario..I need to see all these players together in the same match day squad
Yep and into Europe over the Summer and a second transfer window at the same time. Ange is bolstering the squad nicely and removing the dross as quickly as Brisbane, Yokohama and Celtic. Good times ahead! TO have an Aussie fix my beloved Spurs is the biggest irony for this long suffering down under fan of Tottenham. COYS! Credit to Levy for standing back and letting proper recruitment to take place.
Rocking horse shit
The draw flatters Man U. Spurs had five of their first choice starting eleven absent and some of those that did play insisted on coming back early from injury, whilst a couple more had been unwell during the week. Despite all that, Spurs had 65% possession and kept Man U confined in their own half for large periods, particularly in the second half.
Rashford caused our defence problems with his speed, Garnacho was their most creative player, whilst Mainoo was solid in midfield and 36 year old Jonny Evans was their best defender, though to be fair Dalot wasn't bad either. The rest of them looked clueless. Bruno Fernandes did his usual huffing and puffing, asking Eriksen to do anything defensively was a waste of breath and frankly, Spurs gave a shaky-looking Onana an easy afternoon.
All things considered, it was a decent display of Angeball that clearly demonstrated ten Hag's failure to impart a defined style of play on his team nearly two years in. Romero and van de Ven showed us what we've been missing defensively, Hojbjerg had his best game in a Spurs shirt in ages, and Rodrigo Bentancur ran the show. On another day without all the absences, Spurs would have shown Man U up for the mediocrities that they are.
Thank you Alistair, fantastic appraisal, we are so lucky to have you reporting and I for one am excited for what’s coming…. Feeling blessed 😊
Bentancur ,Son ,Van der ven , Romeo all great leaders
Rodrigo is the Roger Federer of football ! Love watching him play !! Poetry in motion
To come away from OT feeling a tinge of regret at coming from behind twice to draw is a MASSIVE step forward for the club and team
COYS
It's the same feeling as the Arsenal game. Who'd have thought this year we'd come away with a draw from both these games disappointed
I thought Skippy was absolutely excellent, I’m a big fan of his so hopefully he can really kick on now!
I love sitting down to watch spurs now
Regarding social media and the trend to dismiss youngsters - I completely agree. There seems to be a trend to prove footballing knowledge and judgement and this requires condemnation of certain players. It's why I stopped taking part in it and now barely read them as I find it very unsavoury to say the least. I come to you and Guesty for a far more objective view.
Well said on Skippy, Ali. The garbage spouted by some of our fans, who I assume have never kicked a ball competitively in their lives, is toxic and just plain wrong. The kid is one of our own, Mr Tottenham, his passing under pressure is flawless and he does whatever the manager tells him. If people don’t understand how vital this is to Angeball, they need to sit and think for a while.
Skipp will play a part in every spurs match under Ange, so the haters had better get used to it
If he's playing Ange values him. If he's not, then he's pointed to the exit sign.
I rewatched the first half earlier and it was a much more enjoyable watch. Excellent movement and pressing game effective. Skipp and PEH in particular did an excellent job, and Richie put in a phenomenal amount of effort. full credit to this team for this effort. If we had had fresh legs to go on in midfield we’d have won this game at a canter.Away fans so loud at the Old Trafford library, superb support! UTS!
These type of performances makes the prospect of a fully fit/available squad look even more mouth watering
No preason to speak of, Kane leaves, New system with both new singings and incumbent players, Injuries, illness and suspensions... The impact Ange has had so far on the team and the club is remarkable!
*Preseason and *Signings... I need to lay of the sauce when I post. Cheers. 🍻😂
When Tottenham are fully fit it's a top 3 side in the League now.
Ange starting at Tottenham reminds me of early days of Klopp at Liverpool. Picking up the pieces and building a side to compete.
With Ange it's happened in the first 6 months. Not many or none would of said that. It's an upward curve from here.
I'm very excited for Timo to do well for Spurs!!!
He's the only one who tried longer shots (I know they were all way off). With Onana's problem, I wonder why we didn't try more.
Thanks for another uplifting broadcast, Alasdair. The future is looking bright!
As clear an example of bias as you will ever see was on BBC’s Match of the Day 2 last night. Full of United praise. Suggested Tottenham were set piece merchants and that Mainoo was the best CM on the park. Absolutely incredible how they get away with this type of thing, Bentancur was not mentioned in any depth despite that performance, Skipp and Holjbjerg also ignored
Surely you didn’t expect anything else did you? Suggesting Mactominay’s header should have won the game for United, when it would have equalised Cuti Romero’s missed chance off the bar had that gone in. Two “what if” moments that sum football up completely no? COYS 😊😊😊😊
Does ANYONE EVER believe the BBC about anything.?
Ange is legit. Reminds me of how Poch got us to the UCL final with Kane injured and a Winks-Sissoko/Wanyama midfield. But the play style under Ange is so clear to see even without the essential personnel
Hi Ali, Arteta would have wanted games called off if he'd had the number of players we have been missing.
I think, given our injuries, we'd have taken a draw beforehand.
Great video, Ali - appreciate the efforts!
Another great assessment of the Old Trafford match.
I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned it already but I feel we’ve seen a complete overhaul in Cuti Romero’s love of THFC this season - again possibly thanks to Big Ange’s decision to reward him with the joint Vice-Captaincy / leadership role.
I reckon Cuti pushed himself to take part in this fixture. It’s great to see players really pushing themselves to get back at the earliest opportunity. We are lucky to have a group, spearheaded by our South American contingent, who are willing to give everything for the shirt.
Credit to them and to Big Ange, Sonny, Cuti & Madders for creating this strong ‘family’ atmosphere in the dressing room. Long may it last …
Thank you Alasdair, always informative. I am seeing bright future with THFC.
Clubs have their problems but i suspect none have had the problems that spurs have had in relation to first eleven players out. Ange has excelled in the handling of these problems especially in not budging in the way we play. Can you imagine how good he will be when he gets just even half his players back.
What this manager has done this season all things considered is nothing short of miraculous. Always enjoy these vlogs.
Shout out to Skippy for running his heart out despite being sick, his intelligent off the ball work and a couple of delicious passes (including one in the build up to a goal)
I wish his technique didn’t let him down. No future at spurs unfortunately
@@coys-r-us eh? Lad is 23. Plenty of time to work on his weaknesses. And his strengths (and willingness to be a back-up) for sure make him worth keeping.
Have already made one positive post re Skipp. There is I am afraid an element within the Spurs fans that hate skipp and Hojberg. They love the term bang average.They prefer thinking of the (over rated ) Barcelona player on a fantasy footbll transfer. Money no object FFP no concern. Have you noticed how few transfers other than loans are going through in the PL. Lots of clubs with no money.
Even when we go well, there's a section of Spurs 'fans' that just have a pathological need to spout hate about a player ... Sanchez, Hugo and Dier used to be popular targets but they've gone and now the mantle is with Davies, PEH, Skipp or Johnson ... what makes it really sad and pathetic is the thing that they hate the most is when one of those players puts in a good performance when called on, or as in the case of Davies, a string of good performances ... when it happens they put away their keyboards and keep their heads down but you can just sense they're still there festering away
Doesn’t every club have them? All these so- called self appointed experts. It just goes to prove yet again that old saying that “those that can do, those that can’t criticise “. COYS 😊😊😊
"Festering" is a very accurate and descriptive word.
There is hope, Richarlison has now dropped off your list.
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I can’t think of any club that does it to a home grown player (Skippy, and Winksy before that). I even knew a few that were saying Kane was crap and it was a scandal that he was keeping Soldado out
@@pauldurdin6163we did the same to Cantwell at NCFC
I'm usually harsh on skipp, but I think he had an amazing game
Have to give a round of applause for the brilliant Skippy. Better than good he was just behind Benny and Porro for me
I hope Biss recovers from his Malaria completely before he returns to our squad. In fact i would love for him to get to play for his country again before that happens. Such bad luck.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I really think Johnson can reach Son’s level. When he makes runs, he looks so much like Son. He’s got the pace to terrify any defence, if he works on his finishing and gets some confidence, we’ve got a real gem on our hands!
100%. Not sure why anyone would disagree with this. I’d say he is at least as good as Son was at 22
Remember for his first 18 months at Spurs, the BJ haters were Sonny haters
@@pauldurdin6163same thing for a certain striker currently in Germany.. was utter garbage yrs back
Football fans = collective memory of a goldfish
For me we played really well
. With all the players out . Richy was soòoo good. I am so happy for him and bentacor was was amazing. Sorry for my spelling. Great video coys
Thank you for the video Alasdair. Very positive performance yesterday with so many players missing. Hopefully we can get fully healthy and have a good second half of the season. I hope fans can be supportive of players like Skipp, Johnson, and Werner as they can definitely improve with more game time and coaching. Hopefully we can bring in a midfielder before the end of the window.
Cannot complain one bit about last night’s result when considering we had Sonny, Maddison, Sarr, Kulusevski, Bissouma and Lo Celso unavailable.
I really like Werner. As long as he gets assists Im not complaining about his shooting 😂
As Spurs fans (as your obviously aware) we’ve been starved of any meaningful success for far too long.
Pre-Ange we were served a defensive platter of dross from the previous two a-holes (not including Nuno but he added to the sh*t sandwich).
So it’s understandable that we’ve been drawn to Ange’s ethos.
But to slag off young players is beyond me. How does that help? How many times have we seen previously written off players come back and make significant strides? How does spewing vitriol via a keyboard help that turnaround? It’s backwards.
Every player, even the at times frustrating ones (looking at you Hoijberg) has risen to the challenge and now looks like they can do a solid job in this system.
It has been and continues to be an exciting time to be a Spurs fan. Long may that continue.
Always good to watch a Mr Gold video. Watching Spurs play against United any one could tell that if Spurs had there starters they would have beaten United. Ange has taken away the fear from Spurs and placed it in on the PL. Any team knows that Spurs now have a team that can compete. The injuries and suspensions was a blessing. As it means that all 25 players now has played in the Ange system and know what do to. Means when subs are made Spurs wont skip a beat. If KP looks at what's happening at Spurs how Ange treats the players he should be asking to be taken to them. Gary N saying Spurs could finish 3 or 2 once they get all there players back did put a smile on my face as its something i have been saying for months now.
People go on about the late mu header but no mention of Romero’s header seconds before halftime which was far closer to being a goal…
Or Udogies attempted own goal that hit the upright...
Perfect viewing after a long day 👌🏻
Thanks Alisdair… pure gold as always 😊
Couple of observations…
It was a very clever substitution to bring on Radu and give us/him a back 3 for a few minutes before bringing Micky off and leaving him to it.
I was disappointed with Skipp/Hojberg a couple of times and they were both shown up by Richi covering back beyond them to make defensive tackles. Hands down Richi’s all round best performance in a Spurs shirt. Happy he is also repaying my faith as the founding member of the Emerson and Richi appreciation societies!
Yessssssssss Ali, I'm so happy that you represent us as a journalist and Spurs fan. Can't wait to watch this, always appreciated. Such a performance and so proud to be a Spurs fan. Man United fans have no words right now. Can't wait for our missing players to come back. #COYS
Been looking forward to this one. What a performance! I love how Ange has completely changed the culture at the club in such a short time. Just keep thinking what we could be when he has everyone at his disposal. Hope you’re well Ali
Once again another fantastic, informative and exciting video thanks Alasdair
Really insightful perspective on the game (as always) Mr Gold. Have admit I didn't understand the role that Skipp was playing so high up the pitch.
On balance this is a huge result, particularly with returnees and new signings playing before the 2 week break.
Really optimistic about the rest of the season
One thing I did enjoy after this game was looking at some of the Man United fan CZcams posts .
They all pretty much said the same thing when they saw the team sheet and thought this is going to be an easy win for Man U .
After the game they were saying something different . The fact that they had been bossed for most of the game by what was effectively a Tottenham B team .
They were just grateful that Son and the rest weren’t there otherwise they would have been absolutely destroyed .
Just on queue like always old chap. Honey for the soothing of throat.... Don't know where that came from but you know what I mean! 😅 Quality review mate, just like how it panned out in my mind too. Searing performance all round! There were moments in the second half I had to check the names of the players we had out there! Fantastic team, incredible match
Lots of love, Ali! Wishing you all the best!
Really good insight and summary of the game on Sunday! Hopefully we are over the worst of it now! COYS
Sorry, Sir. As someone with OCD ..... mmaaaaan, that little bit on the right side of the screen really got me! 😅
Absolutely brill show as always 👍🏼
If Werner “only” does for us what he did for Chelsea and wins the Champions League. He can have a 20 year contract.😂
Lmao
12 days without a video from the Gold gutted mate. Great video as always
I'll do one this weekend hopefully.
Hi.I thought that you could see the style of play Ange is instilling, not only in the starting eleven, but throughout the whole squad.For Skippy to come in and dominate Erikson and Fernandez, brilliant; he has shown what some game time means to his input to the team. You couldn't see what United were trying to do, no press, no possession , just counter attack AT HOME. For Ten Haag to say they conceded soft goals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is really under pressure. Great insight from you.Cheers Nick
Ah it’s lovely to have another video Alasdair.
I was at the game. I thought that, under the circumstances, Spurs were very good and the Spurs travelling fans were excellent.
Consider the fact that Ange had the same midfield three as Conte had last season: Skipp; Hojberj and Bentancur. And Conte had Kulusevski; Kane and Son in front of them. Conte was rubbish.
Anyone would think that Conte got us relegated the way some of you types go on. Conte had players shoved at him that didn't fit his system and you're surprised that things didn't work out? Really?
If Ange had to put up with what Conte did (including emergency surgery & the death of a very close friend) maybe things wouldn't be going so well for him either.
Despite all that, Conte's average position was still 4th.
And I'd argue that without his outburst, Levy may not have backed Ange just like he failed to back 23 years of managers.
Aw man Ali, your "¡Señor! ¡Señor!" as Gil had me cracking up over here, oh my goodness (we're not slagging him off it's just funny) Thanks for the update, your videos are still the best thing going! COYS
Alasdair,
Let’s put some context into our injury challenges.
Of the “top6-8” squads we are the only one not in Europe.
So as much as we have challenges to overcome, as we build our squad for the future, we should be thankful that we have a slim down schedule.
Great reviews, watch on CZcams from Florida every week.
From Wood Green born and raised.
You make Spurs feel a little closer for us Ex Pats here in USA
I can’t even begin to think what we would do if we had Champion’s League next week!!!!!!!!
The sound is a bit on the lower side unfortunately. Really needed to turn it up high to listen.
Always enjoy your videos, Gold. Kudos to you!
I been waiting for this video all day, just got to the gym and I got the notification. Perfect timing 🤣 cheers Ali
Ange will know you can have as much beautiful play as you like, but again lacking the nous for the final ball, some phases had 5 spurs shirts in the box, we just could not find one of them time after time. If we get some composure we will improve out of sight. To be fair since the Chelsea game Ange and the players have taken every challenge on the chin, well done boys ✌
Going by that game, Werner looks a very technical and intelligent player, and fitted right in. He's a quality player, but he's not or no longer a goal scorer. I imagine he'll link up well with other technical players like son, bentancur and maddison.
Listening to you speak about our many injuries and illness in the week makes me think of the scene in monty python and the holy grail “ it’s only a scratch” as the knight gradually loses all his limbs. Just sums up Spurs for me at the moment
Hi Ali, Sunday's performance was great. However, with the inconsistencies of Man U, it feels like we dropped 2 points.
I appreciate that we had people returning and others missing, it still feels like we missed a trick though.
In terms of how far we've come since Jan 23, its lightyears ahead. What was our feeling at the start of the season... improvement. So to now be disappointed at drawing with Man U at Old Trafford, is a weird feeling.
One thing I'm sure we've all noticed, is that in a short period, Ange has got people playing the same football. Having a team that's interchangeable is how you win trophies.
I believe the pulling power of Tottenham now will lead us to landing the players that Ange wants.
It feels great to support this team, exciting times ahead.
always nice to here the proper news Alasdair
Hi Alasdair, thank you for the update, loved the performance against united. Stay safe and well. COYS.
Really enjoying the videos as a Norwich fan whose family are all Spurs so always got an interest on them. Regarding Jonny Rowe, last season unfortunately he had a major injury which is why he barely featured last year, but showed us real potential in his prem cameos. This season injury free he has kicked on with regular game time and is a magnificent player (reminds us of the year we had James Maddison in the first team) Like Ali said, can comfortably play on the left or right side and is equally comfortable with both feet shooting and dribbling and has constantly turned up for us this season. He can drift in and out of games and defensively needs to help his full back more but he is going to a top, top level player and he's still just 20. Norwich have offered him a new deal but in the summer he only has a year left so I can see him moving up a level very soon, he's also a London lad so I can image he would love to move to Spurs and under Big Ange who looks like he can get the best out of most players.
Thanks, Ali. The only issue with Brennan for me was how much he allowed WanB to cut in front of him to intercept. The one time he came for the ball he got WanB put on a yellow. Hands behind the back for defenders limits their mobility. If you ever get the chance to ask a defensive coach if there could be an alternative since refs aren’t supposed to call handball if your arms are in a natural position. Just curious since a pundit said that’s advantage attacker when the defender has arms behind his back. Good game and good point considering the squad situation. Thanks again! COYS! 🙏🏾👍🏾
Thought we really did play much better than Man Utd with huge performances from Bentancur and Udogie, and a special mention for Skipp. Porro surely must be the player to take corners now as he delivered the ball into the danger area virtually every time. Thought Bentancur had taken one touch too many before unleashing a missile of a shot for his goal. Very pleased with that performance and could have been three points rather than just the one.
Definitely exciting times ahead Al. Great report. COYS
I'll say one thing: thank you Big Ange ! 💙 COYS Our future is super bright!
"Treatment room standing room only" -a new Gold-ism. Great pod as always. For a young and paint not touch dry team it was a great performance against a side who we suit. We are a work in progres Nd its lot of fun. Yes we were loud in the away end. Old Trafford is old and quiet like a retirememnt home.
Spurs bubbling along nicely..... Can’t wait until we hit 2nd 3rd and 4th gear....
Q. Regarding the FSR rules, do you think there might be some bargains to be had in June when numerous clubs might be forced to have a fire sale?
Excellent performance. It will be a very exciting end to the season when everyone returns next month. Top four would be an exceptional achievement this season.
20:18 The name on the back of the shirt through to the Fulham reference... This kind of justifies him picking a second string in the Carabao Cup. He wanted the badge on the front to define the way they play, not the names on the back.
They proved that they weren't ready, but he gave them their opportunity. Ange learned a lot that night and instead of dismissing the second-string players as being not good enough, he coached them so that he could use every player in his squad.
Imagine what it will look like when he's had enough windows that every player in his squad is there by his choice.
What a great performance on Sunday in one of our bogey grounds! How excited should we be when we think of how good we could be with everyone back and fit! Once again many thanks Alasdair for a great video - you must surely be enjoying covering these performances. Big 3 games coming up in short order after the mini break but time for some rest and recovery and also some key players being able to build up their fitness
Hi Alastair, great video as always. I was wondering whether you would be open to livestreaming these videos at all? I feel like the format could be really great if you’d be open to taking questions or comments from viewers between topics. Plus the ON AIR sign would be pretty apt!
I thought Werner had a nice debut and agree the tangible assist is a big help. I’m already thinking surely spurs action the buy option in the summer on this one as he has something to offer for sure. I think we all did have the same reaction on his first shot when he must have taken out a pigeon up high somewhere though.
Fingers crossed we see that bench looking much stronger in the cup game - hopefully Maddison, Solomon, Kulu all to be seen. Not sure if Mali get far in afcon usually so if they go out the group around 24th Jan I guess Bissouma doesn’t even miss much either potentially.
Hi Ali .. i really enjoy listening to your take on all the games especially the away games which I don't go to being a bit on the older side 😉 so keep up the good work and COYS
Without doubt we were the better team. I thought PEH was magnificent a truly professional performance. I am looking forward to when everyone is fit 🤞or back from other competitions.
Can't wait to see Maddison play for us again!
Outstanding update!
Thanks Alasdair great vid ,haven’t felt this way since early poch ,Ange even turned Skippy into van der vaart 😂 who knew ,in Ange we trust
COYS⚪️🔵
Ali, all the best mate. I am loving the regular updates. This is a great time to be a Spurs fan. Looking forward to Madders coming back ahead of the Man City FA Cup 4th round. We have a real chance of winning it this year. Do you think Ange could play Van De Ven, Romero and Dragusin as a back 3?
It's great to listen to all updates from you as usual, Ali. I do think that we are just getting to enjoy a season that has taken us all by surprise, and I, for one am hoping for the best possible ending to this one. I love the fact that next season will be of exactly the same ilk, the only real difference will likely be that we will already start to have expectations. Ange, I know, will relish the challenge, I just hope we get even more squad additions for that start, and bring trophies to this team, that I already feel is starting to earn that prize. Please let our fortunes turn from now onwards. Everyone needs a bit of luck in a season, and we seem to be getting more than our share of bad.
Ange is trying to destroy the Fear that has hang around the club for far too Long!!!