garygaryshaw
Vital Football Hero
I can take a defeat provided we played reasonably well but it's the manner of the defeat yesterday that has some people worried that's why we had such a reaction.
As previously said in the match thread you expect the odd player to have an off day but not most of the team at the same time and that can only be down to poor team preparation and not installing the right positive mental attitude to not only start a game well but to then continue it for the whole 90 plus minutes.
All this good half bad half nonsense is not acceptable and shouldn't be at any professional club.
If we hope to realistically finish in the top ten (if not a little higher?) then This inconsistency needs sorting and the reasons why we win a few and then play badly and lose a few.
I was massively disappointed with the performance myself, I didn't think Tottenham played too well and if we had performed like we did in our previous 2 matches we'd have beaten them. But in reality we are a mid-table team, so unfortunately these frustrations will happen again throughout the season - we're still a few quality players short of being a top 6 side IMO.
Last week people were calling Deano the best English manager in the PL, now he has apparently taken us as far as he can and people are hinting he needs to be moved on.
There have been a couple of occasions over the last 3 years I would have been happy to see Deano replaced, but to his credit he's proven me and many others wrong each time.