…we can’t just talk about the injuries as some unrelated event that has happened to us. Sure, some will be pure bad luck. But the intensity, the training & the management of minutes will be having an impact too. We’ve got so lucky with Porro & Kulusevski, both look shattered, both overplayed. - ThreadSky

windycoys.bsky.social • 89 days ago

…we can’t just talk about the injuries as some unrelated event that has happened to us. Sure, some will be pure bad luck. But the intensity, the training & the management of minutes will be having an impact too. We’ve got so lucky with Porro & Kulusevski, both look shattered, both overplayed.

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reocoaker.bsky.social•88 days ago

There’s what 2 Hamstring injuries and 1 of those is a bloke who gets one every year.

demgoat.bsky.social•89 days ago

He will definitely get the season. Only potential scenario I see him not lasting is if by March we are knocked out of every single cup competition and find ourselves a fair distance off the top 5....

demgoat.bsky.social•89 days ago

But I can also see a scenario where there's a mutual agreement at the end of the season and Ange moves on if we don't win a single thing and finish lower than 5th tbh.

He's stubborn but he's always said the fans will dictate if he's been a success or not. And I think the fans will be pretty vocal.

windycoys.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yeah I agree. A couple more defeats and things will get super toxic. Ipswich was a real low point but this felt very bleak today, even with all the injuries. It felt to me like a tactical defeat rather than a personnel one.

tottenham.bsky.social•89 days ago

A: We didn’t lose
B: Why/where will things get super-toxic, who will make it super-toxic, what does ‘super-toxic’ mean, & should anyone listen to that?

The “we’re amazing” to “the sky is falling and the recruitment was a war crime” online pendulum is bewildering.

demgoat.bsky.social•89 days ago

What we could do with some scrappy wins this month. I am hoping today was yet *another* learning curve. Think I saw that was our first home draw under Ange in the league!?

Maybe in the past, we'd have gone on to lose that one, maybe the red card saved us. Maybe it was more mentality building.

demgoat.bsky.social•89 days ago

But it seems like it'd be just like Spurs to lose to Bournemouth only to then go on to beat Chelsea at home quite comfortably. Rinse repeat the inconsistency.

benw0086.bsky.social•89 days ago

Agree that the lack of trust in some of our fringe players has been frustrating at times (Spence being the main example) but I do think we've been unlucky - the long absentee list is mostly NOT muscle fatigue injuries:

- Romero and Vicario were both contact injuries
- Bentancur is banned
- Richie

benw0086.bsky.social•89 days ago

and Odobert had barely played before picking up serious injuries
- Moore is ill, Solanke is ill

So it's only really VDV?

We've actually rotated fairly heavily in Europe and the Carabao.

So yes - better squad building would've helped. But I do think it's more bad luck than a refusal to rotate.

astetka.bsky.social•89 days ago

Agree with every word - but it comes down to the ambition of the club and how well Lange is doing his job. Ange could certainly dial back on how he plays, but what message would that send? And he can’t expose players he deems not to be ready for more minutes either. It’s a real conundrum.

jaybee33.bsky.social•89 days ago

IDK that I’m panicked yet. The ceiling is high. The floor is low. Add 2-3 players a window, and the squad will find a consistency closer to the ceiling than the floor.

teddennison.bsky.social•89 days ago

Hamstring injuries in particular tick me off. Its not difficult to identify players who are likely to get them (the ones who like to rely on pure speed), are quite preventable if the person trains specifically to strengthen the hamstrings.

rabbitrabbit81.bsky.social•89 days ago

This system and intensity with 3 players covering the fullbacks positions is absolutely asking for trouble.

kevjc.bsky.social•89 days ago

As frustrating as the results have been, it’s not like Spurs are falling behind the pack (except for Liverpool). Sucks to underperform, but in the grand scheme of things we’re still in the thick of it (except for Liverpool)

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