UCL Group Stage - Match Week 5 (Oct. 25-26)

[OCST]

Spurs are a real snooze right now. I can't go with the people screaming for Conte to go, that's wild, but they're absolutely sleepwalking and getting the results to match it.

It's so hard to determine whether Conte is doing the right thing by running the best V into the ground (Dier, Hoj, Bentancur, Son, Kane) and getting results, or if he needs to start rotating. I mean, Spurs fandom is fully crazy--the club is sitting 3rd in the EPL and still in a good position to make it out of the UCL group (at least for now), but it does feel like they're stuck in low gear.

Conte may not rate Spence, Gil, Bissouma, or Skipp, but while Deki is out, Conte probably needs to be a bit more risk tolerant with Spence and Gil. Then again, Conte is on the record as valuing draws highly, and he's a bawse, so what do I know.

At the risk of being a Johnny one-note, and a gushing fanboy, and pissing off sm, looks like this got worse with Richarlison out. He is a shit merchant but totally commitment to the cause and his energy is off the charts. He is the antidote to a sleepwalking side.

 

[DJnVa]

Interesting note:

The VAR official yesterday was apparently the same guy that was head ref in the UCL final when Spurs played Liverpool and the early PK was awarded.

And yes, I Know the overturn yesterday was pretty much automated, I just think it's interesting.

 

[Jimy Hendrix]

At the risk of being a Johnny one-note, and a gushing fanboy, and pissing off sm, looks like this got worse with Richarlison out. He is a shit merchant but totally commitment to the cause and his energy is off the charts. He is the antidote to a sleepwalking side.

It definitely did, but that's more about overall attacking depth issues than it is about Richarlison himself, who's gotten off to a so-so start. Kulusevski getting hurt is the real problem, he is a major creative force on the right side of that attack and also his injury forced Richarlison, before he also got injured, to play on the right side where he's been less effective than he has been on the left or through the middle.

 

[OCST]

Richy is best on the left, no doubt.